# Football Queensland Premier League 4 – Metro

Capital League 1 is the second tier of men's senior football (soccer) in Brisbane, (5th tier Queensland and Level 6 within Australia). It is administered by Football Brisbane. All clubs participating in Capital League 1 must field two teams, one in first grade, and another in the reserves competition. Clubs in the NPL and Brisbane Premier League cannot field their reserves teams in this division.

## History

The first edition of a second tier league in the Brisbane soccer competition to be widely reported was the newly formed Division 2 in 1921. Seven clubs contested the Division 2 championship in 1921: Blackstone Rovers, Queens Park, Kangaroo Rats, Western Suburbs, Toowong, Bulimba Rangers and Kedron United. Blackstone Rovers, an Ipswich-based club, won the Division 2 premiership after beating Queens Park 1–0 in a play-off after the clubs finished level on points at the end of the regular season.
A second division of the Brisbane soccer competition has been contested continuously since 1921 with the exception of the early 1930s when the Ipswich clubs broke away from the Brisbane competition to form their own league, and during World War 2. When the top clubs split away to form the Queensland Soccer Federation in 1962, enough clubs joined the new body to form a Division One under the new State League. The QSF absorbed the former Brisbane & Ipswich District Football Association clubs in 1964 and the top two divisions were renamed back to Division One and Two in 1965. Since the formation of the Brisbane Premier League in 1983, the Brisbane soccer competition structure has been altered several times. Second tier divisions in the Brisbane competition have been:
* Division 2 (1921 to 1961)
* QSF Division 1 (1962 to 1964)
* Division 2 (1965 to 1982)
* Division 1 (1983)
* Intermediate League (1984 to 1986)
* Division 2 (1987 to 1996)
* Semi-Pro Division (1997 to 2001) – in North and South sections from 1997 to 2000
* Division 1 (2002)
* Premier Division 1 (2003 to 2012)
* Capital League 1 (2013 to present).
From 2003 to 2012 the tier below the Brisbane Premier League was known as Premier Division 1. It operated as a twelve team competition from 2004 to 2009, then expanded to fourteen teams for season 2010, to accommodate clubs returning to the BPL from the now defunct Queensland State League.
Since being renamed Capital League 1 in 2013 in which the competition has returned to a 12 team format.

## Format

The regular season consists of 22 rounds with teams playing each other twice in a home and away format. The team which finishes first is crowned as the Premiers of the division.
Following the regular season the top four teams on the table play in a finals series using the following format:
* First Week: Semi Final 1 – 3rd vs 4th; Semi Final 2 – 1st vs 2nd
* Second Week: Preliminary Final – Loser Semi 2 vs Winner Semi 1
* Final Week: Grand Final – Winner Semi 2 vs Winner Preliminary.
The winner of the Grand Final is declared as the Champions of the division.

### Promotion/relegation

At the end of the regular season the top two teams are eligible for promotion to Brisbane Premier League.The bottom two teams at the end of the regular season are relegated to Capital League 2.

## Clubs

The clubs for the 2024 season are shown in the table below:
| Team | Home Ground | Location | Founded |
| AC Carina | Brisbane Abruzzo Club | Carina | 1984 |
| Annerley FC | Elder Oval | Annerley | 1945 |
| Bardon Latrobe FC | Bowman Park | Bardon | 1916 |
| Ipswich City FC | Sutton Park | Brassall | 1975 |
| Logan Metro FC | Compton Park | Woodridge | 2012 |
| Moggill FC | Bellbowrie Sports Club | Moggill | 1974 |
| Mount Gravatt | Dittmer Park | Mount Gravatt | 1960 |
| New Farm United SC | New Farm Park | New Farm | 1986 |
| Ripley Valley | Briggs Road Complex | Ripley | 2018 |
| The Gap | Walton Bridge Reserve | The Gap | 1944 |
| Yeronga Eagles FC | Leyshon Park | Yeronga | |
| Western Spirit FC | Kippen Park | Goodna | 1974 |

