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Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast
Organising bodyFootball South Coast
Football Queensland
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
1991; 33 years ago (1991) (rebranded as Gold Coast Premier League)
2022; 2 years ago (2022) (rebranded as FQPL 3 − South Coast)
Country Australia
State QLD (9 teams)
Other club(s) from NSW (2 teams)
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toFootball Queensland Premier League 2 (via play-offs)
Relegation toFootball Queensland Premier League 4 − South Coast
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup
President's Cup (discontinued)
Current championsKingscliff Wolves
(1st title) (2024)
Current premiersRobina City
(1st title) (2024)
Most championshipsBroadbeach United (14 titles)
Most premiershipsBroadbeach United (11 titles)
Websitefqsouthcoast.com.au
Current: 2024 FQPL 3 − South Coast

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 QueenslandNew 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.

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 10 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 11 premierships and 14 championships. Southport are the current premiers and Palm Beach are the current champions.

Clubs

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2024 season

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Club State Location Stadium Founded
Coomera Colts Queensland Coomera Viney Park 1983
Burleigh Heads Bulldogs Queensland Miami Pizzey Park 1983
Gold Coast Knights Reserves Queensland Gold Coast Croatian Sports Centre 1978
Kingscliff Wolves New South Wales Kingscliff Murphys Road 1978
Musgrave Mustangs Queensland Labrador Keith Hunt Park 1970
Ormeau FC All Stars Queensland Ormeau Norfolk Park 2013
Palm Beach Queensland Palm Beach Duncan McKenna Field 1966
Robina City Queensland Robina Robina Common 1992
Runaway Bay Hawks Queensland Runaway Bay Runaway Bay Sports Complex 1977
Southport Warriors Queensland Southport Ashmore Park 1976
Surfers Paradise Apollo Queensland Gold Coast Lex Bell Oval 1978
Tweed United New South Wales Tweed Heads Arkinstall Park 2012

Honours

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By team

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

Club Premierships Championships Premiership winning seasons Championship winning seasons
Broadbeach United 11 14 1976, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2022 1976, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022
Palm Beach 6 8 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2010 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2023
Southport Warriors / Southport 6 7 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2023 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2011, 2021
Burleigh Heads 5 5 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2019 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2019
Merrimac / Merrimac International 5 4 1982, 1983, 1986, 2000, 2012 1982, 1983, 1986, 1999
Gold Coast Knights / St Anthony Croatia 5 1 1984, 2003, 2008, 2017, 2018 2018
Twin Towns / Tugan Jets 4 2 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 1978, 1979
Surfers Paradise Apollo 3 3 2002, 2020, 2021 2002, 2016, 2020
Nerang Eagles 1 1 1975 1975
Musgrave Mustangs / Musgrave Hill 1 1 1981 1981
Magic United 1 1 2015 2015
Runaway Bay 0 2 2000, 2001
Murwillumbah 1 0 2013
Robina City 1 0 2024
Kingscliff Wolves 0 1 2024

