Football Queensland Premier League

Football league

Football Queensland Premier League

Founded| 2017; 8 years ago (2017)
First season| 2018
Country|  Australia
State|  Queensland
Confederation| AFC
Number of clubs| 24

* Division 1: 12
* Division 2: 12

Level on pyramid| 3 and 4
Promotion to| National Premier Leagues Queensland
Relegation to| FQPL – Darling Downs
FQPL – Metro
FQPL – South Coast
FQPL – Sunshine Coast
Domestic cup(s)| Australia Cup
Current champions| Eastern Suburbs (FQLD 1) (2024)
Magic United (FQLD 2) (2024)
Current premiers| St George Willawong (FQLD 1) (2024)
Holland Park Hawks (FQLD 2) (2024)
Most championships| 5 teams (1 title each)
Most premierships| 5 teams (1 title each)
Broadcaster(s)| FQTV
YouTube
Website| footballqueensland.com

The Football Queensland Premier League (known by its abbreviation FQPL) is a men's soccer league contested by clubs in Queensland, Australia that consists of two divisions; FQPL 1 and FQPL 2. It is administered by Football Queensland and runs as the second and third tiers of football in Queensland, operated by a system of promotion and relegation. The league is contested by 12 clubs in each division each season, the team that finishes at the top of the league is crowned premiers and they are promoted to the Queensland National Premier League for Division 1 clubs, whilst the bottom three teams are relegated to Division 2. The teams that finish in the top four qualify for a finals tournament, where the winners of the bracket are crowned FQPL champions.[1]

The FQPL 1 was founded in 2017, with the first season held in 2018. There was previously there was no second-tier statewide competition, instead there was only the Brisbane Premier League and subsequent Capital leagues which were the highest level of football competition in the state. FQPL 2 was founded in 2020, with the first season held in 2021.

The current champions and premiers are Brisbane City, crowning the 2021 season and earning promotion to the 2022 season of the Queensland National Premier League.[2]

## History

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In May 2017, Football Queensland confirmed the creation of the new competition and the teams to take part in the 2018 season.[3] Peninsula Power were both premiers and champions of the inaugural Football Queensland Premier league, earning promotion into the 2019 NPL Queensland season along with runner-up team Capalaba.

Following the foundation of the FQPL 1 in 2017, Football Queensland sought to extend and link the footballing pyramid in Queensland to a third tier. At the time, there was only regional leagues across Queensland representing a 'third tier' in Queensland and a 'fourth tier' across Australia. In late 2020, the idea of a third league of Queensland football was proposed and 29 teams expressed interest in joining.[4] In November 2020, 15 teams from South-East Queensland submitted formal FQPL 2 applications and on the 25th of November 2020, Football Queensland announced that eight teams would participate in the inaugural FQPL 2 season beginning 2021.[5] The 8 inaugural members of the new Football Queensland Premier league 2 were:

* Caboolture Sports
* Coomera Colts
* Grange Thistle
* Magic United
* North Star
* Samford Rangers
* Taringa Rovers
* Virginia United

The inaugural season of the FQPL 2 saw Caboolture Sports clinching the premiership, earning promotion to the 2022 FQPL 1. However, Grange Thistle won the championship from them in a 3–1 win over the premiers. In August 2021, Football Queensland announced that all its competitions would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[6] As a result, the inaugural season experienced delays which would not affect the validity competition.

In March 2020 and again in August 2021, Football Queensland announced that all its competitions would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia.[7][8] In 2021, Football Queensland announced that Albany Creek Excelsior from Football Queensland Metro and Surfers Paradise Apollo from Football Queensland South Coast would join the Football Queensland Premier League 2 for the 2022 season. These teams would join the competition along with Wynnum Wolves, Holland Park Hawks and Souths United, who were the first teams relegated from the Football Queensland Premier League.[9] Additionally, the 2022 season would see an introduction of a form of relegation where the worst performing team would be relegated out of the competition and back into their respective top-flight regional competition in South East Queensland. The regional zones as part of this streamline conference include South Coast, Darling Downs, Metro and Sunshine Coast, with the other zones located too far geographically to be sustainable.[9] The 2022 season would have 12 clubs compete, the teams placed in 11th and 12th would be relegated to their respective FQPL 3 competition, and the teams placed 1st and 2nd would be promoted to the FQPL. The team that would place third would enter a playoff competition with the 10th placed team in the FQPL for a place in the competition for the following season.

