RESPECT FOR EVERYONE
Protect Our Game is Football Queensland’s overarching respect initiative aimed at eliminating poor behaviour on and off the field and ensuring all players, coaches, referees, volunteers and spectators promote a positive environment and supportive behaviours within our game.
Three key elements underpin the campaign: Accountability, Awareness and Education.
Accountability
The Three Strike Policy provides a strong framework for dealing with poor behaviour on and off the field, including verbal and physical abuse directed at referees and other members of the football community.
The accumulation of Strikes will occur for clubs that continually fail to manage referee abuse or deal with unacceptable behaviours of members.
Members of the football community can help eliminate poor behaviour by reporting instances of abuse, violence and other incidents through FQ’s QR code reporting mechanism or online via the Protect Our Game Reporting Form.
Awareness
All Queensland clubs are required to display Protect Our Game posters outlining the Three Strike Policy and QR code reporting mechanism in high traffic areas to promote positive behaviours.
A range of posters are also available for clubs to display outlining Code of Conduct expectations for players, coaches, club officials and spectators.
Education
Participants can fatamiliarise themselves with the IFAB (International Football Association Board) Laws of the Game to gain a better understanding of the on-field decisions made by referees.
The road to the Queensland Futsal Cup Semi Finals continues tomorrow! 🏆
Seven blockbuster clashes will determine who keeps their Cup dreams alive and who books a place in the next round.
📅 Check the fixtures on Squadi!
Oct 20
Following feedback from the community and after further consultation with the Football Queensland Congress, the FQ Board has confirmed it will retain the existing 2026 fee structure for the 2027 season.
After seven years without an increase to player enrolment fees, modest adjustments have been made for 2027 to reflect inflation and changes in how transaction and technology costs are treated. We know decisions like these have a real impact on people across our game.
We are committed to acting in the best interests of the game, while listening carefully to our community. We won’t always get things right, and in this case we accept that we could have done better. When we need to, we are prepared to do things differently, reconsider our approach and keep working towards the best outcome for football across Queensland.
Find out more on the FQ website.
Oct 16
Queensland’s @auschampionship journey begins this weekend 🦁
After a season of unprecedented success, @lionsfc1 take their campaign onto the national stage as they begin their Australian Championship journey at home against South Hobart FC.
Having claimed the #NPLQLD Double, the Kappa Pro Series and Kappa Queensland Cup, alongside a run to the Australia Cup Semi Finals, Lions now turn their attention to their next challenge in what`s already been a season for the history books!
🏟️ Queensland, let’s get behind Lions at Luxury Paints Stadium this Sunday!
Oct 15
Thank You to the Partners Powering Our Game 🏆
The Queensland Football Convention and Queensland Football Gala brought our football community together to connect, learn and celebrate. We`re grateful to the partners whose support helped make these events such a success.
A special thank you to @thebildgroup, @mitresports, @kappa, @stepout.ai, @swbrokerage, @veotechnologies, @pilagroup, @muscosportslighting, @stayingalivehealth, @soccerscene.au, @hudl, @football.trainingtech, @catapult, @qld.digital and the Institute for Sports Tech Standards for your valued support throughout 2026.
Your partnership helps us deliver memorable experiences for Queensland`s football community both on and off the field.
Oct 14
Over 500 members of Queensland’s football community came together at Brisbane City Hall on Saturday night to celebrate the game’s outstanding achievers at the 2026 Queensland Football Gala 🏆✨
The annual awards event celebrated excellence across every level of the game, recognising the players, coaches, referees, volunteers and administrators whose dedication and contributions have helped shape football in Queensland throughout the 2026 season.
Congratulations to all of this year`s award winners and nominees for their passion, commitment and outstanding service to our game. Your efforts continue to inspire and strengthen the football community across Queensland
Oct 13
