List of Brisbane Roar FC records and statistics

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Besart Berisha became Brisbane Roar's record goalscorer in October 2012. Besart Berisha.jpg
Besart Berisha became Brisbane Roar's record goalscorer in October 2012.

Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Milton, Brisbane. The club was formed in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala before breaking off from the Queensland Lions in 2005. [2] Brisbane Roar became the first Queensland member admitted into the A-League Men in 2005.

Contents

The list encompasses the honours won by Brisbane Roar at national and friendly level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at Lang Park, the club's home ground since 2005 and Dolphin Stadium are also included.

Brisbane Roar have won five top-flight titles. The club's record appearance maker is Matt McKay, who made 303 appearances between 2005 and 2019. Besart Berisha is Brisbane Roar's record goalscorer, scoring 50 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 28 December 2023

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Winners (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
Runners-up (1): 2011–12
Winners (3): 2011, 2012, 2014
Runners-up (1): 2023

Friendly titles

Pre-season

Winners (2): 2007, 2008
Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010
Winners (1): 2019

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Players in bold are currently playing for Brisbane Roar

#NameYears A-League Men National Cupa AFC Champions League OtherbTotal
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt McKay 2005–2011
2013–2019		256 (23)16 (3)18 (0)12 (0)1 (0)303 (26)
2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Jack Hingert 2011–233 (4)8 (0)16 (0)15 (0)0 (0)272 (4)
3 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Broich 2010–2017166 (17)15 (4)4 (0)18 (1)0 (0)203 (22)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Massimo Murdocca 2005–2013150 (3)12 (0)15 (1)5 (0)1 (0)183 (4)
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Henrique 2009
2009–2016
2018–2019		155 (40)13 (5)3 (1)6 (0)0 (0)177 (46)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Theo 2010–2018148 (0)11 (0)2 (0)9 (0)0 (0)170 (0)
7 Flag of England.svg Jamie Young 2014–2021136 (0)8 (0)6 (0)13 (0)0 (0)163 (0)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Brown 2011–2018
2020–2022
2023–		135 (3)8 (0)6 (2)8 (0)0 (0)157 (5)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ivan Franjic 2009–2014
2017–2018		121 (12)10 (1)0 (0)8 (0)0 (0)139 (13)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Nichols 2007–2013113 (21)12 (3)7 (0)6 (1)0 (0)138 (25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Stefanutto 2010–2016117 (0)10 (0)2 (0)9 (1)0 (0)138 (1)
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

#NameYears A-League Men National Cupa AFC Champions League OtherbTotal
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Kosovo.svg Besart Berisha 2011–201444 (71)4 (7)0 (0)2 (7)0 (0)50 (83)
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Henrique 2009
2009–2016
2018–2019		40 (156)5 (12)1 (3)0 (6)0 (0)46 (177)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren 2015–201737 (49)3 (4)0 (2)3 (6)0 (0)43 (61)
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sergio van Dijk 2008–201024 (47)1 (3)2 (3)0 (0)0 (0)27 (53)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt McKay 2005–2011
2013–2019		23 (256)3 (16)0 (18)0 (12)0 (1)26(303)
Flag of Brazil.svg Reinaldo 2005
2006–2008
2008–2010		21 (89)3 (3)2 (6)0 (0)0 (0)26 (98)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Nichols 2007–201321 (113)3 (12)0 (7)1 (6)0 (0)25 (138)
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Jay O'Shea 2010–201721 (112)0 (2)3 (13)0 (0)0 (0)24 (127)
9 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Broich 2010–201717 (166)4 (15)0 (4)1 (18)0 (0)22 (203)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon Borrello 2013–201713 (71)0 (4)0 (3)7 (13)0 (0)20 (91)
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Awards

A-League Golden Boot
A-League Coach of the Year
A-League Goalkeeper of the Year
A-League Young Footballer of the Year
A-League Goal of the Year
Johnny Warren Medal
Joe Marston Medal

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

  • Record A-League Men win: 7–1 against Adelaide United, A-League, 28 October 2011
  • Record national cup win: 5–0 against New Zealand Knights, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup group stage, 30 July 2005
  • Record AFC Champions League win: 6–0 against Global, Second preliminary round, 31 January 2017

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat: 1–8 against Melbourne City, A-League Men, 28 December 2023
  • Record national cup defeat: 1–5 against Melbourne Victory, FFA Cup Round of 32, 9 August 2017
  • Record AFC Champions League defeat: 0–6 against Ulsan Hyundai, Group stage, 21 February 2017

Record consecutive results

Brisbane Roar hold the record for the longest unbeaten sequence in the top flight, with 36. [8]

  • Record consecutive wins: 5 [7]
    • from 26 January 2011 to 19 February 2011
    • from 13 March 2011 to 28 October 2011
    • from 10 May 2022 to 31 August 2022
    • from 29 April 2023 to 24 September 2023
  • Record consecutive defeats: 7, from 26 April 2017 to 22 October 2017 [7]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 36, from 18 September 2010 to 26 November 2011 [7]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 12, from 30 November 2018 to 2 February 2019 [7]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 4 [7]
    • from 30 July 2005 to 2 September 2005
    • from 2 November 2007 to 25 November 2007
    • from 8 August 2010 to 5 September 2010
    • from 13 February 2013 to 2 March 2013
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 4 [7]
    • from 5 November 2006 to 24 November 2006
    • from 28 November 2021 to 12 January 2022

Goals

Points

Attendances

This section applies to attendances at Lang Park, where Brisbane Roar played their home matches since 2005 and Dolphin Stadium, their switch ground from 2020 to 2023.

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "History". Brisbane Roar FC . Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Brisbane Roar: All Players". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "National Cups". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "AFC Statistics". stats.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Brisbane Roar Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Brisbane Roar Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Unbeatable Roar set new record". ABC News . 26 November 2011.
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