Brisbane Strikers FC explained
| Clubname: | Brisbane Strikers |
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| Fullname: | Brisbane Strikers Football Club |
| Nickname: | Strikers |
| Founded: | 1991 (as Brisbane United) |
| Ground: | Perry Park |
| Capacity: | 5,000 |
| Chairman: | Paolo Ucchino |
| Coach: | Kevin Aherne-Evans |
| Website: | http://www.brisbanestrikers.com.au/ |
| Current: | 2020 National Premier Leagues |
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Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season and was one of two clubs contending for an A-League licence during the establishment of the league in 2004.
Brisbane Strikers currently competes in the Football Queensland Premier League, with home matches played at Perry Park.[1]
History
Background
Brisbane's first representation in the National Soccer League (NSL), then known as the Philips Soccer League (PSL), came in the form of Brisbane City and Brisbane Lions. Brisbane City won the first two national knockout competitions, by defeating Marconi in 1977 and West Adelaide in 1978.
Brisbane Lions won the knockout competition in 1981, also defeating West Adelaide. Brisbane City left the NSL in after the 1986 season and Brisbane Lions after the 1988 season.
National Soccer League 1991–2004
The next Brisbane team in the NSL was Brisbane United, which played from 1991 to 1993 coached by Miron Bleiberg. The team wore predominately white, with a blue and gold trim – the official colours of Brisbane.[2] After a troubled time, with small crowds, confronting relegation and with a "disenchanted team", former Australian Soccer Federation chairman Ian Brusasco headed a trustee management group to restructure the club.[3] The name was changed to the Brisbane Strikers for the 1993/94 season, with the colours, newly installed coach Bruce Stowell and most players retained.[4] Initially the Brisbane Strikers were owned by the Queensland Soccer Federation (QSF), which handed the running of the club to a Trust Management Group composed of Brusasco (also a former president of the QSF), Clem Jones (former Lord Mayor of Brisbane) and leading football official Frank Speare.
Coached by Stowell for three seasons, the Strikers finished fourth in 1995/96 to qualify for their first NSL finals appearance, in which they lost a semi-final playoff over two legs to Sydney United.
In the 1996/97 season, the Strikers ditched the white to wear a predominately gold kit, with blue trims, and were led by player-coach Frank Farina. The team finished second on the NSL ladder to Sydney United before going on to beat United in their semi-final to set up a home grand final – against the same team.
During this period, future FIFA whistleblower Bonita Mersiades worked for the Strikers as the club's media officer.[5]
At a time when football was struggling for mainstream acceptance and credibility in Australia, NSL Grand Finals– the pinnacle of club football in Australia – generally drew crowds between 12,000 and 25,000. But the 1997 Grand Final, played at Lang Park in Brisbane, drew a capacity 40,446 spectators to watch the Strikers beat Sydney United 2–0 with goals by Farina and Rod Brown.
This was a watershed moment for football in Australia, but the Strikers struggled the next season, finishing 12th. A significant event in the history of the club occurred in 1998 when the QSF divested itself of its ownership, which passed to the Strikers Football Club Pty Ltd.
Scarcely three years after the club had played its part in Australian club football's proudest moment, it was dealt a savage blow when Soccer Australia, as part of a restructuring of the national competition, refused the Strikers' application for a place in the NSL, citing financial concerns. Canberra Cosmos was also expelled.[6] This left the national league without a representative from the country's third most populous state.
Politicians, supporters and the general public waged a campaign to have the club reinstated to the national league. Then-Queensland premier Peter Beattie said of Soccer Australia officials: "Who the hell do they think they are?" How can you have a national soccer competition without a Queensland team? I mean, it's absolutely ridiculous. Soccer officials must be sensitive to its national obligations."[7]
Public pressure eventually convinced Soccer Australia to reverse its decision and grant the Strikers Football Club Pty Ltd a licence for the 2000/2001 season.
Back on the field, under coach John Kosmina, the Strikers finished fourth and qualified for the NSL finals. Eventual premiers South Melbourne FC prevailed over the Strikers in their two-legged semi-final.
The next season saw the Strikers struggle again and led to the club parting ways with Kosmina. Despite a host of coaches showing interest in the vacancy, including some from overseas, the Strikers took the step of appointing 28-year-old club captain Stuart McLaren as head coach, assisted by Luciano Trani. Together, the two assembled a squad of unsung players from the local leagues and turning them into a team that took the club back to the 2003/04 NSL finals only to lose a memorable semi-final play-off to Adelaide United.
