Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions are a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition.
| Brisbane Lions | ||||
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club Limited, trading as Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club | |||
| 2023 season | ||||
| After finals | AFL: 2nd AFLW: Premiers | |||
| Home-and-away season | AFL: 2nd AFLW: 4th | |||
| Leading goalkicker | AFL: Joe Daniher (61) AFLW: | |||
| Merrett–Murray Medal | AFL: Harris Andrews AFLW: | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 1 November 1996
From the Incorporated AFL operations of: Fitzroy Football Club (formed 1883) Brisbane Bears (formed 1987) | |||
| Colours | Maroon Blue Gold | |||
| Competition | AFL: Senior men AFLW: Senior women VFL: Reserves men | |||
| Chairman | Andrew Wellington | |||
| CEO | Greg Swann | |||
| Coach | AFL: Chris Fagan AFLW: Craig Starcevich VFL: Ben Hudson | |||
| Captain(s) | AFL: Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale AFLW: Breanna Koenen | |||
| Number-one ticket holder(s) | Dan Anstey Abby Coleman | |||
| Premierships | AFL (3)AFLW (2)Reserves (5) | |||
| Ground(s) | AFL: The Gabba (1997–present) AFLW: Springfield Central Stadium (8,000) VFL: Springfield Central Stadium | |||
| Training ground(s) | Springfield Central Stadium (2022–present) | |||
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| Other information | ||||
| Official website | lions.com.au | |||
The Lions came into existence in 1996 when the AFL expansion club the Brisbane Bears, established in 1987, absorbed the AFL operations of one of the league's foundation clubs, Fitzroy, established in Melbourne, Victoria in 1883. Its colours of maroon, blue, and gold were drawn from both Fitzroy and the Bears.
The club plays its home matches at the Gabba in Brisbane, and its headquarters and training facilities are located at Springfield Central Stadium. The Lions are one of the most successful AFL clubs of the 2000s, appearing in four consecutive grand finals from 2001 to 2004, a period in which they won three premierships (2001, 2002, 2003). They also finished runners-up in 2023.
The Lions were a foundation team in the AFL Women's competition in 2017, and have featured in five grand finals in that time, winning the premiership in 2021 and again in 2023 also finishing runners-up on the other occasions. They also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League, and operate an under-18s academy which contests Division 2 of the men's and women's underage national championships and the Talent League.