Soccer in Queensland
| Soccer in Queensland | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Football Queensland |
| Representative team | Queensland |
| Nickname(s) | soccer, football |
| First played | 1867 in Brisbane |
| Registered players | 217,749 (adult) 124,168 (child) |
Audience records | |
| Single match | 51,153 (2014) Brisbane Roar vs Western Sydney Wanderers Suncorp Stadium 2014 A-League Grand Final (Lang Park, Brisbane) |
Soccer was first played in Queensland on a regular basis in Brisbane, in 1884. It is the most participated team sport in the state with 341,917 players in 2024 just under a third of which are female. The game in Queensland is administered by the peak body, Football Queensland, together with several subordinate zone councils, each representing regions of Queensland.