That season was the last for the NSL. A strong reform movement within the game in Australia had seen a new Soccer Australia Board appointed (which would change its name to Football Federation Australia) under the Chairmanship of Frank Lowy and the new governing body set about creating a new national competition called the A-League.
1996–97 remained the only time a Queensland team had won an Australian national football title, until Brisbane Roar won the 2010–11 A-League title.
First A-League bid
The Brisbane Strikers were a prime candidate for the Brisbane position in the new A-League that kicked off in mid-2005. Football Federation Australia boss Frank Lowy was quoted at the time saying that the two Brisbane bids were outstanding, but the reality was that only one team would make it.
The A-League decided to go with the Lions bid, who changed their name to the Queensland Roar, whose name changed once more to the present Brisbane Roar, maintaining their local link to the Lions, and its Dutch ethnic iconography.[8]
Brisbane Premier League 2005–2007
Determined to find an outlet to continue their philosophy of developing the talents of Queensland footballers, the Brisbane Strikers joined forces with local Brisbane club North Star to field a team in the Brisbane Premier League. Coached by Bobby Hamilton, the new team qualified for the finals play-off in its first BPL season (2005) before falling to Palm Beach in a semi-final. However, in 2006 the Strikers carried all before them, winning the BPL championship, the Grand Final and the Premier Cup.
Another coaching change saw Craig Collins take on the player-coach role in 2007. It was an "almost" season for the Strikers, which saw them finish runners-up in the championship to Rochedale Rovers F.C., before losing a titanic struggle in the Grand Final to the same team by the scoreline of 5–4.
Queensland State League 2008–2012
With the Queensland State League due to commence in 2008 as part of Football Federation Australia and Football Queensland's goal of enhancing career pathways across Queensland and providing a platform between the local and national competitions, the Strikers saw a position in the QSL as a natural "fit" with the club's own player development ethos. Its application to join the new state competition was accepted and the club, once again under the coaching of Stuart McLaren, put its best foot forward on playing fields from Brisbane to Townsville in the inaugural QSL season. The Strikers finished second behind Sunshine Coast F.C. on the league table before hosting the Grand Final at Perry Park and losing to the same team.
The following (2009) season, McLaren and his squad clinched the QSL championship in the penultimate round of the competition after a tense season-long battle with Olympic FC. In doing so, the Brisbane Strikers became one of the very few football clubs in Australia to have won trophies at local, state and national levels. However, the Strikers lost in a Grand Final once again, going down 1–4 in a boilover result to Redlands United FC, who had finished the season in fourth position on the QSL ladder.
The 2010 and 2011 campaigns took on a familiar path. With David Large taking on the coaching role from the departing McLaren, the club finished both seasons in second position on the league table before going on to host the Grand Finals and losing each one by an identical scoreline, 1–0 to Sunshine Coast FC. The 2012 QSL proved to be a successful season for the club. The Strikers claimed their second QSL championship in five years in emphatic fashion, finishing eight points above second place Far North Queensland Bulls FC. The Strikers were eliminated in a home semi-final 2–0 to Whitsunday Miners FC.
National Premier Leagues Queensland 2013–2021
After 2012 the Strikers competed in the National Premier Leagues Queensland, run by Football Queensland, the top tier state-level association football competition in Queensland, replacing the Queensland State League. The conference is a sub division of the National Premier Leagues. The league consists of teams across Queensland.
In seasons 2013 and 2014 the Strikers finished fourth in the league before being eliminated in the semi-finals by league winners and eventual Grand Final champions in Olympic FC and Palm Beach Sharks respectively.
Season 2015 saw a new coach take the helm in Kevin Aherne-Evans and while enjoying a relatively successful campaign it was to prove a frustrating year for the club. With the Strikers equal top of the league but second on goal difference their final game of the season was abandoned due to wet weather and with the governing body, Football Queensland, choosing not to reschedule the match and deem it a goalless draw they were forced to settle for the runners-up position. The disappointment from the last game controversy was further heightened when the Strikers qualified for the Grand Final, only to lose to their league rivals Moreton Bay United.
