Football Queensland North

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Football Queensland Northern is a Football Queensland licensed zone which operates soccer competitions within the cities and shires of Townsville, Ingham, and Ayr. Junior competitions are regularly only inclusive of Townsville clubs, however Ayr and Ingham run their own junior programs.

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Football Queensland Northern

Football Queensland Northern is responsible for running the North Queensland Premier League, and all other Junior and Senior competitions in the area. They are also responsible for all refereeing, coaching, and playing programs in the region. Most clubs offer both male and female football. Football Queensland Northern was formerly known as Townsville Football, and changed for governance purposes in 2018.

Men's Premiers and Knock Out Cup/Champions (Grand Final Winners)

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SeasonPremiersNumber of ClubsKnock Out Cup WinnersTo be used for Notes/Scorers in the Knock Out Cup Final/Grand Final
1936 [1] Pastimes
1937 [2] Estates
1938 [3] 4 - Estates, Pastimes, Powerhouse, S & B
1940 [4] Estates
1948 [5] Rovers
1950Trojans6 - Legionnaires, RIPS, Rovers, Souths United, Trojans, YMCA
1952 [6] Estates7 - Estates, RIPS, Rovers, Souths United, Torchbearers, Trojans, YMCA [7]
1953 [8] Estates5 - Estates, RAAF, RIPS, Rovers, Souths UnitedSouths United
1954 [9] Estates5 - Estates, RAAF, RIPS, Rovers, Souths UnitedSouths UnitedExample
1955
1956Souths United
19575 - Estates, Idalia Rovers, RIPS, Rovers, Souths United
1958Estates5 - Estates, Idalia Rovers, RIPS, Rovers, Souths United
1959Estates6
1960Internationals
1961Estates5 - Estates, Internationals, Parkside, RIPS, Rovers
1962Rovers5 - Estates, Olympics, Parkside, RIPS, Rovers
19635 - Estates, Olympic, Parkside, RIPS, Rovers
1964RIPS
1965RIPS5 - Crosskeys United, Estates, Olympic, RIPS, Rovers
1966Roma (Ingham)8 - Ayr, Crosskeys United, Estates, Home Hill, Ingham Rangers, RIPS, Roma (Ingham), Olympics
1967RIPS (A)Tbc
1968OlympicTbc
1969Roma (Ingham) (Undefeated)6 - Roma (Ingham), Olympic, RIPS, Rangers (Ingham), Estates, Idalia RoversExampleExample
1970Roma (Ingham)8 - Estates, Idalia Rovers, Ingham Rangers, Olympic, RIPS, Roma (Ingham), University, WarriorsOlympic
1971Estates7 - Estates, Olympic, Roma (Ingham), RIPS, Idalia Rovers, Warriors, UniversityOlympicExample
1972OlympicOlympicOlympic 3 defeated Estates 1

Olympic - Steen Jensen, Ian Melville, R Walker

Estates - Jock McCann

1973Olympics8 - Olympics, Estates, Polonia, Aitkenvale, Warriors, RIPS, Army United, AyrOlympicsExample
1974Olympic9 - Aitkenvale, Ayr, Estates, Mt Stuart Army United, Olympic, Polonia, Rebels, RIPS, Warriors,OlympicOlympic 1 defeated Ayr 0

Olympic - Ray Stark

1975Olympic8 - Olympic, Estates, Ayr, Polonia, Rebels, Army, Aitkenvale, Roma (Ingham)EstatesEstates 3 defeated Olympic 1

Estates - Wayne Bye (2), Hugh Montgomery

Olympic - Alf Sarinas

1976Ayr (1st)8 - Ayr, Estates, Rebels, Olympic, Polonia, Mt Stuart (Army), Aitkenvale, RIPSEstatesEstates 2 defeated Olympic 1

Estates - Wayne Bye (penalty), Ian Crichton

Olympic - Paul Trovalusci

1977
1978OlympicExampleExampleExample
1979Olympic8 - Aitkenvale, Ayr, Brothers, Estates, Olympic, Polonia, Roma, WarriorsEstatesExample
1980Aitkenvale (1st)ExampleExampleExample
1981Estates (tbc)
1982Ayr (2nd)8Aitkenvale (2nd)Aitkenvale 4 defeated Estates 0

Aitkenvale - Stephen Beard (3), Rob Lawson (penalty)

1983Estates8 - Estates, Aitkenvale, Ayr, Brothers, Olympic, Warriors, Herbert Valley (Ingham), Idalia RoversEstates
1984Aitkenvale (2nd)8
1985Aitkenvale (3rd)8Mundingburra Olympic United
1986Mundingburra Olympic United8Mundingburra Olympic United
1987Mundingburra Olympic United8 - Aitkenvale, Ayr, Brothers, Estates, Mundingburra Olympic United, Souths Wallaroos, Townsville Warriors, Wulguru Stuart CludenAitkenvaleAitkenvale 2 defeated Mundingburra Olympic United 1

