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Queensland Lions Soccer Club
Queensland Lions Football Club, known as Lions FC, is a Association football, soccer club based in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1957 as ''Hollandia Inala Soccer Club'', the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland. History The club was founded in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Darra and then moved to Pine Road, Richlands, where they play today. In the early 1970s, all clubs were required to abandon 'ethnic' names and they then adopted the name Brisbane Lions. In 1977 the Lions were invited to play in the National Soccer League and played in the league as Brisbane Lions until the end of the 1988 season. Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend George Best made four appearances for the team during the 1983/84 season. Notable players around this time include, Bob Latchford (1981, from Everton ), Col Bennet, Jim Hermiston, Ron Millman, Nigel Lown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-League Men
A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football, soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the Football Australia, Australian Soccer Association (ASA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL), competition commenced in August 2005. Administered by Australian Professional Leagues (APL), it is contested by thirteen teams; eleven based in Australia with two in New Zealand. Seasons run from October to May and include a 27-round Season (sports)#Regular season, regular season followed by a finals series playoffs, playoff involving the six highest-placed teams, culminating in a grand final match. Winners of the regular season is dubbed the 'Premier' while the winner of the grand final is the season's ''Champion''; differing from other football codes in Australia, where ''premier'' refers to the grand final win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Premier League Division 1
Brisbane ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe as a place for secondary offenders from the Sydney colony, but in May 1825 moved to North Quay on the banks of the Brisbane River, so named for the Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane. German Lutherans establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Clubs In Brisbane
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the IFAB since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to score goals by getting the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts, under the bar, and fully across the go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Soccer League (Australia) Clubs
The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its demise in 2004, when it was succeeded by the A-League competition run by Football Federation Australia, the successor to the Australian Soccer Association. During the history of the NSL the league was contested by a total of 42 teams; 41 based in Australia and one based in New Zealand. Seasons initially ran during the winter seasons, until 1989 when this was changed to the summer season. In 1984, the league was split into two conferences (Northern and Southern) to introduce more teams into the competition; the league returned to a single division in 1987. The competition was known by various names through sponsorships; these names included the Philips Soccer League, the Quit National Soccer League, Olympic Airways Soccer League, Coca-Cola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1957
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Queensland Lions FC
Queensland Lions Football Club, known as Lions FC, is a soccer club based in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1957 as ''Hollandia Inala Soccer Club'', the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland. History The club was founded in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Darra and then moved to Pine Road, Richlands, where they play today. In the early 1970s, all clubs were required to abandon 'ethnic' names and they then adopted the name Brisbane Lions. In 1977 the Lions were invited to play in the National Soccer League and played in the league as Brisbane Lions until the end of the 1988 season. Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend George Best made four appearances for the team during the 1983/84 season. Notable players around this time include, Bob Latchford (1981, from Everton ), Col Bennet, Jim Hermiston, Ron Millman, Nigel Lowndes, Steve Jackson, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canale Cup
The Canale Cup is a football (soccer) knockout cup competition for the Brisbane, Australia region that includes teams from the Brisbane Premier League and all Capital Leagues (1–3). From 2017 to 2020 it was known as the Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup for sponsorship reasons. This has been the major knockout cup competition for the Brisbane region since 2002, when it was known as the South-East Queensland Cup, and subsequently the Premier Cup, and since 2010 with the current naming rights sponsor. Before this and on a statewide basis, several knockout competitions have been held since 1894 in various forms, with the major Queensland knockout cup competitions initially called the Charity Cup to 1920, from 1921 to 1958 as the Tristram Shield, between 1959 and 1991 as the Ampol Cup, and between 1992 and 2001 as the Queensland Cup. From 2014 to 2018, this knockout competition was also linked with various preliminary rounds of the FFA Cup. Current Cup Competitions 2019-onwards The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwin Komolong
Alwin Komolong (born 2 November 1994) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays for Queensland Lions of the NPL Queensland, and for the Papua New Guinea national football team. Alwin and his brother Felix have been called one of the strongest central defensive pairings in their region. Personal life Komolong is of German and PNG parentage. He is the son of Birte and Miok Komolong. Dr. Komolong has served as the president of Madang FC and chairman of the PNG Football Supporters Club. Some of his grandparents, cousins, and other family live in Hütten, Schleswig-Holstein. Komolong lived in Germany with his family for a year and a half beginning at age 14. He has two younger brothers, Felix and Kusuga. Felix had a 3-week trial with Werder Bremen in 2014, and Kusuga plays as a goalkeeper. Youth and college Komolong began playing football at age six while living in Brisbane, Australia before moving back to Papua New Guinea. At age 14, he played a year and a half for the youth s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Brindell-South
Josh Brindell-South (born 1992) is an Australian footballer who plays as a left back. He is currently a free agent, having most recently played for A-League club Brisbane Roar. Playing career Wellington Phoenix Brindell-South signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix and new coach Ernie Merrick in September 2013. He made three appearances for the club in 2013–14, including two starts. He suffered a season-ending injury to his ankle in a 1–1 home draw with the Perth Glory on 9 March 2014. Brisbane Roar In October 2020, Brindell-South joined Queensland's A-League club, Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were .... He spent three seasons at Brisbane before being released. References External links footballaustralia.com.au profile 1992 births Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Pengelly
Andy Pengelly (born 19 July 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lions FC in the National Premier Leagues Club career Brisbane Strikers In 2019, Pengelly won the National Premier Leagues Queensland Golden Boot, scoring 41 goals in 26 NPL appearances for Brisbane Strikers, including a club record nine in a single match against Sunshine Coast Fire. He also scored 11 goals in eight FFA Cup appearances, including six in a Round 4 Preliminary clash against Souths United. He scored against A-League side Wellington Phoenix in the Round of 32, helping his side to a penalty shootout win, and against Melbourne City in a 5–1 semi final loss, lifting his season tally to 52 goals in just 34 appearances. As a result of his scoring record, Pengelly trialled with the Central Coast Mariners in August 2019. That trial did not result in a contract. Lion City Sailors Pengelly signed his first professional contract with Singapore Premier League club Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Ridenton
Matthew George Robert Ridenton (born 11 March 1996) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lions FC. Club career Ridenton played youth football for Three Kings United, Onehunga Sports and Saint Kentigern College, and made his career debut the age of 18 for ISPS Handa Premiership club Auckland City. Ridenton signed a professional contract at Hyundai A-League side Wellington Phoenix in 2013. After four seasons of sporadic appearances, he broke out in the 2017–18 A-League season, making 26 appearances as the Phoenix finished ninth. On 9 May 2018, it was announced that Ridenton would move to 2017–18 A-League runners-up Newcastle Jets on a two-year contract, reuniting with former Wellington Phoenix manager Ernie Merrick. In January 2020, Ridenton joined EFL Championship club Reading for a week-long trial. On 6 November 2020 it was announced that Ridenton had returned to the Phoenix, signing a one-year contract with the club. Following the end of the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Ramazani
Hassan Ramazani (born 8 August 2001), is an Australian professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), full back for Queensland Lions FC, Lions FC. Personal life Ramazani is of Republic of the Congo descent. References External links * 2001 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football defenders Brisbane Roar FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Brisbane Strikers FC players Soccer players from Darwin, Northern Territory 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