The Strikers proved a dominant force in season 2016, finally clinching the club's first National Premier Leagues Queensland league title. In 2017 Sean Lane took over the coaching duties from the departing Aherne-Evans. The Strikers became the first side to win consecutive league titles in the National Premier Leagues Queensland era after a gripping battle with Gold Coast City FC. Postseason football however continued to be a thorn in the Strikers' side with the team losing their semi-finals in both 2016 and 2017 seasons.
As league winners in 2016 and 2017 the Strikers also qualified for the Australia-wide National Premier Leagues finals series which sees the winner from each state federation compete in a knockout cup competition to be crowned national champions. After losing at the semi-final stage to eventual champions Sydney United 58 in 2016, the Strikers became the first Queensland side to make the Grand Final in 2017 where they hosted National Premier Leagues Victoria side Heidelberg United. The Strikers lost that match 2–0 in front of 1105 fans at Perry Park.
The following year, an annual $500,000 bequeathment from the late Dr Jones, which was paid to Strikers, Sport, Recreation and Welfare Association Limited for a decade after his death, ended as per the terms of his will. The club's 2020 financial report, submitted to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, noted: "The discontinuation of the above funding subsequent to 30 June 2018 gives rise to a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the ability of the entity to continue as a going concern."[9]
In 2019, the Strikers appointed Salvatore Sottile and Julianna Suranyi, who claimed to be a psychic,[10] to the board. Shortly afterwards, in February 2020, a player development partnership with Spanish club CD Leganes was announced, with the relationship between Sottile and CD Leganes representative Morris Pagniello cited as the driving force behind the deal.[11] Pagniello was one of about 50 people arrested as part of the 2015 "Dirty Soccer" Italian football match-fixing scandal[12] .
For the 2021 season, and without the financial stability of Dr Jones's bequeathment, Strikers chairman Bruce Atterton-Evans announced a new youth-focused policy[13] that saw almost the entire first-team squad depart for rival clubs. The effect was instant, with the Strikers winning just two matches in the 2021 NPL season, ensuring relegation for the first time in the club's history.
Atterton-Evans ceased being a director on 14 October 2021,[14] leaving the Strikers under the control of Sottile, Suranyi and Bosnian-born Brisbane businessman Dino Hasanovic.
Paolo Ucchino replaced Suranyi as chairman on 10 July, 2024.[15]
FFA Cup
The Football Federation Australia Cup is Australia's national knockout Cup football competition. Since its inception in 2014 Brisbane Strikers has enjoyed some memorable moments in the FFA Cup.
Qualifying through the Brisbane zone for the national Round of 32 in 2014 the Strikers featured in a piece of Australian football history when its tie against Newcastle based club Broadmeadow Magic became the first live televised game of the new Cup competition. The Strikers won the game 2–1 but were eliminated in the Round of 16 after a 1–0 away loss to Adelaide City FC.
Once again the Strikers made it to the national stage of the FFA Cup in 2015 when the qualified for the Round of 32 from the Brisbane zone. However they suffered a heartbreaking 4–3 extra time defeat to Hume City FC.
The 2016 FFA Cup saw Brisbane Strikers qualify for the third successive time, this time drawing Darwin NorZone Premier League side Shamrock Rovers Darwin FC in the Round of 32.[16] On 27 July 2016, the Strikers ran out 6–0 winners over Rovers Darwin in front of 1358 people at Darwin Football Stadium.[17] In the Round of 16, Brisbane drew A-League side Melbourne City FC.[18] In front of 3571 people at Perry Park, the Strikers' biggest crowd since their exit from the NSL, two Bruno Fornaroli penalties saw the A-League side progress, despite the Strikers taking the lead through Greig Henslee. The match also marked Tim Cahill's first game since arriving back in Australia, joining Melbourne City.[19]
The Strikers next qualified for the Round of 32 in the 2019 FFA Cup, where they met Wellington Phoenix at Perry Park on 7 August. In front of 1612 fans, the Strikers went 2–0 ahead through goals to Hiroki Omori and Andy Pengelly, before Wellington scored twice to equalise. The Strikers held on in extra time, thanks largely to goalkeeper Bon Scott, who saved an extra time penalty. Scott continued his heroics in the penalty shoot-out, which the Strikers won 4–3.[20] The Strikers qualified for the quarter-finals for the very first time on 29 August 2019, when they defeated Manly United 1–0 in front of 1240 spectators at Perry Park[21] and drawing Moreland Zebras in the next round.
