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.

澳大利亚黄金海岸超级联赛(Gold Coast Premier League)是澳大利亚足球联赛中的顶级联赛,因其位于黄金海岸而得名。该联赛成立于2010年,是澳大利亚足球改革的重要一步。

该联赛共有10支球队,分为两个小组,每个小组5支球队。每个小组的前两名晋级到超级联赛,而小组后两名则降级到次级联赛。每年赛季开始时,所有球队都会重新进行排名,以保持竞争的激烈性。

该联赛的比赛场地包括黄金海岸、布里斯班、凯恩斯等城市的足球场。比赛采用主客场制,每支球队需要与同组其他球队进行两场比赛。赛季结束后,积分最高的球队将成为冠军,而排名最后的球队将被降级。

该联赛的参赛球队实力雄厚,其中包括一些澳大利亚足球超级联赛的球队,如中央海岸水手、墨尔本城和惠灵顿凤凰等。此外,该联赛还吸引了来自亚洲和其他国家的球员,如中国的武磊和韩国的孙兴慜等。

总的来说,澳大利亚黄金海岸超级联赛是一个充满活力和竞争的足球联赛,为澳大利亚足球的发展做出了重要贡献。