Football Brisbane Capital League 1

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Football Brisbane Capital League 1
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Capital League 1 Logo
Founded2013
CountryAustralia
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to Brisbane Premier League
Relegation to Capital League 2
Domestic cup(s) Canale Cup
FFA Cup
Current champions AC Carina (2019)
Current premiers St George Willawong FC (2019)
Website Football Brisbane SportsTG Fixtures & Results
Current: 2019 Capital League 1

Capital League 1 is the second tier of men's senior football (soccer) in Brisbane, Queensland and Level 5 within the Australia. It is administered by Football Brisbane. All clubs participating in Capital League 1 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]

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History

The first edition of a second tier league in the Brisbane soccer competition to be widely reported was the newly formed Division 2 in 1921. Seven clubs contested the Division 2 championship in 1921: Blackstone Rovers, Queens Park, Kangaroo Rats, Western Suburbs, Toowong, Bulimba Rangers and Kedron United. [2] Blackstone Rovers, an Ipswich-based club, won the Division 2 premiership after beating Queens Park 1–0 in a play-off after the clubs finished level on points at the end of the regular season. [3]

A second division of the Brisbane soccer competition has been contested continuously since 1921 with the exception of the early 1930s when the Ipswich clubs broke away from the Brisbane competition to form their own league, and during World War 2. When the top clubs split away to form the Queensland Soccer Federation in 1962, enough clubs joined the new body to form a Division One under the new State League. The QSF absorbed the former Brisbane & Ipswich District Football Association clubs in 1964 and the top two divisions were renamed back to Division One and Two in 1965. Since the formation of the Brisbane Premier League in 1983, the Brisbane soccer competition structure has been altered several times. Second tier divisions in the Brisbane competition have been:

From 2003 to 2012 the tier below the Brisbane Premier League was known as Premier Division 1. It operated as a twelve team competition from 2004 to 2009, then expanded to fourteen teams for season 2010, to accommodate clubs returning to the BPL from the now defunct Queensland State League.

Since being renamed Capital League 1 in 2013 in which the competition has returned to a 12 team format.

Format

The regular season consists of 22 rounds with teams playing each other twice in a home and away format. The team which finishes first is crowned as the Premiers of the division.

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

The winner of the Grand Final is declared as the Champions of the division.

Promotion/relegation

At the end of the regular season the top two teams are eligible for promotion to Brisbane Premier League.The bottom two teams at the end of the regular season are relegated to Capital League 2.

Clubs

The clubs for the 2020 season are shown in the table below: [6]

TeamHome GroundLocationFounded
AC Carina Brisbane Abruzzo Club Carina 1984
Annerley FC Elder Oval Annerley 1945
Brisbane Athletic FC Pinkenba Recreational Reserve Pinkenba 1982
Ipswich City FC Sutton Park Brassall 1975
Mount Gravatt Dittmer Park Mount Gravatt 1960
New Farm United SC New Farm Park New Farm 1986
North Pine Bob Brock Park Dakabin 1974
Samford Rangers FC Samford Parklands Samford 1973
The Lakes FCKinsellas Park North Lakes 2010
UQFC University of Queensland St Lucia 1955
Virginia United Albert Bishop Park Virginia 1970
Western Spirit FC Kippen Park Goodna 1974

