Brisbane Phoenix FC
Full nameBrisbane Phoenix Football Club
Founded1972
GroundCJ Greenfield Sports Complex
LeagueCapital League 2
20164th

Brisbane Phoenix Football Club is a football (soccer) club located in the Australian city of Brisbane, Queensland.

History

The club was formed as a junior team by a group of disgruntled Brisbane Lions members, mostly British immigrants, and was originally known as Inala City Soccer Club. They adopted the colours of Crystal Palace F.C. (maroon, sky-blue and white) and played their first year at the fields of the Darra United Soccer Club. A bond of friendship was formed between the two clubs. In 1973, Inala City was offered their own fields at Freeman Road, Richlands.[1]

In 1979, Inala City expanded to form a senior club, absorbing some of its own juniors who had progressed. The club was placed in Brisbane's Division 3 and appears to have replaced the Inala Rangers club in this division.[2] In their first season, the senior club was led by Matt Jackson to a grand final win and a victory in the Qantas Cup, a cup competition for clubs outside the Brisbane League's top two divisions. They continued to achieve well through the early to mid-1980s and the grounds were improved. In 1987, Prime Minister Bob Hawke opened a new clubhouse extension, which allowed the club to host many social functions.[1]

In 1992 the club finished top of Division Two was promoted to the Brisbane Premier League for the 1993 season but struggled to compete at this level and was relegated the same year.[2][3] Thereafter, it floated between Division 1 and Division 2.[1]

As with many clubs at this time, Inala City's membership and volunteer numbers declined somewhat. The club attracted a new management and coaching team in 2003, changed its name to Brisbane Force Soccer Club and started a rebuilding program. In 2005 they merged with Darra United.[1] Darra United had its own distinguished history, having won four league titles and three grand finals during the 30 seasons prior to the amalgamation.[2]

Brisbane Force won three grand finals in four seasons between 2004 and 2007, including a 2–0 win against Beenleigh in the 2007 Premier Division 1 grand final.[1][2]

After a reorganisation of the competition structure by Football Brisbane, Brisbane Force was elevated to the Brisbane Premier League for the 2013 season. The club managed to finish 10th out of 12 clubs in its first season,[4] but finished in 11th place in 2014 and was relegated.[5] After failing to complete its fixtures in the 2015 Capital League 1 season, the club dropped to Capital League 2 for 2016, but managed to finish in 4th place and qualify for the final series.[2][6]

On 3 March 2017 the club president announced at the Annual General Meeting held the night before that the club's name was changed to Brisbane Phoenix Football Club.[7]

On 7 December 2017 Brisbane Phoenix advised Football Brisbane that they will be withdrawing from all 2018 competitions, which includes both junior and senior competitions.[8]

Recent Seasons

Season League FFA Cup
Division (tier) Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Finals Series
2004Premier Division 2 (4)221444541836464thChampionsNot yet founded
2005Premier Division 2 (4)221912691752581st ↑Champions
2006Premier Division 1 (3)22976453015346thDNQ
2007Premier Division 1 (3)221066492722364thChampions
2008Premier Division 1 (4)2275103639−3268thDNQ
2009Premier Division 1 (4)22113832239366thDNQ
2010Premier Division 1 (4)261439473512455thQualifying Final
2011Premier Division 1 (4)2694134248−63110thDNQ
2012Premier Division 1 (4)2664163770−332212th ↑DNQ
2013 Brisbane Premier League (3)2241173171−401310thDNQ
2014 Brisbane Premier League (3)2243152454−301511th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 3
2015 Capital League 1 (4)110011740−330112th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 3
2016 Capital League 2 (5)22133649409424thSemi-finalPreliminary Round 3

1 Withdrew from 2015 season after 14 matches. Results from their first 11 rounds stood, subsequent round results were annulled.
Source:[2]

Key: Premiers / Champions Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system. Tiers were adjusted when the Qld State League commenced in 2008.

Honours

Due to frequent restructures and re-classifications of divisions in Brisbane football, the honours below list the tier in the Brisbane football pyramid.

Brisbane Phoenix/Brisbane Force

Inala City

  • Brisbane Division 3 (Tier 3) – Grand Final winner 1979
  • Qantas Cup (Tier 3 and below) – Cup Final winner 1979
  • Brisbane Division 2 (Tier 4) – Premiers 1985
  • Brisbane Division 2 (Tier 2) – Premiers 1992
  • Brisbane Division 1 (Tier 3) – Premiers 2001

Darra United

  • Brisbane Division 3 (Tier 3) – Premiers and Grand Final winner 1977
  • Brisbane Division 4 (Tier 4) – Premiers and Grand Final winner 1988
  • Brisbane Division 1 (Tier 3) – Premiers and Champions 2000
  • Metro League Division 1 (Tier 4) – Premiers and Grand Final winner 2004

Club captains

  • 2016–2017: Christopher Parsons
  • 2011–2015: Daniel Connor
  • 2010: Dave Maclot
  • 2006–2009: Roger Hunter
  • 2004–2006: Andrej Gaseca

Current squad

  1. Brody Sams
  2. Zac Foy
  3. Ben Taylor
  4. James Bell
  5. Roger Hunter
  6. Takumi Imamura
  7. Jeye Comerford
  8. Dave Maclot
  9. Pat McCarthy
  10. Daniel Connor
  11. Ben Clarke
  12. Adam Whitby
  13. Jesse Devereaux
  14. Radha Amaro
  15. Dylan Sinclair
  16. Mario Perkic
  17. Brent Woodley
  18. Matt Spall
  19. Trent Freeman
  20. Kenan Koldzo
  21. Dominic Robert

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "History". Brisbane Football Club. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Brisbane Phoenix FC". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2017 (1993 season)". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brisbane Premier League 2013 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane Premier League 2014 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Brisbane Capital League Division Two 2016 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "From Force To Phoenix". Football Brisbane website. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Brisbane Phoenix To Withdraw From Football Brisbane". Football Brisbane website. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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