Lions FC will be making the long trip across Australia to take on Perth RedStar FC as they aim to make the Australia Cup Round of 16 for the fourth time in five attempts.
Club: Lions FC
Region: Queensland
Home ground: Lions Stadium
Founded: 1957
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2024): 5
Best result: Round of 16 (2015, 2018, 2021)
Head Coach: Darren Sime
Road to the Round of 32:
Lions FC 4-1 Kingscliff Wolves
Lions FC 2-0 Peninsula Power
Maroochydore Swans FC 3-5 Lions FC
Lions FC 2-0 Surfers Paradise Apollo
Lions FC went through an exciting qualifying campaign, featuring plenty of goals, as they qualified for the Australia Cup Finals for the fifth time in their history.
A 4-1 win over Kingscliff Wolves set the tone for the campaign, before victories against Peninsula Power and Maroochydore Swans saw them through to Preliminary Round Seven.
Against Surfers Paradise Apollo, Lions FC prevailed thanks to goals from Luke Broderick and Alexander Fiechtner secured their spot in the Cup, where they’ll be looking to advance to the Round of 16 for the fourth time when taking on Perth RedStar FC away from home.
Australia Cup Record:
2014: Preliminary Rounds
2015: Round of 16
2016: Preliminary Rounds
2017: Preliminary Rounds
2018: Round of 16
2019: Preliminary Rounds
2021: Round of 16
2022: Preliminary Rounds
2023: Round of 32
Match Details:
Perth RedStar FC vs Lions FC
Date: Wednesday 31 July
Time: 8:30pm AEST
Venue: Percy Doyle Reserve