By season

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Season Champions Premiers Top scorers Goals
1975 Nerang Eagles Nerang Eagles
1976 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United
1977 Broadbeach United Twin Towns
1978 Twin Towns Twin Towns
1979 Twin Towns Twin Towns
1980 Broadbeach United Twin Towns
1981 Musgrave Hill Musgrave Hill
1982 Merrimac International Merrimac International
1983 Merrimac International Merrimac International Brian Lampitt (Merrimac International) 26
1984 Palm Beach St Anthony Croatia Rick Mangan (Merrimac International) 25
1985 Palm Beach Broadbeach United Darryl Brownlie (Musgrave) 25
1986 Merrimac International Merrimac International Rick Mangan (Merrimac International) 22
1987 Southport Southport Rick Mangan (Merrimac International) 38
1988 Southport Palm Beach Craig Walsh (Musgrave) 15
1989 Southport Southport New Zealand Paul Halford (Southport) 22
1990 Southport Southport Australia Peter Dwyer (Musgrave) 27
Gold Coast Premier League (1991−2021)
1991 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United Australia Peter Dwyer (St Anthony Croatia) 28
1992 Broadbeach United Palm Beach A Lees (Palm Beach Sharks) 19
1993 Palm Beach Palm Beach Rodney Lumb (club unknown) 18
1994 Palm Beach Palm Beach Alan Simseker (Southport) 10
1995 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United Craig Walsh (Robina City) 16
1996 Southport Southport Andy Monement (Broadbeach Unitied)
P Kelly (Southport)
16
1997 Palm Beach Palm Beach Glen Waddingham (Palm Beach Sharks) 18
1998 Palm Beach Southport Australia Peter Dwyer (Surfers Paradise Apollo) 31
1999 Merrimac International Broadbeach United Australia Chris Broadfoot (Broadbeach United)
Australia Lee Vernon (Broadbeach United)
30
2000 Runaway Bay Merrimac International Uruguay Fraser Cuba (Surfers Paradise Apollo) 31
2001 Runaway Bay Burleigh Heads Australia Lee Vernon (Broadbeach United) 38
2002 Surfers Paradise Apollo Surfers Paradise Apollo Australia Peter Dwyer (Southport) 24
2003 Burleigh Heads Gold Coast Knights Australia Chris Broadfoot (Burleigh Heads Bulldogs) 27
2004 Burleigh Heads Burleigh Heads Australia Wade Russell (Burleigh Heads Bulldogs) 29
2005 Palm Beach Broadbeach United Jonno Merten (Mudgeeraba) 23
2006 Broadbeach United Burleigh Heads M Uchimura (Broadbeach United) 12
2007 Burleigh Heads Burleigh Heads Australia Shaun Robinson (Surfers Paradise Apollo) 32
2008 Burleigh Heads Gold Coast Knights Australia Luke Sleight (Gold Coast Knights)
Australia Pat Cronin (Musgrave Mustangs)
14
2009 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United Australia Matt Hilton (Burleigh Heads Bulldogs) 24
2010 Broadbeach United Palm Beach Australia James Odenbreit (Southport) 21
2011 Southport Broadbeach United Australia James Odenbreit (Southport) 30
2012 Broadbeach United Merrimac Australia Shaun Robinson (Southport) 36
2013 Broadbeach United Murwillumbah Australia Luke Morley (Murwillumbah) 23
2014 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United Australia Luke Morley (Murwillumbah) 22
2015 Magic United Magic United Australia Robbie Smith (Magic United) 19
2016 Broadbeach United Surfers Paradise Apollo Australia Ethan Grimley (Broadbeach United) 25
2017 Broadbeach United Gold Coast Knights Australia Andrew Barasic (Gold Coast Knights) 27
2018 Gold Coast Knights Gold Coast Knights Australia Matt Hilton (Burleigh Heads Bulldogs) 26
2019 Burleigh Heads Burleigh Heads unknown
2020 Surfers Paradise Apollo Surfers Paradise Apollo Australia Teddy Watson (Surfers Paradise Apollo) 15
2021 Surfers Paradise Apollo Southport Warriors Uruguay Bruno Rodriguez (Surfers Paradise Apollo) 19
Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast (2022−)
2022 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United
2023 Palm Beach Southport Warriors
2024 Broadbeach United Broadbeach United

President's Cup

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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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Club Winners Runner-up Years champions Years runner-up
Broadbeach United 9 6 1976, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2005 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1996
Southport 6 4 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2004 1990, 1997, 1998, 2005
Palm Beach Sharks 5 6 1978, 1985, 1988, 1997, 1998 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006
Gold Coast Knights / St Anthony Croatia 4 3 1981, 1984, 1986, 2003 1982, 1989, 1991
Burleigh Heads Bulldogs 2 2 2001, 2006 2003, 2004
Merrimac / Merrimac International 2 3 1982, 1983 1983, 1986, 1999
Surfers Paradise Apollo 1 2 2000 2002, 2021
Nerang Eagles 1 0 2021
Twin Towns 1 0 1977
Runaway Bay 0 2 2000, 2001
Kingscliff Wolves 0 1 1988

By season

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Season Winner Score Runner-up
1976 Broadbeach United unknown
1977 Twin Towns Broadbeach United
1978 Palm Beach Sharks Broadbeach United
1979 unknown Broadbeach United
1980 Broadbeach United unknown
1981 St Anthony Croatia unknown
1982 Merrimac International St Anthony Croatia
1983 Merrimac International Palm Beach Sharks
1984 St Anthony Croatia Palm Beach Sharks
1985 Palm Beach Sharks Broadbeach United
1986 St Anthony Croatia Merrimac International
1987 Southport Broadbeach United
1988 Palm Beach Sharks Kingscliff Wolves
1989 Southport St Anthony Croatia
1990 Broadbeach United Southport
1991 Broadbeach United St Anthony Croatia
1992 Broadbeach United 2−0 Palm Beach Sharks
1993 Southport 1−0 Palm Beach Sharks
1994 Southport 3−0 Palm Beach Sharks
1995 Broadbeach United 1−0 Palm Beach Sharks
1996 Southport 2−1 Broadbeach United
1997 Palm Beach Sharks 3−0 Southport
1998 Palm Beach Sharks 2−0 Southport
1999 Broadbeach United 2−0 Merrimac
2000 Surfers Paradise Apollo 4−2 Runaway Bay
2001 Burleigh Heads Bulldogs 4−1 Runaway Bay
2002 Broadbeach United 3−2 Surfers Paradise Apollo
2003 Gold Coast Knights 2−1 Burleigh Heads Bulldogs
2004 Southport 1−0 Burleigh Heads Bulldogs
2005 Broadbeach United 2−0 Southport
2006 Burleigh Heads Bulldogs 4−0 Palm Beach
2021 Nerang Eagles 3−3[a] Surfers Paradise Apollo

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "FQ Declaration of Leagues in the 2022 SEQ Conference". fqsouthcoast.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Queensland Past Seasons". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "Reports for Round 0". GameDay. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  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.