Football Queensland South Coast

For other codes of football in Queensland, see Football Queensland and Football in Queensland (disambiguation).
Football Queensland South Coast
Formation1968 (1968) as Football Gold Coast
HeadquartersNerang, Gold Coast
Location
General Manager
Damien Bresic[1]
Football Operations Officer
Alan Marquez[2]
Main organ
Football Federation Australia
Football Queensland
WebsiteOfficial website
Formerly called
Football Gold Coast[3]

Football Queensland South Coast is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing the Gold Coast and surrounding areas in South-East Queensland and North East New South Wales. Surrounding areas including Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah and Beaudesert. The premier men's football competition is the Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast and the premier women's football competition is the Football Queensland Women's Premier League 3 − South Coast. The administrative zone also has a numerous variety of lower divisions for both men and women, as well as academy and junior competitions to develop football (soccer) and fitness within the region.[4]

The region has a variety of clubs playing in state competitions. Many of the smaller clubs located within the region act as 'feeder' clubs for those in higher divisions, most notably with NPL Queensland sides Gold Coast United and Gold Coast Knights taking in the South Coast's best footballers. The zone previously encompassed A-League Men side (known at the time as A-League) Gold Coast United. However, the club was omitted from the competition in 2012 following club financial issues.[5]

See also: Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland § Professional sports curse

The organisation was establish in 1968 as Football Gold Coast with the aim to develop football (soccer) within the Gold Coast. In 1975, Football Gold Coast administered a top-flight men's football competition and in 1991, it was renamed to the Gold Coast Premier League. Following restructuring within Football Queensland in 2021, the senior men's and women's competitions were renamed and restructured to accommodate a new system of promotion and relegation within the state, allowing local clubs to compete at state level against teams from Brisbane, Darling Downs and the Sunshine Coast.[6][7] The zone since establishment has focused on fostering and developing young Australians in the sport.

Football Queensland South Coast Pyramids

Men's Pyramid

The Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast competition is the fourth tier in the Football Queensland pyramid and the fifth tier in the Australian pyramid. Each respective competition has its own reserve league primarily for senior academy players.[8]

Tier Competition Current Premiers Current Champions
1 Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast (FQPL 3 − South Coast)

(Premiers qualify for play-offs for promotion to FQPL 2, Bottom team relegated)

 Surfers Paradise Apollo Southport
2 Football Queensland Premier League 4 − South Coast (FQPL 4 − South Coast)

(Premiers promoted, relegation upon Football South Coast discretion)

 Tallebudgera Valley Tallebudgera Valley
3− Football South Coast Midweek Metro Leagues (additional amateur divisions) Not Applicable

Women's Pyramid

The Football Queensland Women's Premier League 3 − South Coast competition is the fourth tier in the Football Queensland pyramid and the fifth tier in the Australian pyramid. Each respective competition has its own reserve league primarily for senior academy players.[8]

Tier Competition Current Premiers Current Champions
1 Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast (FQPL 3 − South Coast)

(Premiers qualify for play-offs for promotion to FQPL 2, Bottom team relegated)

 Surfers Paradise Apollo Surfers Paradise Apollo
2− Football South Coast Midweek Metro Leagues (additional amateur divisions) Not Applicable

See also

References
  1. "Why Australia's local soccer leagues are attracting international gamblers". The Age. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. "Office Staff". Football Queensland. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. "FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ZONES AND NAMING CONVENTIONS". Football Queensland. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. "Gold Coast United omitted from A-League". ABC News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. "FOOTBALL GOLD COAST INC SENIOR COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Football Gold Coast. 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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