In the 2023 season, Broadbeach United set the record for the highest points tally by a team in an FQPL 2 season, amassing 53 points as they won the premiership. The next season,in 2024 Holland Park Hawks also achieved a points total of 53, equaling Broadbeach's record. [10]

## Format

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The season consists of a regular season in which all clubs play each other twice, home and away. At the conclusion of the regular season the top of the table club progresses into the National Premier Leagues Queensland for the following season. Additionally, at the conclusion of the regular season the top four clubs play a local finals series. The local finals series consists of two semi-finals and a final. In the local finals series the top of the ladder club plays the fourth place and second place plays third. The winner of these local semi finals play each other in the Football Queensland Premier League Grand Finale.

## Current members

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### Division 1

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The following 12 clubs are participating in the 2025 season:

Club  | City  | Stadium  | Founded  | Joined  | Head Coach

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|
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|
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Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane | Perry Park | 1994 | 2022 | Daniel Carew
Broadbeach United | Gold Coast | Nikiforides Family Park | 1963 | 2024 | Leighton Speechley-Price
Caboolture Sports | Moreton Bay | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex | 1969 | 2022 | Terry Kirkham
Capalaba FC | Redlands | John Frederick Park  | 1972  | 2018  | David McEvoy
Holland Park Hawks | Brisbane | Whites Hill Reserve | 1977 | 2025 | Gabriel Hawash
Ipswich FC | Ipswich | Briggs Rd Sporting Complex | 2024 | 2024 | Andrew Catton
Logan Lightning | Logan | Cornubia Park  | 2011  | 2018  | James Coutts
Magic United | Gold Coast | Magic FC Park | 2006 | 2025 | Adem Poric
Redlands United | Redlands | Compass Grounds | 1918  | 2025  |
Rochedale Rovers | Logan | Underwood Park | 1973  | 2025  |
SWQ Thunder | Toowoomba | Clive Berghofer Stadium | 2012 | 2020 | Sam Gahan
Southside Eagles | Brisbane | Memorial Park | 1968 | 2018 | Vacant

### Division 2

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Club  | City  | Stadium  | Founded  | Joined  | Head Coach

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|
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Brisbane Knights | Rocklea | Croatian Sports Centre | 1957 | 2025 |
Grange Thistle | Brisbane | Lanham Park | 1920 | 2021 | Glen Volker
Maroochydore FC | Sunshine Coast | Kunda Park | 1968 | 2022 |
Mitchelton | Brisbane | Teralba Park | 1920 | 2025 | Jason Poggi
Moreton City Excelsior Reserves | Moreton Bay | Wolter Park | 1963 | 2023 | Steve Glockner
North Lakes United | Moreton Bay | Kinsellas Park | 2022 | 2023 |
North Star | Brisbane | O'Callaghan Park | 1958 | 2021 | Lee Cunningham
Pine Hills | Bunya, Brisbane | James Drysdale Oval | 1984 | 2024 |
Robina City | Robina | James Drysdale Oval | 1992 | 2025 |
Samford Rangers | Moreton Bay | Samford Parklands | 1973 | 2021 | Paul Brownlie
Souths United | Brisbane | Wakerley Park | 1961 | 2022 | Vederin Becirbegovic
Taringa Rovers | Brisbane | Jack Speare Park | 1949 | 2021 | Marco Ahlrichs

## Honours

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### 2018–2020

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Season  | Champions  | Premiers

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2018  | Peninsula Power | Peninsula Power
2019  | Rochedale Rovers | Sunshine Coast Wanderers
2020  | Logan Lightning | Logan Lightning

### 2021–present

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Champions  | Season  | Division 1  | Division 2

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|

2021  | Brisbane City | Grange Thistle
2022  | Redlands United | Surfers Paradise Apollo
2023  | Wynnum Wolves | Magic United
2024  | Eastern Suburbs | Magic United
Premiers  | Season  | Division 1  | Division 2

|
|

2021  | Brisbane City | Caboolture
2022  | Redlands United | Surfers Paradise Apollo
2023  | Surfers Paradise Apollo | Broadbeach United
2024  | St George Willawong  | Holland Park Hawks

