FQPL Northern

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FQPL North
Organising body Football Queensland
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005)
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
StateFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs10 (across male and female)
Level on pyramid 5
Domestic cup(s) Australia Cup
Current champions Brothers Townsville FC
Current premiers Brothers 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.

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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

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

TeamFQPL TeamsHome GroundLocationEst.
Brothers Townsville FCMale/FemaleHi Vista Park Mount Louisa 1967 [1]
Burdekin FCMaleInternational Park Ayr 1940
Estates FCMale/FemaleVictoria Park South Townsville 1927
MA Olympic FCMale/FemaleOlympic Park Annandale 1967 [2]
Rebels FCMale/FemaleGreenwood Park Kirwan 1973 [3]
Riverway JCU FCMale/FemaleJoe Baker Field Douglas 2021
Saints Eagles Souths FCMale/FemaleAitkenvale Park Aitkenvale 1971 [4]
Townsville Warriors FCMale/FemaleMelrose Park Garbutt 1966 [5]
Wulguru United FCFemaleWulguru 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.

TeamMinor PremiershipsFinals 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.
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