Football Queensland Central

Last updated January 30, 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) The Wesley Hall Cup	Grand Final Details
1949^[5]			Nerimbera
1950^[6]			Frenchville
1951^[7]			Nerimbera
1952^[8]			Mt Morgan
1953^[9]			Nerimbera
1954^[10]			Nerimbera
1959	Frenchville, Nerimbera, Railway Recreation, "Bulletin" Dodgers		Railway Recreation
1960			Frenchville	Frenchville 1 defeated Nerimbera 0 at Rockhampton Showgrounds Frenchville - Neville Janes
1965			Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation 1 defeated Frenchville 0 after extra time at the Rockhampton Cricket Ground. It was 0-all at full time. Railway Recreation - Peter Egan (penalty)
1966			Nerimbera	Nerimbera 5 defeated Railway Recreation 1 at Dean Street, Rockhampton Nerimbera - Charlie Combes (4), Barry Coombs Railway Recreation - Rowland
1968		Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation	Railway Recreation 2 defeated Gladstone United 1 Railway Recreation - Peter Egan, Kel Higson Gladstone United - Nick Demchenko
1969	5 - Railway Recreation, Nerimbera, Frenchville, Gladstone United, Mt Morgan	Railway Recreation (Undefeated)	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 McLeod Park, Rockhampton
1972	4 - Railway Recreation, Frenchville, Nerimbera, Bluebirds United	Railway Recreation	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, Rockhampton Bluebirds United - Peter Pirog
1977	6 - Bluebirds United, Wolves, Leichhardt United, St George, Frenchville, Nerimbera		Bluebirds United (4th)	Bluebirds United 4 defeated Wolves 1 at McLeod Park, Rockhampton Bluebirds United - Alfie McDonaugh (2), Alan Caird, Rodney Leis Wolves - John Druery
1978	7 - Frenchville, Nerimbera, Bluebirds United, St George, Berserker, Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education, Leichhardt United	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 2 defeated Bluebirds United 1 at McLeod Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Wayne Druery (2) Bluebirds United - Greg McMillan
1979	6 - Frenchville, Nerimbera, St George, Bluebirds United, Berserker, Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education	Frenchville	Nerimbera	Nerimbera 4 defeated Frenchville 0
1980	6 - Nerimbera, Bluebirds United, Leichhardt United, Frenchville, St George, Berserker	Nerimbera	Leichhardt United (1st)	Leichhardt United 3 defeated Bluebirds United 2 after extra time at McLeod Park, Rockhampton. It was 2-all at full time. Leichhardt United - Glen Moss, Jeff Feltell (penalty), Rob O'Grady (in extra time) Bluebirds United - Lee McBride, Greg McMillan (penalty)
1981	8 - Nerimbera, Frenchville, Leichhardt United, St George, Yeppoon, Bluebirds United, Blackwater, Berserker	Nerimbera	Nerimbera	First Grand Final -
1982		Nerimbera	Nerimbera	Nerimbera 2 defeated Frenchville 1 after extra time at McLeod Park, Rockhampton. It was nil-all at full time. Nerimbera - John Neibling (during extra time), Own goal (during extra time) Frenchville - Bill Gillespie (during extra time)
1983	9 - Frenchville, Nerimbera, Clinton, Wolves (Gladstone), St George, Bluebirds United, QLD Alumina Sports Club, Capicornia Institute of Advanced Education, Gladstone United	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 2 defeated St George 1 at Ryan Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Brett Druery, Bevan Dingley St George - Darryl Brown
1984	12 - Frenchville, Mackay Rangers, Mackay Lions, Parkside (Mackay), St George, Nerimbera, Clinton, Bluebirds United, Wolves (Gladstone), Mackay Wanderers, QLD Alumina Sports Club, Gladstone United	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 2 defeated St George 0 at Norbridge Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Brett Druery, Doug Swain
1985		Berserker (Undefeated)	Berserker	First Grand Final at - Grand Final Replay - Berserker 3 defeated Frenchville 2 after extra time at Ryan Park, Rockhampton. It was 1-all at full time. Berserker - Brad Smith, Warren Jarvis (in extra time), Bruce Bock (in extra time) Frenchville - Kruk (penalty), Myles Hunt (in extra time)
1989			Frenchville	Frenchville 3 defeated Nerimbera 1 Frenchville - Jason Wyer (2), Craig Green Nerimbera - Shaun Jones
1991			Bluebirds United
1993			Berserker
1995			Nerimbera	Nerimbera 3 defeated Frenchville 1 after extra time at Ryan Park, Rockhampton. It was 1-all at full time. Nerimbera - Michael Bettridge (2 including a goal in extra time), John Muir (in extra time) Frenchville - Jason Wyer
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)
2006	9 - Clinton, Frenchville, Nerimbera, Southside United, Bluebirds United, Berserker, Capricorn Coast, Central (Gladstone), Parkana	Clinton
2007		Capricorn Coast	Capricorn Coast (1st)	Capricorn Coast defeated Bluebirds United 9-8 on penalties after extra time at Apex Park, Yeppoon. It was 2-all at full time and 3-all after extra time. Capricorn Coast - Cameron Mackay (2 including 1 during extra time), Brad Stevens Bluebirds United - Brendan James, Matthew Sauer, Peter Degroot (in extra time) Player of the Grand Final - Dylan Kussrow (Capricorn Coast)
2008			Southside United	Southside United 2 defeated Clinton 1 at Jardine Park, Rockhampton Southside United - Josh Lucey (2) Clinton - Own goal
