Brisbane Football Club | Lions

The Brisbane Lions were formed on 4 July, 1996, when the AFL approved a merger between the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions. The club was officially launched on 1 November 1996 and joined the national competition in 1997.

It was the first union of two clubs in VFL/AFL history - the perfect combination of an emerging force, full of youthful enthusiasm and energy, with a proud foundation club, overloaded with history and tradition.

Brisbane Lions formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996.

Brisbane Bears was formed after Fitzroy (1883), one of Victoria's oldest clubs disbanded.

The Brisbane Lions maintain a strong association with both Fitzroy FC - who participate in the Premier B Division of the VAFA - and the Fitzroy Juniors - which boasts around junior participants in the YJFL.

Premierships

Brisbane Lions (2001, 2002, 2003)

Fitzroy (1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944)

The Brisbane Football Club is one of two AFL clubs playing in Queensland with the other being Gold Coast Football Club