The Strikers defeated the Zebras 3–2 in front of 1915 at Perry Park on 18 September 2019,[22] to become the first Queensland side to qualify for the FFA Cup semi finals, setting up a match with Melbourne City. They lost that match at Perry Park 1–5,[23] in front of a post-NSL club record crowd of 3706.
Second A-League bid
The Strikers announced in May 2017 that the club would once again put in a bid to join the A-League,[24] with the club making the announcement on the 20th anniversary of its NSL grand final win.
Central to the Strikers bid was the club's plans for a 15,694-seat boutique stadium at Perry Park.
However, the club pulled out of the race when the bid's financial backers pulled their support. The debacle led to criticism from fans about the club's direction and the "inertia" of the bid.[25]
Later, it emerged that the Strikers had approached Brisbane City, another Brisbane club vying for A-League admission, about consolidating their bids. Brisbane City knocked back that approach.[26] City subsequently withdrew its own bid.[27]
Players
First-team squad
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Kevin Aherne-Evans |
| Assistant Coach | Daniel Carew |
| Assistant Coach | Nicholas Robinson |
| Technical Advisor | Frank Farina |
| U/23 coach | Breeze Ligthart | |
Notable players and coaches
Ex-players currently playing senior football at professional/overseas clubs
Players who have represented their nation at senior level
Active players in bold.
!Player!Pos!National team!Debut!Caps !G!World Cup!Confed Cup!Continental championships| Rahmat Akbari | MF | | 2023 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Bolton | GK | | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2001) | 1 (OFC 2000) |
| Rod Brown | FW | | 1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Coe | GK | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (AFC 2011) |
| Sean Cranney | MF | | 1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (OFC 1996) |
| Denis Daluri | FW | | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Davani | MF | | 2003 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alun Evans | DF | | 1992 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Farina | FW | | 1984 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee-Navu Faunt | MF | | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (OFC 2024) |
| Glenn Gwynne | DF | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (OFC 1998) |
| Danny Halligan | MF | | 1987 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hunter | DF | | 1986 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Jorgensen | DF | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Laybutt | DF | | 2000 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (OFC 2000, 2004) |
| Dauntae Mariner | MF | | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (OFC 2024) |
| Brad McDonald | MF | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McKain | DF | | 2004 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (AFC 2011) |
| Matt McKay | MF | | 2006 | 59 | 2 | 1 (2014) | 0 | 2 (AFC 2011, 2015) |
| Craig Moore | DF | | 1995 | 52 | 3 | 2 (2006, 2010) | 2 (2001, 2005) | 0 |
| Jade North | DF | | 2002 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (OFC 2002, 2004) |
| Jason Polak | MF | | 1988 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (OFC 1996) |
| Adam Sarota | MF | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Smeltz | FW | | 2003 | 58 | 24 | 1 (2010) | 3 (2003, 2009, 2017) | 3 (OFC 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Matt Smith | DF | | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Carlos Solórzano | FW | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Stefanutto | DF | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Tagawa | MF | | 2000 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 (OFC 2000, 2002, 2004) |
| Kris Trajanovski | FW | | 1996 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 (OFC 1996, 1998) |
| Kasey Wehrman | MF | | 1998 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (OFC 1998) |
| Chris Zoricich | DF | | 1988 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1999, 2003) | 3 (OFC 1998, 2000, 2002) |
| Michael Zullo | DF | | 2009 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Craig Moore never played a match for the Strikers, but was a registered player when he trained with the club ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[28]
Players who have played senior football at professional clubs
!Ex-player!Notes Rahmat Akbari | Current Afghanistan international.Former  Australian U-17 international.Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory.
Current  Erovnuli Liga player with Torpedo Kutaisi.
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| Richie Alagich | Former Australia U-23 international.Former A-League player with Adelaide United. |
| Joel Anich | Former Australia U-20 international.Former  Treća HNL player with NK Rovinj (on loan from NK Istra 1961).Former  Eccellenza player with Albenga 1928.
Former Serie D player with USD Fezzanese.
Current Eccellenza player with US Massese 1919.
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| Michael Baird | Former Australia U-20 international.Former A-League player with Queensland Roar, Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners. |
 Zachary Binrong | Former Thailand U-20 international.Former Thai League 3 player with Phatthalung FC. Current Thai League 3 with Muang Loei United.
