FQPL North
Organising bodyFootball Queensland
Founded2005 (2005)
Country Australia
State Queensland
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams10 (across male and female)
Level on pyramid5
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
Current championsBrothers Townsville FC
Current premiersBrothers Townsville FC

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.

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

Current Clubs

2024 Season
As of 2024, FQPL Northern currently consists of the following clubs:

TeamFQPL TeamsHome GroundLocationEst.
Brothers Townsville FCMale/FemaleHi Vista ParkMount Louisa1967[1]
Burdekin FCMaleInternational ParkAyr1940
Estates FCMale/FemaleVictoria ParkSouth Townsville1927
MA Olympic FCMale/FemaleOlympic ParkAnnandale1967[2]
Rebels FCMale/FemaleGreenwood ParkKirwan1973[3]
Riverway JCU FCMale/FemaleJoe Baker FieldDouglas2021
Saints Eagles Souths FCMale/FemaleAitkenvale ParkAitkenvale1971[4]
Townsville Warriors FCMale/FemaleMelrose ParkGarbutt1966[5]
Wulguru United FCFemaleWulguru ParkWulguru1967

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)
Brothers Townsville FC2 (2017, 2023)3 (2014, 2017, 2023)
Saints Eagles Souths FC1 (2020)2 (2011, 2020)
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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