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Football Queensland North

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Football Queensland North is a Football Queensland licensed zone which operates soccer competitions within the cities and shires of Townsville, Ingham, and Ayr. Junior competitions are regularly only inclusive of Townsville clubs, however Ayr and Ingham run their own junior programs.

Football Queensland North

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Football Queensland North is responsible for running the North Queensland Premier League, and all other Junior and Senior competitions in the area. They are also responsible for all refereeing, coaching, and playing programs in the region. Most clubs offer both male and female football. Football Queensland North was formerly known as Townsville Football, and changed for governance purposes in 2018.

North Queensland Premier League

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The North Queensland Premier League is contested by the teams following:

Team Football Offered Home Ground Location Est.
Brothers Townsville FC Junior/Senior Hi Vista Park Townsville 1967[1]
Burdekin FC Junior/Senior International Park Ayr 1940
Estates FC Junior/Senior Victoria Park Townsville 1927
Ingham Wolves FC Junior/Senior Augie Pane Fields Ingham 2007
Mundingburra Aitkenvale Olympic FC Junior/Senior Olympic Park Townsville 1967[2]
Rebels FC Junior/Senior Greenwood Park Townsville 1973[3]
Riverway JCU FC Junior/Senior Joe Baker Field Townsville 2021
Saints Eagles Souths FC Junior/Senior Aitkenvale Park Townsville 1971[4]
Townsville Warriors FC Junior/Senior Melrose Park Townsville 1966[5]

The 2020 Premiers Plate was won by Saints Eagles Souths, where they also went and won the grand final 4–2 over Mundingburra Aitkenvale Olympic. In 2021, MA Olympic won the grand final 3-1 over Brothers Townsville FC.

Other clubs from the region that do not participate in the NQ Premier League include Wulguru United, NQ Congo United and Northern Beaches FC.

In August 2021, it was announced that the NQ Premier League would transition to FQPL North.


Reference List

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  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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