Brisbane City Football Club
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| Full name | Brisbane City Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Azzurri |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Ground | Spencer Park |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Chairman | David Asnicar |
| League | NPL Queensland |
| 2016 | 5th |
Brisbane City Football Club is a soccer club based in Newmarket, Queensland. The club was formed in 1952, and currently play in NPL Queensland. The club competed in the National Soccer League (NSL) for 9 seasons but were relegated in 1986 back to State League competition.
Their Senior Coach for the 2016 season is former Socceroos captain and former Adelaide United manager John Kosmina.
In 1977 City became a foundation member of the National Soccer League. City's first match was a 0-1 defeat to Marconi at Perry Park on 3 April 1977 in front of a crowd of 5,214
Despite struggling in the first two seasons, including finishing bottom, they won the NSL Cup in those two years. In 1977 City defeated Marconi 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, and the following year they overcame Adelaide City 2-1. Both matches were played in Brisbane. City's third NSL season saw a much improved 4th place finish which saw them qualify for the Top Four round robin series where they reached the Grand Final, losing to Sydney City 2-1 on aggregate.
1980 saw a reversal in fortunes with only four league wins recorded, but 1981 saw a battle for the NSL title, eventually finishing third, 8 points behind Champions Sydney City, with striker Paul Wilkinson weighing in with 12 goals. In those days the NSL compelled clubs to change any ethnic titles in their name, and as such City were occasionally referred to as Brisbane Gladiators around this time.
The following two seasons were a struggle, bottom of the table in 1982 was followed by third bottom in 1983, with city rivals Brisbane Lions bottom. It was tough times for NSL football in the city. For the following three seasons the NSL was increased in size but divided into two Conferences, with City finding themselves in the Southern Division alongside the Melbourne and Adelaide clubs. Fortunes didn't improve however and in 1987 with a return to a single division NSL and a reduction in clubs, City were relegated along with Brisbane Lions to the Queensland State League where they remain today bringing to an end nine successive seasons at national level.
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