Brisbane Premier Division 1 is the second tier of the men's senior football (soccer) competition in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, run by Football Brisbane. The teams that finish in the top 2 are promoted to the Brisbane Premier League, while finising in the bottom 2 will lead to relegation into Division 2. There is also a finals series at the end of the season.
After originally operating as a twelve team competition, it was expanded to fourteen teams for season 2010, to accommodate clubs returning to the Brisbane Premier League from the Queensland State League.
The fourteen clubs for season 2011 are:
[edit] 2012 Season
Due to the amalgamation of Beenleigh FC and Loganholme FC, who were promoted from Division 2 in 2011 an extra space in the 14 team league became available. Therefore, Ipswich City were reinstated following their 13th place finish in 2011.
Promotion and relegation in 2012 is not guaranteed due to a revamping of the Football Brisbane competitions in 2013. Teams will be awarded Veto League status based upon club applications.
[edit] 2011 Season
The season started 2 weeks later than planned after the 2011 Brisbane floods. Rocklea United were the worst affected club, and did not play at their home ground all season. The league table was close as the season hit the half way mark, with North Star and Queensland Lions leading after 13 rounds. At the bottom, Toowoomba Raiders lost their first 13 games of the season, only scoring 4 times during these matches.
Toowoomba Raiders were relegated with many weeks still to play, while Queensland Lions secured promotion to the Brisbane Premier League on Sunday August 21st with an 8-0 thrashing of 4th placed Western Spirit. North Star joined Lions in celebrating promotion after defeating Rocklea United on the final day - pipping Ipswich Knights by a single point. Ipswich City were the second team to be relegated after losing out to Southside Eagles on goal difference.
Matches from Brisbane Premier Division 1 are irregularly filmed by PaulyTV. Media outlets in Ipswich and Toowoomba in particular follow the fortunes of their local clubs.
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