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| Clint Bolton | Former Australia international.Former A-League goalkeeper with Sydney FC and Melbourne Heart. |
| Lleyton Brooks | Former Australia U-20 international. Former A-League player with Melbourne Victory. Former  Canadian Premier League player with Cavalry FC.
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| Louis Brain | Former Australia U-20 international.Former A-League player with Adelaide United. |
| Royce Brownlie | Former / A-League player with Queensland Roar and Wellington Phoenix. |
| Peter Buljan | Former Australia U-23 international.Former  Regionalliga West/Südwest player with 1. FC SaarbrückenFormer Regionalliga player with SV Eintracht Trier 05.
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| Steven Bullock | Former Football League Second Division player with Oldham Athletic.Former Football League Fourth Division player with Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County. |
| Nathan Coe | Former Australia international.Former Serie A goalkeeper with Inter Milan. Former  Eredivisie goalkeeper with PSV Eindhoven.
Former  Superliga goalkeeper with F.C. Copenhagen, Randers and SønderjyskE.
Former  Allsvenskan goalkeeper with Örgryte IS.
Former A-League player with Melbourne Victory,
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| Denis Daluri | Former  Maltese Challenge League player with Lija Athletic.Current Victorian State League 1 player with Geelong SC. |
| Karl Dodd | Former / A-League player with Queensland Roar, Wellington Phoenix and North Queensland Fury.Former  Divizia A player with Universitatea Craiova.Former Scottish Premier League player for Falkirk.
Former  Hong Kong Premier League player for Hong Kong Pegasus FC.
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| Frank Farina | Former Australia captain.Former  First Division player with Club Brugge.Former Serie A player with Bari.
Former Football League First Division player with Notts County.
Former  Ligue 1 player with Strasbourg and Lille.
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| Steve Fitzsimmons | Former / A-League player with New Zealand Knights and Queensland Roar. |
| Paul Foster | Former Hong Kong First Division League player with Kitchee SC and Instant Dict FC. |
| Todd Gava | Former A-League player with Queensland Roar. |
| Ben Griffin | Former Australia U-23 international.Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar. |
| Chay Hews | Former  J.League player with Bellmare Hiratsuka.Former Superettan player with IF Sylvia and Västra Frölunda IF.Former Football League Third Division player with Carlisle United.
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| Scott Higgins | Former / A-League goalkeeper with Brisbane Roar, Wellington Phoenix and Gold Coast United.Former Scottish Premier League goalkeeper for Falkirk. Former Australian Senate candidate for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party.
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| Danny Invincibile | Former Australia U-20 international.Former Football League Second Division player with Swindon Town. Former Scottish Premier League player with Kilmarnock and St Johnstone.
Former  Cypriot First Division player with Ermis Aradippou FC.
Former Thai Premier League player with Army United.
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| Keegan Jelacic | Current Australia U-23 international.Former New Zealand U-17 international. Former A-League player with Perth Glory.
Current Belgian Pro League player with KAA Gent.
Current A-League player with Brisbane Roar (on loan).
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| Jason Kearton | Former Premier League goalkeeper with Everton.Former Football League First Division goalkeeper with Crewe Alexandra. |
| Max King | Former Japan Football League player with FC Tiamo Hirakata.Current NPL Victoria player with St Albans Saints. |
| Stephen Laybutt | Former Australia international.Former J.League player with Bellmare Hiratsuka. Former Eredivisie player with Feyenoord Rotterdam and RBC Roosendaal.
Former  Eliteserien player with Lyn Oslo.
Former First Division player with R.E. Mouscron and KAA Gent.
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| Daniel Leach | Former  Major League Soccer player with Portland Timbers.Former League Two player with Barnet FC.Former Conference South player with Dover Athletic.
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| Kyle Luetkehans | Former  Ykkönen player with Kemi City and Helsinki IFK.Former Kakkonen player with Grankulla IFK. |
 Dauntae Mariner | Current Samoa international.Current Southern League player with Nelson Suburbs. |
| Robert Markovac | Former Prva HNL player with Hajduk Split.Former  League of Ireland First Division player with Waterford United.Former  Chinese Super League player with Guangzhou Evergrande.
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| Kody Maude | Former  I Lyga player with FC Vilniaus Vytis.Former  Gibraltar National League player with Mons Calpe SC.Former National League North player with Hereford FC.
