FQPL Northern
FQPL Northern is the top association football league in the region of North Queensland. The current clubs are from Townsville, Ingham, and Ayr. Currently, FQPL Northern is in the fourth tier of football in Australia, the third tier of football in Queensland. The league is officially governed by Football Queensland North, and is overwatched by Football Queensland, the governing body for football in Queensland. The clubs compete in a regular season generally from April to September, and consist of a finals series.
Organising body | Football Queensland |
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Founded | 2005 |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 10 (across male and female) |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Domestic cup(s) | Australia Cup |
Current champions | MA Olympic |
Current premiers | MA Olympic |
The league was previously known as the North Queensland Premier League, before the Football Queensland Future of Football 2020+ reforms.
Current Clubs
2023 Season
As of 2023, FQPL Northern currently consists of the following clubs:
Team | FQPL Teams | Home Ground | Location | Est. |
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Brothers Townsville FC | Male/Female | Hi Vista Park | Mount Louisa | 1967[1] |
Burdekin FC | Male* | International Park | Ayr | 1940 |
Estates FC | Male | Victoria Park | South Townsville | 1927 |
Ingham Wolves FC | Male* | Augie Pane Fields | Ingham | 2007 |
MA Olympic FC | Male/Female | Olympic Park | Annandale | 1967[2] |
Rebels FC | Male/Female | Greenwood Park | Kirwan | 1973[3] |
Riverway JCU FC | Male/Female | Joe Baker Field | Douglas | 2021 |
Saints Eagles Souths FC | Male* | Aitkenvale Park | Aitkenvale | 1971[4] |
Townsville Warriors FC | Male/Female | Melrose Park | Garbutt | 1966[5] |
Wulguru United FC | Female | Wulguru Park | Wulguru | 1967 |
- Burdekin, Ingham, and Saints Eagles Souths all have female teams in lower divisions.
Past Champions
Despite there being premier competitions since the early twentieth century, results for this competition have only been tracked since 2011.
Team | Minor Premierships | Finals Series |
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MA Olympic FC | 7 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022) | 5 (2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
Saints Eagles Souths FC | 1 (2020) | 2 (2011, 2020) |
Brothers Townsville FC | 1 (2017) | 2 (2014, 2017) |
Townsville Warriors FC | 2 (2014, 2018) | 1 (2015) |
Rebels FC | 1 (2012) | 1 (2016) |
Burdekin FC | - | 1 (2013) |
Reference List
- "Queensland - North Queensland Clubs Directory 2018". Football in Australia.
- "History". MA Olympic FC.
- "About Us". Rebels Football Club.
- "About us - Saints Eagles South Football Club". GameDay.
- "Club History - Townsville Warriors Football Club". GameDay.