National Premier Leagues Queensland

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National Premier Leagues Queensland
Organising body Football Queensland
Football Australia
Founded2012;13 years ago (2012)
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
StateFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Number of clubs 12
Level on pyramid 2
Relegation to Football Queensland Premier League
Domestic cup(s) Australia Cup
Current champions Lions FC (2024)
Current premiers Gold Coast Knights (2024)
Most championships Lions FC (4 titles)
Most premierships Lions FC (3 titles)
TV partners YouTube
Website footballqld.com.au
Current: 2024 in Queensland soccer

The National Premier League Queensland, run by Football Queensland, is the top tier state-level soccer competition in Queensland. The conference is a sub division of the National Premier Leagues. The inaugural season kicked off in March 2013 [1] and consisted of 12 teams. [2] Each team will be expected to field a senior team, five junior men's teams from under-12 to under-20 starting in 2013 and women's junior teams in under-13, under-15, and under-17 starting in 2014. [3]

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Each club has been granted a 5-year licence and there is no promotion or relegation from the league during this period. It was announced on 16 December 2016 that there would be promotion and relegation to the Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) as of the 2018 season and that the league would be expanded to 14 teams. This announcement came with the addition of the Football Queensland Premier League, a new tier immediately below the National Premier League. [4]

Peninsula Power and Eastern Suburbs were the first two teams promoted to the NPL from the FQPL for the 2019 season. No teams were relegated in 2018.

History

The league directly replaced the existing Queensland State League, as part of the wider introduction of the National Premier Leagues into several states in 2013.

The league commenced with 12 teams in its inaugural 2013 season. This was increased to 14 teams in the 2014 season with the inclusion of Harimau Muda A, Southwestern Queensland and the replacement of the QAS team with the Brisbane Roar National Youth League side. However, the teams were controversially reduced to 13 mid-season, due to CQFC Energy's failure to meet licensing conditions. [5] [6]

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 onto the NPL National Finals Series to play against the champions from other NPL subdivisions. Also 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 NPL Qld Grand Final.

Clubs

Current clubs (2025)

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedHead Coach
Brisbane City Brisbane Spencer Park 19522013 Karl Dodd
Brisbane Roar Youth Logan Underwood Park 20082014Richard Greer
Eastern Suburbs Brisbane Heath Park 19222019
Gold Coast Knights Gold Coast Croatian Sports Centre19782019 Scott McDonald
Gold Coast United Gold Coast Coplick Sports Complex20172018Grae Piddick
Lions FC Brisbane Lions Stadium 19572018Darren Sime
Moreton Bay Excelsior Moreton Bay Wolter Park20122013Cameron Millar
Olympic FC Brisbane Goodwin Park 19672013 Chris Grossman
Peninsula Power Moreton Bay A.J. Kelly Park 20002019Aaron Philp
St George Willawong Brisbane St George's Park20102025Danny Gnjidic
Sunshine Coast Wanderers Sunshine Coast Ballinger Park20172020Nick Green
Wynnum Wolves Brisbane Carmichael Park 19212024Graham Fyfe

Former clubs

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedDeparted
Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Perry Park 199420132021
Cairns FC (formerly Far North Qld Heat) Cairns Barlow Park 200920132018
Capalaba FC Redlands John Frederick Park197220202022
Central Queensland Energy Rockhampton Rugby Park201220132014
Harimau Muda A Malaysia Home of opposition team201420142014
Logan Lightning Logan Cornubia Park201120212022
Magpies Crusaders United Mackay Sologinkin Oval201720182021
North Queensland United/Northern Fury FC* Townsville Townsville Sports Reserve / Brolga Park200820132018
Queensland Academy of Sport Brisbane Meakin Park199120132013
Redlands United Redlands Compass Grounds 191820132024
Rochedale Rovers Logan Underwood Park 197320232024
South West Queensland Thunder Toowoomba Clive Berghofer Stadium 201220142019
Sunshine Coast Fire Sunshine Coast Kawana Western Fields200720132019
* = North Queensland United/Northern Fury FC were formerly North Queensland Fury

Honours

YearPremiershipChampionsNPL Finals Representation
2013 Olympic FC Olympic FC Olympic FC – Semi Finalist
2014 Palm Beach Sharks Palm Beach Sharks Palm Beach Sharks – Semi Finalist
2015 Moreton Bay United Moreton Bay United Moreton Bay United – Semi Finalist
2016 Brisbane Strikers Redlands United FC Brisbane Strikers – Semi Finalist
2017 Brisbane Strikers Western Pride Brisbane Strikers – Runners Up
2018 Lions FC Lions FC Lions FC – Runners Up
2019 Lions FC Gold Coast Knights Lions FC – Runners Up
2020 Peninsula Power Lions FC — [a]
2021 Peninsula Power Lions FC — [b]
2022 Lions FC Gold Coast Knights — [c]
2023 Gold Coast Knights Gold Coast Knights
2024 Gold Coast Knights Lions FC

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ NPL finals series cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [7]
  2. ↑ NPL finals series cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
  3. ↑ Not Held

References

  1. ↑ "Fury earns spot in Australian Premier League | Townsville Bulletin Sport". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Football Queensland: The Home of Football in Queensland".
  3. ↑ "Brisbane City, Brisbane Strikers and Moreton Bay United granted APL licences | The Courier-Mail". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "PS4 NPL Queensland set for expansion, promotion-relegation in 2018". 12 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gladstone on radar after CQFC Energy lose APL licence". gladstoneobserver.com.au. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Player power kicks in ... to get Energy back for CQ". themorningbulletin.com.au. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game . SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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