Queensland State League (association football)
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The Hyundai Queensland State League, often abbreviated to the QSL, is a men's semi-professional association football league in the Australia
n state of Queensland
. The league was created by Football Queensland
(FQ) in 2008, to fill the gap between the national league (A-League
) and the various city and regional leagues in the State.
The QSL is conducted across Queensland during the winter season and administered by the state’s governing body for the sport of association football, Football Queensland (FQ). The league replaces the State Cup, which has been held from 2004 to 2007 as an end of season tournament for teams representing the various regional zones. The QSL is intended as the showcase for the state’s elite talent, to provide a pathway from club football to the national ranks and a means of bringing association football more into the media spotlight.
did not re-nominate to stay in the league (Olympic FC and Redlands City Devils elected to return to the Brisbane Premier League
(BPL
) competition and Logan United disbanded). Gold Coast Stars and Southern Cross United joined the league for the first time for the 2011 season. Although Southern Cross United withdrew from the competition on the 19th April 2011 after only six rounds of the 2011 season.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. The league was created by Football Queensland
Football Queensland
Football Queensland , often abbreviated to the FQ, is the governing body of association football in the Australian State of Queensland. The body changed its name to be more in line with the new Football Federation Australia in 2005...
(FQ) in 2008, to fill the gap between the national league (A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
) and the various city and regional leagues in the State.
The QSL is conducted across Queensland during the winter season and administered by the state’s governing body for the sport of association football, Football Queensland (FQ). The league replaces the State Cup, which has been held from 2004 to 2007 as an end of season tournament for teams representing the various regional zones. The QSL is intended as the showcase for the state’s elite talent, to provide a pathway from club football to the national ranks and a means of bringing association football more into the media spotlight.
Current clubs
| Team | Home Ground | City | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
Perry Park Perry Park, Brisbane Perry Park Stadium is a sporting ground located at Enoggera Park in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills.It is known widely as the "spiritual home of association Football" in Queensland.... |
Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
1991 |
| Bundaberg Spirit Bundaberg Spirit The Bundaberg Spirit Football Club are an Australian association football club located in Bundaberg, Queensland who compete in the Queensland State League. They have been participating in this competition since its innaugral season in 2008. Each season Bundaberg has finished in bottom place on the... |
Marten Oval | Bundaberg | 2008 |
| Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008.... |
Jardine Park | Rockhampton Rockhampton Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia... |
2008 |
| Far North Queensland Bulls Far North Queensland Bulls FC For the Queensland Cricket team, see Queensland BullsThe Far North Queensland Bulls FC or North Queensland Bulls are a football club from Mareeba, located in North Queensland... |
Borzi Park | Mareeba Mareeba, Queensland Mareeba is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The town is above sea level on the confluence of the Barron River, Granite Creek and Emerald Creek. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters... |
2009 |
| Gold Coast Stars | Runaway Bay Sports Centre | Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous... |
2010 |
| North Queensland Razorbacks | Brolga Park | Townsville | 2008 |
| Queensland Academy of Sport Queensland Academy of Sport Football (Soccer) Program The Queensland Academy of Sport Men's Football Program is run by the Queensland Academy of Sport for the state's youth football players... |
Meakin Park | Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
1991 |
| Sunshine Coast FC | Stockland Park Stockland Park Stockland Park formally Quad Park is a multi-sport venue located at Kawana Waters on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.In 2007 the Queensland Government funded a $22 million development on Quad Park and completed renamed it Stockland Park when the renovation was completed in 2009.-Development:The... |
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, Queensland The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in... |
2007 |
| Whitsunday Miners Whitsunday Miners FC Whitsunday Miners Football Club are an Australian association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland State League and were founded in 2008.-History:... |
Harrup Park | Mackay Mackay, Queensland Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar.... |
2008 |
Changes in participating clubs
For season 2010, Olympic FC, Redlands City Devils and Logan UnitedLogan United FC
Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian football club based in Logan, Queensland which played in the Queensland State League...
did not re-nominate to stay in the league (Olympic FC and Redlands City Devils elected to return to the Brisbane Premier League
Brisbane Premier League
Brisbane Premier League is the first tier of senior football league in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, run by Football Brisbane . After a 26 match regular season, the top 6 teams on the league table qualify for the finals series...
(BPL
BPL
BPL may mean:* Bank Pool Loan, a type of loan* Below Poverty Line, an economic indicator* Biopollution Level, a quantitative measure of the magnitude of the biological invasion impact...
) competition and Logan United disbanded). Gold Coast Stars and Southern Cross United joined the league for the first time for the 2011 season. Although Southern Cross United withdrew from the competition on the 19th April 2011 after only six rounds of the 2011 season.
