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Queensland Football Association

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 QFA season
Formerly	List South Queensland Australian Football Association (SQAFA) (1969–92) AFL South Queensland (AFLSQ) (2000-2005) Queensland State Association (QSA) (2006-2011) South East Queensland AFL (SEQAFL) (2012-2013) Queensland Football Association (QFA) / Queensland Amateur Football Association (QAFA) (2014-2017) Queensland Football Association (QFA) (2018–)
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1969; 55 years ago (1969) in Brisbane, Queensland
First season	1969
No. of teams	52
Region	Queensland,  New South Wales
Confederation	AFL Queensland
Most recent champion(s)	Mayne (2024)
Most titles	Mayne (15)
Level on pyramid	4
Related competitions	Queensland Football Association
Official website	aflq.com.au

The Queensland Football Association (QFA) is the largest Australian rules football league in Queensland and second largest in the world by number of senior clubs (after the Victorian Amateur Football Association). Dating back to 1969 and going by various names it is now run by AFL Queensland as a second tier competition under its semi-professional Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL). There are 52 clubs spanning as far north as Gympie in Queensland to as far south as Ballina in New South Wales (NSW).^[1] Most clubs field men's and women's senior and reserve sides in the top divisions, with senior only teams in the lower divisions. The men's competition is known as the QFA and the women's is known as the QFAW.

The current competition is the result of merging Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast leagues with existing Brisbane leagues in the 1990s along with the addition of New South Wales clubs in the 2010s after numerous attempts to restructure QFA (Northern Rivers) and AFL North Coast (NSW) competitions.^[2] Successive restructuring has seen the number of teams balloon resulting in numerous divisions. The QFA covers more municipalities than any other competition in Queensland including Gympie Region, Shire of Noosa, Sunshine Coast Region, City of Moreton Bay, Somerset Region, Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast City Council, Redland City and Ipswich City Council with a combined population of almost 4 million. Due to the enormous distances between clubs for a mostly amateur competition, which can reach 350 kilometres placing significant stress on clubs, the league restructured in 2021 into North/South sub-divisions.^[3]

It is one of the few Australian rules football leagues that operates a promotion and relegation system. AFL Queensland considers the QFA to be a development league for clubs to prove that they are sufficiently stable and successful to apply for a QAFL license. The most recent examples of QFA Division 1 clubs entering the QAFL are Redland-Victoria Point in 2021,^[4] Noosa Tigers in 2022,^[5] and Coorparoo Kings for 2025.^[6]

Traditionally an amateur competition, amateur status was enforced between 2014 and 2017 when it split off the Queensland Amateur Football Association (QAFA) competition. However with increasing professionalism in the QAFL and clubs seeking promotion, AFL Queensland accommodated for player payments in 2020 and it is now not uncommon for QFA Division 1 clubs to sign big name players.^[7] This has made it more difficult for truly amateur clubs to compete and get promoted from the lower divisions.^[8]

In 1969, the "South Queensland Australian Football Association" (SQAFA) was established with the purpose of developing players for the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL). Most of the players were amateurs. In 1992, the league changed its name to the "Brisbane Australian Football League" (BAFL) and included clubs from the Sunshine Coast.

Another name change in 2000 brought about AFL South Queensland. In 2006, AFL South Queensland was taken under the umbrella of AFL Queensland and rebranded as the Queensland State Association. In 2012, it was renamed South East Queensland AFL.^[9] Finally in 2014 the local level was divided into two leagues, the Queensland Football Association (QFA) and the Queensland Amateur Football Association (QAFA). Again in 2017 the name will change again to the Queensland Football Association, now covering five divisions and the re-introduction of two regional based leagues (AFL Northern Rivers & AFL Sunshine Coast / Wide Bay).

