Preston Lions is an Australian football club from Melbourne’s northern suburbs, presented here through a compact 2026 team overview. The page brings together the club’s public identity and its latest sporting context, giving the organisation a clear place within the Australian game. Its profile combines team information with the character of a community-rooted football institution, while keeping the emphasis on Preston Lions as a distinct club rather than on broader competition summaries.
Preston Lions Upcoming matches by league
Preston Lions Last matches by league
Victoria NPL
Australia Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Preston Lions Team Roster
The recorded Preston Lions squad contains 21 players. It has seven attackers, seven defenders, five midfielders and two goalkeepers, giving the roster an even spread across its main positional groups. The attacking group includes Jonas Markovski, J. Romero and S. Zinni, while A. Brice, M. Bozinovski and Zachary Cianci are among the listed defenders. C. Cuba, G. Mihailidis and J. Ali feature in midfield, with Mayen and R. Scott recorded as the goalkeeping options. The roster snapshot represents the latest squad picture available at that date.
position Goalkeeper
Ryan Scott
Mayen
position Defender
D. Folino
A. Brice
Matthew Bozinovski
Oliver Hasan Kubilay
Zachary Cianci
Z. Lisolajski
Stefan Nigro
position Midfielder
J. Ali
George Mihailidis
Naoki Sutoh
J. Romanovski
Cian Cuba
position Attacker
Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks
Jason Romero
Jonas Markovski
S. Zinni
D. Lazarevski
L. Tevere
Gian Albano
Last Preston Lions Coachs
The available coaching timeline does not identify a recorded appointment for Preston Lions. That absence means no coach can be presented as the current holder of the role without stronger confirmation. The club therefore retains a neutral coaching position rather than attaching an unverified name to the team. The information presently supports chronology only, not a current-role claim. A future dated appointment, if formally recorded, would provide the basis for clarifying the sequence of leadership.
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|
Preston Lions Transfers
Recorded arrivals show a varied movement pattern. Z. Lisolajski joined from Perth Glory in a transfer, while G. Mihailidis and L. Tevere were also recorded as transfers from Melbourne Victory II and Avondale respectively. L. Tevere later returned from a loan spell at Perth Glory. Free-agent arrivals included N. Sutoh from Kashima, E. Adekugbe from York United and J. Ali from Heidelberg United. Other entries, including D. Lazarevski from Melbourne Victory and J. Romanovski from Dandenong Thunder, have no stated movement type. This is a selected record of arrivals rather than a complete recruitment total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Bonada |
South Melbourne
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
Dandenong Thunder
|
- | 30 June 2026 | |
| N. Bonada |
South Melbourne
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
Perth Glory
|
Transfer | 23 June 2026 | |
|
Perth Glory
|
Transfer | 22 June 2026 | |
| L. Tevere |
Perth Glory
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| D. Lazarevski |
Melbourne Victory
|
- | 28 February 2026 |
| E. Adekugbe |
York United
|
Free agent | 12 February 2026 |
| N. Sutoh |
Kashima
|
Free agent | 11 February 2026 |
| E. Adekugbe |
York United
|
Free agent | 11 February 2026 |
| S. Zinni |
Avondale
|
- | 1 February 2026 |
| N. Sutoh |
Kashima
|
Free agent | 30 January 2026 |
| George Mihailidis |
Melbourne Victory II
|
Transfer | 15 January 2026 |
| C. Cuba |
Avondale
|
- | 15 January 2026 |
| G. Mihailidis |
Melbourne Victory II
|
Transfer | 15 January 2026 |
Recorded departures include L. Francis to Brunswick Juventus FC and G. Serdenes to Northcote City, with G. Serdenes marked as a transfer. L. Tevere moved to Perth Glory on loan in February before returning to Preston Lions in May. Free-agent departures included C. Bell to Bulleen Lions, C. Mladenis to Manningham United Blues and M. Whelan to Cobh Ramblers. Other listed exits, including A. Bayew to Hume City and A. Anderson to St. Albans Saints, carry no stated movement type. The overview reflects a selected departure record, not a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Juventus FC
|
- | 29 June 2026 | |
| L. Tevere |
Perth Glory
|
Loan | 9 February 2026 |
| G. Serdenes |
Northcote City
|
Transfer | 12 January 2026 |
| A. Bayew |
Hume City
|
- | 12 January 2026 |
| A. Anderson |
St. Albans Saints
|
- | 11 January 2026 |
| C. Bell |
Bulleen Lions
|
Free agent | 13 December 2025 |
Manningham United Blues
|
Free agent | 26 November 2025 | |
| Zander Guy |
Gold Coast Knights
|
- | 27 June 2025 |
| M. Whelan |
Cobh Ramblers
|
