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.

A "Austrália - Gold Coast Premier League" é um torneio de futebol realizado na região da Gold Coast, na Austrália. Considerada uma das principais competições de futebol do país, reúne equipes de alto nível e promove partidas emocionantes e de alto nível técnico.

O torneio é disputado por clubes locais, que representam diferentes regiões da Gold Coast. As equipes são compostas por jogadores talentosos e experientes, que buscam a vitória e o título da competição.

A "Austrália - Gold Coast Premier League" é conhecida por sua organização impecável e pela qualidade dos jogos apresentados. Os estádios são modernos e oferecem uma ótima infraestrutura para os torcedores, que comparecem em grande número para apoiar suas equipes.

Além disso, o torneio proporciona uma oportunidade para os jogadores mostrarem seu talento e serem observados por olheiros e clubes profissionais. Muitos atletas que se destacam na "Austrália - Gold Coast Premier League" acabam sendo contratados por equipes de maior expressão no cenário nacional e internacional.

A competição é disputada ao longo de vários meses, com jogos emocionantes e disputados. Os times se enfrentam em um sistema de pontos corridos, onde cada vitória, empate ou derrota é fundamental para a classificação final.

A "Austrália - Gold Coast Premier League" é uma oportunidade para os amantes do futebol apreciarem partidas de alto nível, com jogadores talentosos e equipes competitivas. É um evento esportivo que atrai a atenção de torcedores e admiradores do esporte, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento e crescimento do futebol na região da Gold Coast, na Austrália.