Current NPL Queensland player with Olympic FC.
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| Josh McCloughan | Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar. |
 Brad McDonald | Former Papua New Guinea international.Former A-League player with North Queensland Fury and Central Coast Mariners. Former  Philippines Football League player with Davao Aguilas F.C.
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| Jon McKain | Former Australia international.Former Divizia A player with Naţional Bucureşti and Politehnica Timișoara. Former / A-League player with Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United.
Former  Saudi Professional League player with Al Nassr FC.
Former  Malaysia Super League player with Kelantan FA.
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| Matt McKay | Former Australia international.Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar. Former Chinese Super League player with Changchun Yatai.
Former Scottish Premier League player with Rangers.
Former K League player with Busan IPark.
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| Stuart McLaren | Former Australia U-20 international.Former Scottish Football League First Division player with Stirling Albion and Hamilton Academical. Former A-League player with Queensland Roar and Perth Glory.
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| Brandon McMorrow | Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar.Current NPL Queensland player with Gold Coast Knights. |
| Ronnie McQuilter | Former Football League Third Division player with Bristol City.Former Scottish First Division player with Hamilton Academical, Kilmarnock, Ayr United, Stirling Albion and St Mirren. Former Scottish Second Division player with Clydebank, Stranraer, Queen of the South and Stenhousemuir.
Former Scottish Third Division player with Gretna.
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| Golgol Mebrahtu | Former Australia U-23 international.Former A-League player with Gold Coast United, Melbourne Heart, Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar. Former  Czech First League player with FK Mladá Boleslav and Sparta Prague.
Former  Nemzeti Bajnokság I player with Puskás Akadémia.
Former  Liga 1 player with PSM Makassar.
Current NPL Victoria player with Bentleigh Greens.
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| Warren Moon | Former A-League player with Queensland Roar.Former Scottish Football League First Division player with Queen of the South. |
| Craig Moore | Former Australia captain.Former Scottish Premier League player with Rangers. Former Football League First Division player with Crystal Palace.
Former Bundesliga player with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Former Premier League player with Newcastle United.
Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar.
Former  Super League Greece player with Kavala.
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| Kevin Meacock | Former Football League Third Division player with Bristol City and Cardiff City. |
| Jade North | Former Australia captain.Former / A-League player with Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar. Former K League player with Incheon United.
Former Eliteserian player with Tromsø IL.
Former J.League player with FC Tokyo and Consadole Sapporo.
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| Hiroki Omori | Former J3 League player for Blaublitz Akita and SC Sagamihara. |
| Andrew Packer | Former Australia U-17 international.Former A-League player with Sydney FC and Queensland Roar. |
| Andy Pengelly | Former  Singapore Premier League player with Lion City Sailors.Current NPL Queensland player with Lions FC. |
| Alistair Quinn | Former Australia U-20 international.Former Eerste Divisie player with Telstar. |
| Jason Polak | Former Australia international.Former Alpha Ethniki player with Panathinaikos. Former Eredivisie player with De Graafschap.
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| Sasa Radulovic | Former 2.Bundesliga player with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and LR Ahlen.Former 3.Liga player with FC Augsburg. Former Eliteserian player with Lillestrøm SK.
Former  Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina player with Čelik Zenica.
Former Nemzeti Bajnokság I player with Újpest FC.
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| Hassan Ramazani | Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar.Current NPL Queensland player with Lions FC. |
| Aaron Reardon | Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar.Former  Bangladesh Premier League player with Mohammedan SC.Current NPL Queensland player with Gold Coast Knights.
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 Fernando Rech | Former Campeonato Brasileiro Série A player with Juventude, Palmeiras, Internacional and Etti Jundiaí.Former J.League player for Yokohama Flügels. Former A-League player with Adelaide United.
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| Jonti Richter | Former Australia U-20 international.Former / A-League player with Queensland Roar and New Zealand Knights. |
| Anthony Roche | Former Oberliga Nordrhein player with Fortuna Düsseldorf.Former League Two player with Yeovil Town. |
| Josh Rose | Former / A-League player with New Zealand Knights, Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City. |
| Adam Sarota | Former Australia international.Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar. Former Eredivisie player with FC Utrecht.
Former Eerste Divisie player with Go Ahead Eagles.
