Football Queensland Northern 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 Northern 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 Northern was formerly known as Townsville Football, and changed for governance purposes in 2018.
The North Queensland Premier League is contested by the teams following:
The 2020 Premiers Plate was won by Saints Eagles Souths, where they also went and won the grand final 4âÂÂ2 over Mundingburra Aitkenvale Olympic. In 2021, MA Olympic won the grand final 3âÂÂ1 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.