Football Queensland

For other codes of football in Queensland, see Football in Queensland (disambiguation).
Football Queensland
Formation1884
HeadquartersBrisbane, Queensland
Robert Cavallucci
Parent organization
Football Australia
WebsiteOfficial website

Football Queensland is the governing body of football (soccer) and futsal in Queensland, Australia. It is affiliated with the sport's national governing body, Football Australia. It traces its history back to the establishment of the Anglo-Queensland Football Association in Brisbane, in 1884.[1]

Football Queensland organises the three men's statewide competitions - the National Premier Leagues Queensland, the Football Queensland Premier League and the Football Queensland Premier League 2. These act as the second, third and fourth tiers of football in Australia, below of which are the regional association zones with individual competitions.

In the men's South East Queensland Conference, teams from lower regional competitions are eligible to join the higher state-wide leagues through a system of promotion and relegation, with play-off rounds separating regional zones from state-wide competitions.[2] The largest possible change for men's football being from FQPL 6 − Metro to NPL Queensland, totalling 7 leagues of football.

Football Queensland also organises futsal competitions including the men's and women's F−League.[3]



Formation

The state is divided into 10 administrative areas, known as zones:[4][5]

Men's pyramid
Level Football Queensland Men's Leagues[6]
1 Queensland National Premier League
12 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
grand final winners qualify for NPL final series
no promotion
↓ relegate 3
2 Football Queensland Premier League
11 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1
3 Football Queensland Premier League 2
12 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1
Zones Darling Downs Metro South Coast Sunshine Coast
↑ promote 1 via play-offs
4 FQPL 3 − Darling Downs
8 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
no relegation		 FQPL − 3 Metro
12 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↓ relegate 1		 FQPL 3 − South Coast
11 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↓ relegate 1		 FQPL 3 − Sunshine Coast
10 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
no relegation
5 FQPL − 4 Metro
12 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1		 FQPL 4 − South Coast
10 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↑ promote 1
no relegation
6 FQPL − 5 Metro
12 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1
7 FQPL − 6 Metro
12 clubs - top 4 qualify for finals series
↑ promote 1
no relegation

Due to the distance between regional zones, Central Coast, Far North & Gulf, North, Whitsunday Coast and Wide Bay are not apart of the streamline promotion and relegation system in Queensland. Instead, these regional zones have their own respective systems shown below.

Zones Central Coast Far North & Gulf North Whitsunday Coast Wide Bay
4 Premier League NWQF Men's Premier League FQN Men's Premier League Northern Premier Men Southern Premier Men Premier Men Premier League
5 FQN 2nd Division Men's Northern Second Division Southern Second Division Men Division 1 North Division 1 South Division 1
6 FQN 3rd Division Men's Northern Third Division

References
  1. The World Cup Dream - Australian football timeline Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. "F-League". Football Queensland. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. "FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND STATEMENT ON FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND FAR NORTH". 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "Zones". Football Queensland. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". fqsouthcoast.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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