Football Queensland often abbreviated to the FQ, is the governing body of association football in the Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n State of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. The body changed its name to be more in line with the new Football Federation Australia

Football Federation Australia

Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...

 (FFA

FFA

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) in 2005. It traces its history back to the establishment of the Anglo-Queensland Football Association in Brisbane, in 1884.

Football Queensland organises the only current statewide competition - the Hyundai 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). The league replaces the State Cup, which has been held from 2004 to 2007 as an end of season tournament for teams representing the various regional zones. Currently there are ten regional zones - Brisbane, Central Queensland, Far North Queensland, Gold Coast

Gold Coast Soccer

Gold Coast Soccer is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing Gold Coast, Queensland.-Premier League:The clubs are:-First Division:The clubs are:-External links:*...

, North Queensland, North West Queensland, South West Queensland

Football South West Queensland

Football South West Queensland is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing cities and shires from the Toowoomba, Darling Downs and South West Queensland...

, Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Football

Sunshine Coast Football is the governing body of football on Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is a member zone of Football Queensland and Football Federation Australia.-History:...

, Whitsunday

Mackay Regional Football

Mackay Regional Football is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing cities and shires from the Mackay, Sarina, Proserpine, Bowen and the Central Highlands. The main competition of the region is in Mackay, however Moranbah, Bowen and Proserpine have their own programs...

 and Wide Bay

Football Wide Bay

Football Wide Bay is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing the Wide Bay area, in central Queensland. In 2010, the 14/15 Wide Bay Development team travelled to Canberra and won the Kanga Cup Shield.-Football Bundaberg:...

. Each organises its own city and regional competitions with the strongest zone being Brisbane (Brisbane Premier League

Brisbane Premier League

Brisbane Premier League is the first tier of senior football league in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, run by Football Brisbane . After a 26 match regular season, the top 6 teams on the league table qualify for the finals series...

).

The state is divided up into 10 administrative areas:

Zone	President	Website
Brisbane	Phil Moye	Football Brisbane
Central Queensland	Gwen Fox	Football Central Queensland
Far North Queensland	Peter Acha	Far North Queensland Football
Gold Coast Gold Coast Soccer Gold Coast Soccer is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing Gold Coast, Queensland.-Premier League:The clubs are:-First Division:The clubs are:-External links:*...	Peter Gray	Gold Coast Soccer
North Queensland	Greg Redington	North Queensland Football
North West Queensland	Robert Skelly	N/A
South West Queensland Football South West Queensland Football South West Queensland is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing cities and shires from the Toowoomba, Darling Downs and South West Queensland...	Alan Sothman	Football South West Queensland
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Football Sunshine Coast Football is the governing body of football on Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is a member zone of Football Queensland and Football Federation Australia.-History:...	Noel Woodall	Sunshine Coast Football
Whitsunday Mackay Regional Football Mackay Regional Football is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing cities and shires from the Mackay, Sarina, Proserpine, Bowen and the Central Highlands. The main competition of the region is in Mackay, however Moranbah, Bowen and Proserpine have their own programs...	Scott Mealy	Mackay Regional Football
Wide Bay Football Wide Bay Football Wide Bay is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing the Wide Bay area, in central Queensland. In 2010, the 14/15 Wide Bay Development team travelled to Canberra and won the Kanga Cup Shield.-Football Bundaberg:...	Tony Jakeman	Football Wide Bay

External links

• Football Queensland official website