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Football league season

Football Queensland
Season	2016
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The 2016 Football Queensland season was the fourth season since NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men’s football. Below NPL Queensland is a regional structure of ten zones with their own leagues. The strongest of the zones is Football Brisbane with its senior men’s competition consisting of five divisions.

The NPL Queensland premiers qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.

Men's League Tables

2016 National Premier League Queensland

Football league season

NPL Queensland
Season	2016
Champions	Redlands United
Premiers	Brisbane Strikers
Matches played	132
Goals scored	469 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ben Litfin (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Gold Coast City 7–1 SW Qld Thunder (16 April 2016)
Biggest away win	Northern Fury FC 1–6 (twice) vs Olympic FC (4 June 2016), vs Brisbane Strikers (13 August 2016)
Highest scoring	FNQ Heat 4–5 Olympic FC (28 May 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The National Premier League Queensland 2016 season was played over 22 matches, with the regular season concluding on 21 August, semi-finals on 27 August, and the Grand Final on 3 September.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brisbane Strikers	22	14	5	3	51	19	+32	47	2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2	Gold Coast City	22	12	7	3	58	29	+29	43	2016 Queensland Finals
3	Far North Queensland	22	13	3	6	42	27	+15	42
4	Redlands United (C)	22	12	1	9	41	36	+5	37
5	Brisbane City	22	9	8	5	35	28	+7	35
6	Olympic FC	22	11	1	10	45	46	−1	34
7	Moreton Bay United	22	7	8	7	36	32	+4	29
8	South West Queensland Thunder	22	8	2	12	38	57	−19	26
9	Brisbane Roar Youth	22	7	4	11	30	38	−8	25
10	Western Pride	22	6	6	10	38	43	−5	24
11	Sunshine Coast	22	7	3	12	32	45	−13	24
12	Northern Fury	22	0	4	18	22	73	−51	4

Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Semi-finals			Grand Final

1	Brisbane Strikers	1 (2)

4	Redlands United	1 (4)
			3	Far North Queensland	2

			4	Redlands United	3
2	Gold Coast City	0

3	Far North Queensland	1

2016 Brisbane Premier League

Football league season

Brisbane Premier League
Season	2016
Champions	Lions FC
Premiers	Lions FC
Relegated	UQ FC, North Pine
Matches played	132
Goals scored	502 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ahamad Azzawi (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Capalaba 8–0 North Star (22 May 2016)
Biggest away win	North Star 0–5 Mitchelton (22 May 2016) Logan Lightning 0–5 Peninsula Power (30 July 2016) Logan Lightning 0–5 Mitchelton (20 August 2016)
Highest scoring	Capalaba 4–6 Holland Park Hawks (11 June 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Brisbane Premier League was the 34th edition of the Brisbane Premier League which has been a second level domestic association football competition in Queensland since the Queensland State League was formed in 2008. After 22 rounds, the Promotion and Relegation system was based on the Club Championship, and included points from First Grade, Reserve Grade, U18 and U16 teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lions FC (C)	22	16	1	5	53	23	+30	49	2016 Brisbane Premier League Finals
2	Mitchelton	22	13	2	7	46	34	+12	41
3	Holland Park	22	12	3	7	51	34	+17	39
4	Peninsula Power	22	11	5	6	44	29	+15	38
5	Rochedale Rovers	22	11	3	8	42	27	+15	36
6	Capalaba	22	10	3	9	49	42	+7	33
7	Eastern Suburbs	22	9	5	8	43	35	+8	32
8	Albany Creek	22	9	5	8	44	37	+7	32
9	Logan Lightning	22	8	5	9	42	49	−7	29
10	Ipswich Knights	22	6	3	13	38	53	−15	21
11	UQ FC (R)	22	4	3	15	21	55	−34	15	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 1
12	North Pine (R)	22	3	2	17	29	84	−55	11	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 1

Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	Lions FC	3				1	Lions FC	4

2	Mitchelton	2				2	Mitchelton	0

			2	Mitchelton	3

			3	Holland Park Hawks	0

3	Holland Park Hawks	2

4	Peninsula Power	0

2016 Capital League 1

Football league season

Capital League 1
Season	2016
Champions	Souths United
Promoted	Grange Thistle
Relegated	Centenary Stormers, Pine Rivers United
Matches played	132
Goals scored	510 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Harun Omerovic (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Souths United 12–1 Moggill (13 August 2016)
Biggest away win	Pine Rivers United 0–11 Taringa Rovers (13 August 2016)
Highest scoring	Souths United 12–1 Moggill (13 August 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Capital League 1 season was the fourth edition of the Capital League 1 as the third level domestic football competition in Queensland. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Souths United (P)	22	14	5	3	66	28	+38	47	Promoted to the 2017 Brisbane Premier League
2	Grange Thistle (C, P)	22	15	1	6	53	30	+23	46	Promoted to the 2017 Brisbane Premier League
3	North Star	22	14	3	5	48	23	+25	45	2016 Capital League 1 Finals
4	Southside Eagles	22	13	3	6	38	25	+13	42	2016 Capital League 1 Finals
5	Bayside United	22	12	0	10	44	27	+17	36
6	Taringa Rovers	22	10	1	11	41	28	+13	31
7	Wolves FC	22	9	1	12	41	42	−1	28
8	Brisbane Knights	22	8	4	10	43	49	−6	28
9	Moggill	22	8	3	11	40	63	−23	27
10	Mount Gravatt	22	5	5	12	35	51	−16	20
11	Centenary Stormers (R)	22	4	5	13	38	62	−24	17	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 2
12	Pine Rivers United (R)	22	4	1	17	23	82	−59	13	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 2

Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	Souths United	0				2	Grange Thistle	0 (3)

2	Grange Thistle	2				4	Southside Eagles	0 (2)

			1	Souths United	2 (3)

			4	Southside Eagles	2 (5)

3	North Star	0

4	Southside Eagles	1

2016 Capital League 2

Football league season

Capital League 2
Season	2016
Champions	Acacia Ridge
Premiers	The Gap
Promoted	Acacia Ridge
Relegated	Slacks Creek, Redcliffe PCYC
Matches played	132
Goals scored	584 (4.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Juan Jaimes (33 goals) Ryuhei Nose (33 goals)
Biggest home win	The Gap 14–0 Park Ridge (2 April 2016)
Biggest away win	Redcliffe PCYC 1–9 Acacia Ridge (16 April 2016)
Highest scoring	The Gap 14–0 Park Ridge (2 April 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Capital League 2 season was the fourth edition of the Capital League 2 as the fourth level domestic football competition in Queensland. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	The Gap (P)	22	18	2	2	92	19	+73	56	Promoted to 2017 Capital League 1
2	Acacia Ridge (C, P)	22	15	3	4	69	18	+51	48	Promoted to 2017 Capital League 1
3	Annerley	22	13	4	5	53	29	+24	43	2016 Capital League 2 Finals
4	Brisbane Force	22	13	3	6	49	40	+9	42	2016 Capital League 2 Finals
5	Western Spirit	22	11	2	9	46	39	+7	35
6	Oxley United	22	9	4	9	39	37	+2	31
7	New Farm United	22	10	1	11	46	56	−10	31
8	Pine Hills	22	6	4	12	40	52	−12	22
9	Park Ridge	22	6	3	13	41	74	−33	21
10	Ipswich City	22	6	1	15	39	73	−34	19
11	Slacks Creek (R)	22	5	3	14	30	51	−21	18	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 3
12	Redcliffe PCYC (R)	22	4	2	16	40	96	−56	14	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 3

Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	The Gap	0				1	The Gap	0

2	Acacia Ridge	1				2	Acacia Ridge	1

			1	The Gap	4

			3	Annerley	1

3	Annerley	2

4	Brisbane Force	1

2016 Capital League 3

Football league season

Capital League 3
Season	2016
Champions	Virginia United
Premiers	Virginia United
Promoted	Toowong
Relegated	Mooroondu, Ridge Hills United
Matches played	132
Goals scored	527 (3.99 per match)
Top goalscorer	Michael Geddes (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Toowong 7–0 Bardon Latrobe (23 July 2016)
Biggest away win	Clairvaux 1–7 Virginia United (18 June 2016)
Highest scoring	Clairvaux 3–8 Toowong (19 February 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Capital League 3 season was the fourth edition of the Capital League 3 as the fifth level domestic football competition in Queensland. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Virginia United (C, P)	22	17	3	2	67	23	+44	54	Promoted to 2017 Capital League 2
2	Toowong (P)	22	17	2	3	63	20	+43	53	Promoted to 2017 Capital League 2
3	Tarragindi Tigers	22	16	2	4	58	39	+19	50	2016 Capital League 3 Finals
4	Jimboomba United	22	10	4	8	45	34	+11	34	2016 Capital League 3 Finals
5	AC Carina	22	10	4	8	41	36	+5	34
6	Newmarket	22	8	4	10	37	38	−1	28
7	Narangba United	22	8	3	11	39	36	+3	27
8	Westside	22	6	8	8	37	40	−3	26
9	Clairvaux	22	8	2	12	41	60	−19	26
10	Bardon Latrobe	22	6	1	15	38	67	−29	19
11	Mooroondu	22	5	1	16	28	59	−31	16	Team withdrew at end of season
12	Ridge Hills United (R)	22	2	4	16	33	75	−42	10	Relegated to 2017 Capital League 4

Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	Virginia United	3 (7)				1	Virginia United	1 (3)

2	Toowong	3 (8)				2	Toowong	1 (2)

			1	Virginia United	2 (4)

			3	Tarragindi Tigers	2 (3)

3	Tarragindi Tigers	4

4	Jimboomba United	0

2016 Capital League 4

Football league season

Capital League 4
Season	2016
Champions	Caboolture Sports
Premiers	St. George Willawong
Promoted	Caboolture Sports
Matches played	156
Goals scored	883 (5.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dane Forsyth (49 goals)
Biggest home win	Samford Rangers 17–1 Greenbank (9 July 2016)
Biggest away win	Greenbank 0–20 Caboolture (23 April 2016)
Highest scoring	Greenbank 0–20 Caboolture (23 April 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Capital League 4 season was the fourth edition of the Capital League 4 as the sixth level domestic football competition in Queensland. 13 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 24 matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	St. George Willawong (P)	24	22	1	1	136	19	+117	67	Promoted to 2017 Capital League 3
2	Caboolture Sports (C, P)	24	21	2	1	170	21	+149	65	Promoted to 2017 Capital League 3
3	Samford Rangers	24	18	3	3	136	33	+103	57	2016 Capital League 4 Finals
4	Bethania Rams	24	15	2	7	75	36	+39	47	2016 Capital League 4 Finals
5	Deception Bay	24	13	4	7	60	51	+9	43	Team withdrew at end of season
6	North Brisbane	24	12	3	9	51	57	−6	39
7	Logan Metro	24	9	2	13	56	71	−15	29
8	Kangaroo Point Rovers	24	9	2	13	43	65	−22	29
9	Springfield United	24	7	5	12	33	70	−37	26
10	Logan City Kings	24	4	2	18	32	96	−64	14	Team withdrew at end of season
11	Greenbank	24	3	5	16	36	134	−98	14	Team withdrew at end of season
12	Logan Village	24	2	4	18	21	105	−84	10
13	Brighton Bulldogs	24	2	3	19	34	125	−91	9

Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	St. George Willawong	0				2	Caboolture Sports	2