## Awards

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### Golden Boot

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Year  | FQPL 1  | FQPL 2

|
|

Winner  | Club  | Goals  | Winner  | Club  | Goals
2018  |  Youeil Shol[11] | Eastern Suburbs  | 35  | —
2019  |  Jeremy Stewart[12] | Sunshine Coast Wanderers  | 21
2020  |  Yuta Hirayama[13] | Western Pride  | 16
2021  |  Shuto Kuboyama[14] | Mitchelton  | 16  |  Sean Karambasis[14] | Taringa Rovers  | 19
2022  |  Marek Madle[15]
Guilherme Santana  | Rochedale Rovers
Redlands United  | 18  | Teddy Watson  | Surfers Paradise Apollo  | 30

### Player of the Year

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Year  | FQPL 1  | FQPL 2

|
|

Winner  | Club  | Ref. | Winner  | Club  | Ref.
2018 |  Youeil Shol  | Eastern Suburbs | [11] | —
Ryo Ono  | Capalaba FC
2019 |  Jeremy Stewart  | Sunshine Coast Wanderers | [12]
2020 |  Matthew Green  | Logan Lightning | [13]
2021 |  Scott Halliday  | Brisbane City | [14] |  Tom Baresic  | Samford Rangers | [12]
2022 |  Mirko Crociati  | SWQ Thunder | [15] | Jacob Krayem  | Wynnum Wolves |

### Young Player of the Year

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Year  | FQPL 1  | FQPL 2

|
|

Winner  | Club  | Ref. | Winner  | Club  | Ref.
2018 |  Zander Guy  | Logan Lightning | [11] | —
2019 |  Jed Brown  | Logan Lightning | [12]
2020 |  Maximilian Mikkola  | Wynnum Wolves | [13]
2021 |  Jacob Krayem  | Wynnum Wolves | [14] |  Tom Baresic  | Samford Rangers | [12]
2022 |  Oli Williams  | Sunshine Coast | [15] | Jacob Krayem  | Wynnum Wolves |

### Coach of the Year

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Year  | FQPL 1  | FQPL 2

|
|

Winner  | Club  | Ref. | Winner  | Club  | Ref.
2018 |  Aaron Philp  | Peninsula Power | [11] | —
2019 |  Scott MacNicol  | Rochedale Rovers | [12]
2020 |  Rick Coghlan  | Logan Lightning | [13]
2021 |  Matt Smith | Brisbane City | [14] |  Terry Kirkham  | Caboolture Sports | [12]
2022 |  Graham Harvey | Redlands United | [15] | Alex Morrison  | Surfers Paradise Apollo |

### Goalkeeper of the Year

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Year  | Winner  | Club  | Ref.

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|
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2018 |  Denver Crickmore  | Sunshine Coast Wanderers | [11]
2019 |  Chris Parsons  | Ipswich Knights | [12]
2020 |  Zayne Freiberg  | Ipswich Knights | [13]
2021 |  Duro Dragicevic  | Brisbane City | [14]
2022 |  Jerrad Tyson | Sunshine Coast | [15]

### Fair Play Award

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Year  | FQPL 1  | FQPL 2

|
|

Winner  | Ref. | Winner  | Ref.
2018 | not awarded | [11] | —
2019 | Southside Eagles | [12]
2020 | Ipswich Knights | [13]
2021 | Ipswich Knights | [14] | Samford Rangers | [12]
2022 | not awarded | [15] | Virginia United

## See also

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* National Premier Leagues Queensland
* Football Queensland

## References

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1. ^ "FQPL Men's". Football Queensland. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. ^ "Logan Lightning complete FQPL double with Grand Final victory". Football Queensland. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
3. ^ Smith, Erin (29 May 2017). "Football Queensland reveals new state competition and 16 new teams". Quest Community Newspapers. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
4. ^ "2020 FQPL 2 licence applications update". Football Queensland. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
5. ^ "Football Queensland announces successful FQPL 2 licence applicants". Football Queensland. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
6. ^ "FQ update on suspension of football activity in SEQ and Cairns". Football Queensland. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
7. ^ "FQ statement on the suspension of football activity". Football Queensland. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
8. ^ "FQ update on suspension of football activity in SEQ and Cairns". Football Queensland. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
9. ^ a b "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
10. ^ "FQPL 2".
11. ^ a b c d e f "2018's best recognised at NPL, NPLW and FQPL Awards". Football Queensland. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2019's best recognised at inaugural Football in Queensland Awards Night". Football Queensland. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
13. ^ a b c d e f "Football in Queensland Awards Week 2020". Football Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
14. ^ a b c d e f g "2021 Football in Queensland Awards Night winners". Football Queensland. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
15. ^ a b c d e f "State's best celebrated at the 2022 Football in Queensland Awards Night". Football Queensland. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