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| Sebastian Scaroni | Current Thai League 2 player with Samut Praken City. |
| Bon Scott | Former A-League goalkeeper with Brisbane Roar.Current Victoria Premier League 1 goalkeeper with Preston Lions. |
| Wayne Shroj | Former Australia U-23 international.Former A-League player with Perth Glory and Melbourne Heart. Former Divizia A player with Naţional Bucureşti and Politehnica Timișoara.
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| Lorenzo Sipi | Former A-League player with North Queensland Fury.Former BVIFA National Football League player with Rebels FC. |
| Shane Smeltz | Former New Zealand international.Former Football League Two player with Mansfield Town. Former / A-League player with Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast United, Perth Glory and Sydney FC.
Former  Süper Lig player with Gençlerbirliği.
Former Malaysia Super League player with Kedah FA.
Former Liga 1 player with Borneo FC.
Former Northern Premier League player with Guiseley AFC.
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| Matt Smith | Former Australian international.Former Championship player with Portsmouth. Former A-League player with North Queensland Fury and Brisbane Roar.
Former Thai League 1 player with Bangkok Glass.
Former Hong Kong Premier League player with Kitchee.
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 Jean Carlos Solórzano | Former Costa Rica international.Former Liga FPD player with Alajuelense, Puntarenas and Municipal Liberia. Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory.
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| Shane Stefanutto | Former Australia international.Former Tippeligaen player with Lillestrøm SK and Lyn. Former A-League player with North Queensland Fury and Brisbane Roar.
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| Mitchell Thorn | Former USL League One player with Tormenta FC. |
| Reece Tollenaere | Former A-League player with Queensland Roar. |
| Kris Trajanovski | Former Australia international.Former Hong Kong First Division League player with Happy Valley and South China. Former S.League player with Tanjong Pagar United.
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| Michael Turnbull | Former Australia U-23 international.Former / A-League player with New Zealand Knights and Melbourne Victory. |
| Jerrad Tyson | Former Australia U-23 international.Former A-League goalkeeper with Gold Coast United, North Queensland Fury, Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory. Former Hong Kong Premier League goalkeeper with Sun Pegasus.
Former  I-League goalkeeper with Chennai City FC.
Current Football Queensland Premier League goalkeeper with Brisbane Strikers.
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| Sebastian Usai | Former A-League goalkeeper with North Queensland Fury.Former Premier League goalkeeper with Blackburn Rovers. Former Division 1 Norra goalkeeper with AFC United.
Former Scottish Third Division goalkeeper with Cowdenbeath.
Former Division 2 Norrland goalkeeper with Friska Viljor FC.
Former  Tercera División goalkeeper with CD Robres.
Current NPL Capital Football goalkeeper with Canberra Olympic.
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| Kasey Wehrman | Former Australia international.Former Tippeligaen player with Moss, Lillestrøm, Fredrikstad and Lyn. Former A-League player with Newcastle Jets.
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| Michael Weier | Former A-League goalkeeper with Newcastle Jets.Curent NPL Victoria goalkeeper with Hume City. |
| Brendan White | Former A-League goalkeeper with Gold Coast United, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory. |
| Russell Woodruffe | Former Australia U-20 international.Former A-League player with Central Coast Mariners. |
| Chris Zoricich | Former New Zealand captain.Former Football League Second Division player with Leyton Orient. Former Premier League player with Chelsea.
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| Michael Zullo | Former Australia international.Former A-League player with Brisbane Roar, Adelaide United, Melbourne City and Sydney FC. Former Eredivisie player with FC Utrecht.
