Brisbane Strikers
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| Full name | Brisbane Strikers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Perry Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 5 000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Clem Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Craig Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Brisbane Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football (soccer) club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Brisbane Premier League.
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[edit] Brisbane in the National Soccer League
Brisbane's first representation in the National Soccer League (NSL) - (then known as the Philips Soccer League (PSL)) came from Brisbane City, who still play in the Brisbane competition, 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.
The next Brisbane team in the NSL was Brisbane United, who played from 1991 to 1993. From their demise came the Brisbane Strikers.
The Brisbane Strikers won the National League during the 1996/97 season, then known as the Ericsson Cup in front of a record sell out crowd of over 40,000. The Strikers won the final 2-0 defeating Sydney United with goals from former Socceroos coach Frank Farina and NSL top goal scorer Rod Brown.
[edit] After the NSL
The Brisbane Strikers were a prime candidate for the Brisbane position in the new A-League that kicked off in mid-2005. However, they were competiting against probably the richest club in Queensland, the Queensland Lions. 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 Queensland Lions, who changed their name to the Queensland Roar to avoid confusion with the AFL's Brisbane Lions, although the AFL Lions were still paying the Queensland Lions a fee to use the Lions moniker.
The Strikers became associated with the North Star Soccer Club in Brisbane and now play under the Brisbane Strikers name in the Brisbane competition, playing out of Perry Park. In their first season in the local premier league, the Strikers made the semi-final, however were defeated in a two leg round against Palm Beach.
In the Strikers seccond season of the Brisbane Premier League, they won the Premiership, Premier Cup and Grand Final of the Brisbane Premier League.
The Strikers also run a club in Logan, Logan City Football Club, who play out of Meakin Park in Slacks Creek.
The Strikers also won the premiership in 2006.
[edit] Notable Former Players
- Clint Bolton
- Frank Farina
- Paul Foster
- Andy Harper
- Alan Hunter
- Danny Invincible
- Matt McKay
- Stuart McLaren
- Nick Meredith
- Jade North
- Andrew Packer
- Fernando Rech
- Kasey Wehrman
- Kris Trajanovski
- Jon McKain
- Shane Steffanuto
- Rod Brown
