Current season, competition or edition: 2024 QAFL season | |
Formerly | List
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Sport | Australian rules football |
Founded | 1903Brisbane, Queensland | in
First season | 1904 |
No. of teams | 13 |
Region | Queensland |
Confederation | AFL Queensland |
Most recent champion(s) | Morningside (2024) |
Most titles | Mayne (15) |
TV partner(s) | YouTube |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Related competitions | Queensland Football Association |
Official website | aflq.com.au |
The Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL /ˈkwɒfəl/ KWOF-əl or "Q-A-F-L") is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by clubs from South East Queensland.
Founded in 1903 it was previously known as the Queensland Football League (QFL), Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL), Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) and AFL Queensland State League (AFLQSL), the QAFL is the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland.
Since its inception, more than fifty teams have played in the premiership competition. The premier division currently features 12 teams from as far north from Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, throughout the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and as far south as Palm Beach on the Gold Coast near the New South Wales border. The league is headquartered in Brisbane. However teams from the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast have dominated the competition since 2015.