WHAT was once the dumping ground of Logan ratepayers is now home to the mighty Brisbane Roar.
Dubbed as the club with no home for 12 years, the Brisbane Roar Football club now have a permanent training ground at the Logan Metro Sports Park in Heritage Park.
This came as Logan City Council invested $9 million to redevelop the club to ensure players could train with the best conditions possible.
Logan City Council mayor Luke Smith recalled the days when the venue was just a big hole.
“When I was growing up in the city that is where our tip was,” Cr Smith said.
“Now it is an A grade football field and it has been very successful.”
Brisbane Roar head coach John Aloisi said the milestone was a defining moment for the club.
“I’m glad the tip has become our home,” he joked.
“We are grateful to the city of Logan for making it possible for us to have a home and facility that will be up there with the best in the league and make players feel like professional footballers.
Mr Aloisi said Logan was a prime location to attract more top class athletes to take up soccer.
“We will have a lot more young and older supporters through Logan who can hopefully play for the Brisbane Roar,” he said.
“A couple of our players grew up here, it is an area that has produced elite athletes and we want to produce more elite footballers here as well.”
Brisbane Roar captain Matt McKay said the new ground would provide players with positive momentum moving forward.
“The surface is great and the facilities are good and we couldn’t ask for any more than that,” he said.
“It makes us happy and hopefully that translates into good football. There are three fields and that means more players can get out in the park in the afternoon and become better players.”
The Brisbane Roar has been based in a number of temporary areas in the past including Richlands, Ballymore and Perry Park.
Players previously trained at the Griffith University Nathan Campus.
