Moreton City Excelsior FC

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Moreton City Excelsior

| image =

| fullname = Moreton City Excelsior Football Club

| nickname = Excelsior, Jets

| founded = 2012 Moreton Bay United FC
2023 Moreton City Excelsior FC

| ground = Wolter Park, Albany Creek

| capacity = 2,000

| chairman =

| manager = Cameron Millar

| league = {{Australian soccer updater|MoretonBayU}}

| season = {{Australian soccer updater|MoretonBayU2}}

| position = {{Australian soccer updater|MoretonBayU3}}

| website = https://www.moretoncityexcelsiorfc.com/

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Moreton City Excelsior FC (formerly Moreton Bay United FC) is an Australian soccer club located in the northern Brisbane suburb of Albany Creek and representing the City of Moreton Bay of Queensland. The club was formed in 2012 and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland.

History

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Moreton Bay United FC was established in 2012 with the aim of joining the new National Premier Leagues Queensland.{{cite web | url=http://www.moretonbayunited.com/theclub-history/| title=History of the club | work=Moreton Bay United FC website | access-date=14 June 2017}} The club was among the 12 successful applicants selected to compete in the inaugural 2013 season of NPL Queensland.{{cite web | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/brisbane-city-mitchelton-north-star-albany-creek-brisbane-strikers-confident-ahead-of-apl-announcement/news-story/40db7e1d6fd902e899b82a59743be140| title=Brisbane City, Brisbane Strikers and Moreton Bay United granted APL licences | work=North-West News, Quest Newspapers | date=3 October 2012 | access-date=14 June 2017}}

The club is associated with the Albany Creek Excelsior club and the two clubs share a home ground at Wolter Park, Albany Creek. In its initial season of competition, ACE players supplied between 50% and 80% of the players in Moreton Bay United's junior teams.{{cite web | url=http://www.moretonbayunited.com/theclub-associates/| title=Meet our club associates | work=Moreton Bay United FC website | access-date=14 June 2017}}

Moreton Bay United's most successful season to date has been the 2015 season when the club narrowly finished top of the NPL Queensland ladder, winning the premiership on goal difference ahead of Brisbane Strikers in a title race that went down to the last day of the season.{{cite web | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/roar-legend-says-npl-queensland-title-race-between-moreton-bay-united-and-brisbane-strikers-may-be-decided-by-pressure-test/news-story/c3911defc34785e0e933b0eb9b93445d| title=Roar legend says NPL Queensland title race between Moreton Bay United and Brisbane Strikers may be decided by pressure test | work=The Courier-Mail | date=28 August 2015 | access-date=15 June 2017}} Moreton Bay United went on to beat Brisbane Strikers 2-1 in the grand final to become champions.{{cite web | url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2015/QLD/NPL/fixtures.html| title=Queensland National Premier League 2015 Fixtures/Results | work=socceraust.co.uk website | access-date=14 June 2017}} The club qualified for the 2015 National Premier Leagues finals, beating Edgeworth Eagles 3-1 in the quarter-finals before losing 2-1 to eventual champions Blacktown City in the semi-finals.

In 2017, Moreton Bay United reached the Round of 32 stage of the FFA Cup for the first time after a 4-2 win over Olympic FC in the final preliminary round.{{cite web | url=http://www.footballbrisbane.com.au/single-post/2017/06/09/Jets-Down-Olympic-To-Progress-To-Round-Of-32| title=Jets Down Olympic To Progress To Round Of 32 | work=Football Brisbane website | access-date=14 June 2017}} The club went on to defeat Broadmeadow Magic 4-2 in extra time in the Round of 32,{{cite web | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/ffa-cup-moreton-bay-united-beat-broadmeadow-magic-in-extratime/news-story/6bffe28775a899a608901e39fd6023fb| title=FFA Cup: Moreton Bay United beat Broadmeadow Magic in extra-time | work=The Courier-Mail | author= Marco Monteverde |date=2 August 2017}} but were then knocked out 1-0 in extra time by Gold Coast City in the Round of 16.{{cite web | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/gold-coast-city-knocks-fellow-npl-club-moreton-bay-united-out-of-ffa-cup/news-story/9d2347d2681861ccf9b314c76bb211cc| title=Gold Coast City knocks fellow NPL club Moreton Bay United out of FFA Cup | work=The Courier-Mail | author= Marco Monteverde |date=23 August 2017}} In the 2017 NPL Queensland season Moreton Bay United scraped into the final four on the last day of the regular season, then won their semi-final 3-1 against premiers Brisbane Strikers, but narrowly lost the grand final 2-1 to Western Pride after conceding a goal in the 90th minute.{{cite web | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-9385-0-281020-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=59228895| title=Pride Seal First Silverware After Late Late Winner | work=sportstg.com | author= Blake Birt |date=3 September 2017}}

Moreton Bay United will continue in NPL Queensland after the 2017 season following an announcement by Football Queensland of the clubs selected to participate in the new two-tiered state competition starting in 2018.{{cite web | url=http://footballqueensland.com.au/2017/05/29/football-queensland-unveils-expansion-clubs/| title=Football Queensland Unveils Clubs For New Two-Tiered State Competition | work=Football Queensland website | date=29 May 2017 | access-date=14 June 2017}}

Seasons

width=9%\|Division (tier) League ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Played}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals scored}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goals difference}} ! width=2%\|{{Tooltip\|Pts\|Points}} ! width=2%\|Position ! width=6%\|Queensland Finals ! width=6%\|NPL Finals ! width=6%\|FFA Cup
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;width:95%; text-align:center" ! rowspan=2 width=3%\|Season ! colspan="14" \|As Moreton Bay United FC
2013 \|NPL Queensland (2)	22	11	3	8	39	44	−5	36	6th	DNQ	DNQ	Not yet founded
2014 \|NPL Queensland (2)	24	12	4	8	78	53	25	40	5th	DNQ	DNQ	Preliminary Round 4
2015 \|NPL Queensland (2)	22	14	5	3	54	25	29	47	bgcolor=gold\|1st	bgcolor=gold\|Champions	Semi-final	Preliminary Round 6
2016 \|NPL Queensland (2)	22	11	3	8	39	44\|
5	36	7th	DNQ	DNQ	Preliminary Round 6
2017 \|NPL Queensland (2)	22	12	5	5	49	27	22	41	4th	Runners-up	DNQ	Round of 16

Source:{{cite web | url=http://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/9_current_clubs/moreton_bay.htm | title=Moreton Bay United FC | work=Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables | access-date=10 August 2018}}

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style="background:Silver;"|Key:

| style="background:Gold;"|Premiers / Champions

| style="background:PaleGreen;"|Promoted ↑

| style="background:Pink;"|Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system