Football Queensland Premier League

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Football Queensland Premier League
FQPL Logo.png
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
First season 2018
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
StateFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland
Confederation AFC
Number of teams24
  • Division 1: 12
  • Division 2: 12
Level on pyramid 3 and 4
Promotion to National Premier Leagues Queensland
Relegation to FQPL – Darling Downs
FQPL – Metro
FQPL – South Coast
FQPL – Sunshine Coast
Domestic cup(s) Australia Cup
Current champions Eastern Suburbs (FQLD 1) (2024)
Magic United (FQLD 2) (2024)
Current premiersSt George Willawong (FQLD 1) (2024)
Holland Park Hawks (FQLD 2) (2024)
Most championships5 teams (1 title each)
Most premierships5 teams (1 title each)
TV partners FQTV
YouTube
Website footballqueensland.com

The Football Queensland Premier League (known by its abbreviation FQPL) is a men's soccer league contested by clubs in Queensland, Australia that consists of two divisions; FQPL 1 and FQPL 2. It is administered by Football Queensland and runs as the second and third tiers of football in Queensland, operated by a system of promotion and relegation. The league is contested by 12 clubs in each division each season, the team that finishes at the top of the league is crowned premiers and they are promoted to the Queensland National Premier League for Division 1 clubs, whilst the bottom three teams are relegated to Division 2. The teams that finish in the top four qualify for a finals tournament, where the winners of the bracket are crowned FQPL champions. [1]

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The FQPL 1 was founded in 2017, with the first season held in 2018. There was previously there was no second-tier statewide competition, instead there was only the Brisbane Premier League and subsequent Capital leagues which were the highest level of football competition in the state. FQPL 2 was founded in 2020, with the first season held in 2021.

The current champions and premiers are Brisbane City, crowning the 2021 season and earning promotion to the 2022 season of the Queensland National Premier League. [2]

History

In May 2017, Football Queensland confirmed the creation of the new competition and the teams to take part in the 2018 season. [3] Peninsula Power were both premiers and champions of the inaugural Football Queensland Premier league, earning promotion into the 2019 NPL Queensland season along with runner-up team Capalaba.

Following the foundation of the FQPL 1 in 2017, Football Queensland sought to extend and link the footballing pyramid in Queensland to a third tier. At the time, there was only regional leagues across Queensland representing a 'third tier' in Queensland and a 'fourth tier' across Australia. In late 2020, the idea of a third league of Queensland football was proposed and 29 teams expressed interest in joining. [4] In November 2020, 15 teams from South-East Queensland submitted formal FQPL 2 applications and on the 25th of November 2020, Football Queensland announced that eight teams would participate in the inaugural FQPL 2 season beginning 2021. [5] The 8 inaugural members of the new Football Queensland Premier league 2 were:

The inaugural season of the FQPL 2 saw Caboolture Sports clinching the premiership, earning promotion to the 2022 FQPL 1. However, Grange Thistle won the championship from them in a 3–1 win over the premiers. In August 2021, Football Queensland announced that all its competitions would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [6] As a result, the inaugural season experienced delays which would not affect the validity competition.

In March 2020 and again in August 2021, Football Queensland announced that all its competitions would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia. [7] [8] In 2021, Football Queensland announced that Albany Creek Excelsior from Football Queensland Metro and Surfers Paradise Apollo from Football Queensland South Coast would join the Football Queensland Premier League 2 for the 2022 season. These teams would join the competition along with Wynnum Wolves, Holland Park Hawks and Souths United, who were the first teams relegated from the Football Queensland Premier League. [9] Additionally, the 2022 season would see an introduction of a form of relegation where the worst performing team would be relegated out of the competition and back into their respective top-flight regional competition in South East Queensland. The regional zones as part of this streamline conference include South Coast, Darling Downs, Metro and Sunshine Coast, with the other zones located too far geographically to be sustainable. [9] The 2022 season would have 12 clubs compete, the teams placed in 11th and 12th would be relegated to their respective FQPL 3 competition, and the teams placed 1st and 2nd would be promoted to the FQPL. The team that would place third would enter a playoff competition with the 10th placed team in the FQPL for a place in the competition for the following season.

In the 2023 season, Broadbeach United set the record for the highest points tally by a team in an FQPL 2 season, amassing 53 points as they won the premiership. The next season,in 2024 Holland Park Hawks also achieved a points total of 53, equaling Broadbeach's record. [10]

Format

The season consists of a regular season in which all clubs play each other twice, home and away. At the conclusion of the regular season the top of the table club progresses into the National Premier Leagues Queensland for the following season. Additionally, at the conclusion of the regular season the top four clubs play a local finals series. The local finals series consists of two semi-finals and a final. In the local finals series the top of the ladder club plays the fourth place and second place plays third. The winner of these local semi finals play each other in the Football Queensland Premier League Grand Finale.