## External links

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* Football Queensland official website
* Queensland Premier League, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com

* v
* t
* e

2025 Football Queensland Premier League

Division 1|

* Brisbane Strikers
* Broadbeach United
* Caboolture
* Capalaba
* Ipswich
* Holland Park Hawks
* Logan Lightning
* Magic United
* Redlands United
* Rochedale Rovers
* Southside Eagles
* South West Queensland Thunder

Division 2|

* Brisbane Knights
* Grange Thistle
* Maroochydore
* Mitchelton
* Moreton City Excelsior
* North Lakes United
* North Star
* Pine Hills
* Robina City
* Samford Rangers
* Souths United
* Taringa Rovers

* v
* t
* e

Soccer in Queensland

Football Queensland

2024–25 clubs|

| A-League Men|

* Brisbane Roar

|

2025 clubs|

| NPL Queensland|

* Brisbane City
* Brisbane Roar Youth
* Eastern Suburbs
* Gold Coast Knights
* Gold Coast United
* Lions FC
* Moreton City Excelsior
* Olympic
* Peninsula Power
* St George Willawong
* Sunshine Coast Wanderers
* Wynnum Wolves

|

Football Queensland
Premier League|

* Brisbane Strikers
* Broadbeach United
* Caboolture Sports
* Capalaba FC
* Holland Parks Hawks
* Ipswich FC
* Logan Lightning
* Magic United
* Redlands United
* Rochedale Rovers
* Southside Eagles
* SWQ Thunder

Football Queensland
Premier League 2|

* Brisbane Knights
* Bayside United
* Grange Thistle
* Maroochydore
* Mitchelton FC
* Moreton City Excelsior Reserves
* North Lakes United
* North Star
* Pine Hills
* Samford Rangers
* Souths United
* Taringa Rovers

Regional
association zones|

* CEQ
* Wide Bay
* Central Coast
* NQ
* Far North & Gulf
* Northern
* Whitsunday Coast
* SEQ
* Darling Downs
* Metro
* South Coast
* Sunshine Coast

Cup competition|

* Australia Cup
* Queensland Cup
* Canale Cup

Former teams|

* Bundaberg Spirit
* Cairns FC
* Capricorn Cougars
* Central Queensland FC
* Ipswich City FC
* Logan United
* Magpies Crusaders United
* Northern Fury
* QAS NTC
* Sunshine Coast FC
* Southern Cross United
* Surfers Paradise Apollo
* Tugan Jets / Twin Towns
* Western Pride
* Whitsunday Miners
* Wide Bay Buccaneers

Former competitions|

* Queensland State League (2008–2012)
* Brisbane Premier League (1983–2021)
* Brisbane Capital Leagues (2013–2021)

League seasons|

| Regional Era|

* 1884−1991

|

State Cup era|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007

QSL era|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012

NPL era|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

Soccer in Australia

* Football Australia

National teams|

| Men's|

* Senior
* B
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* Beach
* Paralympic

|

Women's|

* Senior
* B
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal

League competitions|

| Men's|

* A-League Men
* National Premier Leagues
* Australian Championship

|

Women's|

* A-League Women
* National Premier Leagues Women's

Cup competitions|

* Australia Cup

Others|

* Youth soccer
* Defunct leagues
* Defunct cups
* Professional Footballers Australia
* Women's soccer in Australia
* History of soccer in Brisbane, Queensland

Lists|

* Appearances (300+)
* Clubs
* Honours won
* Champions
* Men
* Women
* Clubs in international competitions
* Goals (100+)
* Record home attendances
* Stadiums by capacity

* Venues
* Competitions
* Records and statistics

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