The 2021 Football Queensland season was the ninth season since NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men’s football. This season was also the fourth season of the Football Queensland Premier League and the inaugural season of the Football Queensland Premier League 2, representing the second and third tiers of Queensland men's football respectively.
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 with its senior men’s competition consisting of four divisions. The COVID-19 pandemic halted the season for a short period of time in all competitions, however all competitions in Queensland were completed.
National Premier Leagues Queensland
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lions FC |
| Premiers | Peninsula Power |
| Relegated | Magpies Crusaders United |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 702 (3.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Pengelly (30 goals) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The season was suspended between late July and late August due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1][2] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2021 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peninsula Power | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 60 | 2021 NPL Queensland Finals |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 55 | |
| 3 | Olympic FC | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 55 | |
| 4 | Lions FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sunshine Coast Wanderers | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Gold Coast Knights | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 46 | |
| 7 | Moreton Bay United | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 45 | |
| 8 | Gold Coast United | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 37 | |
| 9 | Eastern Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 32 | |
| 10 | Logan Lightning | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 29 | |
| 11 | Capalaba | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 24 | |
| 12 | Redlands United (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 18 | Relegation to the 2022 Football Queensland Premier League |
| 13 | Brisbane Strikers (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 81 | −60 | 8 | |
| 14 | Magpies Crusaders United (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 85 | −65 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Peninsula Power | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Lions FC | 1 | |||||||
| Lions FC | 3 | ||||||||
| Olympic FC | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Olympic FC | 3 | |||||||
Football Queensland Premier League
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brisbane City |
| Premiers | Brisbane City |
| Promoted | Brisbance City |
| Relegated | Wolves FC |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 424 (3.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shuto Kuboyama (16 goals) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane City (P, C) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 60 | Promotion to the 2022 NPL Queensland |
| 2 | Rochedale Rovers | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 43 | Qualification for 2021 QPL1 Finals |
| 3 | SWQ Thunder | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Western Pride FC | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Knights Soccer Club | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Mitchelton FC | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Southside Eagles | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Sunshine Coast FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Souths United (R) | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 15 | Relegation to the 2022 QPL 2 |
| 10 | Holland Park Hawks (R) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 12 | |
| 11 | Wolves FC (R) | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 62 | −44 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 3 | SWQ Thunder | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Rochedale Rovers | 0 | |||||||
| SWQ Thunder | 1 | ||||||||
| Brisbane City | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | Brisbane City | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Western Pride | 2 | |||||||
Football Queensland Premier League 2
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grange Thistle |
| Premiers | Caboolture Sports |
| Promoted | Caboolture Sports |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 367 (4.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sean Karambasis (20 goals) |
2022 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caboolture Sports (P) | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 20 | +53 | 47 | Promotion to the 2022 QPL |
| 2 | Taringa Rovers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 39 | Qualification for 2022 QPL2 Finals |
| 3 | Grange Thistle (C) | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | North Star | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 34 | |
| 5 | Magic United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Samford Rangers | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Virginia United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 21 | |
| 8 | Coomera Colts | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 98 | −78 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Finals
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Grange Thistle | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Taringa Rovers | 1 | |||||||
| Grange Thistle | 3 | ||||||||
| Caboolture Sports | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | Caboolture Sports | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | North Star | 1 | |||||||
Cup Competitions
FFA Cup Qualifiers
Queensland-based soccer clubs competed in 2021 in the preliminary rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The four winners of Seventh Round qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup; Edge Hill United representing Central and North Queensland, with Gold Coast Knights, Lions FC and Peninsula Power representing South East Queensland. In addition, A-League club Brisbane Roar qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
References
- ^ "FQ STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF FOOTBALL IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND". Football Queensland. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "RACE FOR THE TOP FOUR HEATS UP IN NPL AND FQPL MEN'S". Football Queensland. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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This page was last edited on 26 August 2023, at 05:31