2	Caboolture Sports	3				3	Samford Rangers	1

			1	St. George Willawong	1

			3	Samford Rangers	3

3	Samford Rangers	3

4	Bethania Rams	1

Women's League Tables

2016 Women's NPL Queensland

Football league season

Women's NPL Queensland
Season	2016
Champions	The Gap
Premiers	The Gap
Matches played	110
Goals scored	587 (5.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kirsten Jamieson (61 goals)
Biggest home win	Eastern Suburbs 13–0 (twice) vs Peninsula Power (30 May 2016) vs Redlands United (10 June 2016)
Biggest away win	Peninsula Power 1–15 Olympic FC (23 April 2016)
Highest scoring	Peninsula Power 1–15 Olympic FC (23 April 2016)
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Women's NPL Queensland season was the second edition of the Women's NPL Queensland as the top level domestic football of women's competition in Queensland. 11 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 20 matches, with the regular season concluding on 22 August, semi-finals on 28 August, and the Grand Final on 4 September.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	The Gap (C)	20	20	0	0	95	8	+87	60	2016 Women's NPL Qld Finals
2	Souths United	20	16	1	3	99	18	+81	49
3	Olympic FC	20	15	1	4	109	19	+90	46
4	Eastern Suburbs	20	14	3	3	84	16	+68	45
5	South West Queensland Thunder	20	9	1	10	52	57	−5	28
6	Sunshine Coast	20	9	1	10	42	57	−15	28
7	Gold Coast City	20	6	3	11	39	61	−22	21
8	Western Pride	20	5	2	13	18	48	−30	17
9	UQ FC	20	5	2	13	27	63	−36	17
10	Peninsula Power	20	2	3	15	20	128	−108	9
11	Redlands United	20	0	1	19	2	112	−110	1	Team withdrew at end of season

Source: foxsportspulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Semi-finals			Grand Final

1	The Gap	3

4	Eastern Suburbs	1
			1	The Gap	4

			3	Olympic FC	2
2	Souths United	0

3	Olympic FC	2

Cup Competitions

2016 Canale Travel Cup

Brisbane-based soccer clubs competed in 2016 for the Canale Cup. Clubs entered from the Brisbane Premier League, the Capital League 1, Capital League 2 and Capital League 3. The early rounds of the competition were also linked to the qualifying competition for the 2016 FFA Cup, where the 10 Brisbane-based winners from the Fourth round qualified to the fifth round of the Canale Cup competition.

This knockout competition was won by Mitchelton FC.

FFA Cup Qualifiers

Queensland-based soccer clubs competed in 2016 in the preliminary rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. The four winners of Seventh Round qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup; Far North Queensland FC (representing North Queensland), Surfers Paradise Apollo (representing South Queensland), with Brisbane Strikers and Redlands United representing Brisbane. In addition, A-League club Brisbane Roar qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Further information: 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

References

"Fixtures/results". Soccer Aust. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
"PS4 NPL Men - Fixtures". foxsports. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
"Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2017". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
"Rules of Competition 2015" (PDF). footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
"PS4 NPL Women - Fixtures". foxsports. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
"FFA CUP PRELIMINARY; CANALE CUP; 2016" (PDF). Football Brisbane. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

2015–16 in Australian soccer

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National competitions	A-League National Premier Leagues (2015, 2016) FFA Cup (2015, 2016) (preliminary rounds (2015, 2016) * final (2015, 2016)) National Youth League (grand final) W-League
National Premier Leagues	Australian Capital Territory (2015, 2016) New South Wales (2015, 2016) Northern NSW (2015, 2016) Queensland (2015, 2016) South Australia (2015, 2016) Tasmania (2015, 2016) Victoria (2015, 2016) Western Australia (2015, 2016)

International

Asian club competitions

Champions League (2015, 2016)

National teams

Men's	Asian Cup Results (2015, 2016)
Women's	FIFA Women's World Cup Results

Club seasons
A-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
W-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers

v t e National Premier Leagues
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Grand Finals	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Member Federations	ACT NSW Northern NSW Queensland SA Tasmania Victoria WA
Women's NPL competitions	NPL Women's ACT NSW Women's Northern NSW Queensland SA Victoria Women WA Women
Associated competitions	A-League Men A-League Women Y-League Australia Cup
Awards	John Kosmina Medal

