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.

**Australske - Gold Coast Premier League**

Den australske Gold Coast Premier League er en elitefodboldturnering for mænd, der afholdes på Gold Coast, Queensland, Australien. Ligaen består af 12 hold, der spiller en regulær sæson efterfulgt af slutspil.

**Format:**

* Regelmæssig sæson: Hvert hold spiller 22 kampe mod de andre hold i ligaen.
* Slutspil: De fire øverste hold fra den regulære sæson går videre til slutspillet, som afgøres i en knockout-format.

**Historie:**

Gold Coast Premier League blev etableret i 1998 og er siden blevet en af de mest konkurrencedygtige fodboldligaer i Australien. Ligaen har fostret mange talentfulde spillere, der er gået videre til at spille professionelt i Australien og på tværs af Europa.

**Hold:**

De 12 hold i Gold Coast Premier League inkluderer:

* Broadbeach United FC
* Burleigh Heads FC
* Gold Coast Knights FC
* Helensvale Hornets FC
* Kingscliff FC
* Mudgeeraba SC
* Nerang FC
* Palm Beach SC
* Robina City FC
* Southport United FC
* Surfers Paradise Apollo FC
* Tweed Heads FC

**Mesterskaber:**

Southport United FC er den mest succesrige klub i Gold Coast Premier League-historien med 10 mesterskaber. Andre tidligere vindere omfatter Broadbeach United FC og Gold Coast City FC.

**Spillested:**

Kampene i Gold Coast Premier League bliver spillet på forskellige spillesteder rundt omkring på Gold Coast, herunder Nikitaras Stadium, Mallawa Complex og Robina City Stadium.