| Season: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Football Queensland season was the sixth season since NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men's football. This season was also the initial season of the Football Queensland Premier League which occupied the second tier in Queensland men's football in 2018.
Below NPL Queensland and the FQPL was a regional structure of ten zones with their own leagues. The strongest of the zones was Football Brisbane with its senior men's competition consisting of four divisions.
The NPL Queensland premiers qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2018.
| Competition: | NPL Queensland |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Lions FC |
| Premiers: | Lions FC |
| Relegated: | no relegation |
| League Topscorer: | Dylan Wenzel-Halls (25 goals)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | Western Pride 15-1 Sunshine Coast (3 March 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Sunshine Coast 0-7 Western Pride (23 June 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | Western Pride 15-1 Sunshine Coast (3 March 2018) |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 775 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The National Premier League Queensland 2018 season was played over 26 matches, followed by a finals series.
| Competition: | Football Queensland Premier League |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Peninsula Power |
| Premiers: | Peninsula Power |
| Promoted: | Peninsula Power Eastern Suburbs |
| Relegated: | No relegation |
| League Topscorer: | Youeil Shol (35 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Eastern Suburbs 10-1 Wide Bay Buccaneers (4 August 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Wide Bay Buccaneers 0-12 Peninsula Power (7 July 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | Wide Bay Buccaneers 0-12 Peninsula Power (7 July 2018) |
| Matches: | 156 |
| Total Goals: | 719 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Football Queensland Premier League was the first edition of the Football Queensland Premier League and is the second level domestic association football competition in Queensland.
| Competition: | Brisbane Premier League |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Grange Thistle |
| Relegated: | Mount Gravatt Virginia United |
| League Topscorer: | Youngnam Kim (17 goals).[2] |
| Biggest Home Win: | North Pine 7-1 Virginia United (11 August 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (22 June 2018) (1 July 2018) Acacia Ridge 0-4 Taringa Rovers (25 August 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | North Pine 7-1 Virginia United (11 August 2018) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 440 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Brisbane Premier League was the 36th edition of the Brisbane Premier League which became a third level domestic association football competition in Queensland with the formation of the Football Queensland Premier League in 2018.[3]
| Competition: | Capital League 1 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Toowong |
| Premiers: | Caboolture Sports |
| Promoted: | Caboolture Sports Toowong |
| Relegated: | Oxley United Park Ridge |
| League Topscorer: | Diego Barbieri (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | St. George Willawong 13-1 Park Ridge (13 July 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Park Ridge 0-9 North Star (25 August 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | St. George Willawong 13-1 Park Ridge (13 July 2018) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 658 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Capital League 1 season was the sixth edition of Capital League 1 which became a fourth level domestic association football competition in Queensland with the formation of the Football Queensland Premier League in 2018.12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches.
| Competition: | Capital League 2 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | AC Carina |
| Premiers: | AC Carina |
| Promoted: | AC Carina Samford Rangers |
| Biggest Home Win: | AC Carina 7-0 Narangba United (27 March 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Narangba United 0-10 Samford Rangers (4 August 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | Narangba United 0-10 Samford Rangers (4 August 2018) |
| Matches: | 110 |
| Total Goals: | 438 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Capital League 2 season was the sixth edition of Capital League 2 which became a fifth level domestic association football competition in Queensland with the formation of the Football Queensland Premier League in 2018. Following the withdrawal of Redcliffe PCYC prior to the start of the season,[4] the league comprised 11 teams which played each other twice for a total of 20 matches.
| Competition: | Capital League 3 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | The Lakes |
| Premiers: | The Lakes |
| Promoted: | The Lakes Brisbane Athletic |
| League Topscorer: | Murilo Oliveira (37 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (15 July 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Mooroondu 0-12 The Lakes (4 August 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | (15 July 2018) |
| Matches: | 109 |
| Total Goals: | 584 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Capital League 3 season was the sixth edition of Capital League 3 which became a sixth level domestic association football competition in Queensland with the formation of the Football Queensland Premier League in 2018. 11 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 20 matches.
| Competition: | Women's NPL Queensland |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Brisbane Roar/NTC |
| Premiers: | The Gap |
| League Topscorer: | Meaghan Mcelligott (50 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Moreton Bay United 14-0 Mudgeeraba (15 April 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Mudgeeraba 0-17 The Gap (4 February 2018) Mudgeeraba 0-17 Moreton Bay United (5 August 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | Mudgeeraba 0-17 The Gap (4 February 2018) Mudgeeraba 0-17 Moreton Bay United (5 August 2018) |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 1048 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Women's NPL Queensland season was the fourth edition of the Women's NPL Queensland as the top level domestic football of women's competition in Queensland. 14 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 26 matches.[5]
Brisbane-based soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Canale Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup. Clubs entered from the Brisbane Premier League, the Capital League 1, Capital League 2 and Capital League 3. The early rounds of the competition were linked to the qualifying competition for the 2018 FFA Cup, where losing teams from successive rounds of the FFA Cup Preliminary rounds entered in following rounds of the Canale Cup.[6]
This knockout competition was won by Grange Thistle.
Queensland-based soccer clubs competed in 2018 in the preliminary rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. The four winners of the seventh round qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup; Cairns FC (representing North Queensland), Gold Coast Knights (representing South Queensland), with Olympic FC and Queensland Lions representing Brisbane. In addition, A-League club Brisbane Roar qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.