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Football Queensland South Coast

Football Queensland South Coast

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For other codes of football in Queensland, see Football Queensland and Football in Queensland (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Football South Coast, a football governing body in New South Wales.

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.[3]

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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.[4] In 2021, as part of Football Queensland reforms, the zone would be known as Football Queensland South Coast.[3] 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]

History

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

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.[4] 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.[6][7] 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.

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Former Clubs

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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.[10]

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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.[10]

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Antecedent bodies

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See also

Notes

  1. Formerly known as the Gold Coast Dolphins
  2. Ongoing effort to recover club history
  3. Formally known as St Anthony Croatia
  4. Formally known as Merrimac International
  5. Formally known as Musgrave Hill
  6. Formerly known as Gold Coast City
  7. College established in 1983, unclear when soccer was implemented at the college and associated with Football Gold Coast
  8. College established in 1901, unclear when soccer and association with Football Gold Coast began
  9. Murwillumbah Saints was an amalgamation of Murwillumbah Wanderers, Murwillumbah United and Murwillumbah City.
  10. Twin Towns left the State League and joined the Gold Coast 1st Division in 1983 and remained there until 1990 when they relocated to Tugun before losing their name a year later (1991).

References

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    "South Coast – About". Football South Coast. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Office Staff". Football Queensland. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. [3]
    "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. [4]
    Hampson, Frank (4 October 1975). "Coast Soccer Association now a fact". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  5. [5]
    "Gold Coast United omitted from A-League". ABC News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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    "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. [7]
    "FOOTBALL GOLD COAST INC SENIOR COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Football Gold Coast. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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    "MFC Club History - Murwillumbah Football Club Inc". GameDay. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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    Wuth, Robyn; Kinbacher, Lucy (14 July 2014). "Soccer kids kicked out for who?". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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    "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". Football Queensland. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. [11]
    "FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ZONES AND NAMING CONVENTIONS". Football Queensland. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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