Gold_Coast_Premier_League

Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast

Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast

Football league

The Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast, or the FQPL 3 − South Coast, is a men's football competition contested by clubs on the Gold Coast and surrounding areas close to the Queensland−New South Wales border. It is administered by Football Queensland South Coast and it is within the fourth tier of football in Queensland, operated by a system of promotion and relegation. The league is contested by 11 clubs each season, the team that finishes at the top of the league is crowned premiers and they qualify for the FQPL 2 play-offs, whilst the bottom three teams are relegated to the Football Queensland Premier League 4 − South Coast. The teams that finish in the top four qualify for a finals tournament, where the winners of the bracket are crowned champions.

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The competition was founded in 1975, with the first season held in the same year. The competition from 1975 to 1990 had no title and simply acted as the Gold Coast's senior men's football competition, in 1991 the competition was named The Gold Coast Premier League. In 2021, Football Queensland announced a new state system adjustment which would see the league renamed to the current name and an opportunity every season for the premiers to compete for a place in the FQPL 2.[1]

Currently the league consists of 9 teams from Queensland and 2 teams from New South Wales. Twelve teams have won the premiership and twelve teams have won the championship. The most successful team in the competition is Broadbeach United with 10 premierships and 13 championships. Surfers Paradise Apollo are the current premiers and Southport are the current champions.

Clubs

2023 season

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Honours

By team

Seasons in bold indicate doubles with both the respective premiership and championship in a single season.[2][3][4]

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By season

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President's Cup

The President's Cup was a knockout football competition played between teams within the Gold Coast Premier League and the inaugural senior Gold Coast competition. The first edition was played in 1976 and the competition was discontinued following the 2006 edition. Below is a list of finals and champions.[3] In an effort to reinstate the competition in 2021, an edition was held as a mid-season competition with Nerang Eagles crowing the latest edition.[5]

By team

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By season

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See also

Notes

  1. Score was 3−3 after full time. Nerang Eagles won the penalty shootout 4−1.

References

  1. [1]
    "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". fqsouthcoast.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Queensland Past Seasons". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    "FOOTBALL GOLD COAST INC. SENIOR COMPETITION / AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Football Gold Coast. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Reports for Round 0". GameDay. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. [5]
    "FQ South Coast - Congratulations to Nerang Eagles Soccer Club who win the 2021 President's Cup over Surfers Paradise after winning 4-1 in the penalty shoot out after the two sides were locked at 3-3 at the end of 90 minutes! | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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