National Representation

The Brisbane Roar, who are not operated by the Football Queensland, were the only Queensland team to compete in the inaugural season of the national A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 (2005). For the 2009-10 Hyundai A-League season

A-League 2009–10

The A-League's 2009-10 season was the fifth season of the Australasian A-League football competition. The season marked the addition of two new teams from Queensland. and the made their A-League debuts at the start of the season. Because of this, were re-named to , as they were no longer the...

 onwards, two other clubs joined the Roar, Gold Coast United FC and North Queensland Fury FC

North Queensland Fury FC

North Queensland Fury FC were a professional football club based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, which competed in the A-League. North Queensland played its home fixtures at Dairy Farmers Stadium. The club was closed on 1 March 2011, due to financial instability.-History:A Townsville bid was...

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Past Representation

There were a number of Queensland teams that played in the now defunct National Soccer League

National Soccer League

The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...

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Club name	Years in the NSL	Premierships
Brisbane City	1977-1986 - 10	n/a
Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:...	1992-2004 - 12	1997
Brisbane Lions	1977-1986 & 1988 - 10	n/a

Queensland State League

The Queensland State League

Queensland State League (association football)

The Hyundai Queensland State League, often abbreviated to the QSL, is a men's semi-professional association football league in the Australian state of Queensland...

 (QSL) was set up in 2008 in order to bridge the gap between the A-League and regional competitions. The QSL consists of a single division. There is no promotion or relegation in the QSL.

Women's Football

Queensland Roar have a team in the national W-League that represent Queensland's female footballers.

See also

• Football Queensland
  Football Queensland
  Football Queensland , often abbreviated to the FQ, is the governing body of association football in the Australian State of Queensland. The body changed its name to be more in line with the new Football Federation Australia in 2005...
  
  
• History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland
  History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland
  The first recorded regular games of Association Football in Brisbane were played in 1884, by a group comprising mostly Scottish immigrants, at the sportsfield behind the Pineapple Hotel, Kangaroo Point...
  
  
• Association football in Australia

External links

• Football Queensland official website
• http://www.bndsoccer.com.au/clubs/club_locations_and_information
• http://www.southsideeagles.com/se/public/page.asp?id=52