Virginia United started its Junior Academy back 2015. This Academy program eventually evolved into our successful FQ licenced Skills Acquisition Program in 2020. At the end of 2021, after the Football Queensland annual assessment, the program has been elevated from Bronze to Silver tier. The club is fully committed to the ongoing development and evolution of our FQ Academy Program. We currently offer boys teams (U9-U12) in FQ Academy 2 while our girls team (U11) complete in FQ Academy 1
The program is highly regarded and respected within the football community. Recently producing and assisting the movement of numerous graduates to external FQ1 boys programs. As well as producing high quality players for our own FQ Academy Youth Program.
Now proudly producing two boys players that received direct entry to the Brisbane Roar Youth Academy and a girls player entering into the QAS (Queensland Academy of Sport).
We are excited to open up expressions of interest across all of our high performance programs for the 2024 season. A list of all of our junior boys high performance teams can be found below. Completing the form below will allow your son to attend our trials commencing in mid-October.
FQA Junior & Youth - Players EOI 2024 Registration | Virginia United FC
FQA Junior Boys:
- U9s (born 2015)
- U10s (born 2014)
- U11s (born 2013)
- U12s (born 2012)
Trial dates:
Tuesday 10th October
Wednesday 11th October
Tuesday 17th October
U9 Boys
5-6pm (Field 1)
U10/U11/U12 Boys
6.15-7.15pm (Field 1)
All trials will occur at -
Virginia United Football Club
574 Nudgee Road,
Nundah, 4012
FQ Academy is available in the U9, U10, U11 & U12 age categories for each season. The FQ Academy Youth program is available in the U13 to U18 age categories. VUFC FQ Academy Junior teams compete in the Football Queensland Academy competition. They are constructed to; provide promising junior players access to well qualified coaching, a challenging training environment with other promising junior players and strong opposition each week.
Playing in the FQ Academy Junior program at Virginia United provides an environment to develop FFA target cores skills set out in the National Curriculum.
Players interested in joining the Academy should contact Academy Director Will Petcos (will.petcos@virginiaunitedfc.com.au)
Players should trial for the program if:
The FQ Academy Junior squad at U9 has a maximum of 10 players while U10, U11 and U12 squads have a maximum of 13 players.