Since 2017 to present:

Queensland Football Association (QFA) league system
Level	Leagues [1]	N° of teams (Reserves)	N° of teams (Seniors)	↑ Promotion	↓ Relegation
1	QFA Division 1	9	9	0	1 **
2	QFA Division 2	9	9	1 *	1 **
3	QFA Division 3	10	10	1 *	0
4	QFA Division 4		9	0	1 **
5	QFA Division 5		9	1 *	0

Notes

^* Premiers
^** Wooden spooners

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Beenleigh	Buffaloes	Guardian Gantry Hire Oval. Dauth Park, Beenleigh	1998
	Caloundra	Panthers	Carter Park. North Street, Golden Beach	1973
	Coorparoo [note 1]	Kings	Giffin Park, Coorparoo	1996
	Hinterland	Blues	G Rae Oval, Palmwoods	1970
	Mayne	Tigers	Enoggera Memorial Park, Enoggera	1924
	Moreton Bay	Lions	Moreton Bay Regional Sports Park, Burpengary	1987
	Springwood	Pumas	Lowe Oval, Underwood	1972
	Uni. of Queensland	Red Lions	University of Queensland Playing Field 2, St Lucia	1956

Notes

Year	Club promoted to division	Notes

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Alexandra Hills	Bombers	Keith Surridge Park, Alexandra Hills	1980
	Gympie	Cats	Ray Warren Oval, Glanmire	1971
	Jindalee	Jags	Jindalee Recreation Reserve. Wongaburra Street, Jindalee	1971
	Kedron	Lions	EK (Ted) Anderson Oval, Kedron	1937
	Kenmore	Bears	Chelmer Oval, Chelmer	1967
	Park Ridge	Pirates	Park Ridge High School, Park Ridge	2013
	Pine Rivers	Swans	Rob Akers Reserve, Strathpine	1970
	Redcliffe	Tigers	Nathan Road Sports Complex, Kippa-Ring	1974
	Sandgate	Hawks	Taigum Place Park, Taigum	1943
	Wynnum	Vikings	Kianawah Oval, Wynnum West	1971
	Yeronga South Brisbane	Devils	Leyshon Park, Yeronga	1929
	Zillmere	Eagles	O'Callaghan Park, Zillmere	1923

Year	Club promoted to division	Notes

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Bond University	Bullsharks	Bond University Oval, Robina	2011
	Burleigh [note 1]	Bombers	Bill Godfrey Oval, Burleigh Waters	c. 1979
	Carrara	Saints	Alan Nielsen Oval, Carrara	2012
	Coolangatta Tweed Heads	Blues	EXIMM Oval, Coolangatta	2012
	Coomera	Magpies	Coomera Sports Park, Coomera	2009
	Robina	Roos	Scottsdale Reserve, Robina	1996
	Southern Stingrays	Stingrays	Fripp Oval, Ballina, New South Wales; Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay, New South Wales	2024
	Tweed Coast	Tigers	Barry Sheppard Oval. Bogangar, New South Wales	2009

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Aspley	Hornets	Graham Road, Carseldine	1964
	Caloundra	Panthers	Carter Park, Golden Beach	1973
	Coorparoo [note 2]	Kings	Giffin Park, Coorparoo	1996
	Marcellin Old Collegians	Gorillas	Hickey Park, Stafford	1945
	Maroochydore	Roos	Neil Upton Oval, Maroochydore	1969
	Moreton Bay	Lions	Moreton Bay Regional Sports Park, Burpengary	1987
	North Shore	Jets	North Shore Multisports Complex, Mudjimba	1999

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Collingwood Park	Power	Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve, Redbank Plains	2012
	Coorparoo [note 2]	Kings	Giffin Park, Coorparoo	1996
	Jimboomba	Redbacks	Glenlogan Park, Glenlogan	2000
	Moorooka	Roosters	Alexander Park, Moorooka	2009
	Morningside	Panthers	Jack Esplen Oval, Hawthorne	1947
	Ormeau	Bulldogs	Ormeau Sports Park, Kingsholme	2008
	Pacific Pines	Power	McAuley Parade Oval, Pacific Pines	2005
	Sherwood	Magpies	Powenyenna Oval, Chelmer	1991

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Ferny Grove	Falcons	Ferny Grove Oval, Ferny Grove	1991
	Glasshouse Hinterland	Lions	Landsborough Sport & Recreation Centre, Landsborough	1997
	Hinterland	Blues	G Rae Oval, Palmwoods	1970
	Kedron	Lions	EK (Ted) Anderson Oval, Kedron	1937
	Mayne	Tigers	Enoggera Memorial Park, Enoggera	1924
	Redcliffe	Tigers	Nathan Road Sports Complex, Kippa-Ring	1974
	Sandgate	Hawks	Sandgate Hawks AFC, Taigum	1943
	Uni. Of Queensland	Red Lions	University of Queensland Playing Field 2, St Lucia	1956
	Yeronga South Brisbane	Devils	Leyshon Park, Yeronga	1929

