National Premier Leagues Queensland


The National Premier League Queensland, run by Football Queensland, is the top tier state-level football competition in Queensland. The conference is a sub division of the National Premier Leagues. The inaugural season kicked off in March 2013 and consisted of 12 teams. Each team will be expected to field a senior team, five junior men's teams from under-12 to under-20 starting in 2013 and women's junior teams in under-13, under-15, and under-17 starting in 2014.
Each club has been granted a 5-year licence and there is no promotion or relegation from the league during this period. It was announced on December 16, 2016 that there would be promotion and relegation to the FQPL as of the 2018 season and that the league would be expanded to 14 teams. This announcement came with the addition of the Football Queensland Premier League, a new tier immediately below the National Premier League.
Peninsula Power and Eastern Suburbs were the first two teams promoted to the NPL from the FQPL for the 2019 season. No teams were relegated in 2018.

History

The league directly replaced the existing Queensland State League, as part of the wider introduction of the National Premier Leagues into several states in 2013.
The league commenced with 12 teams in its inaugural 2013 season. This was increased to 14 teams in the 2014 season with the inclusion of Harimau Muda A, Southwestern Queensland and the replacement of the QAS team with the Brisbane Roar National Youth League side. However, the teams were controversially reduced to 13 mid-season, due to CQFC Energy's failure to meet licensing conditions.

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 onto the NPL National Finals Series to play against the champions from other NPL subdivisions. Also 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 NPL Qld Grand Final.

Clubs

Current clubs (2020)

withdrew during the mid-season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedHead Coach
Brisbane CityBrisbaneCorporate Travel Management Stadium19522013 Nick Green
Brisbane Roar YouthLoganLogan Metro Sports Complex20082014 Chris Grossman
Brisbane StrikersBrisbanePerry Park19942013 Owen Baker
Capalaba FCRedlandsJohn Frederick Park19722020 David Booth
Eastern SuburbsBrisbaneHeath Park19222019 Daniel Wright
Gold Coast KnightsGold CoastCroatian Sports Centre19782019 Grae Piddick
Gold Coast UnitedGold CoastCoplick Sports Complex20172018 Kristian Rees
Lions FCBrisbaneLions Stadium19572018 Darren Sime
Magpies Crusaders UnitedMackaySologinkin Oval20172018 Tom Ballantyne
Moreton Bay UnitedMoreton BayWolter Park20122013 Royce Brownlie
Olympic FCBrisbaneGoodwin Park19672013 Ben Cahn
Peninsula PowerMoreton BayA.J. Kelly Park20002019 Aaron Philp
Redlands UnitedRedlandsCompass Grounds19182013 Graham Ross
Sunshine Coast WanderersSunshine CoastBallinger Park20172020 Paul Arnison

Former clubs

Honours

YearPremiershipChampionsNPL Finals Representation
2013Olympic FCOlympic FCOlympic FC – Semi Finalist
2014Palm Beach SharksPalm Beach SharksPalm Beach Sharks – Semi Finalist
2015Moreton Bay UnitedMoreton Bay UnitedMoreton Bay United – Semi Finalist
2016Brisbane StrikersRedlands United FCBrisbane Strikers – Semi Finalist
2017Brisbane StrikersWestern PrideBrisbane Strikers – Runners Up
2018Lions FCLions FCLions FC – Runners Up
2019Lions FCGold Coast KnightsLions FC – Runners Up
2020none 1

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