Lions
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«Lions»
George Best turned out for the club once, in 1983 — a Manchester United great playing in a Brisbane suburb. Two years earlier, Bob Latchford had worn the same shirt, in the season the club, then known as Brisbane Lions, won the NSL Cup.
The club started in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala, formed by Dutch immigrants in the suburb of Richlands. It became Brisbane Lions in 1974, then Queensland Lions in 2002 after a naming dispute with the AFL club of the same name, and reverted to Lions FC in 2021.
Its success has stayed within Queensland football, spread across decades of Brisbane Premier League finals and, since 2018, NPL Queensland. It last took the state championship in 2025 and topped the regular season in 2026.
Its keenest fixture is the Brisbane Classico, against Brisbane City FC.
Home games are played at Luxury Paints Stadium in Richlands, which holds 5,000.
Latest results
All matches| 30 Aug | Queensland NPL |
Peninsula Power
H
|
4:1 | W |
| 25 Aug | Australia Cup |
North Sunshine Eagles
H
|
4:0 | W |
| 14 Aug | Queensland NPL |
Moreton City Excelsior
A
|
2:0 | W |
| 11 Aug | Australia Cup |
Melbourne City
A
|
0:2 | L |
| 7 Aug | Queensland NPL |
Brisbane Roar II
H
|
4:2 | W |
| 1 Aug | Queensland NPL |
Peninsula Power
H
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
Queensland NPL| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lions
|
22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 57:22 | 53 |
| 2 |
Peninsula Power
|
22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 49:27 | 45 |
| 3 |
Moreton City Excelsior
|
22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 51:35 | 39 |
| 4 |
 Gold Coast Knights
|
22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46:32 | 38 |
| 5 |
 Brisbane City
|
22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 47:48 | 34 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 213| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 213 | 106 | 107 |
| Scored | 490 | 261 | 229 |
| Conceded | 384 | 183 | 201 |
| Scored per game | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Difference | +106 | +78 | +28 |
Fixtures of Lions
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30 Aug
Peninsula Power
H
4:1
W
-
25 Aug
North Sunshine Eagles
H
4:0
W
-
14 Aug
Moreton City Excelsior
A
2:0
W
-
11 Aug
Melbourne City
A
0:2
L
-
7 Aug
Brisbane Roar II
H
4:2
W
-
1 Aug
Peninsula Power
H
1:0
W
-
21 Jul
Perth Glory
H
1:1
D
-
18 Jul
Gold Coast United
A
1:0
W
Honours of Lions
- Brisbane Premier League Premiers 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2016 14
- Brisbane Premier League Champions 1967, 1969, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017 11
- NPL Queensland Champions 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 5
- NPL Queensland Premiers 2018, 2019, 2022, 2026 4
- Brisbane Premier Cup 2002, 2003 2
- Canale Cup 2012, 2015 2
- NSL Cup 1981 1
- Queensland State Cup 2004 1