The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 club from Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League

Queensland State League (association football)

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Brisbane's first representation in the National Soccer League

National Soccer League

The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...

 (NSL) – (then known as the Philips Soccer League (PSL)) came from Brisbane City

Brisbane City SC

Brisbane City Football Club is a football club based in Newmarket, Queensland. The club was formed in 1952, and currently play in the Brisbane Premier League...

, who still play in the Brisbane competition, and Brisbane Lions. Brisbane City won the first two national knockout competitions, by defeating Marconi

Marconi Stallions

The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...

 in 1977 and West Adelaide

West Adelaide SC

West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was...

 in 1978. Brisbane Lions won the knockout competition in 1981, also defeating West Adelaide.