# 2013 National Premier League Queensland

The 2013 National Premier League Queensland is the first season under the new competition format in Queensland. The league consists of 14 teams across the State of Queensland. Brisbane City, Olympic FC and Redlands United joined from the Brisbane Premier League. Brisbane Strikers, QAS and Sunshine Coast Fire joined from the previous Queensland State League. Central Queensland FC, FNQ FC Heat and Northern Fury each had sides from their cities participating in the previous Queensland State League but new consortiums won bids to participate in the NPL and new identities were created, Fury taking on the identity of the former A-League club North Queensland Fury.
Complete new entities, Western Pride FC and Moreton Bay Jets were formed while Palm Beach Sharks was drawn from the Gold Coast Premier League but were former participants in years gone past in the Brisbane Premier League.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| Brisbane City | Brisbane | Spencer Park |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane | Perry Park |
| Central Queensland FC | Rockhampton | Rugby Park |
| FNQ FC Heat | Cairns & Mareeba | Barlow Park Borzi Park |
| Moreton Bay Jets | Moreton Bay | Wolter Park |
| Northern Fury | Townsville | Townsville Sports Reserve Brolga Park |
| Olympic FC | Brisbane | Goodwin Park |
| Palm Beach Sharks | Gold Coast | Mallawa Complex Field |
| QAS | Brisbane | Meakin Park |
| Redlands United | Brisbane | Cleveland Showgrounds |
| Sunshine Coast Fire | Sunshine Coast | Stockland Park |
| Western Pride FC | Ipswich | North Ipswich Reserve Eric Evans Oval |

## Regular season

The National Premier League Queensland 2013 season will be played over 22 rounds, beginning on 8 March with the regular season concluding on 18 August 2013.
Olympic FC went through the first round of matches undefeated with 10 wins and 1 draw. Their first loss was at the hands of Brisbane City who won their round 12 clash, 3-1. This was after Olympic defeated Brisbane City 6-2 in the inaugural NPL Queensland match.
The Round 3 match between Western Pride and Sunshine Coast Fire was called off at approximately the 80 minute mark due to a severe thunderstorm. Fire were leading 4-0 at the time and under the competition rules, were awarded the win.
The Round 10 match between Moreton Bay Jets and Western Pride was abandoned at the 80 minute mark due to an electrical floodlight failure. The Jets were leading 1-0 at the time and were awarded the victory under the competition rules.
Olympic FC claimed the Premiers title in Round 20 with a 3-1 victory over the Moreton Bay Jets at Goodwin Park on 4 August 2013.
Olympic FC, Brisbane City, Sunshine Coast Fire and the Brisbane Strikers formed the top four teams and therefore qualified for the finals series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympic FC (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 39 | +51 | 55 | 2013 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Brisbane City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 47 | 2013 Queensland Finals |
| 3 | Sunshine Coast | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 46 | 2013 Queensland Finals |
| 4 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 42 | 2013 Queensland Finals |
| 5 | Redlands United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 39 | |
| 6 | Moreton Bay United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 36 | |
| 7 | Northern Fury | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Western Pride | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Palm Beach | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 22 | |
| 10 | Far North Queensland | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 16 | |
| 11 | Central Queensland (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 110 | −68 | 13 | Disbanded at end of season |
| 12 | Queensland Academy of Sport (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 61 | −38 | 8 | Team withdrew to join NPL Queensland Youth competition |

### Managers

| Team | Manager |
| Brisbane City | Glen Volker |
| Brisbane Strikers | David Large |
| Central Queensland FC | Raymond Wood |
| FNQ FC Heat | Martin Docherty (Joe Fenech - interim) |
| Moreton Bay Jets | Terry Kirkham |
| Northern Fury | Gareth Edds |
| Olympic FC | Jim Bellas |
| Palm Beach Sharks | Grae Piddock |
| QAS | Josh McCloughan |
| Redlands United | Matt Chandler |
| Sunshine Coast Fire | Kevin A'Hearne-Evans |
| Western Pride FC | Kasey Wehrman |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Time |
| Central Queensland FC | Joe Fenech | Resigned | 14 April 2013 | 12th | Raymond Wood | 22 May 2013 | Round 5 |
| FNQ FC Heat | Martin Docherty | Has stood aside for 2013 season due to family illness | 24 April 2013 | 10th | Joe Fenech (interim basis for remainder of 2013) | 24 April 2013 | Round 6 |
| Palm Beach Sharks | Oscar Langone | Terminated | 16 May 2013 | 10th | Grae Piddock | 24 May 2013 | Round 8 |

### Home and away season
#### Week 22
## Finals series
### Grand Final
## Top Goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Antonio Murray | Brisbane City | 27 |
| 2 | Tim Smits | Olympic FC | 26 |
| 3 | Reuben Way | Redlands United | 20 |
| =4 | Danny Byrne | Olympic FC | 19 |
| =4 | Peter Drager | Western Pride FC | 19 |

## Top Goalscorers by Club

| Club | Player | Goals |
| Brisbane City | Antonio Murray | 27 |
| Brisbane Strikers | Greg King | 11 |
| Central Queensland Energy | Chris Geddes | 17 |
| FNQ FC Heat | Jamie Carroll and Cameron Morrison | 8 |
| Moreton Bay Jets | Royce Brownlie | 16 |
| Northern Fury | Alex Read | 12 |
| Olympic FC | Tim Smits | 26 |
| Palm Beach Sharks | Chris Lucas | 15 |
| QAS | Abraham Yango and Sam Sibatuara | 4 |
| Redlands United | Reuben Way | 20 |
| Sunshine Coast Fire | Leon Dwyer | 10 |
| Western Pride FC | Peter Drager | 19 |