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| Full name | Brisbane Roar Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Roar, Lions, The Black ‘n’ Orange | |||
| Short name | BRFC | |||
| Founded | 1957, 67 years ago as Queensland Lions FC | |||
| Ground | Lang Park | |||
| Capacity | 52,500 | |||
| Owner | Bakrie Group | |||
| Chairman | Kaz Patafta | |||
| Head coach | Ruben Zadkovich | |||
| League | A-League Men | |||
| 2023–24 | 9th of 12 | |||
| Website | https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/ | |||
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Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland.[1] competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men.
When Queensland Lions F.C were the only Queensland bidder for the new A League competition following the Crawford Report[2] and the new FFA under Frank Lowy, Lions withdrew their men's team from the State Competition and entered it in to the A League.[3]
Initially competed under the name Queensland Roar before rebranding in 2009 to Brisbane Roar. The Roar has a rich history in the A-League, having won two Premierships and three Championships, while also holding the record for the longest unbeaten streak in the league's history, at 36 matches.[4][5]
The team's core color is orange, reflecting its Dutch heritage, and this has evolved over time. For the 2024/25 season, to mark the 20th anniversary of the A-League, Brisbane Roar announced a return to their original orange and blue colours.
The club plays its home games at Lang Park in Milton, although they have used various other venues throughout their history, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Owned by the Bakrie Group since 2011, Brisbane Roar has a strong fan base, including two main supporter groups: “The Den” and the “Roar Supporters Federation.” Despite lacking a formal club anthem, Brisbane Roar maintains one of the highest average attendances in the A-League, underscoring its significant presence in Australian soccer.
Ruben Zadkovich is the current Head Coach.[6]
Brisbane Roar has won the domestic title on three occasions and holds the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.[4]
The club has a shared history with Queensland Lions F.C.[7] who competed in the inaugural A-League season as Queensland Roar.[8] [9]
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (16 October 2020). "Brisbane Roar set up Gold Coast training base after dispute with Logan City Council". News.com.au.
- ^ "Report of the Independent Soccer Review Committee into the structure, governance and management of... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Lions FC. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Sydney FC ends Brisbane Roar's 36-game unbeaten run". Herald Sun. 2011.
- ^ "Roar record to stand for a while". www.couriermail.com.au. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ruben Zadkovich". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Centre, Dutch Australian Cultural (31 December 2021). "Brisbane Lions/Roar and its Dutch heritage". Dutch Australia Cultural Centre. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "About Us – Lions FC". Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (5 December 2014). "Why it's important football pays homage to its Australian history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2024.