2009			Clinton (1st)	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	Capricorn Coast	Capricorn Coast defeated Clinton
2012			Clinton (2nd)
2013	10 - Frenchville, Clinton, Central, Nerimbera, Bluebirds United, Central QLD Energy, Southside United, Emerald, Capricorn Coast, Berserker	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 4 defeated Clinton 3 at Jardine Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Michael Cay (2), Paul Jackson, Jesse Thompson Clinton - Scott Rouse, Marc Wheeler, Mitchell Innocend
2014	9 - Southside United, Frenchville, Clinton, Capricorn Coast, Bluebirds United, Central, Nerimbera, Emerald, Berserker	Southside United	Frenchville	Frenchville 3 defeayed Clinton 0 at Ryan Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - F King, T Hickey, D Trim
2015	8 - Frenchville, Clinton, Capricorn Coast, Southside United, Bluebirds United, Berserker, Emerald, Nerimbera	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 5 defeated Clinton 2 Frenchville - Clinton - Player of the Grand Final - Jordan Miller (Frenchville)
2016	9 - Frenchville, Clinton, Capricorn Coast, Southside United, Bluebirds United, Parkana, Nerimbera, Berserker, Emerald	Frenchville (Undefeated)	Frenchville	Frenchville 6 defeated Clinton 5 Frenchville - Clinton - Player of the Grand Final - Jordan Miller (Frenchville)
2017	7 - Capricorn Coast, Clinton, Frenchville, Bluebirds United, Southside United, Parkana, Nerimbera	Capricorn Coast	Capricorn Coast (3rd)	Capricorn Coast 4 defeated Frenchville 3 at Apex Park, Yeppoon Capricorn Coast - Ben Cummins (2), Tim English, Flynn Berry Frenchville - Jordan Miller (2 including a penalty), Paul Jackson
2018	7 - Clinton, Frenchville, Capricorn Coast, Central, Bluebirds United, Southside United, Nerimbera	Clinton	Clinton (3rd)	Clinton 1 defeated Capricorn Coast 0 after extra time. It was 0-all at full time. Clinton - Liam Jones
2019	7 - Capricorn Coast, Frenchville, Clinton, Bluebirds United, Central, Nerimbera, Southside United	Capricorn Coast	Frenchville	Frenchville 3 defeated Capricorn Coast 2 after extra time at Ryan Park, Rockhampton. It was 2-all at full time. Frenchville - Harry Dean (2 including 1 during extra time), Shane Lubbe (during extra time) Capricorn Coast - To be advised Player of the Grand Final - Harry Dean (Frenchville)
2020	6 - Frenchville, Bluebirds United, Central, Berserker Southside, Nerimbera, Capricorn Coast	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville 2 defeated Bluebirds United 1
2021	6 - Frenchville, Capricorn Coast, Clinton, Bluebirds United, Nerimbera, Central	Frenchville	Frenchville	Frenchville defeated Clinton 7-6 on penalties after extra time. It was 2-all after extra time.
2022 ^[11]	6 - Clinton, Frenchville, Central, Southside United, Nerimbera, Capricorn Coast	Clinton	Frenchville	Frenchville 1 defeated Clinton 0 at Ryan Park, Rockhampton Frenchville - Harry Dean
2023 ^[12]	9 - Clinton, Frenchville, Nerimbera, Central, Southside United, Capricorn Coast, Parkana, Berserker, Bluebirds United	Clinton (Undefeated)	Clinton (4th)	Clinton 3 defeated Nerimbera 0 at Club Clinton Park, Gladstone Clinton - Liam Stephen, Matthew Varnes, Scott Rouse
2024 ^[13]	8 - Clinton (Gladstone), Frenchville, Central, Nerimbera, Southside United, Capricorn Coast, CQU Berserker, Bluebirds United	Clinton	Clinton (5th)	Clinton 3 defeated Frenchville 1 at Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone Clinton - Ethan Munster, Jake Schofield, Liam Stephen Frenchville - Tyler Wetzler
2025 ^[14]	7 - Clinton (Gladstone), Frenchville, Central (Gladstone), Capricorn Coast), Nerimbera, Berserker, Bluebirds United	Clinton	Clinton (6th)	Clinton 2 defeated Frenchville 0 at Ryan Park, Rockhampton Clinton - Ethan Munster, Unknown
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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/56922490
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56957799
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57123896
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57269329
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57279899
↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57279899
↑ https://frenchvillesportsclub.com.au/blog/frenchville-roos-secure-fourth-consecutive-wesley-hall-cup-win
↑ https://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-central-coast/
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[: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/56922490

[6] ttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56957799

[7] ttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57123896

[8] ttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57269329

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

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

[11] ttps://frenchvillesportsclub.com.au/blog/frenchville-roos-secure-fourth-consecutive-wesley-hall-cup-win

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

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

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

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