# Football Queensland South Coast

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, 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 soccer and fitness within the region.
The zone is a culmination of antecedent bodies initiating in 1975 as the Gold Coast and District Soccer Association, it has been recognised under various names since. In 2021, as part of Football Queensland reforms, the zone would be known as Football Queensland South Coast. 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.

## History

The organisation was established on 1 October 1975 as the Gold Coast and District Soccer Association when Barry Such, a local referee, conducted an inaugural general meeting, adopting a constitution and electing Jack Woodward, a solicitor based in Coolangatta, as the association's first president. The association 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. As part of the reform process, the organisation sought to focus on improving four key areas of the game: Governance, Administration, Competitions and Affordability. The zone since establishment has focused on fostering and developing young Australians in the sport.

## Member Clubs

Teams in bold are playing within a Football Queensland state competition.
| Club | Location | Est | 2022 season | 2022 season |
| Club | Location | Est | First men's senior | First women's senior |
| Bilambil Terranora Redbacks | Bilambil | unk | Metro leagues | Metro leagues |
| Bond University | Gold Coast (Robina) | 2004 | Metro leagues | FQPL 3 − South Coast |
| Broadbeach United | Gold Coast (Broadbeach) | 1962 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | FQPL 2 |
| Burleigh Heads | Gold Coast (Burleigh Heads) | 1983 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Canungra Owls | Canungra | unk | Metro leagues | Metro leagues |
| Coomera Colts | Gold Coast (Coomera) | 1983 | FQPL 2 | FQPL 3 − South Coast |
| Gold Coast Knights | Gold Coast | 1978 | NPL QLD | Metro leagues |
| Gold Coast United | Gold Coast | 1966 | NPL QLD | NPL QLD |
| Kingscliff Wolves | Kingscliff | 1968 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | FQPL 3 − South Coast |
| Legends | Gold Coast (Labrador) | 1985 | FQPL 4 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Magic United | Gold Coast (Carrara) | 2006 | FQPL 2 | FQPL 3 − South Coast |
| Merrimac | Gold Coast (Merrimac) | 1978 | Academy focused | Academy focused |
| Mudgeeraba | Gold Coast (Mudgeeraba) | 1980 | FQPL 4 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Murwillumbah | Murwillumbah | 2009 | Metro leagues | Metro leagues |
| Musgrave Mustangs | Gold Coast (Labrador) | 1970 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | FQPL 3 − South Coast |
| Nerang Eagles | Gold Coast (Nerang) | 1972 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Ormeau All Stars | Gold Coast (Ormeau) | 2013 | FQPL 4 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Pacific Pines | Gold Coast (Pacific Pines) | 1991 | Amateur | Amateur |
| Pimpama City | Gold Coast (Pimpama) | 2021 | Metro leagues | Metro leagues |
| Palm Beach | Gold Coast (Palm Beach) | 1966 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | FQPL 3 − South Coast |
| Robina City | Gold Coast (Robina) | 1992 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | FQPL 2 |
| Runaway Bay | Gold Coast (Runaway Bay) | 1977 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Somerset College | Gold Coast (Mudgeeraba) | 1983 | Academy focused | Academy focused |
| Southport Warriors | Gold Coast (Southport) | 1978 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Surfers Paradise Apollo | Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise) | 1978 | FQPL 2 | Metro leagues |
| Tallebudgera Valley | Gold Coast (Tallebudgera) | unk | FQPL 3 − South Coast | Metro leagues |
| Tamborine Mountain Eagles | Tamborine Mountain | unk | Metro leagues | Metro leagues |
| The Southport School | Gold Coast (Southport) | 1901 | Academy focused | N/A |
| Tweed United | Tweed Heads | 2012 | FQPL 3 − South Coast | Metro leagues |

### Former clubs

| Club | Location | Joined | Departed | Notes |
| Beaudesert | Beaudesert | 1964 | 2008 | Moved to Queensland Christian Soccer Association due to travel and low numbers. |
| Bethania Rams | Brisbane (Bethania) | 1986 | unk | Moved to Football Queensland Metro. |
| Banora Point | Banora Point | unk | unk | Dissolved to form a part of Tweed United. |
| Coolangatta | Gold Coast (Coolangatta) | unk | unk | |
| Griffith University | Gold Coast (Southport) | unk | unk | |
| Gold Coast Stars | Gold Coast | 2010 | 2012 | Formed as part of the Queensland State League. |
| Japaroos | Gold Coast (Labrador) | unk | unk | |
| Jupiters Casino | Gold Coast (Broadbeach) | unk | unk | |
| Labrador United | Gold Coast (Labrador) | unk | unk | |
| Murwillumbah City | Murwillumbah | unk | unk | Merged with Murwillumbah United and Wanderers to form Murwillumbah Services. |
| Murwillumbah Saints | Murwillumbah | unk | 2009 | Merged with Murwillumbah Services to form Murwillumbah in 2009. |
| Murwillumbah Services | Murwillumbah | unk | 2009 | Merged with Murwillumbah Saints to form Murwillumbah in 2009. |
| Murwillumbah United | Murwillumbah | unk | unk | Merged with Murwillumbah City and Wanderers to form Murwillumbah Services. |
| Murwillumbah Wanderers | Murwillumbah | unk | unk | Merged with Murwillumbah United and City to form Murwillumbah Services. |
| Musgrave Athletic | Gold Coast (Labrador) | unk | unk | |
| Musgrave Dynamoes | Gold Coast (Labrador) | unk | unk | |
| Musgrave Wanderers | Gold Coast (Labrador) | unk | unk | |
| Tugun Jets / Twin Towns | Gold Coast (Tugun) Tweed Heads | 1959 | 2014 | Folded due to Tugun Seahawks expansion. |
| Tweed Valley Kings | Murwillumbah | unk | unk | |
| United Eagles | Gold Coast (Labrador) | unk | unk | |

## 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.
| 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) | Southport Warriors | Palm Beach |
| 2 | Football Queensland Premier League 4 − South Coast (FQPL 4 − South Coast) (Premiers promoted, relegation upon Football South Coast discretion) | Broadbeach United | Ormeau FC |
| 3− | Football Queensland South Coast Community Competitive Senior Leagues (additional amateur divisions) | Not Applicable | 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.
| Tier | Competition | Current Premiers | Current Champions |
| 1 | Football Queensland Women's 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 Queensland South Coast Community Competitive Senior Leagues (additional amateur divisions) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |

## Antecedent bodies

| Duration | Organisation Name |
| 1 October 1975 − 1985 | Gold Coast and District Soccer Association |
| 1985–1996 | Gold Coast and Albert Soccer Federation |
| 1996–2011 | Gold Coast Soccer Incorporated |
| 2012 − 7 August 2021 | Football Gold Coast |
| 7 August 2021−present | Football Queensland South Coast |