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Ex-players/coaches who have coached national teams or professional/top flight club teams
Other notable players
List of head coaches
Honours
National Soccer League
Alan Hunter (1996–97)
Fernando Rech (2001–02)
FFA Cup
- Semi finals: 2019
- National Round of 16: 2014, 2016
- National Round of 32: 2015
- Michael Cockerill Medal
Fraser Hills (2019)
National Premier Leagues
- Grand Finalists: 2017
- Semi finalists: 2016
NPL Queensland
Queensland State League
- Premiers (2): 2009, 2012
- League Runners-Up (3): 2008, 2010, 2011
- Grand Finalists (4): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Golden Boot: 2010 (Matt Thurtell – 23 goals)
Brisbane Premier League
- Premiers: 2006
- League Runners-Up: 2007
- Champions: 2006
- Grand Finalist: 2007
Canale Cup
Brisbane Premier Cup
Silver Boot
- Champions (3): 2010, 2013, 2018
- Runners-Up (2): 2009, 2016
- Third-place play-off winner: 2019
Records
League
- Win: 12–1 v Sunshine Coast FC (NPL Queensland round 18, Perry Park, 20 August 2019)
- Loss: 10–0 v Olympic FC (NPL Queensland round 8, Goodwin Park, 9 May 2021)
- Goals in a single game: 9 – Andy Pengelly (v Sunshine Coast FC, NPL Queensland round 18, Perry Park, 20 August 2019)
- Appearances: Chay Hews (217)
- Attendance: 40,446 v Sydney United (1996–97 NSL Grand Final, Suncorp Stadium, 25 May 1997)
FFA Cup
- Loss: 1–5 v Melbourne City (Semi-final, Perry Park, 1 October 2019)
- Attendance: 3,706 v Melbourne City (semi-final, Perry Park, 1 October 2019)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers. The Brisbane Strikers. 2018-08-01. en-US.
- Web site: Symbols used by Council. 2020-09-09. brisbane.qld.gov.au. en.
- News: Lingard. John. 23 January 1994. Striking the right balance. The Sun-Herald.
- News: Schwab . Laurie . 1993-10-22 . New names but the same old NSL . 27 . The Age . 2021-04-29. Newspapers.com.
- Web site: 2009-07-26. Football finds a female champion in Bonita Mersiades. 2020-08-20. News.com.au. en.
- Web site: PM – Soccer clubs threaten legal action over restructure. 2020-08-20. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Web site: Soccer Oz blasted. 2020-08-20. The World Game. en.
- Web site: Brisbane Strikers would make the grade in A-League insists chairman Bruce Atterton-Evans. adelaidenow.com.au. 30 June 2015.
- Web site: ASIC. NZCO and. Search Company and Other Registers. 2021-10-23. connectonline.asic.gov.au. en-AU.
- Web site: Couriermail.com.au Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories. 2021-10-23. en-AU.
- Web site: Brisbane Strikers FC. 2021-10-23. Facebook. en.
- Web site: 2015 . Calcioscommesse: l'elenco dei fermati . 2024-08-20 . La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita . it.
- Web site: FC. Brisbane Strikers. Football is not only our game it's our way of life.. 2021-10-23. Brisbane Strikers FC. en-AU.
- Web site: Search Company and Other Registers. 2021-10-23. connectonline.asic.gov.au.
- Web site: Brisbane Strikers Board Announcement .
- Web site: Sydney FC to meet Wollongong Wolves in FFA Cup Round of 32. SBS. 30 June 2016.
- Web site: Darwin Rovers vs Brisbane Strikers, Australia Cup, Round of 32, 27th Jul 2016 . 31 July 2017 .
- Web site: Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 draw revealed. Football Federation Australia. 10 August 2016.
- Web site: Brisbane Strikers vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 24th Aug 2016. 31 July 2017.
- Web site: Brisbane earns a 'cupset' double as the Roar and Strikers progress. Smith. Pete. 2019-08-08. Brisbane Times. en. 2019-08-08.
- Web site: Brisbane Strikers advance as Roar pay the penalty. Smith. Pete. 2019-08-29. Brisbane Times. en. 2019-08-29.
- Web site: Couriermail.com.au Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories. couriermail.com.au. 2019-09-18.
- Web site: Melbourne City demolish Brisbane Strikers to reach FFA Cup final. Jackson. Ed. 2019-10-01. Brisbane Times. en. 2019-10-01.
- Web site: Rugari. Vince. 2017-05-25. Brisbane Strikers officially in the race for an A-League licence. 2018-09-08. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
- Web site: Brisbane Strikers – what could have been FootballToday.news. 2018-09-08. footballtoday.news. en.
- Web site: Atfield. Cameron. 2018-09-05. Brisbane needs a boutique stadium and the World Game can deliver it. 2018-09-08. Brisbane Times. en.
- Web site: Statement – A-League expansion www.brisbanecityfc.com.au. 2018-09-09. brisbanecityfc.com.au. en-AU.
- Web site: Moore Thwarted In Strikers Bid . 2024-06-04 . FTBL.
Campeonato de Portugal
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