Brisbane Roar 2025-26 season preview: Team news, fixtures & more

With the new Isuzu UTE A-League season upon us, here’s your guide to Brisbane Roar – from new signings, memberships, matchday tickets and fixtures.

Head coach: Michael Valkanis

Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

2024-25 position: 12th

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Michael Valkanis is the face of a new era at Brisbane Roar.

The former Ajax and Greece assistant coach, who previously captained Adelaide United and led Melbourne City, is back in the A-Leagues after a stint in Turkey. His challenge, first and foremost, is to restore Brisbane Roar to their glory days after replacing Ruben Zadkovich.

Brisbane are one of the Isuzu UTE A-League’s most successful clubs thanks to trailblazer Ange Postecoglou and some unforgettable nights at Suncorp Stadium but the three-time champions are far removed from those historic highs. Since winning the 2013-14 Championship, Brisbane have only reached two Semi-Finals, in 2016 and 2017. They have not won a finals game in eight years. In fact, the Roar have missed the top six in four consecutive seasons.

New-look Brisbane, though, have been busy bringing in English striker Christopher Long to help add goals to the team, along with fellow import Milorad Stajic.

Re-signed: Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Austin Ludwik

New arrivals: Milorad Stajic, James McGarry, Hosine Bility, Michael Ruhs, Dean Bouzanis, Christoper Long, Justin Vidic, Dimitri Valkanis (loan), Georgios Vrakas, Jordan Lauton, Matthew Dench, Youstin Salas (loan), Noah Maieroni

Full squad

Nathan Amanatidis
Hosine Bility
Dean Bouzanis
Jacob Brazete
Antonee Burke-Gilroy
Matthew Dench
Marcus Ferkranus
Macklin Freke
Ben Halloran
Lucas Herrington
Henry Hore
Samuel Klein
Jordan Lauton
Christopher Long
Austin Ludwik
Quinn MacNicol
James McGarry
James O’Shea
Michael Ruhs
Youstin Salas
Milorad Stajic
Dimitri Valkanis
Justin Vidic
Georgios Vrakas
Benjamin Warland