Complete NPL season preview: Teams, stars, ins and outs

We look at every team in the NPL competition and provide all the information you need to know.

WE look at every team in the NPL competition and provide all the information you need to know.

GOLD COAST UNITED

Last season: 7th (11 wins, 4 draws, 13 losses

Coach: Kristian Rees

Ins: Shane Smeltz, Sam Smith, Euan Thum-Davidson, Aniss Laghai, Aidan Munford, Zack Kallinikos, Jamie Vesey

Outs: Conor Smith, Brandon Lemay, Dean Wernerson, David Barker, Jackson Boyd, Tom Miller, Jarran Pfefferkorn

Player to watch: A star in the first half of 2019, midfielder Cian Cuba’s campaign was cut short by a leg injury but now has a chance to rise this season.

Last word: “I believe we’ve strengthened and gained great some experience,” Rees said.

PENINSULA POWER

Last season: 3rd ( 23 wins, 0 draws, 5 losses)

Coach: Aaron Philp

Ins: Cameron Crestani, Hayden Mchenery, Marek Madle, Josh Matcham, Byron McLeod

Outs: Alexander Warrilow, Matt Heath, Alex Sargent, Ramone Close, Dean Briggs

Player to watch: An attacking, left-footed midfielder with great skill, Tom Strickland’s link-up play with the Power frontline will again be a feature of their play.

Last word: Perennial finalists, the Power are confident they have again built a squad able to challenge for silverware.

GOLD COAST KNIGHTS

Last season: 1st (22 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses)

Coach: Grae Piddick

Ins: Emlyn Wellsmore, Rhys Lambert, Guilherme Desouza, Matthew Henvey, Paul O’Brien, Jheison Macuace

Gold Coast Knights' Matthew Schmidt. Picture: Jerad Williams

Outs: Oskar Dillon, Sam Smith, Shannon Brady, Cai Tipaldo, Luke Austin, Luke Marsh

Player to watch: A member of the Roar that won last year’s National Youth League, 19-year-old defender Emlyn Wellsmore is tipped for big things.

Last word: “We obviously had a good year so from my point of view and the group it’s about improving,” Piddick said.

BRISBANE STRIKERS

Last season: 5th (14 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses)

FFA Cup semi-final

Coach: Owen Baker

Ins: Oliver Smith, Nodan Thapa

Strikers in action. Picture: Andrew Hudson

Harrison Rowe, Michael Ndjekompte, Harry Corica, Luke Lister, Emilio Martinez,

Nathan Thompson, Nick Webb

Outs: Dongyoo Kim, Andy Pengelly, Zach Maltby,

Seb Scaroni, Josh Matcham, Tomi Mesaric, Danilo Kovacevic

Player to watch: Emilio Martinez and Scott Halliday.

Last word: Young but full of emerging talent. Despite key personnel changes have had good pre-season.

MORETON BAY UNITED

Last season: 10th (10 wins, 4 draws, 14 losses)

Coach: Royce Brownlie

Ins: Royce Brownlie (coach),

James Harkin, Sean Lewis,

Stephen Green, Emryn Donnelly-Fagen, Matt Heath,

Lachie Strogusz, Carter Glockner, Jordan Loy

Outs: Liam Cosgrove, Ali Gholami, Chris Couesnon, Jamie Dimitrof, Kres Bek,

Simon Biel, Delors Tuyishime

Player to watch: Striker Carter Glockner netted 18 goals in 18 games for Lions in QPL in 2019.

Last word: Added NPL experience and exciting talent.

BRISBANE OLYMPIC

Last season: Grand finalists, losing 2-1 to Gold Coast Knights.

FFA Cup Round of 16.

Olympic's Matthew Heath. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN

Ins: Daniel Leck, Lachlan Hunter, Tyson Martin, Nick Mooney, Tolga Yorulmaz, Frederick Olaide Yinka-Kehinde, Tom Aulton

Outs: Alex Smith, Chris Lucas, Youeil Shol, Brandon Cuminao, Erik Panzer

Player to watch: Club captain and former Mariners midfielder Steve Whyte was chased by other clubs and holds the keys to success.

Last word: Look younger and hungrier. Recruit Yinka-Kehinde hit eight goals in three pre-season matches.

MAGPIES CRUSADERS UNITED

Last Season: 12th (7 wins, 5 draws, 16 losses). Coach: Thomas Ballantyne

Ins: Jordy Vleugels, Dylan D’Agostino, Mitchell Maher, Masimango Benjamin, Clancy Robinson, Thomas Prosser, Craig Shearer, Daniel Goni, Jaiden Brown, Ezra Kennell, Joshua Signey, Willem Lejeune, Zane Menzies, Kyle Insch

Magpies Crusaders recruit Jaiden Brown (left) playing for NPL Queensland rivals Redlands United.

