| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Chairman | N/A | ||
| Manager | Frank Farina | ||
| A-League | 3rd | ||
| Pre-Season Cup | 8th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Serginho van Dijk – 11 Goals All:Serginho van Dijk – 12 Goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,705 vCentral Coast Mariners | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,118 vPerth Glory | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,968 | ||
The2008–09Queensland Roar season was the club's fourth season participating in theA-League where they would finish in 3rd place in the regular season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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¤Reinaldo transferred toBusan I'Park at the end of the 2007/08 A-League season and returned to Queensland in July 2008 on a free transfer.
| Brisbane Olympic | 0–6 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Report) | Smits 23', 35'Packer 49'Grossman 57', 70', 80' |
| Rochedale Rovers | 2–5 | Queensland Roar |
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| Tabulo Unknown | (Report) | Nichols Smits Close Thurtell |
| Redlands United | 0–4 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Report) | van Dijk Grossman Kruse |
| Sunshine Coast F.C. | 1–0 | Queensland Roar |
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| Muta 47' | (Report) |
| Peninsula Power | 0–1 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Report) | Oar 44' |
| Brisbane City | 0–4 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Report) | Smits 53' McKay 58'Minniecon 60'Nichols 65' |
| Easts Invitational XI | 1–8 | Queensland Roar |
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| Baty 14' (pen.) | (Report) | Packer 3' Smits 24' 29' 90'van Dijk McKay 69'Oar 70'Carroll (g.k.) 74' (o.g.) |
| Queensland Roar | 3–1 |  Palmeiras B |
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| Smits 35' McKay 43'Murdocca 90+2' | (Report) | Portela 57' |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
| Queensland Roar | 2–4 | Central Coast Mariners |
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| Miller 69' van Dijk 74' (pen.) | (Report) (Summary) | Simon 31' Jedinak 48'Macallister 64' 71' |
Round 4
| Perth Glory | 0–3 | Queensland Roar |
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| (Report) (Summary) | Moore 14' McKay 23'Miller 45+2' |
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
| Queensland Roar | 4–1 | Perth Glory |
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| van Dijk 45+1' (pen.) Minniecon 45+3'Miller 55'Nichols 81' | (Report) (Summary) | Harnwell 57' |
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
| Queensland Roar | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix |
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| McKay 38' van Dijk 48'Oar 90+1' | (Report) (Summary) | de Vere 11' (o.g.) Hearfield 46' |
Round 18
Round 19
| Central Coast Mariners | 3–4 | Queensland Roar |
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| Mrdja 5' Simon 55' 81' | (Report) (Summary) | van Dijk 43' 48' Minniecon 60'Bojic 69' (o.g.) |
Round 20
Round 21
| Queensland Roar | 4–2 | Perth Glory |
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| Nichols 27' Tiatto 63'van Dijk 76'McCloughan 82' | (Report) (Summary) | Rukavytsya 21' Skorich 66' |
Minor semi-final – away leg
Minor semi-final – home leg
Preliminary final (One Leg – Played away to loser of major semi-final)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne Victory(C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for2010 AFC Champions League group stage andFinals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
| 3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification forFinals series |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
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