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	Home Ground/s	Formed
	Brisbane Valley	Rattlers	Fernvale Sports Park, Fernvale	2016
	Carrara	Saints	Alan Nielsen Oval, Carrara	2012
	Coolangatta Tweed Heads	Blues	EXIMM Oval, Coolangatta	2012
	Coomera	Magpies	Coomera Sports Park, Coomera	2009
	Ipswich	Cats	Ivor Marsden Memorial Sports Centre, Amberley	1959
	Ipswich	Eagles	Limestone Park, Ipswich	2001
	Greater Springfield	Storm	Springfield Central Sports complex, Springfield Central	2022
	Labrador	Tigers	Cooke-Murphy Oval, Labrador	1964
	Mount Gravatt	Vultures	Dittmer Park, Mount Gravatt	1964
	Redland-Victoria Point	Sharks	Totally Workwear Park, Victoria Point	2014
	Southport	Sharks	Fankhauser Reserve, Southport	1961

The QAFL is the semi-professional division of AFL Queensland and some clubs field sides in it and other leagues as well as an amateur side in the QFA.

Colours	Football Club Name	Nickname	City/Region	Suburb/s	Other League/s
	Aspley	Hornets	Brisbane	Carseldine	Queensland Australian Football League
	Labrador	Tigers	Gold Coast	Labrador	Queensland Australian Football League
	Maroochydore	Roos	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Queensland Australian Football League
	Morningside	Panthers	Brisbane	Hawthorne	Queensland Australian Football League
	Mount Gravatt	Vultures	Brisbane	Upper Mount Gravatt	Queensland Australian Football League
	Redland-Victoria Point	Sharks	Victoria Point	Victoria Point	Queensland Australian Football League
	Sherwood Districts	Magpies	Brisbane	Chelmer	Queensland Australian Football League
	Wilston Grange	Gorillas	Brisbane	Stafford	Queensland Australian Football League

Notes

Colours	Club Name	Nickname	City/Town	Suburb/s	State/Territory	Home Ground/s	Formed	Fate
	Ballina	Bombers	Ballina	Ballina	New South Wales	Fripp Oval	1984	Senior men's team merged with Byron to form Southern Stingrays in 2024
	Banyo	Bloods	Brisbane	Banyo	Queensland	Nudgee Recreation Reserve	1967	Folded
	Bribie Island	Bulldogs	Bongaree	Bribie Island	Queensland	Bribie Island Recreation Reserve		In recess
	Byron	Magpies	Byron Bay	Byron Bay	New South Wales	Cavanbah Centre	1984	Senior men's team merged with Ballina to form Southern Stingrays in 2024
	Calamvale	Leopards	Brisbane	Calamvale	Queensland	Calamvale Sportsfield	????	Folded, still field junior teams
	Lismore	Swans	Lismore	Lismore	New South Wales	Gloria Mortimer Oval	2002	Moved to AFL North Coast, in recess since 2022 floods
	Marsden	Hawks	Brisbane	Marsden	Queensland	Mudgee Street Park	1992	Folded
	Murri	Mavericks	Brisbane	Kedron	Queensland	Melrose Park	1998	Merged with Ferny Grove
	Pomona	Demons	Sunshine Coast	Pomona	Queensland	Reserve Street Oval	1973	Entered recess, re-formed in AFL Wide Bay in 2024

