Football Queensland Premier League

The Football Queensland Premier League (known by its abbreviation FQPL) is a men's football competition contested by clubs in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by Football Queensland and is the second tier of football in Queensland, operated by a system of promotion and relegation. The league is contested by 11 clubs 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, whilst the bottom three teams are relegated to the Football Queensland Premier League 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]

Football Queensland Premier League
Founded2017 (2017)
First season2018
Country Australia
State QLD
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNational Premier Leagues Queensland
Relegation toFootball Queensland Premier League 2
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
Current championsWynnum Wolves (2023)
Current premiersSurfers Paradise Apollo (2023)
Most championships5 teams (1 title each)
Most premierships5 teams (1 title each)
TV partnersNPL.TV YouTube
Websitefootballqueensland.com
Current: FQPL 2021

The Football Queensland Premier League 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.

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.

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.[4][5]

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.

Clubs

2024 season

The following 12 clubs are participating in the 2024 season:

Club City Stadium Founded Joined Head Coach
Moreton City Excelsior ReservesMoreton BayWolter Park19632023Steve Glockner
Brisbane StrikersBrisbanePerry Park19942022Jade North
Broadbeach UnitedGold CoastNikiforides Family Park19632024Leighton Speechley-Price
Caboolture SportsMoreton BayMoreton Bay Central Sports Complex19692022Terry Kirkham
Capalaba FC Redlands John Frederick Park 1972 2018 David McEvoy
Eastern Suburbs Brisbane Heath Park 1922 2018 David Booth
Logan Lightning Logan Cornubia Park 2011 2018 James Coutts
MitcheltonBrisbaneTeralba Park19202018Daniel Pennisi
SWQ ThunderToowoombaClive Berghofer Stadium20122020Sam Gahan
Southside EaglesBrisbaneMemorial Park19682018Vacant
St George WillawongBrisbaneSt George's Park20102024Danny Gnjidic
Western PrideIpswichBriggs Rd Sporting Complex20122020Vacant

Honours

By season

Seasons in bold indicate doubles with both the respective premiership and championship in a single season.

Year Champions Premiers Golden Boot Goals
2018 Peninsula Power Peninsula Power Australia Youeil Shol (Eastern Suburbs)[6] 35
2019 Rochedale Rovers Sunshine Coast Wanderers Australia Jeremy Stewart (Sunshine Coast Wanderers)[7] 21
2020 Logan Lightning Logan Lightning Japan Yuta Hirayama (Western Pride FC)[8] 16
2021 Brisbane City Brisbane City Japan Shuto Kuboyama (Mitchelton)[9] 16
2022 Redlands United Redlands United Czech Republic Marek Madle (Rochedale Rovers)[10]
Australia Guilherme Santana (Redlands United)		 18

By team
Club Premierships Championships Years Premiers Years Champions
Peninsula Power 1 1 2018 2018
Logan Lightning 1 1 2020 2020
Brisbane City 1 1 2021 2021
Redlands United 1 1 2022 2022
Sunshine Coast Wanderers 1 0 2019
Rochedale Rovers 0 1 2019

Awards

Player of the Year
Year Winner Club Ref.
2018 Australia Youeil Shol Eastern Suburbs [6]
Japan Ryo Ono Capalaba FC
2019 Australia Jeremy Stewart Sunshine Coast Wanderers [7]
2020 Australia Matthew Green Logan Lightning [8]
2021 Australia Scott Halliday Brisbane City [9]
2022 Italy Mirko Crociati SWQ Thunder [10]

Young Player of the Year
Year Winner Club Ref.
2018 Australia Zander Guy Logan Lightning [6]
2019 Australia Jed Brown Logan Lightning [7]
2020 Australia Maximilian Mikkola Wynnum Wolves [8]
2021 Australia Jacob Krayem Wynnum Wolves [9]
2022 Australia Oli Williams Sunshine Coast [10]

Coach of the Year
Year Winner Club Ref.
2018 Australia Aaron Philp Peninsula Power [6]
2019 Australia Scott MacNicol Rochedale Rovers [7]
2020 Australia Rick Coghlan Logan Lightning [8]
2021 Australia Matt Smith Brisbane City [9]
2022 England Graham Harvey Redlands United [10]

Goalkeeper of the Year
Year Winner Club Ref.
2018 Australia Denver Crickmore Sunshine Coast Wanderers [6]
2019 Australia Chris Parsons Ipswich Knights [7]
2020 Australia Zayne Freiberg Ipswich Knights [8]
2021 Australia Duro Dragicevic Brisbane City [9]
2022 Australia Jerrad Tyson Sunshine Coast [10]

Fair Play Award
Year Winner Ref.
2018 not awarded [6]
2019 Southside Eagles [7]
2020 Ipswich Knights [8]
2021 Ipswich Knights [9]
2022 not awarded [10]

See also

References
  1. "FQPL Men's". Football Queensland. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. "Logan Lightning complete FQPL double with Grand Final victory". Football Queensland. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. Smith, Erin (29 May 2017). "Football Queensland reveals new state competition and 16 new teams". Quest Community Newspapers. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. "FQ statement on the suspension of football activity". Football Queensland. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "FQ update on suspension of football activity in SEQ and Cairns". Football Queensland. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. "2018's best recognised at NPL, NPLW and FQPL Awards". Football Queensland. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. "2019's best recognised at inaugural Football in Queensland Awards Night". Football Queensland. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. "Football in Queensland Awards Week 2020". Football Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. "2021 Football in Queensland Awards Night winners". Football Queensland. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. "State's best celebrated at the 2022 Football in Queensland Awards Night". Football Queensland. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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