Soccer in Australia

National teams

Men's	Senior B U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach Paralympic
Women's	Senior B U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men
Level 2	National Second Division
Level 3	National Premier Leagues Capital Football NSW Northern NSW Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Levels 4–10	Capital Football Premier League State League NSW NSW League Northern NSW League One Zone League One Northern Territory NorZone Premier League Southern Zone Premier League Queensland Premier League South Australia State League Tasmania Northern Championship Northern Social League Southern Championship Southern League One Southern League Two Southern League Three Southern League Four Victoria Premier League State League Western Australia State League

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's Capital Football NSW Northern NSW Queensland South Australia Victoria Western Australia
Levels 3–8	Capital Football State League NSW League One Queensland Premier League South Australia State League Community Leagues Victoria Premier League State League Western Australia Women's League

Cup competitions

National	Australia Cup
State	Capital Football Federation Cup Waratah Cup Sapphire Cup NNSWF State Cup Football SA Federation Cup Milan Lakoseljac Cup Dockerty Cup Football West State Cup

Others

Lists

v t e Soccer in Australia by state and territory
Australian Capital Territory	Capital Football
New South Wales	Northern NSW Football Football NSW
Northern Territory	Football Federation Northern Territory
Queensland	Football Queensland
South Australia	Football South Australia
Tasmania	Football Tasmania
Victoria	Football Victoria
Western Australia	Football West

Men's soccer in Queensland

Football Queensland

2023–24 clubs

A-League Men	Brisbane Roar

2024 clubs

NPL Queensland	Brisbane City Brisbane Roar Youth Gold Coast Knights Gold Coast United Lions FC Moreton City Excelsior Olympic Peninsula Power Redlands United Rochedale Rovers Sunshine Coast Wanderers Wynnum Wolves
Football Queensland Premier League	Moreton City Excelsior Reserves Brisbane Strikers Broadbeach United Caboolture Sports Capalaba FC Eastern Suburbs Logan Lightning Mitchelton FC Southside Eagles SWQ Thunder St George Willawong Western Pride
Football Queensland Premier League 2	Bayside United Grange Thistle Holland Parks Hawks Ipswich Knights Magic United Maroochydore North Lakes United North Star Pine Hills Samford Rangers Souths United Taringa Rovers

Regional
association zones

Cup competition

Former teams

Former competitions

Queensland State League (2008–2012)

League seasons

Regional Era	1884−1991
State Cup era	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
QSL era	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
NPL era	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Football Queensland Metro

2023 Men's Clubs

Football Queensland Premier League 3 − Metro	Acacia Ridge Bayside United Centenary Stormers Mount Gravatt Hawks Newmarket North Brisbane North Pine United Pine Hills Redcliffe Dolphines University of Queensland Virginia United FC Western Spirit
Football Queensland Premier League 4 − Metro	AC Carina Annerley Brighton Bulldogs Brisbane Knights Ipswich City Logan Metro Moggill New Farm United Tarragindi Tigers The Gap Ripley Valley Springfield United
Football Queensland Premier League 5 − Metro	Bardon Latrobe Clairvaux Jimboomba United Kangaroo Point Rovers Narangba Eagles Oxley United Pine Rivers Athletic Slacks Creek Toowong Willowburn Westside Grovely
Football Queensland Premier League 6 − Metro	Bethania Rams Bribie Island Deception Bay Logan Village Mooroondu Old Bridge Park Ridge Ridge Hills Teviot Downs Yeronga

2022 Women's Clubs

Football Queensland Women's Premier League 3 − Metro	Albany Creek Excelsior Bethania Rams Caboolture Sports Ipswich City Mount Gravatt Hawks North Brisbane Pine Hills Southside Eagles Springfield United Toowong

Cup Competitions

Men	Australia Cup Canale Cup
Women	Elaine Watson Cup

Seasons

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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2018
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Football Queensland Metro was established in 2007 (as Football Brisbane), for Football Queensland statistics before 2007, see History of soccer in Brisbane, Queensland and Football Queensland

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