Year	SQAFA Division 1	SQAFA Division 2	SQAFA Division 3
1970	Sherwood	Deagon	?
1971	Mt Gravatt	University Queensland	Stafford
1972	Mt Gravatt	Banyo	Mt Gravatt
1973	Sherwood	Banyo	Stafford
1974	Mt Gravatt	Wynnum	Aspley
1975	Sherwood	Banyo	Redland
1976	Sherwood	RAAF	Deagon
1977	Sherwood	Deagon	Beenleigh-Slacks
1978	Sherwood	Oakleigh	Everton
1979	Sherwood	Ipswich	RAAF
1980	Sherwood	Beenleigh	(No competition)
1981	Sherwood	Everton	(No competition)
1982	Sherwood	Banyo	(No competition)
1983	Mt Gravatt	Ashgrove	(No competition)
1984	Acacia Ridge	University Queensland	(No competition)
1985	Aspley	Beenleigh	(No competition)
1986	Aspley	Jindalee	(No competition)
1987	Aspley	Redland	(No competition)
1988	Aspley	Redcliffe	(No competition)
1989	Aspley	Springwood	(No competition)
1990	Aspley	Everton	(No competition)
1991	Strathpine	Ipswich	(No competition)
Year	BAFL Division 1	BAFL Division 2	BAFL Division 3
1992	Aspley	Moorooka	Uni
1993	Maroochydore	Sandgate	Ipswich
1994	Maroochydore	Sandgate	Marsden
1995	Maroochydore	Alexandra Hills	Marsden
1996	Maroochydore	Alexandra Hills	Toowong
1997	Noosa	Wilston Grange	Kenmore
1998	Redland	Moorooka	Kenmore
1999	Redland	Caboolture	Redland
Year	AFLSQ Premier Division	AFLSQ Division 1	AFLSQ Division 2	AFLSQ Division 3	AFLSQ Division 4
2000	Palm Beach-Currumbin	Coorparoo Kings	Gympie	?	?
2001	Coolangatta	Burleigh Heads	Coorparoo Kings	Gympie	?
2002	Aspley	Springwood	Redcliffe	Kenmore	Wilston Grange
2003	Coolangatta	Strathpine	Wynnum	(No competition)	?
2004	Burleigh	Strathpine	Robina	(No competition)	?
2005	Burleigh	Redcliffe	Robina	(No competition)	?
Year	AFLQ State League Div 2	AFLQ State Assoc'n Div 1	AFLQ State Assoc'n Div 2	AFLQ State Assoc'n Div 3 North	AFLQ State Assoc'n Div 3 Central
2006	Western Magpies	Yeronga	Kenmore	(No competition)	?
2007	Palm Beach-Currumbin	Yeronga	Kedron	Gympie	Western Magpies
2008	Western Magpies	Wynnum	Redcliffe	Nambour	Strathpine
2009	Palm Beach-Currumbin	Wynnum	Beenleigh	Nambour	Woodsmen
2010	Noosa	Caloundra	Robina	Nambour & Hinterland	Jimboomba
2011	Noosa	Coorparoo Kings	Nambour & Hinterland	Pomona	Jimboomba
Year	SEQAFL Division 1	SEQAFL Division 2	SEQAFL Division 3	SEQAFL Division 4 North	SEQAFL Division 4 Central	SEQAFL Division 4 South
2012	Western Magpies	Coorparoo Kings	Redcliffe	Caloundra	Pine Rivers	Tweed Coast
2013	Springwood	Coorparoo Kings	Coomera	Pomona	Zillmere	Tweed Coast
Year	QFA North	QFA South	QAFA A Grade	QAFA B Grade North	QAFA B Grade Central	QAFA B Grade South
2014	Mayne	Springwood	Griffith Uni/Moorooka	Bribie Island	Woodsmen	Bond Uni
2015	Mayne	Springwood	Bond Uni	Gympie	Kedron	Tweed Coast
2016	Mayne	Coorparoo Kings	Southeast Suns	Maroochydore	Zillmere	Byron Magpies
Year	QFA Division 1	QFA Division 2	QFA Division 3	QFA Division 4	QFA Division 5	QFA Northern Rivers
2017	Maroochydore	Aspley Hornets	Victoria Point	Zillmere	Mayne	Byron Magpies
2018	Maroochydore	Park Ridge	Carrara	Maroochydore	Yeronga South Brisbane	Byron Magpies
2019	Noosa	Bond University	Moreton Bay	Park Ridge	Bribie Island	Byron Magpies
Year	QFA Division 1	QFA Division 2 North	QFA Division 2 South	QFA Division 3	QFA Division 4
2020	Noosa	Moreton Bay	Kenmore	Morningside	Ormeau
2021	Springwood	Moreton Bay	Burleigh	Sherwood Districts	Collingwood Park
2022	Coorparoo	Hinterland Blues	Coolangatta-Tweed Heads	Sherwood	Pacific Pines
Year	QFA Division 1	QFA Division 2 North	QFA Division 2 South	QFA Division 3 North	QFA Division 3 South	QFA Division 4 North	QFA Division 4 South
2023	Springwood	Alexandra Hills	Burleigh	Maroochydore	Pacific Pines	Caloundra	Mt Gravatt
2024	Mayne	Sandgate	Coolangatta-Tweed Heads		Coorparoo		Southport

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