 It was announced on December 16, 2016 that there would be promotion and relegation to the FQPL as of the 2018 season and that the league would be expanded to 14 teams.This announcement came with the addition of the Football Queensland Premier League, a new tier immediately below the National Premier League.Peninsula Power and Eastern Suburbs were the first two teams promoted to the NPL from the FQPL for the 2019 season.