Aitkenvale - Craig Collins, Barry Edgar

Mundingburra Olympic United - Mal Quantrill

1988Estates (Undefeated)10 - Estates, Brothers, Mundingburra Olympic United, Aitkenvale PYC, Wulguru Stuart Cluden, Burdekin (Ayr), Souths Wallaroos, Warriors, Polonia, Thuringowa CityEstatesEstates 2 defeated Brothers 0

Estates - Eric Abel, Brett Wilson

1989Aitkenvale PYC (Police Youth Club) (4th)10Mundingburra Olympic UnitedMundingburra Olympic United 1 drew with Aitkenvale PYC 1

Mundingburra OLympic United - Own goal

Aitkenvale PYC - Chris James

Replay - Mundingburra Olympic United 3 defeated Aitkenvale PYC 0

Mundingburra Olympic United - Mal Quantrill (2), Ian Jones

1990Aitkenvale PYC (Police Youth Club) (5th)10 - Aitkenvale PYC, Brothers, Burdekin (Ayr), Heatley Warriors, Herbert Valley (Ingham), Estates, Mundingburra Olympic United, Polonia, Wulguru Stuart CludenMundingburra Olympic UnitedMundingburra Olympic United 2 defeated Estates 0

Mundingburra Olympic United - Mal Quantrill (2)

Player of the match - Keith Royle (Mundingburra Olympic United

1991Mundingburra Olympic United10 - Mundingburra Olympic United, Estates, Burdekin (Ayr), Brothers, Wulguru, Aitkenvale United, Souths Wallaroos, Polonia, Herbert Valley (Ingham), Heatley Warriors
1992Aitkenvale United (6th)10 - Aitkenvale United, Mundingburra Olympic United, Burdekin (Ayr), Wulguru Stuart Cluden, Brothers, Estates, Heatley Warriors, Herbert Valley, Souths Wallaroos, PoloniaBrothers (1st)Brothers 2 defeated Mundingburra Olympic United 1

Brothers - Tim McAuliffe, John Herring

Mundingburra Olympic United - Felix Gabiola

1993Heatley Warriors (1st)6 - Aitkenvale United, Brothers, Burdekin (Ayr), Heatley Warriors, Mundingburra Olympic United, WulguruBurdekin (Ayr)Burdekin (Ayr) 2 defeated Wulguru 1 after extra time. It was 1-all at full time.
1994Wulguru Stuart Cluden
1995Townsville RoostersBurdekin (Ayr)Burdekin (Ayr) 3 defeated Brothers 2

Burdekin (Ayr) - Steven Le Jarraga (2), Steven Stanbrook

Brothers - Scott Rawkins, Mark Cooker

1996Townsville Roosters
1997BrothersWulguru Stuart CludenWulguru Stuart Cluden 1 defeated Brothers 0

Wulguru Stuart Cluden - Allen Paul

1998BurdekinAitkenvale OlympicAitkenvale Olympic 4 defeated Burdekin (Ayr) 3
1999
2000
2001
2002Brothers
2003Wulguru Stuart CludenAitkenvale OlympicAitkenvale Olympic defeated Wulguru Stuart Cluden 4–3 on penalties after extra time. It was 1-all at full time and after extra time.

Aitkenvale Olympic - Theo Nicopoulos

Wulguru Stuart Cluden - Mark Grice

2004Wulguru Stuart Cluden
2005 [10] MA Olympic10
2006 [11] Wulguru United10MA OlympicMA Olympic 1 defeated Wulguru United 0
2007 [11] Wulguru United10BrothersBrothers 2 defeated Rebels 1
2008 [10] MA OlympicTo be confirmedMA Olympic
2009 [10] MA Olympic10MA OlympicMA Olympic 2 defeated Townsville Warriors 1
2010 [12] Brothers10Brothers
2011 [13] MA Olympic10Saints Eagles SouthsSaints Eagles Souths 3 defeated MA Olympic 2
2012 [14] Rebels10MA OlympicMA Olympic 2 defeated Rebels 0
2013 [15] MA Olympic9Burdekin (Ayr)Burdekin (Ayr) 1 defeated MA Olympic 0
2014 [16] Townsville Warriors (2nd)10BrothersBrothers 2 defeated Townsville Warriors 1
2015 [17] MA Olympic9Townsville Warriors (1st)Townsville Warriors 2 defeated MA Olympic 1