Free agent | 24 May 2025 |
| M. Whelan |
Cobh Ramblers
|
Free agent | 30 December 2024 |
Port Melbourne
|
- | 12 December 2024 | |
| E. Checker |
Melbourne Victory W
|
N/A | 15 September 2023 |
| K. Torpey |
Melbourne City W
|
N/A | 23 August 2023 |
| D. Lindahl |
Olimpia Cluj
|
N/A | 14 August 2023 |
Transfers Synthesis
Across the documented movements, Preston Lions show both incoming recruitment and outgoing turnover. Arrivals span direct transfers, free-agent registrations, a loan return and movements without a stated type. Departures include a transfer, a loan, free-agent exits and unclassified moves, so the movement profile is varied rather than limited to one mechanism. The clearest two-way sequence is L. Tevere, whose loan move to Perth Glory in February was followed by a return to Preston Lions in May. Several recorded arrivals came from Avondale, while departures reached a range of Victorian and overseas destinations. The entries do not include fees, so no financial balance can be established. They should be treated as an indicative movement picture, not an exhaustive register.
Leagues Preston Lions has participated in
Preston Lions have recorded participation in four named competitions. The latest cycle, in 2025, includes the Australian Championship, a cup competition, and Victoria NPL, a league competition. Friendlies Clubs also has records from 2022 through 2025, while Victoria NPL 2 is historical in the available competition record, with participation recorded in 2023 and 2024. The 2025 Australian Championship and Victoria NPL entries are the most recent records for those competitions, and both sit within the club’s recent competitive footprint. The participation history identifies cup and league pathways but does not establish a final placing or title in any listed season.
More about Preston Lions
Preston Lions Football Club is an Australian football institution based in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, with Reservoir at the centre of its sporting and community life. The club is historically and culturally associated with Preston Macedonia and the Macedonian-Australian community, whose influence remains central to its identity and multigenerational support base. Its origins are linked to Macedonian immigrants in Melbourne, while its later history connects local community football with the wider Victorian and national game.
The club’s visual language is distinctive. Red and black are the principal colours, with yellow heritage accents appearing in traditional representations, and the lion emblem provides a clear symbol of pride, strength and belonging. B.T. Connor Reserve on Broadhurst Avenue in Reservoir is the established home setting, serving as a match venue and a gathering place around which club relationships are built.
Preston Lions have a substantial historical footprint in the Victorian football pyramid, including participation in the former National Soccer League and prominent state-level campaigns. The club’s ecosystem also reaches beyond the senior side through grassroots integration and youth development, linking community participation with advanced development and high-performance pathways. That structure helps explain the club’s blend of locally developed players, domestic experience and diaspora connections.
Governance is community-backed, with a dedicated executive committee and club administration responsible for maintaining the sporting programme, supporting junior expansion and upholding standards of conduct. The result is an organisation defined not only by match results, but also by continuity, cultural memory and local participation. In the modern Victorian game, Preston Lions retain a profile shaped by heritage, a recognisable home, strong community ties and a longstanding place in Australian football.
Last matches statistics for Preston Lions
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Preston Lions
3 - 2
Newcastle Jets
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Preston Lions
1 - 0
Bentleigh Greens
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Preston Lions
2 - 2
Green Gully
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
1 - 4
Preston Lions
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Preston Lions
3 - 0
Dandenong Thunder
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Preston Lions
4 - 0
Melbourne City II
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Dandenong City
0 - 0
Preston Lions
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Preston Lions
1 - 2
South Melbourne
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Preston Lions
1 - 1
Altona Magic
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Avondale
2 - 0
Preston Lions
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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