2021 in Queensland soccer

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.

Football Queensland Season
Season2021
2020
2022

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

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NPL Queensland
Season2021
ChampionsLions FC
PremiersPeninsula Power
RelegatedMagpies Crusaders United
Matches played182
Goals scored702 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorerAndy 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
Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

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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

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Queensland Premier League
Season2021
ChampionsBrisbane City
PremiersBrisbane City
PromotedBrisbance City
RelegatedWolves FC
Matches played110
Goals scored424 (3.85 per match)
Top goalscorerShuto 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
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

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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

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Queensland Premier League 2
Season2021
ChampionsGrange Thistle
PremiersCaboolture Sports
PromotedCaboolture Sports
Matches played84
Goals scored367 (4.37 per match)
Top goalscorerSean 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
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

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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

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FFA Cup Qualifiers

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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

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  1. ^ "FQ STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF FOOTBALL IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND". Football Queensland. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "RACE FOR THE TOP FOUR HEATS UP IN NPL AND FQPL MEN'S". Football Queensland. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.