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
Tier 2 FQ Academy League Clubs
The 2023 #NPLQLD Men`s Grand Final Rematch 🚀⚔️
Wolter Park is the stage for one of the most anticipated matchups of the season so far, as @moretoncityexcelsiorfc host @goldcoastknightsfc
📺 If you can`t get out to Wolter Park at 7:30pm, you can watch live and free on #FQTV via the link in bio
Apr 27
What an incredible opportunity for our #FQAcademy Far North & Gulf Youth girls 🤩⚽
Yesterday, our Academy players had the privilege of training alongside the Junior Matildas squad as they prepare for the upcoming AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 in Indonesia.
Our players gained valuable insights and enjoyed every moment!
Apr 26
Great to have Nambour Yandina United FC Reds U13 Boys locked in as the first team confirmed at the 2024 Pacific Junior Championships 🔒🙌
"𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑌𝑈 𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝑊𝑒`𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑛`𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑦!"
Stay tuned as we announce all participating teams across the coming weeks.
Find out more & register a team now via the FQ website.
Apr 26
Junior Matildas Head Coach Rae Dower delivers an invaluable workshop for coaches in the Far North 🙌
Football Australia Women`s Technical Director and proud Queenslander Rae Dower delivered an insightful workshop on player wellbeing and physical care to 2️⃣2️⃣ eager coaches at Endeavour Park.
Coaches were invited to attend an open training session with the Junior Matilda`s squad in preparation for the upcoming AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 in Indonesia, followed by an insightful workshop on player wellbeing and physical care!
A special thankyou to Rae and the Junior Matildas staff for taking time out of their busy schedule to give back to the Queensland footballing community!
Apr 26
