Football club
Brisbane Roar Football Club Youth is the youth system of Brisbane Roar Football Club based in Brisbane , Queensland, Australia. The team plays in the National Premier Leagues , the second level of the soccer pyramid in Australia. They play the majority of their home games at A.J. Kelly Park , Kippa-Ring.
Brisbane Roar Under-23s , is the second team within the academy, functioning as a reserve team on matchdays.
Players
NPLQLD
These are the players that play in the National Premier Leagues Queensland and are also eligible to play with the senior squad .
As of 17 March 2020 [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under-23s
These players can play for the NPL/Under-23s and the senior squad .
As of 16 February 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
History
Brisbane Roar Youth (2008–2019)
The National Youth League team was founded in 2008 as a Brisbane Roar (then Queensland Roar) representative for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition.
On 1 February 2019, Brisbane Roar Youth were crowned Champions for the first time in the Y-League winning 3–1 over Western Sydney Wanderers U21 with the three goals coming from Shannon Brady , Daniel Leck and Mirza Muratovic .[2]
Brisbane Roar Academy (2015–present)
In January 2014, it was confirmed that the NPL team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland competition for 2014 season onwards.[3]
In January 2017, Brisbane Roar announced their new under-20s team to be played in the National Premier Leagues Queensland U-20.[4]
On 1 February 2019, Brisbane Roar Youth were crowned Champions for the first time in the Y-League winning 3–1 over Western Sydney Wanderers U21 with the three goals coming from Shannon Brady , Daniel Leck and Mirza Muratovic .[5]
On 19 October 2022, the club cut all their academy sides from ages 14-18, leaving only their first grade and U23 men's team.[6]
