Sport
26 October, 2026
Clubs score victory over registration fee hikes
THE state’s soccer clubs, including those in Cairns, Innisfail and the Tablelands, have won a victory over Football Queensland’s proposed fee hikes for 2027.
By NICK DALTON
Following pressure, the Football Queensland Board, in consultation with the Football Queensland Congress, has decided to retain the existing 2026 fee structure for the 2027 season, with “modest adjustments to reflect inflation and changes to the treatment of transaction and technology costs”.
“Our responsibility is to make decisions in the best interests of football across Queensland,” a FQ statement said.
“That means listening to our clubs, being prepared to reconsider our approach when needed and making decisions that are practical for the people who deliver football in our communities.
“While we remain confident in the objectives behind the previously proposed Competition Access Fee (CAF) model, we recognise that it represented a significant change for clubs, many of which rely heavily on volunteers.
“Having carefully considered the feedback and the practical challenges of implementation, the board believes retaining the existing structure for 2027 is the most sensible way forward.”
What it means is that the miniroos enrolment fee will rise $3 plus a $7 technology and transaction fee to total $60; juniors will go up $6 plus a $8 technology and transaction fee to total $80 and seniors by $10 plus a $10 technology and transaction fee to total $150.
The move comes after an unprecedented show of solidarity with Far Northern clubs joining more than 100 others across Queensland in criticising FQ’s new Competition Access Fees for 2027.
