Lions FC will be looking to make the Round of 16 for the fourth time in the Australia Cup when taking on Melbourne Knights on Thursday night.
Club: Lions FC
State: Queensland
Home ground: Lions Stadium
Founded: 1957
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2023): 4
Best result: Round of 16 (2015, 2018, 2021)
Head Coach: Darren Sime
Road to the Round of 32:
- New Farm United 1-8 Queensland Lions
- Logan Village 1-6 Queensland Lions
- Queensland Lions 8-0 North Star
- Redlands United 1-2 Queensland Lions
Queensland Lions showed their quality throughout the qualifying campaign, scoring an astonishing 22 goals in their first three games before getting the job done against Redlands United with a 2-1 victory.
They scored in the dying stages of the match to progress to the Round of 32, with an Ivan Ozzi goal in the 84th minute seeing them through after Andrew Pengelly equalised in the 51st.
Queensland will be looking to become the four Lions by continue their streak of making it to the Round of 16 in every appearance in the Austalia Cup by defeating Melbourne Knights away from home on Thursday night.
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
Last Five League Results: WDLWD
Queensland Lions currently sit fourth in the NPL Queensland Men competition, having lost just once in their last five matches.
However, their issue throughout the campaign has been their ability to turn draws into wins; The Lions have drawn seven times in the competition this campaign, the joint most in the league.
With three matches to go, they sit just three points off fellow Australia Cup Queensland entrant Moreton Bay United and could push for top two if results go in their favour.
Match Details:
Melbourne Knights vs Lions FC
Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Knights Stadium
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