Football Queensland Central

Last updated January 10, 2026

Football Queensland Central Coast is the regional office of Football Queensland servicing the areas between Gladstone, Rockhampton and Longreach. The FQ Central Coast regional office has a local administrator and committee members which are elected by clubs to meet quarterly to discuss functional and geographical matters.

History

Football Queensland Central Coast was established in 2021 as part of Football Queensland's Future of Football 2020+ Reforms.^[1] As part of the reform process, a six-month state-wide consultation with the local football community took place with the aim of improving four key areas of the game: Governance, Administration, Competitions, and Affordability. Following the consultation, FQ Central Coast was created to better reflect the geography and strategic direction of the region.

As part of this change, the Central Queensland Premier League was replaced by the FQPL Central Coast men's and women's competitions from the 2022 season.^[1]^[2]

Clubs and competitions

The premier competitions in the region are the FQPL 3 Central Coast Men's and FQPL Central Coast Women's, both of which form part of the Central Conference in the Football Queensland pyramid.^[2]

FQPL 3 Central Coast
Club	Home Ground	Location	Notes
Berserker Bears FC	Norbridge Park	Rockhampton	Was CQU Berserker FC until 2022
Capricorn Coast FC	Apex Park	Yeppoon
Central FC	Brian Niven Park	Gladstone
Clinton FC	Clinton Field	Gladstone
Frenchville FC	Ryan Park	Rockhampton
Nerimbera FC	Pilbeam Park	Rockhampton
Rockhampton Bluebirds United	Webber Park	Rockhampton
Southside United Sports Club	Jardine Park	Rockhampton

^[3]Accurate for 2024 season as of 26 August 2024

Central Coast Division 1 North
Club	Home Ground	Location
Berserker Bears FC	Norbridge Pak	Rockhampton
Capricorn Coast FC Black	Apex Park	Yeppoon
Capricorn Coast FC Orange	Apex Park	Yeppoon
Frenchville FC Green	Ryan Park	Rockhampton
Frenchville FC White	Ryan Park	Rockhampton
Nerimbera FC	Pilbeam Park	Rockhampton
Parkana	Parkana Field	Rockhampton
Southside United Sports Club	Jardine Park	Rockhampton

^[4]Accurate for 2023 season

Central Coast Division 1 South
Club	Home Ground	Location
Biloela Valleys		Biloela
BITS FC		Gladstone
Calliope		Gladstone
Central FC	Brian Niven Park	Gladstone
Clinton FC	Clinton Field	Gladstone
Yaralla	Yaralla Sports Club Football Pitch	Gladstone

Bold - denotes first-grade team^[4]Accurate for 2023 season

Other Clubs
Club	Home Ground	Location	Notes
Boyne Tannum FC		Gladstone
Berserker Southside	Jardine Park	Rockhampton	Combined team of Berserker and Southside United (2019, 2020). Withdrew prior to the 2021 Central Queensland Premier League season.
Callide United	Callide United Soccer Fields	Biloela
Calliope & District FC		Gladstone
Emerald Eagles FC		Emerald	Withdrew from senior competition after the 2016 Central Queensland Premier League season. Competed in Central Queensland Premier League Division 2 in 2018.
Gracemere Redbacks	Gracemere Sports Club Field	Rockhampton	Compete in Rockhampton Community League.
Monto SC		Monto
St Anthony's Junior SC		Rockhampton

