Football Brisbane is the governing body responsible for the administration of Senior Men's, Senior Women's and Junior football (soccer) in Brisbane and some immediately adjoining areas, in Queensland, Australia.
Formation and responsibilities
Football Brisbane was formed in 2007, with the amalgamation of Brisbane Men's Football, Brisbane Women's Soccer Association, Brisbane North & Districts Junior Soccer Association, Brisbane Southern Districts Junior Soccer Association and Soccer Australia Referees (Brisbane). It administers a regional zone within Football Queensland, incorporating Brisbane, Ipswich and some immediately adjoining areas, such as Caboolture, Ipswich, Redland City and Logan City.
Each Football Brisbane member club has a team entered in either the State-based National Premier Leagues Queensland (NPL), Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL), or in the Brisbane Premier League or Capital Leagues 1, 2 or 3. A club may only enter one team (plus a reserves team) across the Capital League divisions, with any additional club teams being entered into the City Leagues, or the Under 20s or Under 18s competitions.
Football Brisbane is descended from the Anglo-Queensland Football Association, formed in May 1884 (see below).[1]
The Football Brisbane Pyramid
The Brisbane Premier League competition is the third tier in the Queensland football (soccer) pyramid and the fourth tier in the Australian pyramid.
| First Team | Reserves |
|---|---|
| Brisbane Premier League (Bottom two teams relegated) | Brisbane Premier League Reserves |
| Capital League 1 (Top two teams promoted, bottom two relegated) | Capital League 1 Reserves |
| Capital League 2 (Top two teams promoted, bottom two relegated) | Capital League 2 Reserves |
| Capital League 3 (Top two teams promoted, no relegation) | Capital League 3 Reserves |
| Senior Men's | Under 20s | Under 18s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City League 1 | Division 1 | Division 1 Blue | Division 1 Silver | |||
| City League 2 | Division 2 | |||||
| City League 3 Blue | City League 3 Silver | Division 3 | ||||
| City League 4 Blue | City League 4 Gold | City League 4 Silver | ||||
| City League 5 Blue | City League 5 Gold | City League 5 Silver | ||||
| City League 6 Blue | City League 6 Blue | City League 6 Silver | ||||
| City League 7 Blue | City League 7 Silver | |||||
The City League Divisions are split into 'Blue', 'Gold' and 'Silver' by location within the region:
- Blue: Northern Teams
- Gold: Southern Teams
- Silver: Western Teams
| Football Brisbane Women's League structure |
|---|
(Blue = Northside, Silver = Southside) |
Antecedent Governing Bodies
- 1884-1889: Anglo-Queensland Football Association.
- 1890-1919: Queensland British Football Association.
- 1920-1927: Queensland Football Association.
- 1928-1939: Brisbane and District Football Association.
- 1940-1945: Queensland Soccer Football Association.
- 1946-1961: Brisbane and Ipswich Soccer Football Association.
- 1962-2002: Queensland Soccer Federation.
- 2003-2005: Brisbane Men's Soccer.
- 2006: Brisbane Men's Football.
- 2007–2019: Football Brisbane.
- 2020–present: Football Queensland Brisbane
See also
- Football (soccer) in Australia
- Football (soccer) in Queensland
- History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland