Football Queensland FNQ Ltd was established in 2016 becoming fully operational in 2017 following the appointment of a new General Manager. Previous entities managing football in the far north Queensland region include Far North Queensland Soccer Zone Inc., Cairns District Soccer Association, Tablelands Junior Soccer Association and Johnstone River Soccer Association.
The region of FNQ Football covers the cities and townships from Tully in the south through to Innisfail, west to Atherton, Malanda, Dimbulah and Mareeba, throughout the city of Cairns and north to Port Douglas and includes the remote township of Weipa.
Clubs currently fielding premier women’s teams are Edge Hill, United FC, Leichhardt FC, Mareeba United FC, JCU Strikers FC, Innisfail United FC, Stratford Dolphins FC and Southside Comets FC.