The 2018
Football Queensland
Football Queensland is recognised by both the State and Federal Governments and Football Australia as the governing body for association football and futsal in Queensland, Australia.
Tracing its history back to the establishment of the Ang ...
season was the sixth season since
NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men's football. This season was also the initial season of the
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, ope ...
which occupied the second tier in Queensland men's football in 2018.
Below
NPL Queensland and the
FQPL was a regional structure of ten zones with their own leagues. The strongest of the zones was
Football Brisbane
Football Queensland Metro is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing the greater Brisbane area in Queensland, Australia, with surrounding areas including Caboolture, Ipswich, Redland City and Logan City. The premier men's footba ...
with its senior men's competition consisting of four divisions.
The
NPL Queensland premiers qualified for the
National Premier Leagues
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state-based ...
finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the
National Premier Leagues Champion for 2018.
Men's League Tables
2018 National Premier League Queensland
The National Premier League Queensland 2018 season was played over 26 matches, followed by a finals series.
Finals
2018 Football Queensland Premier League
The 2018 Football Queensland Premier League was the first edition of the
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, ope ...
and is the second level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
.
Finals
2018 Brisbane Premier League
The 2018 Brisbane Premier League was the 36th edition of the
Brisbane Premier League which became a third level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
with the formation of the
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, ope ...
in 2018.
Finals
2018 Capital League 1
The 2018 Capital League 1 season was the sixth edition of
Capital League 1 which became a fourth level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
with the formation of the
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, ope ...
in 2018.12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.
Finals
2018 Capital League 2
The 2018 Capital League 2 season was the sixth edition of
Capital League 2 which became a fifth level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
with the formation of the
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, ope ...
in 2018. Following the withdrawal of
Redcliffe PCYC prior to the start of the season, the league comprised 11 teams which played each other twice for a total of 20 matches.
Finals
2018 Capital League 3
The 2018 Capital League 3 season was the sixth edition of
Capital League 3 which became a sixth level domestic
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
with the formation of the
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, ope ...
in 2018. 11 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 20 matches.
Finals
Women's League Tables
2018 Women's NPL Queensland
The 2018 Women's NPL Queensland season was the fourth edition of the Women's NPL Queensland as the top level domestic
football of women's competition in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
. 14 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 26 matches.
Finals
Cup Competitions
2018 Canale Cup
Brisbane-based soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the
Canale Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup. Clubs entered from the
Brisbane Premier League, the
Capital League 1,
Capital League 2 and
Capital League 3. The early rounds of the competition were linked to the qualifying competition for the
2018 FFA Cup
The 2018 FFA Cup was the fifth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the Round of 32), including the 10 A-League teams and 21 Football Federation Au ...
, where losing teams from successive rounds of the
FFA Cup
The Australia Cup, formerly known as the FFA Cup until the 2021 season, is the national football knockout cup competition in Australia. This annual competition is organised by Football Australia, formerly known as Football Federation Austral ...
Preliminary rounds entered in following rounds of the Canale Cup.
This knockout competition was won by
Grange Thistle
Grange may refer to:
Buildings
* Grange House, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906
* Grange Estate, Pennsylvania, built in 1682
* Monastic grange, a farming estate belonging to a monastery
Geography Australia
* Grange, South Austr ...
.
FFA Cup Qualifiers
Queensland-based soccer clubs competed in 2018 in the Preliminary rounds for the
2018 FFA Cup
The 2018 FFA Cup was the fifth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the Round of 32), including the 10 A-League teams and 21 Football Federation Au ...
. The four winners of
Seventh Round qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup;
Cairns FC
Cairns FC, previously known as FNQ FC Heat, was an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the regional city of Cairns, in the far north of Queensland. Founded in 2012, the club was awarded a licence to compete in the National Prem ...
(representing North Queensland),
Gold Coast Knights
Gold Coast Knights Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Carrara, Queensland, Australia. The Croatian Australian backed club play in the National Premier Leagues Queensland, the top flight of the Football Queensland administrativ ...
(representing South Queensland), with
Olympic FC
Olympic Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was founded in 1967 and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland, with home matches played at Goodwin Park. The club has grow ...
and
Queensland Lions representing Brisbane. In addition,
A-League club
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.
Brisba ...
qualified for the final rounds, entering at the
Round of 32.
References
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