Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Current professional clubs

Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Section Title: Current professional clubs
Table Section Text: None

Club	Sport	League	Stadium	First year	Final year

Brisbane Bears	Australian rules football	Victorian/Australian Football League	Carrara Stadium	1987	1992 (moved to Brisbane)

Gold Coast-Tweed Giants Gold Coast Seagulls	Rugby league	New South Wales / Australian Rugby League	Seagulls Stadium, Tweed Heads	1988	1995 (folded)

Gold Coast Gladiators	Rugby league	Australian Rugby League	Carrara Stadium	1996 (preseason only)	1996 (licence revoked)

Gold Coast Chargers	Rugby league	Australian / National Rugby League	Carrara Stadium	1996	1998 (folded)

Gold Coast Cougars/Rollers	Basketball	National Basketball League	Carrara Indoor Stadium	1990	1996 (licence revoked)

East Coast Aces	Rugby union	Australian Rugby Championship	Carrara Stadium	2007	2007 (competition folded)

Gold Coast Blaze	Basketball	National Basketball League	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre	2007	2012 (folded)

Gold Coast United	Soccer	A-League	Robina Stadium	2009/10	2011/12 (licence revoked)

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The Brisbane Bears became the first professional sports team based in Gold Coast in 1987 when the team entered the Victorian Football League and played at Carrara Stadium.

final_sentence: The Brisbane Bears became the first professional sports team based in Gold Coast in 1987 when the team entered the Victorian Football League and played at Carrara Stadium.