2020 Football Queensland season
# 2020 Football Queensland season

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.

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

### 2020 National Premier Leagues Queensland

The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2020 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled in July.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 2020 Queensland Finals |
| 3 | Gold Coast Knights | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 51 | 2020 Queensland Finals |
| 4 | Lions FC (C) | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 46 | 2020 Queensland Finals |
| 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 |

* ↑ Games against Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United now counted as byes.
* ↑ Withdrew during the season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

**Finals**

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Olympic FC | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Gold Coast Knights | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Gold Coast Knights | 1 | Olympic FC | Olympic FC | 0 |
| | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 1 |
| 1 | Peninsula Power | 1 | Lions FC | Lions FC | 1 |
| 4 | Lions FC | 4 | | | |

### 2020 Football Queensland Premier League

| 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 | |

**Finals**

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | SWQ Thunder | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Mitchelton FC | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Mitchelton FC | 0 | SWQ Thunder | SWQ Thunder | 1 |
| | | | Logan Lightning | Logan Lightning | 2 |
| 1 | Logan Lightning | 3 | Logan Lightning | Logan Lightning | 2 |
| 4 | Wolves FC | 1 | | | |

### 2020 Brisbane Premier League

The 2020 Brisbane Premier League was the 38th edition of the Brisbane Premier League (the third level domestic association football competition in Queensland).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

* ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Premier and Plate) after each played 11 matches in the first Stage.

## Cup Competitions

### FFA Cup Qualifiers

Queensland-based soccer clubs commenced the 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in February, only to see it suspended due to the impacts from the pandemic. At the time of suspension, only the first few rounds had been played or partially played. The competition was cancelled on 3 July.

