The 2007–08 Queensland Roar season was the club's third season participating in the A-League where they would finish in fourth place in the regular season.
2007–08 season Failure to qualify for the 2006–2007 finals series resulted in the release from contract of defenders Chad Gibson (the club's first captain and A-league pin-up boy) and Swiss import Remo Buess. Both left on good terms with the club during January 2007 stating that the team had to be altered to make it more competitive in the future.
In further evidence of "spring cleaning" in preparation for Season 3, Chinese signing Yuning Zhang was released from a contract with the Roar. Billed as the Chinese David Beckham, Zhang underwhelmed Roar supporters and returned to China in search of a club within the local scene there.
Danny Tiatto signed a two-year contract with Queensland Roar, becoming Frank Farina's first 07/08 signing. Tiatto, who had played in England for the past 11 years for Leicester City and Manchester City, agreed to terms with Queensland after Melbourne declined to sign him.
Farina has highlighted his favoritism toward young Queensland and indeed Australian players with the signings for the 2007–08 season of highly rated Queenslanders and Youth International Strikers Robbie Kruse and Tahj Minniecon, as well as attacking Midfielder Mitch Nichols. Also, the contracts of highly rated 20-year-olds Chris Grossman and Ben Griffin have been renewed, while Farina has given two-year contracts to Queenslanders Under-17 International Striker Tahj Minniecon and Under-20 and AIS Scholarship holder Robbie. These signings made the Roar a team consisting predominantly of young Queenslanders.
Queensland Roar's German import Marcus Wedau has been released from the remaining year of his contract by the A-League club on compassionate grounds. Wedau, 31, will return to Germany to be with his pregnant partner who is expecting their first child in October.
On 25 July 2007, Craig Moore was unveiled as the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to play in the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season and the 2008–2009 season"Moore tipped to join Roar", SBS The World Game website Retrieved 25 July 2007"Moore signs for Roar", Brisbane Times "Retrieved 25 July 2007"
Squad
Trialists Position Name Current clubFW Victor Fenehia Mitchelton FCDF Blake Charity AISDF Joel Peach AISFW Gareth Musson Mitchelton FC
Transfers In Name Position Moving from Danny Tiatto Midfield Leicester City Tahj Minniecon Forward AIS Robbie Kruse Forward AIS Chris Grossman Midfield AIS / Rochedale Rovers Mitch Nichols Midfield Palm Beach Matthew Ham Goalkeeper Brisbane Wolves Griffin McMaster Goalkeeper Mount Gravatt Hawks Michael Zullo Midfield Brisbane City Soccer Club Marcinho Forward São Paulo FC Craig Moore Defender Newcastle United FC Zoran Petrevski Forward Preston Lions
Out Name Position Moving to Chad Gibson Defender Released: contract not renewed Remo Buess Defender Released: contract not renewed Yuning Zhang Forward Released: contract not renewed Dario Vidosic Midfield 1. FC Nürnberg Spase Dilevski Midfield FC Universitatea Craiova Marcus Wedau Midfield Released: compassionate grounds Tom Willis Goalkeeper Released: contract not renewed Ante Milicic Forward Free Transfer: Shahzan Muda FC (December 2007)
Pre-season Date Home team Score Away team Stadium Scorers30 May 2007 Palm Beach Sharks 0–5 Queensland Roar Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland McCloughan , Marcinho , Minniecon , Murdocca , Peach 5 June 2007 Queensland Roar 3–0 Brisbane City Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland Reinaldo , Milicic , Murdocca 12 June 2007 Queensland Roar 13–0 Souths Utd, Brisbane Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland Reinaldo , Milicic , Murdocca , Nichols, McKay, Fenehia, Wedau, Kruse19 June 2007 Queensland Roar 5–1 Mt Gravatt Hawks Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland Milicic , McKay , Volker (Hawks) , Musson, Zullo27 June 2007 Queensland Roar 5–0 Brisbane Strikers Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland Milicic , Kruse , Marcinho , Reinaldo 1 July 2007 Queensland Roar 4–1 Supersport United FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland Reinaldo , Lynch , Minniecon , Mashego (Supersport) 7 July 2007 Capricorn Cougars 0–6 Queensland Roar Jardine Park, Rockhampton, Queensland Reinaldo , Lynch , Milicic , Marcinho , Kruse 17 August 2007 Queensland Roar 1–1 Solomon Islands Luxury Paint Stadium Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland Menapi (Solomons) , Milicic
Pre-season Cup group stage Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd Stadium Scorers 1 14 July 2007 Queensland Roar 0–0 Sydney FC 4,892 Maroochydore Soccer Club 2 21 July 2007 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Queensland Roar 3,531 Wade Park Boogaard (CCM) , Lynch 3 27 July 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Queensland Roar 4,081 Queen Elizabeth II Park Lynch , Ognenovski , Old (Phoenix)
Pre-season Cup semi-final
Pre-season Cup third place playoff
Hyundai A-League fixtures
Home and Away
Finals
Ladder position
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