## Seasons since 1962

| Season | Competition | Regular season | Regular season | Finals series | Finals series | Finals series |
| Season | Competition | Premiers | League Runners-Up | Champions | Score | Finalists |
| 1962 | QSF Division 1 | Germania | Redbank Dinmore | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1963 | QSF Division 1 | Redbank Dinmore | Mitchelton | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1964 | QSF Division 1 | Hollandia-Inala | Unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1965 | Division 2 | St Helens | Redbank Dinmore | Redbank Dinmore | 2–1 | St Helens |
| 1966 | Division 2 | Hollandia-Inala | Polonia | Hollandia-Inala | 3–1 | Polonia |
| 1967 | Division 2 | Azzurri | Polonia | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1968 | Division 2 | Germania | Wynnum District | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1969 | Division 2 | Latrobe | Wynnum District | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1970 | Division 2 | Wynnum District | Easts-Aston Villa | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1971 | Division 2 | Oxley United | Mitchelton | Mitchelton | 5–2 | Oxley United |
| 1972 | Division 2 | Wynnum | Mount Gravatt | Wynnum | – | Unknown |
| 1973 | Division 2 | Annerley | Southside Eagles | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1974 | Division 2 | Southside Eagles / St Helens United top two | Southside Eagles / St Helens United top two | Southside Eagles | 2–1 | St Helens United |
| 1975 | Division 2 | Redlands United | Mount Gravatt | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1976 | Division 2 | Annerley | Wynnum District | Gold Coast United | – | Unknown |
| 1977 | Division 2 | Grange Thistle | Sunnyside United | Grange Thistle | – | Sunnyside United |
| 1978 | Division 2 | Wynnum District | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | – | Unknown |
| 1979 | Division 2 | Olympic | Darra United | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1980 | Division 2 | Pine Rivers United | Salisbury | Goodna and District | – | Unknown |
| 1981 | Division 2 | North Star | Goodna and District | No finals series | No finals series | No finals series |
| 1982 | Division 2 | Newmarket | Bardon Latrobe Juniors | Bardon Latrobe Juniors | – | Unknown |
| 1983 | Division 1 | Wynnum District | Newmarket | Wynnum District | – | Unknown |
| 1984 | Intermediate League | Brisbane Lions reserves | Valley Trident | Brisbane Lions reserves | – | Unknown |
| 1985 | Intermediate League | Wynnum District | Mitchelton | Rochedale Rovers | 3–1 | Wynnum District |
| 1986 | Intermediate League | Rochedale Rovers | Acacia Ridge | Rochedale Rovers | – | Acacia Ridge |
| 1987 | Division 2 | Brisbane Croatia | Wynnum District | Wynnum District | – | Brisbane Croatia |
| 1988 | Division 2 | Pine Rivers United | Acacia Ridge | Acacia Ridge | – | Unknown |
| 1989 | Division 2 | Acacia Ridge | Ipswich United | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1990 | Division 2 | Nerang | Brisbane Croatia | Nerang | 3–1 | Brisbane Croatia |
| 1991 | Division 2 | Grange Thistle | Lutwyche United | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1992 | Division 2 | Inala City | Acacia Ridge | Wynnum District | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Acacia Ridge |
| 1993 | Division 2 | Willowburn | Wynnum District | Willowburn | – | Unknown |
| 1994 | Division 2 | Brisbane City | Grange Thistle | Brisbane City | – | Unknown |
| 1995 | Division 2 | Nerang / Beenleigh top two | Nerang / Beenleigh top two | St Helens United | 2–1 | Nerang |
| 1996 | Division 2 | Brisbane Olympic | Rocklea United | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown | Grand Final result unknown |
| 1997 | Semi-Pro Division 1 North | Mitchelton | North Star | Mitchelton | 4–2 | Albany Creek |
| 1997 | Semi-Pro Division 1 South | Toowoomba United | Mount Gravatt | Mount Gravatt | 2–1 | Inala City |
| 1998 | Semi-Pro Division 1 North | Eastern Suburbs | Albany Creek | Albany Creek | 3–0 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1998 | Semi-Pro Division 1 South | Toowoomba United | Rocklea United | Toowoomba United | 2–1 | Capalaba |
| 1999 | Semi-Pro Division 1 North | North Star | Albany Creek | North Star | 1–0 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1999 | Semi-Pro Division 1 South | Rocklea United | Souths United | Rocklea United | 2–1 | Souths United |
| 2000 | Semi-Pro Division 1 North | University of Queensland | Mitchelton | No finals series | No finals series | No finals series |
| 2000 | Semi-Pro Division 1 South | Eastern Suburbs | Souths United | No finals series | No finals series | No finals series |
| 2001 | Semi-Pro Division 1 | North Star | The Gap | North Star | 2–0 | Mitchelton |
| 2002 | Premier Division 1 | Pine Rivers United | Souths United | Pine Rivers United | 3–2 | Souths United |
| 2003 | Premier Division 1 | Eastern Suburbs | Mitchelton | University of Queensland | 2–0 | Brisbane Olympic |
| 2004 | Premier Division 1 | University of Queensland | Brisbane Olympic | University of Queensland | 4–3 | Peninsula Power |
| 2005 | Premier Division 1 | Mount Gravatt | Beenleigh | Mount Gravatt | 3–1 | Peninsula Power |
| 2006 | Premier Division 1 | Ipswich Knights | Peninsula Power | University of Queensland | 1–0 | Brisbane Olympic |
| 2007 | Premier Division 1 | North Pine | Brisbane Olympic | Brisbane Force | 2–0 | Beenleigh |
| 2008 | Premier Division 1 | Eastern Suburbs | Capalaba | Beenleigh | 3–2 | Capalaba |
| 2009 | Premier Division 1 | Pine Hills | Beenleigh | Beenleigh | 2–1 | University of Queensland |
| 2010 | Premier Division 1 | North Pine | University of Queensland | University of Queensland | 3–1 | North Pine |
| 2011 | Premier Division 1 | Lions FC | North Star | North Star | 3–0 | Moggill |
| 2012 | Premier Division 1 | Albany Creek | Pine Rivers United | Pine Rivers United | 3–1 | Logan Lightning |
| 2013 | Capital League 1 | Mitchelton | Bayside United | Mitchelton | 3–2 | Mount Gravatt |
| 2014 | Capital League 1 | Mitchelton | Taringa Rovers | Taringa Rovers | 1–1 4–2 (p) | Bayside United |
| 2015 | Capital League 1 | Holland Park Hawks | North Pine | Holland Park Hawks | 3–0 | North Pine |
| 2016 | Capital League 1 | Souths United | Grange Thistle | Grange Thistle | 0–0 3–2 (p) | Southside Eagles |
| 2017 | Capital League 1 | Taringa Rovers | North Pine | Taringa Rovers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | North Pine |
| 2018 | Capital League 1 | Caboolture Sports | Toowong | Toowong | 0–0 4–2 (p) | Caboolture Sports |
| 2019 | Capital League 1 | St. George Willawong | North Star | AC Carina | 3–2 | St. George Willawong |
Sources:www.socceraust.co.uk Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables (Tier 2 Top Four – 1921 to 2018)

## Media

Matches from Capital League 1 are irregularly filmed by FBTV. Media outlets in Ipswich and Toowoomba in particular follow the fortunes of their local clubs.