Football Whitsunday Coast

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Football Queensland is recognised by both the State and Federal Governments and Football Australia as the governing body for association football in Queensland.  

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Football Queensland Whitsunday Coast is the regional office of Football Queensland servicing the areas between Mackay, Moranbah, Charters Towers and Bowen.  

Role

FQ Whitsunday Coast was established in 2021 as part of the Future of Football 2020+ Reforms.

As part of the reform journey, the local football community was invited to engage in a six-month state-wide consultation process based on improving four key areas of the game: Governance, Administration, Competitions and Affordability. [1]

Following the consultation, FQ Whitsunday Coast was created to better reflect the geography and strategic direction of the region. [2] The FQ Whitsunday Coast regional office has local committee members which are elected by clubs to meet quarterly to discuss functional and geographical matters.  

Clubs and competitions

The Premier competitions in the region are the FQPL Whitsunday Coast Men’s and FQPL Whitsunday Women’s, both of which form part of the Northern Conference in the Football Queensland pyramid. [3]

TeamHome GroundLocationEst.
Airlie Beach FCAirlie Beach
City BrothersVigaro Fields Mackay 1983 [4]
Country UnitedTiger Park Walkerston
Crusaders FC
Dolphins FCDolphins Park Mackay Northern Beaches
Mackay LionsLions Park Mackay
Mackay Wanderers Wanderers Park Mackay 1923 [5]
Magpies CrusadersSologinkin Oval
Magpies MackayMagpies Sporting Complex Mackay
Moranbah Hawks
Rangers FCEric Homan Park Mackay 1919
Whitsundays United

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References

  1. "Future of Football 2020+". Football Queensland. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. "Football Queensland announces three new zones and naming conventions". Football Queensland. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "Football Queensland confirms 2022 regional senior competition structures". Football Queensland. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "About Us – City Brothers Football Club". 15 December 2016.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)