Football Queensland (FQ) is the governing body for soccer, futsal and beach soccer in the Australian state of Queensland.
Tracing its history back to the establishment of the Anglo-Queensland Football Association, in 1884, Football Queensland now has more than 250,000 participants and 308 clubs across the state.
Role Football Queensland is the sole governing body for football in Queensland with nine regional offices throughout the state: Football Queensland Central Football Queensland Darling Downs Football Queensland Far North & Gulf Football Queensland Metro (Brisbane) Football Queensland Northern Football Queensland South Coast Football Queensland Sunshine Coast Football Queensland Whitsunday Coast Football Queensland Wide Bay
These regional offices were established in 2021 as part of the Future of Football 2020+ Reforms to better reflect the geography and strategic direction of the regions throughout Queensland. During the reform journey, the local football community was invited to engage in a six-month state-wide consultation process based on improving four key areas of the game: Governance, Administration, Competitions and Affordability.
Each regional office has a local administrator and committee members which are elected by clubs to meet quarterly to discuss functional and geographical matters.
Competitions Football Queensland organises men’s and women’s competitions including the NPL Queensland, which acts as the top tier of football in the state.
The Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) sits below the NPL and connects the entire state via three conferences: the SEQ Conference, Central Conference and Northern Conference.
The NPL Queensland Men sits within the SEQ Conference.
Men's pyramid NationalLevelNPL Queensland Men's Pyramid2NPL Queensland12 clubsno promotion↓ relegate 23Football Queensland Premier League 112 clubs↑ promote 2↓ relegate 24Football Queensland Premier League 212 Clubs↑ promote 2↓ relegate 25Northern ConferenceCentral ConferenceSEQ ConferenceFar North & GulfNorthernWhitsunday CoastCentral CoastWide BayDarling DownsMetroSouth CoastSunshine CoastFQPL 3 Far North & GulfFQPL 3 NorthernFQPL 3 Whitsunday CoastFQPL 3 Central CoastFQPL 3 Wide BayFQPL 3 Darling Downs ↑ One club qualifies for FQPL 2 playoffFQPL 3 Metro ↑ ↓ One club is promoted automatically, one qualifies for FQPL 2 playoff and two are relegatedFQPL 3 South Coast↑ ↓ One club qualifies for FQPL 2 playoff and one relegatedFQPL 3 Sunshine Coast↑ One club qualifies for FQPL 2 playoff6FQPL 4 Metro ↑ ↓ Two clubs promoted and two relegatedFQPL 4 South Coast↑ ↓ One club promoted and one relegated7FQPL 5 Metro↑ ↓ Two clubs promoted and two relegated8FQPL 6 Metro↑ ↓ Two clubs promoted
Women's pyramid The NPL Queensland Women sits within the SEQ Conference. National Level SEQ Conference (Women)2 National Premier Leagues Queensland↑ ↓ No promotion, two clubs relegated at the end of each season3Football Queensland Premier League 1↑ ↓ Two clubs promoted and two relegated at the end of each season4Football Queensland Premier League 2↑ ↓ Two clubs promoted and two relegated at the end of each seasonRegionsDarling DownsMetroSouth CoastSunshine Coast↑ Play-offs for promotion-ready clubs5FQPL 3 Darling Downs ↑ One club qualifies for FQPL 2 playoffFQPL 3 Metro ↑ Two clubs qualify for FQPL 2 playoffFQPL 3 South Coast ↑ One club qualifies for FQPL 2 playoffFQPL 3 Sunshine Coast ↑ One club qualifies for FQPL 2 playoff The Central Conference includes the FQPL Wide Bay and FQPL Central Coast and is connected to the rest of the state via the FQPL framework. From 2022, the top teams from each competition will play off against one another in a Champions League-style competition throughout each season to determine the Central Conference winner. Central Conference (Women)FQPL Central CoastFQPL Wide Bay The Northern Conference includes the FQPL Whitsunday Coast, FQPL Northern and FQPL Far North & Gulf and is connected to the rest of the state via the FQPL framework. From 2022, the top teams from each competition will play off against one another in a Champions League-style competition throughout each season to determine the Northern Conference winner. Northern Conference (Women)FQPL Whitsunday CoastFQPL NorthernFQPL Far North & Gulf
See also Football (soccer) in Australia Football (soccer) in Queensland History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland
References
External links Football Queensland official website