Capital League 3

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Capital League 3
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Founded 2013
Country Australia
State QLD
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 7
Promotion to Capital League 2
Relegation to Capital League 4
Domestic cup(s) Canale Cup
FFA Cup
Current champions The Lakes (2018)
Current premiers The Lakes (2018)
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Capital League 3 is the fourth tier of men's senior football (soccer) in Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland and Level 7 within the Australian soccer league system. It is administered by Football Brisbane. All clubs participating in Capital League 3 must field two teams, one in first grade, and another in the reserves competition. Clubs in the NPL and Brisbane Premier League cannot field their reserves teams in this division. [1]

Brisbane capital city of Queensland, Australia

Brisbane is the capital of and the most populated city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of 2.5 million, and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.5 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the historic European settlement and is situated inside a peninsula of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range, sprawling across several of Australia's most populous local government areas (LGAs)—most centrally the City of Brisbane, which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation. The demonym of Brisbane is "Brisbanite".

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Australian soccer league system

The Australian football league system is the league structure for association football clubs in Australia. The league system in Australia since 1977 has involved one top divisional league controlled by Football Federation Australia and many leagues run within each state below. The National Soccer League stood from 1977–2004 as the top nationwide tier above the current state-based league systems, in 2005, the A-League was established as its successor. The introduction of the National Premier Leagues in 2013 introduced a direct second tier of football in Australia, underpinning the A-League. The National Premier Leagues incorporated the existing state leagues as divisions with a nationwide end of season finals series. In 2013, the National Premier Leagues rebranded 5 of the 9 top state leagues, and the remainder – with the exception of the Northern Territory – joined in 2014. There is no promotion and relegation to and from the top-tier A-League, and promotion and relegation at other levels varies between different state systems.

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History

The 1949 Brisbane soccer season was the first in which the number of entries required the formation of a fourth division. The seven teams competing in 1949 Division 4 were Shafston Rovers (undefeated Div 4 champions [2] ), Redbank, Wilston (all first grade teams), and reserves teams of Merton Rovers, Corinthians, Latrobe and Wynnum. [3]

The fourth tier of Brisbane soccer continued to be known as Division 4 from 1949 to 1982, with reserve teams from higher division teams continuing to participate alongside first grade teams of other clubs until 1977. When the Brisbane Premier League was formed in 1983, the Tier 4 league became Division 3. An intermediate league existed at Tier 2 between 1984 and 1986 and the fourth tier became Amateur Division 2. From 1987 to 1996, Tier 4 was again known as Division 4 before reverting to Amateur Division 2 again between 1997 and 2001, then Division 3 for the 2002 season. [4]

Brisbane Premier League

The Brisbane Premier League (BPL), also known as the Flight Centre Premier League, is the first tier of senior football in Brisbane, Queensland. It is run and administered by Football Brisbane. Twelve teams play a twenty-two match regular season, with the team at the top of the table designated as 'Premiers', and the top four teams qualifying for a finals series.

From 2003 to 2012, the fourth tier of Brisbane football was known as Metro League Division One, which operated below the three tops tiers: the BPL, Premier Division One and Two. The league was composed of a mix of first grade teams from some clubs, and reserve teams from other clubs in the three premier divisions. The most successful club during this period was University of Queensland FC which won four Metro League One Grand Finals in the ten seasons between 2003 and 2012. [4]

The University of Queensland Football Club is the soccer club of the University of Queensland. The club was formed in 1955, and currently hosts its highest teams in Football Brisbane's Capital One League and the Women's National Premier League. The Club has a tradition of playing attractive, attacking soccer and, with 90 teams in junior and senior football in 2017, it is one of the largest clubs in both Brisbane and Queensland.

Since being rebranded Capital League 3 in 2013 following a restructure of Football Brisbane competitions, this division has continued in its 12 team format, with 22 rounds of matches played in the regular season to decide the premiers, followed by a finals series involving the top four teams to determine the champions.

Football Brisbane is the governing body responsible for the administration of Senior Men's, Senior Women's and Junior football (soccer) in Brisbane and some immediately adjoining areas, in Queensland, Australia.

Format

The regular season consists of 22 rounds with teams playing each other twice in a home and away format.

Following the regular season the top four teams on the table play in a finals series using the following format:

Promotion/relegation

At the end of the regular season the top two teams are promoted to Capital League 2 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Capital League 4. There is a finals series at the end of the regular season. [1]

Clubs

The clubs for the 2017 season are shown in the table below:

TeamHome GroundLocationFounded
AC Carina Brisbane Abruzzo Club Carina 1986
Bardon Latrobe Bowman Park Bardon 1916
Caboolture Sports Grant Road Sports Complex Morayfield 1974
Clairvaux Clairvaux MacKillop College Upper Mount Gravatt 1967
Jimboomba United Kurrajong Park Jimboomba 1982
Narangba United Narangba Sporting Complex Narangba 1997
Newmarket McCook Park Newmarket 1949
Redcliffe PCYC Talobilla Park Kippa-Ring 1966
Slacks Creek Usher Park Daisy Hill 1974
St George Willawong St. Georges Park Willawong 2010
Tarragindi Tigers Esher Street Tarragindi -
Northern Brisbane The Cove Brisbane 2019
Westside Grovely Sports Ground Grovely 1964

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Football Brisbane - Rules of Competition 2017" (PDF). Football Brisbane. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Advertising". Brisbane Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 23 August 1949. p. 21. Retrieved 1 July 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "No Notable Changes in Senior Soccer Teams". Queensland Times (19, 449). Queensland, Australia. 7 April 1949. p. 3 (DAILY). Retrieved 1 July 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  4. 1 2 "Brisbane Capital League Division Three Champions". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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