- Football Queensland
Infobox Organization
name = Football Queensland
size = 100px
formation =2005
headquarters =Brisbane ,Australia
membership =Football Federation Australia
leader_title =CEO
leader_name = Geoff Foster
website= www.footballqueensland.com.au/|Football Queensland (formerly "Queensland Soccer") is the governing body of association football (soccer) in the
Australian state ofQueensland . The body changed its name to be more in line with the newFootball Federation Australia in 2005. It traces its history back to the establishment of the Anglo-Queensland Football Association in 1884. [ [http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/worldcup/timeline.shtml The World Cup Dream - Australian football timeline ] ]Football Queensland organises the only current statewide competition - the State Cup which has been held since 2004 as an end of season tournament for teams representing the various regional federations. There is talk of the State League being resurrected for the 2008 season. Currently there are ten regional zones - Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Far North, North, Central, Whitsunday, Wide Bay, South West and North West. Each organises its own regional competitions the strongest district being Brisbane (
Brisbane Premier League ) whose teams tend to be regarded as the state champions.The state is divided up into 10 administrative areas:
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.footballqueensland.com.au/ Football Queensland official website]
*http://www.bndsoccer.com.au/clubs/club_locations_and_information
*http://www.southsideeagles.com/se/public/page.asp?id=52
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