the Club assessment process
The FQ Club Development Unit’s extensive Club Assessment process observes, measures and assesses over 1,500 data points across 75 different criteria for each of the FQ Academy clubs.
Benchmarked and built around global best practice, the comprehensive evaluation of each club’s technical environment and junior development programs allows FQ to track and analyse annual progress, build supporting resources and services, and incrementally lift the standard of technical outcomes across each club.
Each FQ Academy club is provided an FQ Club Assessment score which reflects the culmination of a season long process and is rated Gold, Silver, Bronze or Development Committed, determined when a club assessment score hits a minimum threshold score.
FQ Academy Club Shield Ratings
The FQ Club Shield system is an initiative designed to improve club accountability, transparency and visibility for participants and parents while giving clubs a meaningful platform to celebrate success and growth in their technical development standards.
The Gold, Silver and Bronze star representations are based on a number of factors including extensive technical assessments undertaken by FQ’s Club Development Unit.
The evolving index below presents all existing FQ Club Shields, and will continually be updated as clubs build capacity, improve technical development standards and attain higher ratings with FQ’s support.
Click through the tabs below to see where each club is ranked.
Gold Rated Clubs
Silver Rated Clubs
Bronze Rated Clubs
Development Committed Clubs
What a way to start the season 🏆
Gold Coast Knights have started their #NPLQLD season in fine form, securing the Football Foundation Cup with a 3-1 victory!
Tyson Martin struck first before Lions levelled just after half time. New signing Ty Cobb broke the deadlock shortly after, before Max Brown put the icing on the cake with a world class free-kick to secure all 3 points for Knights!
📸 Monny Bailey
📲 Watch the #NPLQLD on #FQTV
Feb 21
"𝐾𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑎𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑦𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑠, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒`𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚"
Hear from Matt Poole, FQ`s Senior Manager - Technical (SEQ) and some of the players involved in the brand new full-time U16 Queensland State Team (QST) program on their excitement at the opportunity to test themselves in the #NPLQLD U23`s, creating an important step on the path to professional football.
Learn more about how the QST is delivering a pathway to future national team selection on the FQ website
#FQAcademy
Feb 21
Football Queensland is pleased to welcome @performance_physio_au as its Official Physiotherapy Partner to all FQ Representative Programs and FQ Staff for 2025 and preferred physio partner for FQ’s football community 💪
As part of the partnership, football participants within the FQ community can access an exclusive discount on Performance Physio services throughout 2025.
📰 Head to the Football Queensland website to learn more
Feb 21
New heroes are set to emerge in what`s set to be another massive season ⚽🔥
Get to know the players ready to make waves in the 2025 #NPLQLD Men’s season as we gear up for kick-off this weekend!
Who else should fans be keeping an eye out for?! Tag them in the comments!
📺 Watch the opening round of fixtures this weekend on #FQTV
Feb 20
