February 5, 2026
Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club’s massive Soccer Sevens carnival wrapped up on Sunday afternoon after two days of sizzling action across five fields.
The games were hotly contested but the temperature also tested players and spectators, with only a brief shower of rain providing some relief on Saturday.
The annual event has always been popular with south-east Queensland clubs, but numbers were up this year.
There were a total of 57 teams competing: 24 in the Men’s competition, 15 in the Women’s and 18 in the Over 35s.
The men’s and women’s teams were competing for cash prizes, while the Over 35s had their eyes set on the prize of free beer!
After two days of play, 24 teams had made it through to the Quarter-Finals (see below).
It was then down to semi-finals and the grand finals, played on Sunday afternoon.
Although several local teams contested the semi-finals, only one South Burnett team made it through to the Grand Final … Barambah which took on Highfields Gold in the Women’s event.
At half-time, Highfields were ahead 1-0 and despite Barambah’s efforts that remained the score at full-time.
The Men’s Grand Final was between Crop Dusters and Blackstone Rovers.
At half-time, the teams were locked at 1-all but Blackstone scored twice more to take the final score to 3-1.
The Over 35s Grand Final was between Gympie United OGs and Cap Coast Texans.
Neither found the net during regular play, which forced a tense penalty shootout which Cap Coast won 5-4.
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Presentations
Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club president Steve Copas presented the trophies and prizes after the final game on Sunday afternoon:
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Results
Quarter-Finalists:
MEN
- Pool A – Blackstone Rovers, Kingaroy Croppers
- Pool B – Wooroolin FC, Corn Stars
- Pool C – Merry Men, Highfields Gold
- Pool D – Crop Dusters, Tiger Kings
WOMEN
- Pool A – Glow Sticks United, Highfields Ladies Green
- Pool B – Barambah, Highfields Ladies Gold, Villa 7s
- Pool C – KSS Jets Spitfires, The Lakers, Gympie United
OVER 35s
- Pool A – Gympie United OGs, Hoof-Hearted
- Pool B – Vintage FC, Sheep Dogs, Wests Wanderers
- Pool C – Cap Coast Texans, Tiger Kings, Carlton FC
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Semi-Finals
MEN
- Crop Dusters def. Merry Men 2-0
- Blackstone Rovers def. Wooroolin FC 6-5 in penalty shootout after 1-1
WOMEN
- Barambah def. Gympie United 2-1 in penalty shootout after 0-0
- Villa 7s def. Highfields Gold 2-1 in penalty shootout after 0-0
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Grand Finals
MEN
- Blackstone Rovers def. Crop Dusters 3-1
WOMEN
- Highfields Gold def. Barambah 1-0
OVER 35s
- Cap Coast Texans def. Gympie United OGs 5-4