Current members

Division 1

The following 12 clubs are participating in the 2024 season:

ClubCityStadiumFoundedJoinedHead Coach
Moreton City Excelsior Reserves Moreton Bay Wolter Park19632023Steve Glockner
Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Perry Park 19942022 Daniel Carew
Broadbeach United Gold Coast Nikiforides Family Park19632024Leighton Speechley-Price
Caboolture Sports Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex19692022Terry Kirkham
Capalaba FC Redlands John Frederick Park19722018David McEvoy
Eastern Suburbs Brisbane Heath Park 19222018David Booth
Logan Lightning Logan Cornubia Park20112018 James Coutts
Mitchelton Brisbane Teralba Park19202018Jason Poggi
SWQ Thunder Toowoomba Clive Berghofer Stadium 20122020Sam Gahan
Southside Eagles Brisbane Memorial Park 19682018Vacant
St George Willawong Brisbane St George's Park20102024Danny Gnjidic
Ipswich FC Ipswich Briggs Rd Sporting Complex 20242024Vacant

Division 2

ClubCityStadiumFoundedJoinedHead Coach
Bayside United Lota, Brisbane Don Randall Oval19742024
Grange Thistle Brisbane Lanham Park19202021Glen Volker
Holland Park Hawks Brisbane Whites Hill Reserve19772022Gabriel Hawash
Ipswich Knights Ipswich Eric Evans Oval19982023
Magic United Gold Coast Magic FC Park20062021Adem Poric
Maroochydore FC Sunshine Coast Kunda Park19682022
North Lakes United Moreton Bay Kinsellas Park20222023
North Star Brisbane O'Callaghan Park19582021Lee Cunningham
Pine Hills Bunya, Brisbane James Drysdale Oval19842024
Samford Rangers Moreton Bay Samford Parklands19732021Paul Brownlie
Souths United Brisbane Wakerley Park19612022Vederin Becirbegovic
Taringa Rovers Brisbane Jack Speare Park19492021Marco Ahlrichs

Honours

2018–2020

SeasonChampionsPremiers
2018 Peninsula Power Peninsula Power
2019 Rochedale Rovers Sunshine Coast Wanderers
2020 Logan Lightning Logan Lightning

2021–present

Awards

Golden Boot

YearFQPL 1FQPL 2
WinnerClubGoalsWinnerClubGoals
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Youeil Shol [9] Eastern Suburbs35—
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Stewart [11] Sunshine Coast Wanderers21
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Hirayama [12] Western Pride16
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Shuto Kuboyama [13] Mitchelton16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean Karambasis [11] Taringa Rovers19
2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Madle [14]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guilherme Santana		Rochedale Rovers
Redlands United		18Teddy WatsonSurfers Paradise Apollo30

Player of the Year

YearFQPL 1FQPL 2
WinnerClubRef.WinnerClubRef.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Youeil Shol Eastern Suburbs [9] —
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ono Capalaba FC
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Stewart Sunshine Coast Wanderers [11]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Green Logan Lightning [12]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Halliday Brisbane City [13] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Baresic Samford Rangers [11]
2022 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Crociati SWQ Thunder [14] Jacob Krayem Wynnum Wolves

Young Player of the Year

YearFQPL 1FQPL 2
WinnerClubRef.WinnerClubRef.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zander Guy Logan Lightning [9] —
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jed Brown Logan Lightning [11]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maximilian Mikkola Wynnum Wolves [12]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacob Krayem Wynnum Wolves [13] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Baresic Samford Rangers [11]
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oli Williams Sunshine Coast [14] Jacob Krayem Wynnum Wolves

Coach of the Year

YearFQPL 1FQPL 2
WinnerClubRef.WinnerClubRef.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Philp Peninsula Power [9] —
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott MacNicol Rochedale Rovers [11]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Coghlan Logan Lightning [12]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Smith Brisbane City [13] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Kirkham Caboolture Sports [11]
2022 Flag of England.svg Graham Harvey Redlands United [14] Alex Morrison Surfers Paradise Apollo

Goalkeeper of the Year

YearWinnerClubRef.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Denver Crickmore Sunshine Coast Wanderers [9]
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Parsons Ipswich Knights [11]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zayne Freiberg Ipswich Knights [12]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duro Dragicevic Brisbane City [13]
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jerrad Tyson Sunshine Coast [14]

Fair Play Award

YearFQPL 1FQPL 2
WinnerRef.WinnerRef.
2018 not awarded [9] —
2019 Southside Eagles [11]
2020 Ipswich Knights [12]
2021 Ipswich Knights [13] Samford Rangers [11]
2022 not awarded [14] Virginia United

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