Townsville Warriors - Stephen Ramsbotham, Ben Horrocks

MA Olympic - Kimon Toumazos

2016 [18] MA Olympic8Rebels
2017 [19] Brothers6 - Brothers, Burdekin (Ayr), MA Olympic, Rebels, Saints Eagles Souths, Townsville WarriorsBrothersBrothers defeated MA Olympic 4–2 on penalties. It was 1-all at full time and after extra time.
2018 [20] Townsville Warriors (3rd)8 - Townsville Warriors, Rebels, Wulguru United, MA Olympic, Saints Eagles Souths, Brothers, Burdekin (Ayr), InghamMA OlympicMA Olympic 3 defeated Townsville Warriors 1
2019 [21] MA Olympic8 - MA Olympic, Townsville Warriors, Brothers, Wulguru United, Saints Eagles Souths, Burdekin (Ayr), Rebels, InghamMA OlympicMA Olympic 3 defeated Townsville Warriors 0
2020 [22] Saints Eagles Souths8 - Saints Eagles Souths, MA Olympic, Brothers, Townsville Warriors, Burdekin, Wulguru United, Rebels, InghamSaints Eagles SouthsSaints Eagles Souths 4 defeated MA Olympic 2 after extra time. It was 1-all at full time.
2021 [23] MA Olympic8 - MA Olympic, Brothers, Saints Eagles Souths, Burdekin, Townsville Warriors, Rebels, Estates, InghamMA OlympicMA Olympic 3 defeated Brothers 1
2022 [24] MA Olympic9 - Brothers, Burdekin (Ayr), Estates, Ingham, MA Olympic, Rebels, Riverway JCU (James Cook University), Saints Eagles Souths, Townsville WarriorsMA OlympicMA Olympic 2 defeated Saints Eagles Souths 1
2023Brothers9 - Brothers, Burdekin, Estates, Ingham, MA Olympic, Rebels, Riverway JCU (James Cook University), Saints Eagles Souths, Townsville WarriorsBrothersBrothers 1 defeated MA Olympic 0
2024 [25] MA Olympic8 - Brothers, Burdekin, Estates, MA Olympic, Rebels, Riverway JCU (James Cook University), Saints Eagles Souths, Townsville WarriorsBrothersBrothers 4 defeated Burdekin 3

Brothers - Francis Witt (3), Enzo Barales

Burdekin - Matthew Kolb (2), Luke Maguire

2025 [25] MA Olympic8 - Brothers, Burdekin, Estates, MA Olympic, Rebels, Riverway JCU (James Cook University), Saints Eagles Souths, Townsville WarriorsMA OlympicMA Olympic 3 defeated Estates 2

MA Olympic - Padraic Glasheen (2 including a penalty), Tom Berzinski

Estates - Sadiki Mwinyi (2)

North Queensland Premier League

The North Queensland Premier League is contested by the teams following:

TeamFootball OfferedHome GroundLocationEst.
Brothers Townsville FC Junior/SeniorHi Vista Park Townsville 1967 [26]
Burdekin FC Junior/SeniorInternational Park Ayr 1973 as Ayr Senior Soccer Association [27]
Estates FC Junior/SeniorVictoria Park Townsville 1932 [28]
Ingham Wolves FC Junior/SeniorAugie Pane Fields Ingham 2007 [29]
Mundingburra Aitkenvale Olympic FC Junior/SeniorOlympic Park Townsville 1967 [30]
Rebels FC Junior/SeniorGreenwood Park Townsville 1973 [31]
Riverway JCU FC Junior/SeniorJoe Baker Field Townsville 2021
Saints Eagles Souths FC Junior/SeniorAitkenvale Park Townsville 1971 [32]
Townsville Warriors FC Junior/SeniorMelrose Park Townsville 1966 [33]

The 2020 Premiers Plate was won by Saints Eagles Souths, where they also went and won the grand final 4–2 over Mundingburra Aitkenvale Olympic. In 2021, MA Olympic won the grand final 3–1 over Brothers Townsville FC.

Other clubs from the region that do not participate in the NQ Premier League include Wulguru United, NQ Congo United and Northern Beaches FC.

In August 2021, it was announced that the NQ Premier League would transition to FQPL North.

Reference List

  1. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64083403
  2. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62151469
  3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/289307617
  4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61479657
  5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63365679
  6. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63541141
  7. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63201517
  8. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62510109
  9. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65199017
  10. 1 2 3 "MA Olympic FC". Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Wulguru United FC". Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Brothers Townsville FC". Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  13. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2011/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  14. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2012/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  15. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2013/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  16. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2014/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  17. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2015/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  18. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2016/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  19. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2017/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  20. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2018/QLD/Nth/table122.html
  21. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2019/QLD/Nth/fixtures.html
  22. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2020/QLD/Nth/fixtures.html
  23. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2021/QLD/Nth/fixtures.html
  24. ↑ https://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/9_current_clubs/ma_olympic.htm
  25. 1 2 https://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-northern/
  26. ↑ "Queensland - North Queensland Clubs Directory 2018". Football in Australia.
  27. ↑ https://www.burdekinfc.com/
  28. ↑ https://estatesfootballclub.com.au/history
  29. ↑ https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=1-9391-137008-0-0&sID=278471
  30. ↑ "History". MA Olympic FC.
  31. ↑ "About Us". Rebels Football Club.
  32. ↑ "About us - Saints Eagles South Football Club". GameDay.
  33. ↑ "Club History - Townsville Warriors Football Club". GameDay.

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