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.

FQPL North
Organising bodyFootball Queensland
Founded2005 (2005)
Country Australia
State Queensland
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid4
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
Current championsMA Olympic
Current premiersMA Olympic

The league was previously known as the North Queensland Premier League, before the Football Queensland Future of Football 2020+ reforms.

Current Clubs

2022 Season
As of 2022, FQPL Northern currently consists of the following clubs:

TeamFootball OfferedHome GroundLocationEst.
Brothers Townsville FCJunior/SeniorHi Vista ParkMount Louisa1967[1]
Burdekin FCJunior/SeniorInternational ParkAyr1940
Estates FCJunior/SeniorVictoria ParkSouth Townsville1927
Ingham Wolves FCJunior/SeniorAugie Pane FieldsIngham2007
MA Olympic FCJunior/SeniorOlympic ParkAnnandale1967[2]
Rebels FCJunior/SeniorGreenwood ParkKirwan1973[3]
Riverway JCU FCJunior/SeniorJoe Baker FieldDouglas2021
Saints Eagles Souths FCJunior/SeniorAitkenvale ParkAitkenvale1971[4]
Townsville Warriors FCJunior/SeniorMelrose ParkGarbutt1966[5]

Plans are currently being made to add NQ Congo United and Wulguru United back into top tier competitions.

Past Champions

Despite there being premier competitions since the early twentieth century, results for this competition have only been tracked since 2011.

TeamMinor PremiershipsFinals Series
MA Olympic FC7 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022)5 (2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Saints Eagles Souths FC1 (2020)2 (2011, 2020)
Brothers Townsville FC1 (2017)2 (2014, 2017)
Townsville Warriors FC2 (2014, 2018)1 (2015)
Rebels FC1 (2012)1 (2016)
Burdekin FC-1 (2013)

Reference List
  1. "Queensland - North Queensland Clubs Directory 2018". Football in Australia.
  2. "History". MA Olympic FC.
  3. "About Us". Rebels Football Club.
  4. "About us - Saints Eagles South Football Club". GameDay.
  5. "Club History - Townsville Warriors Football Club". GameDay.
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