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The 2020 Football Queensland season was the eight season since NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men’s football. This season was also the third season of the Football Queensland Premier League which occupied the second tier in Queensland men’s football in 2020.
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peninsula Power (Premiers) |
← 2019 2021 → | |
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.
League Tables
edit2020 National Premier Leagues Queensland
editThe NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peninsula Power | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 58 | 2020 Queensland Finals |
| 2 | Olympic FC | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 53 | |
| 3 | Gold Coast Knights | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 51 | |
| 4 | Lions FC (C) | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 46 | |
| 5 | Moreton Bay United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
| 7 | Eastern Suburbs | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Sunshine Coast Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 25 | |
| 10 | Redlands United | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 23 | |
| 11 | Gold Coast United | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 23 | |
| 12 | Capalaba | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 20 | |
| 13 | Brisbane City (R) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 | Relegation to the 2021 Queensland Premier League |
| 14 | Magpies Crusaders United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Games against Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United now counted as byes.
- ^ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2]
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Olympic FC | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Gold Coast Knights | 1 | |||||||
| Olympic FC | 0 | ||||||||
| Lions FC | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | Peninsula Power | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Lions FC | 4 | |||||||
2020 Football Queensland Premier League
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Lightning (C) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 48 | Promotion to the 2021 NPL Queensland |
| 2 | SWQ Thunder | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 46 | |
| 3 | Mitchelton FC | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 36 | |
| 4 | Wolves FC | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 34 | |
| 5 | Rochedale Rovers | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Knights | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Western Pride FC | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sunshine Coast FC | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 22 | |
| 9 | Holland Park Hawks | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 13 | |
| 10 | Souths United | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 12 | |
| 11 | Southside Eagles | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 2 | SWQ Thunder | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Mitchelton FC | 0 | |||||||
| SWQ Thunder | 1 | ||||||||
| Logan Lightning | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Logan Lightning | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Wolves FC | 1 | |||||||
2020 Brisbane Premier League
editThe 2020 Brisbane Premier League was the 38th edition of the Brisbane Premier League (the third level domestic association football competition in Queensland).[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St George Willawong | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 46 | |
| 2 | Albany Creek Excelsior | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 37 | |
| 3 | Toowong | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 30 | |
| 4 | Grange Thistle | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 29 | |
| 5 | Taringa Rovers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 26 | |
| 6 | Centenary Stormers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 17 | |
| 7 | Acacia Ridge | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 21 | |
| 8 | Bayside United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Knights | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 18 | |
| 10 | Caboolture Sports | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 13 | |
| 11 | The Gap | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 11 | |
| 12 | North Star | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Teams were split into two groups (Premier and Plate) after each played 11 matches in the first Stage.
Cup Competitions
editFFA Cup Qualifiers
editQueensland-based soccer clubs commenced the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in February, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the pandemic.[4] At the time of suspension, only the first few rounds had been played or partially played. The competition was cancelled on 3 July.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "2020 NPL MEN'S, NPL WOMEN'S AND FQPL SENIOR COMPETITION STRUCTURES CONFIRMED". footballqueensland.com.au. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2020". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.