Competitions

Caption text
Season	Number of Teams	Premiers	Champions (Grand Final Winners)	Grand Final Details
1953^[5]			Nerimbera
1954^[6]			Nerimbera
1960			Frenchville	Frenchville 1 defeated Nerimbera at Rockhampton Showgrounds Frenchville - Neville Janes
1968		Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation 2 defeated Gladstone United 1 Railway Recreation - Peter Egan, Kel Higson Gladstone United - Nick Demchenko
1969			Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation 3 defeated Nerimbera 2 Railway Recreation - John Jarvis, Unknown (2) Nerimbera - Own goal, Unknown
1970	4 - Frenchville, Gladstone United, Railway Recreation, Nerimbera	Example	Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation 3 defeated Nerimbera 1 Railway Recreation - John Jarvis (2), Brian Egan Nerimbera - S Bellis (penalty)
1971	6 - Frenchville, Railway Recreation, Nerimbera, Bluebirds United, Gladstone United, Biloela. Gladstone United and Biloela withdrew from the competition part way through the season.	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville defeated Bluebirds United at McCleod Park, Rockhampton
1972			Frenchville	Frenchville 3 defeated Bluebirds United 1 at McLeod Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Steve Byron (penalty), Paul Martin, Wayne Druery Bluebirds United - Bruce Shuker
1973		Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 4 defeated Nerimbera 1 at McLeod Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Len Pollock (2 including a penalty), Graeme Brady, Paul Martin Nerimbera - Smythe
1974			Bluebirds United (1st)	Bluebirds United 5 defeated Frenchville 4 after extra time. It was 4-all at full time. This game was played at McLeod Park, Rockhampton. Bluebirds United - Terry McPherson (3 including 1 during extra time), Cornwell, Peter Pirog Frenchville - Nick Jones (2), Own goal, Len Pollock
1975		Bluebirds United	Bluebirds United (2nd)	Bluebirds United 3 defeated Frenchville 2 after extra time. It was 2-all at full time. Bluebirds United - Julian Parker, Terry McPherson (2 including one during extra time) Frenchville - Mal Cross (penalty), Ian Graham
1976	5 - Bluebirds United, Frenchville, St George, Nerimbera, Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education	Bluebirds United	Bluebirds United (3rd)	Bluebirds United 1 defeated Frenchville 0 at McLeod Park Bluebirds United - Peter Pirog
1977			Bluebirds United (4th)	Bluebirds United 4 defeated Wolves (Gladstone) 1 Bluebirds United - Alfie McDonagh (2), Alan Caird, Rodney Leis Wolves - John Druery
1979			Nerimbera	Nerimbera 4 defeated Frenchville 0
1985			Berserker	First Grand Final - Grand Final Replay -
1989			Frenchville	Frenchville 3 defeated Nerimbera 1 Frenchville - Jason Wyer (2), Craig Green Nerimbera - Shaun Jones
2001			Berserker	Berserker 3 defeated Frenchville 0 at Ryan Park, Rockhampton Berserker - Craig Porter, Anthony Galliozzi, Matthew Bettridge Player of the grand final - Matthew Bettridge (Berserker)
2007		Capricorn Coast
2009			Clinton	Clinton 7 defeated Bluebirds United 1 at Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone
2010	11 - Capricorn Coast, Clinton, Nerimbera, Bluebirds United, Frenchville, Yaralla, Centrals, Parkana, Southside United, CQU Berserker, Wildcats	Capricorn Coast
2013			Frenchville
2014			Frenchville
2015		Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 5 defeated Clinton 2
2016		Frenchville (Undefeated)	Frenchville	Frenchville 6 defeated Clinton 5
2017		Capricorn Coast	Capricorn Coast	Capricorn Coast 4 defeated Frenchville 3
2018		Clinton	Capricorn Coast	Clinton 1 defeated Capricorn Coast 0 after extra time. It was 0-all at full time. Clinton - Liam Jones
2019		Capricorn Coast	Frenchville	Frenchville 3 defeated Capricorn Coat 2 after extra time. It was 2-all at full time.
2020		Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 2 defeated Bluebirds United 1
2021		Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville defeated Clinton 7-6 on penalties after extra time. It was 2-all after extra time.
2022		Clinton	Frenchville	Frenchville 1 defeated Clinton 0
2023 ^[7]	9 - Clinton, Frenchville, Nerimbera, Central, Southside United, Capricorn Coast, Parkana, Berserker, Bluebirds United	Clinton (Undefeated)	Clinton	Clinton 3 defeated Nerimbera 0 at Club Clinton Park, Gladstone Clinton - Liam Stephen, Matthew Varnes, Scott Rouse
2024 ^[8]	8 - Clinton (Gladstone), Frenchville, Central, Nerimbera, Southside United, Capricorn Coast, CQU Berserker, Bluebirds United	Clinton	Clinton	Clinton 3 defeated Frenchville 1 at Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone Clinton - Ethan Munster, Jake Schofield, Liam Stephen Frenchville - Tyler Wetzler
2025 ^[9]	7 - Clinton (Gladstone), Frenchville, Central (Gladstone), Capricorn Coast), Nerimbera, Berserker, Bluebirds United	Clinton	Clinton	Clinton 2 defeated Frenchville 0 at Ryan Park, Rockhampton Clinton - Ethan Munster, Unknown
Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

External links

Clubs

References

1 2 "Future of Football 2020+". Football Queensland. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
1 2 "Football Queensland confirms 2022 regional senior competition structures". Football Queensland. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
↑ Queensland, Football (2024-02-16). "2024 FQ Final Declaration of Leagues for Senior Men and Women". Football Queensland. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
1 2 "Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables - Final season tables -- FQ Central Coast 2023". www.elitetograssroots.net. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57279899
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57279899
↑ https://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/
↑ https://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/
↑ https://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Future of Football 2020+". Football Queensland. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-16.

[:1-2] 1 2 "Football Queensland confirms 2022 regional senior competition structures". Football Queensland. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-16.

[3] Queensland, Football (2024-02-16). "2024 FQ Final Declaration of Leagues for Senior Men and Women". Football Queensland. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

[:2-4] 1 2 "Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables - Final season tables -- FQ Central Coast 2023". www.elitetograssroots.net. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

[5] ttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57279899

[6] ttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57279899

[7] ttps://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/

[8] ttps://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/

[9] ttps://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]