Premiers
| Year | Champions | Grand Final Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sunshine Coast FC | Sunshine Coast FC |
| 2010 | Sunshine Coast FC | Sunshine Coast FC |
| 2009 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
Redlands City Devils |
| 2008 | Sunshine Coast FC | Sunshine Coast FC |
Current League Table
2011 Queensland State League| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunshine Coast FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 36 |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Whitsunday Miners Whitsunday Miners FC Whitsunday Miners Football Club are an Australian association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland State League and were founded in 2008.-History:... |
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | FNQ Bulls Far North Queensland Bulls FC For the Queensland Cricket team, see Queensland BullsThe Far North Queensland Bulls FC or North Queensland Bulls are a football club from Mareeba, located in North Queensland... |
16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 27 |
| 5 | Queensland Academy of Sport Queensland Academy of Sport Football (Soccer) Program The Queensland Academy of Sport Men's Football Program is run by the Queensland Academy of Sport for the state's youth football players... |
16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Gold Coast Stars | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | North Queensland Razorbacks | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Bundaberg Spirit Bundaberg Spirit The Bundaberg Spirit Football Club are an Australian association football club located in Bundaberg, Queensland who compete in the Queensland State League. They have been participating in this competition since its innaugral season in 2008. Each season Bundaberg has finished in bottom place on the... |
16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 65 | −53 | 4 |
| 9 | Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008.... |
16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 69 | −56 | 4 |
League Table 2010
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunshine Coast FC | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 26 | 37 | 55 |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 35 | 45 |
| 3 | Far North Queensland Bulls Far North Queensland Bulls FC For the Queensland Cricket team, see Queensland BullsThe Far North Queensland Bulls FC or North Queensland Bulls are a football club from Mareeba, located in North Queensland... |
21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | North Queensland Razorbacks | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Queensland Academy of Sport Queensland Academy of Sport Football (Soccer) Program The Queensland Academy of Sport Men's Football Program is run by the Queensland Academy of Sport for the state's youth football players... |
21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 25 |
| 6 | Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008.... |
21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 21 |
| 7 | Whitsunday Miners Whitsunday Miners FC Whitsunday Miners Football Club are an Australian association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland State League and were founded in 2008.-History:... |
21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 18 |
| 8 | Bundaberg Spirit Bundaberg Spirit The Bundaberg Spirit Football Club are an Australian association football club located in Bundaberg, Queensland who compete in the Queensland State League. They have been participating in this competition since its innaugral season in 2008. Each season Bundaberg has finished in bottom place on the... |
21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 65 | −40 | 10 |
League Table 2009
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 19 | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | Olympic FC | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 32 | 46 |
| 3 | Sunshine Coast FC | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 41 |
| 4 | Redlands City Devils | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 34 |
| 5 | North Queensland Razorbacks | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Logan United Logan United FC Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian football club based in Logan, Queensland which played in the Queensland State League... |
20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Far North Queensland Bulls Far North Queensland Bulls FC For the Queensland Cricket team, see Queensland BullsThe Far North Queensland Bulls FC or North Queensland Bulls are a football club from Mareeba, located in North Queensland... |
20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 24 |
| 8 | Queensland Academy of Sport Queensland Academy of Sport Football (Soccer) Program The Queensland Academy of Sport Men's Football Program is run by the Queensland Academy of Sport for the state's youth football players... |
20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 24 |
| 9 | Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008.... |
20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 19 |
| 10 | Whitsunday Miners Whitsunday Miners FC Whitsunday Miners Football Club are an Australian association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland State League and were founded in 2008.-History:... |
20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 15 |
| 11 | Bundaberg Spirit Bundaberg Spirit The Bundaberg Spirit Football Club are an Australian association football club located in Bundaberg, Queensland who compete in the Queensland State League. They have been participating in this competition since its innaugral season in 2008. Each season Bundaberg has finished in bottom place on the... |
20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 95 | −81 | 1 |
League Table 2008
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunshine Coast FC | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 62 | 49 |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:... |
18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | North Queensland Razorbacks | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 37 |
| 4 | Redlands City Devils | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Olympic FC | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Queensland Academy of Sport Queensland Academy of Sport Football (Soccer) Program The Queensland Academy of Sport Men's Football Program is run by the Queensland Academy of Sport for the state's youth football players... |
18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 21 |
| 7 | Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008.... |
18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 18 |
| 8 | Logan United Logan United FC Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian football club based in Logan, Queensland which played in the Queensland State League... |
18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 12 |
| 9 | Whitsunday Miners Whitsunday Miners FC Whitsunday Miners Football Club are an Australian association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland State League and were founded in 2008.-History:... |
18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 11 |
| 10 | Bundaberg Spirit Bundaberg Spirit The Bundaberg Spirit Football Club are an Australian association football club located in Bundaberg, Queensland who compete in the Queensland State League. They have been participating in this competition since its innaugral season in 2008. Each season Bundaberg has finished in bottom place on the... |
18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 10 |