2023 Registration Information
We offer good value for money registration fees. Why can we do this? We can do this because we have a hard-working group of volunteers- groundsmen, cleaners, facilities operations, coaches, managers and sports trainers- who put in a huge amount of volunteer time which in turn saves enormous amounts of money for our club.
We are also fortunate to have a core group of sponsors who assist us greatly with our bottom line and thus subsidise to some extent the cost of registration.
As we enter into our ninth year as a re-birthed Football Queensland club, we are committed to providing quality football services to our players at reasonable rates.
However, our volunteer base is not limitless. To reduce volunteer burnout, we have taken certain operating decisions which will adversely affect our profitability in 2023. To fund this gap and to accommodate increased operating costs, fees will be increased slightly this year.
2023 Registration Fees
- Senior Mens and Womens (FQPL and Metro Leagues) - Total Cost $580 (includes club polo, shorts and socks)
- A loyalty discount of $50 is available for players who have been with the club for five years or more
- A late fee of $30 applies if full payment is not made by the end of February
- Full time tertiary students will receive a further subsidy of $50 off their fees
- Over 35s Men - Total Cost $450 (includes club polo, shorts and socks)
- Junior Girls Divisional - Total Cost $500 (includes club polo, shorts, socks and medallion)
- Mini Roos Under 6/7 - Total Cost $380 (includes playing shirt, shorts, socks and medallion)
- Mini Roos Under 8-12 - Total Cost $400 (includes playing shirt, shorts, socks and medallion)
- Mini Roos Under 13- Total Cost $420 (includes playing shirt, shorts, socks and medallion)
- For Juniors/Mini Roos a sibling discount of $50 applies for each successive child
- THERE ARE NO OTHER FEES PAYABLE!
This covers:
- Membership of North Brisbane FC Inc.
- All FA and Football Queensland governing body fees ($164 for senior men and women, $80.50 for juniors (inc Under 13) and $64.50 for Mini Roos)
- Access to the FA Insurance Scheme
- Referee’s fees for all fixtures/finals and cup games
- Supply of playing strip (juniors and MIni Roos keep their strips). You also get one pair of shorts and socks to keep.
- Club polo for you to keep or second-hand playing strip as a training shirt
- Access once a fortnight to a qualified Physiotherapist to assess any injury and access to their clinic if follow-up treatment is required
- Sports Trainer coverage on match day to assist with strapping, massage, injury management etc. (FQPL League teams only)
- A customary post game snack at home games
- Access to training facilities and all associated equipment twice a week for the duration of the season (once a week for Metro Division teams)
- Access to highly competent coaches and their assistants for the duration of the season
- Access to the community assets of the club (clubhouse, canteen, dressing rooms, other non-playing facilities)
- Access to all the administrative services associated with being a member of a FQ community club
Payment of Fees
NBFC encourages all senior players to pay their fees in full by the end of February to take advantage of the $30 discount. However, we recognise that for a number of our players, particularly university students, finding all the money up-front to pay fees can be quite a challenge. Consequently, anyone who is experiencing financial hardship, can apply to the Treasurer to enter into a payment plan. However, in order to register and be switched to Active, they must have paid at least $300 of their fee and have a payment plan in place for the balance that is owed.
All junior and Mini Roos fees must be paid prior to the first fixture game, except in exceptional circumstances where payment plans may be entered into. A sibling discount of $50 applies to each successive child that plays.
How to Register
All registrations are done online. Go to the Play Football website and click on register and nominate North Brisbane FC as your club. From there just follow the prompts. If you experience difficulties registering contact us via our Facebook page for further assistance.
How to Pay
We encourage our members to pay their fees in full online via Playfootball when they go to register so please have your debit or credit card ready when you go to register. Anyone who qualifies for a discount can tick the relevant box online to apply the discount (we have boxes for full-time tertiary students, loyalty and sibling). For instance, there is a box that full-time tertiary students can tick so at the end the invoice to be paid will reduce by $50.
Players who have payment or instalment plan arrangements in place can select the “Pay Later” option (offline payment) option.
We also encourage members to make all offline payments to the club via a bank transfer. Bank account name is North Brisbane FC; BSB is 064114 and Account number is 10252266. Please do not forgot to quote your name as a reference so that we can identify who is making the payment!
We can take payments via EFTPOS at the club but our preference is for members to make offline payments via bank transfers.
Over 35 players please note you do not register via Playfootball so all registration payments should be made via bank transfer.
For junior parents who have Fair Play Vouchers, we also suggest you select offline payment and pay the relevant registration fee less the $150 voucher for your child.
Any questions regarding registration fees and amounts please contact the club Treasurer.
Refunds
There are two components of the registration fee. The governing body fee and a club fee for the balance.
North Brisbane FC, like other Football Brisbane clubs, does not generally provide refunds to players unless they request de-registration prior to playing a fixture match. In these cases, a refund of the club component of the fee will be given, less a $50 administration fee and a pre-season training/playing fee of $50 per month. If merchandise (polo, shorts and socks) have already been provided the player is required to return that merchandise or have a further $50 deducted to cover that cost.
The other component of a player’s registration fee is the governing body fee. For the 2023 year, that amount is $164 for Seniors, $80.50 for Juniors and $64.50 for Mini Roos. Note that refund of this component of the registration fee is done pursuant to the FQ Refund Policy, i.e. we as a club do not have any control over that. The Refund Policy for this component of the fee can be found on the Football Queensland website:
Football Queensland Refund Policy
While players may request a refund in exceptional circumstances, essentially the policy provides that once a player has participated in any form of pre-season training and/or games, they are not entitled to a refund of the governing body fees.
Important
Where a player is allowed to pay in instalments, the full amount of the registration fee is owing once the player has played at least one fixture match. Where a player decides to cease playing before the full fee is paid, the balance is still owing and payment of the debt will be pursued.
For any refund enquiries please contact the club Treasurer.
Volunteering and Player Expectations
As a smaller club, we do not mandate volunteer levies or rosters.
However, like other clubs, we are always in need of volunteers to cover a range of duties such as team managers, coaches, grounds, match day officials, working bees, fundraisers etc.
The committee puts in a huge amount of volunteer work around the club but they can’t and shouldn’t always be the ones to do it all, especially with the number of players at the club in 2023. So please offer your services to help out with even the most basic of tasks on game day.