Outs: Matt Haspels, Mitchell Herrmann, Mitchell Wright, Nelson Burgess, Warrick Jansen, Liam Shipton, Michael Lyall, Benjamin Coombes, Jayden Connor, Kade Starrett

Player to watch: Jordy Vleugels was hailed a “freak of nature” by Mackay rivals.

Last word: Aim to hit 30 points to clear the relegation zone.

SUNSHINE COAST

Last season: Premiers of the second-tier Football Queensland Premier League. 13 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses.

Coach: Paul Arnison

Sunshine Coast Wanderers v Brisbane Strikes. Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily.

Ins: Jyi Oakes, Eze Hawkins, Harry Arnison, Brodie Boyce, Oliver Duncan, Jesse Gibbs, James Playford, Sho Koto, Riley Campbell, Nik Taylor, Tyler Morse, Griffin Bambach.

Outs: Nick Arden, Michael Scarff, Ray Schultz, Josh Forshey, Karl Vonhoff, James Enticknap, Kobe Fuller, Brandon Lee, Josh Wall. Lachie Strogusz

Player to watch: Jeremy Stewart was an attacking force in the FQPL. Jeremy and Sam Knight have lots of experience.

EASTERN SUBURBS

Last season: 9th (12 wins, 15 losses, one draw)

Coach: Danny Wight

Ins: Abrahim Yango, Delores Tuyiushime, Matthew Capelo, Kim Daeyou, Tom Sparksman, Jamie Dimitriof, Youeil Shol, Tomislav Mesaric

Outs: Jordan Farina, Jayden Balarezo, Scot Coulson, Sam Long, Matthew Byrne, Luke Leggett

Player to watch: Son Hyeonjoon, an ex professional K- League player.

Last word: “The season will be as tough and demanding on our small squad as last year however we are a team that are well organised,” Wright said.

REDLANDS UNITED

Last season: 10th (11 wins, 2 draws, 15 losses)

Coach: Graham Ross

Ins: Max Davison, Gabby Hawash, Kelton Scriggins, Luke Hendix, Rory Smith, Kimba Kibombo.

Connor Mather (right) of Redlands United. (AAP Image/Regi Varghese)

Outs: Igor Sae Jose, Jack Richardson, Raphael Ngoyi, Alex Hastings, Mikhail Hastings, Russell Parker, Seb Hernando

Player to watch: Englishman Rory Smith

Last word: Ross is happy with how the squad has come together in pre-season and has now started to gel with the new additions to the squad, as always the rain has hampered their preparations.

BRISBANE CITY

Last season: 6th (with 6 points deducted at the start of the season)

Coach: Nick Green

Ins: Chris Parsons, Shannon Brady, Steven Snaith, Aaron Madriguel

Outs: Marquez Walters, Jackson Simpkin, Ollie Duncan, Jake Clancy, Hayden McHenery, Sebastian Kaye, Jaiden Nightingale, Rhys Raymond

Player to watch: Alex Fietchner

Last word: Started the pre season well and looking to start the season strongly against Redlands and Pen Power. Great new additions supported by quality youth and a fantastic first team coach.

CAPALABA

Last season: 2nd in the FQPL (gaining promotion in the last game v Logan. Lost FQPL championship semi-final)

Coach: David Booth

Ins: Alexander Warrilow (Peninsula Power), Sam Langley (Logan Lightning), Hyunggyu Yoo (Albany Creek BPL)

Last word: Capalaba will be looking to show their worth as they enter their first season in the NPL. It will be the first Redlands derby in years as they will face Redlands United in later rounds. Their off season was a bit of a struggle with a major loss to Brisbane City 6-1.

LIONS FC

Last season: 1st on ladder (24 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses)

Coach: Darren Sime

Ins: Jordan Farina, Zach Maltby, Yuta Kasahara

Outs: Keegan Jelacic, Warren Moon (coach), Rhys Webster, Adam Sawyer, Marek Madle, Jheison Macuace, Chris Hatfield

Player to watch: Tommy Jarrard, Mitch Hore, Danny Kim

Last word: After claiming back-to-back Premierships in the last two years, Lions FC have set the bar of expectations high.

BRISBANE ROAR YOUTH

Last season: 8th (11 wins, 3 draws, 14 losses)

Coach: Chris Grossman

Ins: Jackson Simpkin, Keegan Jelacic, Eli Adams, Marquez Walters, Cai Tipaldo, Danilo Kovacevic, Aiden Bender, Jackson Riley, Liam McArthur

Outs: Tyson Martin, Lachlan Hunter, Emlyn Wellsmore

Player to watch: Harry Talbot. Made his debut as 15-year-old in 2018, has a couple of seasons under his belt and has spent time training with the A-League team.

Last word: Finished second in the Y-League Conference A. A number of players have spent time training with top squad.