National Premier Leagues Queensland


The National Premier League Queensland is the top tier state-level soccer competition in the Australian state of Queensland. The conference, run by Football Queensland, is a sub division of the National Premier Leagues. The inaugural season began 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 16 December 2016 that there would be promotion and relegation to the Football Queensland Premier League 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

The following 12 clubs competed in the 2025 NPL Queensland season.
TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedHead Coach
Brisbane CityBrisbaneSpencer Park19522013Peter Gaffney
Brisbane Roar YouthLoganUnderwood Park20082014Karl Dodd
Eastern SuburbsBrisbaneHeath Park19222019Redha Alrikabi
Gold Coast KnightsGold CoastCroatian Sports Centre19782019Scott McDonald
Gold Coast UnitedGold CoastCoplick Sports Complex20172018Craig Midgley
Lions FCBrisbaneLions Stadium19572018Darren Sime
Moreton City ExcelsiorMoreton BayWolter Park20122013Cameron Millar
Olympic FCBrisbaneGoodwin Park19672013Chris Grossman
Peninsula PowerMoreton BayA.J. Kelly Park20002019Aaron Philp
St George WillawongBrisbaneSt George's Park20102025Danny Gnjidic
Sunshine Coast WanderersSunshine CoastBallinger Park20172020Nick Green
Wynnum WolvesBrisbaneCarmichael Park19212024Graham Harvey

Former clubs

Honours

YearPremiersChampionsNPL finals series 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
2020Peninsula PowerLions FCCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
2021Peninsula PowerLions FCCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
2022Lions FCGold Coast KnightsNot Held
2023Gold Coast KnightsGold Coast KnightsNot Held
2024Gold Coast KnightsLions FCNot Held
YearPremiersChampionsAustralian Championship representation
2025Moreton City ExcelsiorLions FCMoreton City Excelsior