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.

**Australien - Gold Coast Premier League**

Die Gold Coast Premier League (GCPL) ist die höchste Fußballliga im Südosten Queenslands, Australien. Die Liga wurde 1997 gegründet und besteht derzeit aus 14 Mannschaften, die jeweils 26 Spiele pro Saison bestreiten.

Die GCPL wird von Football Gold Coast verwaltet und ist das höchste Niveau des australischen Ligasystems unterhalb der A-League. Die Sieger der GCPL qualifizieren sich für die National Premier Leagues Finals Series, in der die besten Mannschaften aus den Bundesstaaten und Territorien Australiens gegeneinander antreten.

Zu den bekanntesten Vereinen der GCPL gehören:
* Gold Coast United
* Brisbane Strikers
* Redlands United
* Southport FC
* Palm Beach Currumbin FC

Die GCPL ist bekannt für ihr hohes spielerisches Niveau und ihre aufregende Atmosphäre in den Stadien. Sie bietet eine einzigartige Gelegenheit für talentierte Fußballer, sich zu beweisen und höhere Ligen zu erreichen.