The club was founded in 1957 as
Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Darra and then moved to Pine Road, Richlands, where they play today. In the early 1970s, all clubs were required to abandon 'ethnic' names and they then adopted the name
Brisbane Lions. In 1977 the Lions were invited to play in the
National Soccer League and played in the league as
Brisbane Lions until the end of the 1988 season. Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend
George Best made four appearances for the team during the 1983/84 season. Notable players around this time include:
Bob Latchford from Everton in 1981,
Col Bennett,
Jim Hermiston, Ron Millman, Nigel Lowndes, Steve Jackson, Danny Wright,
Steve Hogg,
Alan Niven, Russell Stewart. From 1989 the Brisbane Lions played in the
Brisbane Premier League. After coming to an agreement with the newly formed
Brisbane Lions AFL club, they changed their name to the current
Queensland Lions. In 2004 it was announced that the Lions had won the right to compete in the newly formed
A-League. Operating as
Queensland Roar the club was once again represented in an Australian national league.
Re-formation Subsequent changes to the ownership structure of the Roar allowed the
Queensland Lions to re-enter the Brisbane competition in
Premier Division 1 in 2008. In 2012, Lions FC was accepted into the inaugural 2013 Brisbane Premier League, the top local competition in the Brisbane region. In 2019, the club followed it up with a back-to-back premiership, winning the league with 2 games to spare. However, in the finals series, Lions went down 2–1 to
Olympic FC in the semi-final. ==Current squad==