Seasons since 1962

SeasonCompetitionRegular seasonFinals series
PremiersLeague Runners-UpChampionsScoreFinalists
1962QSF Division 1 Germania Redbank Dinmore Grand Final result unknown
1963QSF Division 1 Redbank Dinmore Mitchelton Grand Final result unknown
1964QSF Division 1 Hollandia-Inala UnknownGrand Final result unknown
1965Division 2 St Helens Redbank Dinmore Redbank Dinmore 2–1 St Helens
1966Division 2 Hollandia-Inala Polonia Hollandia-Inala 3–1 Polonia
1967Division 2 Azzurri Polonia Grand Final result unknown
1968Division 2 Germania Wynnum District Grand Final result unknown
1969Division 2 Latrobe Wynnum District Grand Final result unknown
1970Division 2 Wynnum District Easts-Aston Villa Grand Final result unknown
1971Division 2 Oxley United Mitchelton Mitchelton 5–2 Oxley United
1972Division 2 Wynnum Mount Gravatt Wynnum Unknown
1973Division 2 Annerley Southside Eagles Grand Final result unknown
1974Division 2 Southside Eagles / St Helens United top two Southside Eagles 2–1 St Helens United
1975Division 2 Redlands United Mount Gravatt Grand Final result unknown
1976Division 2 Annerley Wynnum District Gold Coast UnitedUnknown
1977Division 2 Grange Thistle Sunnyside United Grange Thistle Sunnyside United
1978Division 2 Wynnum District Gold Coast UnitedGold Coast UnitedUnknown
1979Division 2 Olympic Darra United Grand Final result unknown
1980Division 2 Pine Rivers United Salisbury Goodna and District Unknown
1981Division 2 North Star Goodna and District No finals series
1982Division 2 Newmarket Bardon Latrobe Juniors Bardon Latrobe Juniors Unknown
1983Division 1 Wynnum District Newmarket Wynnum District Unknown
1984Intermediate League Brisbane Lions reserves Valley Trident Brisbane Lions reserves Unknown
1985Intermediate League Wynnum District Mitchelton Rochedale Rovers 3–1 Wynnum District
1986Intermediate League Rochedale Rovers Acacia Ridge Rochedale Rovers Acacia Ridge
1987Division 2 Brisbane Croatia Wynnum District Wynnum District Brisbane Croatia
1988Division 2 Pine Rivers United Acacia Ridge Acacia Ridge Unknown
1989Division 2 Acacia Ridge Ipswich United Grand Final result unknown
1990Division 2Nerang Brisbane Croatia Nerang3–1 Brisbane Croatia
1991Division 2 Grange Thistle Lutwyche United Grand Final result unknown
1992Division 2 Inala City Acacia Ridge Wynnum District 5–3 (a.e.t.) Acacia Ridge
1993Division 2Willowburn Wynnum District WillowburnUnknown
1994Division 2 Brisbane City Grange Thistle Brisbane City Unknown
1995Division 2Nerang / Beenleigh top two St Helens United 2–1Nerang
1996Division 2 Brisbane Olympic Rocklea United Grand Final result unknown
1997Semi-Pro Division 1 North Mitchelton North Star Mitchelton 4–2 Albany Creek
Semi-Pro Division 1 South Toowoomba United Mount Gravatt Mount Gravatt 2–1 Inala City
1998Semi-Pro Division 1 North Eastern Suburbs Albany Creek Albany Creek 3–0 Eastern Suburbs
Semi-Pro Division 1 South Toowoomba United Rocklea United Toowoomba United 2–1 Capalaba
1999Semi-Pro Division 1 North North Star Albany Creek North Star 1–0 Eastern Suburbs
Semi-Pro Division 1 South Rocklea United Souths United Rocklea United 2–1 Souths United
2000Semi-Pro Division 1 North University of Queensland Mitchelton No finals series
Semi-Pro Division 1 South Eastern Suburbs Souths United No finals series
2001Semi-Pro Division 1 North Star The Gap North Star 2–0 Mitchelton
2002Premier Division 1 Pine Rivers United Souths United Pine Rivers United 3–2 Souths United
2003Premier Division 1 Eastern Suburbs Mitchelton University of Queensland 2–0 Brisbane Olympic
2004Premier Division 1 University of Queensland Brisbane Olympic University of Queensland 4–3 Peninsula Power
2005Premier Division 1 Mount Gravatt Beenleigh Mount Gravatt 3–1 Peninsula Power
2006Premier Division 1 Ipswich Knights Peninsula Power University of Queensland 1–0 Brisbane Olympic
2007Premier Division 1 North Pine Brisbane Olympic Brisbane Force 2–0 Beenleigh
2008Premier Division 1 Eastern Suburbs Capalaba Beenleigh 3–2 Capalaba
2009Premier Division 1 Pine Hills Beenleigh Beenleigh 2–1 University of Queensland
2010Premier Division 1 North Pine University of Queensland University of Queensland 3–1 North Pine
2011Premier Division 1 Lions FC North Star North Star 3–0 Moggill
2012Premier Division 1 Albany Creek Pine Rivers United Pine Rivers United 3–1 Logan Lightning
2013 Capital League 1 Mitchelton Bayside United Mitchelton 3–2 Mount Gravatt
2014 Capital League 1 Mitchelton Taringa Rovers Taringa Rovers 1–1
4–2 ( p )
Bayside United
2015 Capital League 1 Holland Park Hawks North Pine Holland Park Hawks 3–0 North Pine
2016 Capital League 1 Souths United Grange Thistle Grange Thistle 0–0
3–2 ( p )
Southside Eagles
2017 Capital League 1 Taringa Rovers North Pine Taringa Rovers 3–2 (a.e.t.) North Pine
2018 Capital League 1 Caboolture Sports Toowong Toowong 0–0
4–2 ( p )
Caboolture Sports
2019 Capital League 1 St. George Willawong North Star AC Carina 3–2 St. George Willawong

Sources:www.socceraust.co.uk Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables (Tier 2 Top Four – 1921 to 2018)

Media

Matches from Capital League 1 are irregularly filmed by FBTV. Media outlets in Ipswich and Toowoomba in particular follow the fortunes of their local clubs.

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