FQPL Northern

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FQPL North
Organising body Football Queensland
Founded2005;17 years ago (2005)
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
StateFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland
Confederation AFC
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid 4
Domestic cup(s) Australia Cup
Current champions MA Olympic
Current premiers MA Olympic

FQPL Northern is the top association football league in the region of North Queensland. 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.

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

Current Clubs

2022 Season
As of 2022, FQPL Northern currently consists of the following clubs:

TeamFootball OfferedHome GroundLocationEst.
Brothers Townsville FC Junior/SeniorHi Vista Park Mount Louisa 1967 [1]
Burdekin FC Junior/SeniorInternational Park Ayr 1940
Estates FC Junior/SeniorVictoria Park South Townsville 1927
Ingham Wolves FC Junior/SeniorAugie Pane Fields Ingham 2007
MA Olympic FC Junior/SeniorOlympic Park Annandale 1967 [2]
Rebels FC Junior/SeniorGreenwood Park Kirwan 1973 [3]
Riverway JCU FC Junior/SeniorJoe Baker Field Douglas 2021
Saints Eagles Souths FC Junior/SeniorAitkenvale Park Aitkenvale 1971 [4]
Townsville Warriors FC Junior/SeniorMelrose Park Garbutt 1966 [5]

Plans are currently being made to add NQ Congo United and Wulguru United back into top tier competitions.

Past Champions

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

TeamMinor PremiershipsFinals Series
MA Olympic FC 7 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022)5 (2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Saints Eagles Souths FC 1 (2020)2 (2011, 2020)
Brothers Townsville FC 1 (2017)2 (2014, 2017)
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.

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