FQPL Northern

FQPL North
Organising bodyFootball Queensland
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Country Australia
State Queensland
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs10 (across male and female)
Level on pyramid5
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
Current championsBrothers Townsville FC
Current premiersBrothers Townsville FC

FQPL Northern is the top association football league in the region of North Queensland, Australia. The current clubs are from Townsville, Ingham, and Ayr. Currently, FQPL Northern is in the fourth tier of football in Australia, the third tier of football in Queensland. The league is officially governed by Football Queensland North, and is overwatched by Football Queensland, the governing body for football in Queensland. The clubs compete in a regular season generally from April to September, and consist of a finals series.

The league was previously known as the North Queensland Premier League, before the Football Queensland Future of Football 2020+ reforms.

Current Clubs

2024 Season
As of 2024, FQPL Northern currently consists of the following clubs:

Team FQPL Teams Home Ground Location Est.
Brothers Townsville FC Male/Female Hi Vista Park Mount Louisa 1967[1]
Burdekin FC Male International Park Ayr 1940
Estates FC Male/Female Victoria Park South Townsville 1927
MA Olympic FC Male/Female Olympic Park Annandale 1967[2]
Rebels FC Male/Female Greenwood Park Kirwan 1973[3]
Riverway JCU FC Male/Female Joe Baker Field Douglas 2021
Saints Eagles Souths FC Male/Female Aitkenvale Park Aitkenvale 1971[4]
Townsville Warriors FC Male/Female Melrose Park Garbutt 1966[5]
Wulguru United FC Female Wulguru Park Wulguru 1967

Past Champions

Despite there being premier competitions since the early twentieth century, results for this competition have only been tracked since 2011.

Team Minor Premierships Finals Series
MA Olympic FC 7 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022) 5 (2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Brothers Townsville FC 2 (2017, 2023) 3 (2014, 2017, 2023)
Saints Eagles Souths FC 1 (2020) 2 (2011, 2020)
Townsville Warriors FC 2 (2014, 2018) 1 (2015)
Rebels FC 1 (2012) 1 (2016)
Burdekin FC - 1 (2013)

Reference List

  1. ^ "Queensland - North Queensland Clubs Directory 2018". Football in Australia.
  2. ^ "History". MA Olympic FC.
  3. ^ "About Us". Rebels Football Club.
  4. ^ "About us - Saints Eagles South Football Club". GameDay.
  5. ^ "Club History - Townsville Warriors Football Club". GameDay.