Final season tables -- Gold Coast 1976 to 2025 -- Index
The Gold Coast and District Soccer Association was founded in late 1975 with seven teams from five clubs competing in its initial senior season.
By 1985 the association had attracted clubs from north of the Gold Coast and was renamed the Gold Coast and Albert Soccer Federation to reflect this.
In 1987 the association absorbed the Tweed District Soccer Association incorporating clubs from Northern NSW into its competitions.
The top division became the Gold Coast Premier League from 1991 to 2021, and the association was known as Gold Coast Soccer from 1996 to 2011, after which it became Football Gold Coast.
A restructure of Queensland football saw the Gold Coast league renamed as Football Queensland South Coast in late 2021.
Several Gold Coast teams competed in Brisbane competition prior to the formation of the NPL in 2013: Gold Coast United (1966-1981), Coolangatta (1969-1971), Nerang (1972-1996), Twin Towns (1975-1982) and Palm Beach (1998-2007).
Since 2013 the following Gold Coast based teams have competed in the NPL, FQPL1 and FQPL2: Palm Beach, Gold Coast United, Gold Coast Knights, Coomera, Surfers Paradise Apollo, Magic United, Broadbeach United, Robina City.
A ranking of clubs by grand final and premiership wins is listed below.
Gold Coast -- List of Grand Final results and Premiership top four
|
Season |
Division |
Grand Final result |
Premiers |
Runner-up |
Third |
Fourth |
|
FQ Premier League 3 South Coast |
Kingscliff 1 Burleigh Heads 0 |
Burleigh Heads |
Kingscliff |
Coomera |
Palm Beach |
|
|
FQ Premier League 3 South Coast |
Kingscliff 4 Robina City 1 |
Robina City |
Kingscliff |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Burleigh Heads |
|
|
FQ Premier League 3 South Coast |
Palm Beach Sharks 1 Robina City 0 |
Southport |
Robina City |
Kingscliff |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|
|
FQ Premier League 3 South Coast |
Broadbeach United 3 Robina City 2 |
Broadbeach United |
Robina City |
Palm Beach Sharks |
Southport |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Southport 1 Palm Beach Sharks 0 aet |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Nerang |
Palm Beach Sharks |
Southport |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Surfers Paradise Apollo 3 Palm Beach Sharks 1 aet |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Palm Beach Sharks |
Coomera Colts |
Robina City |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Burleigh Heads 3 Surfers Paradise Apollo 0 |
Burleigh Heads |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Broadbeach United |
Coomera Colts |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Gold Coast Knights 5 Broadbeach United 1 |
Gold Coast Knights |
Broadbeach United |
Burleigh Heads |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 2 Gold Coast Knights 1 |
Gold Coast Knights |
Broadbeach United |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Burleigh Heads |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Surfers Paradise Apollo 3 Murwillumbah 2 |
Broadbeach United |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Magic United TFA |
Murwillumbah |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Magic United TFA 1 Broadbeach United 1 aet 4-3 pens |
Magic United TFA |
Broadbeach United |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Murwillumbah |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 6 Mudgeeraba 0 |
Broadbeach United |
Murwillumbah |
Merrimac |
Mudgeeraba |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 3 Mudgeeraba 0 |
Murwillumbah |
Broadbeach United |
Burleigh Heads |
Mudgeeraba |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 5 Palm Beach Sharks 1 |
Merrimac |
Palm Beach Sharks |
Burleigh Heads |
Broadbeach United |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Southport 3 Broadbeach United 3 aet 3-0 pens |
Broadbeach United |
Tweed Valley Kings |
Southport |
Merrimac |
|
|
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 1 Palm Beach Sharks 0 |
Palm Beach Sharks |
Broadbeach United |
Magic United |
Gold Coast Knights |
|
|
2009 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 2 Coomera 0 |
Broadbeach United |
Palm Beach Sharks |
Coomera |
Gold Coast Knights |
|
2008 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Burleigh Heads 2 Gold Coast Knights 0 |
Gold Coast Knights |
Burleigh Heads |
Musgrave |
Broadbeach United |
|
2007 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Burleigh Heads 3 Gold Coast Knights 1 |
Burleigh Heads |
Gold Coast Knights |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Musgrave |
|
2006 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 3 Burleigh Heads 0 |
Burleigh Heads |
Broadbeach United |
Gold Coast Knights |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
|
2005 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Palm Beach Sharks 3 Southport 2 |
Broadbeach United |
Southport |
Burleigh Heads |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|
2004 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Burleigh Heads 1 Southport 0 |
Burleigh Heads |
Southport |
Gold Coast Knights |
Broadbeach United |
|
2003 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Burleigh Heads 3 Gold Coast Knights 0 |
Gold Coast Knights |
Burleigh Heads |
Southport |
Merrimac |
|
2002 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Surfers Paradise Apollo 2 Palm Beach Sharks 0 |
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
|
|
|
|
2001 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Runaway Bay 3 Broadbeach United 2 |
Burleigh Heads |
|
|
|
|
2000 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Runaway Bay 2 Merrimac International 1 |
Merrimac International |
|
|
|
|
1999 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Merrimac International 2 Broadbeach United 0 |
Broadbeach United |
|
|
|
|
1998 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Palm Beach Sharks 3 Southport 2 |
Southport |
|
|
|
|
1997 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Palm Beach Sharks 1 Southport 0 |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|
|
|
|
1996 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Southport 3 Broadbeach United 1 |
Southport |
|
|
|
|
1995 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 4 Southport 1 |
Broadbeach United |
|
|
|
|
1994 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Palm Beach Sharks 2 Southport 0 |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|
|
|
|
1993 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Palm Beach Sharks 2 Broadbeach United 1 |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|
|
|
|
1992 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United 1 Palm Beach Sharks 0 |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|
|
|
|
1991 |
Gold Coast Premier League |
Broadbeach United defeated Palm Beach Sharks |
Broadbeach United |
|
|
|
|
1990 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Southport defeated Musgrave Hill |
Southport |
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|
1989 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Southport defeated Kingscliff |
Southport |
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|
1988 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Southport defeated Palm Beach Sharks |
Palm Beach Sharks |
|||
|
1987 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Southport defeated Surfers Paradise Apollo |
Southport |
|||
|
1986 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Merrimac 2 Broadbeach United 0 |
Merrimac |
|||
|
1985 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Palm Beach Sharks 1 Broadbeach United 0 aet |
Broadbeach United |
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|
1984 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Palm Beach Sharks defeated Broadbeach United |
St Anthony Croatia |
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|
1983 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Merrimac International defeated Twin Towns |
Merrimac International |
|||
|
1982 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Merrimac International defeated Broadbeach United |
Merrimac International |
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|
1981 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Musgrave Hill defeated St Anthony Croatia |
Musgrave Hill |
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|
1980 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Broadbeach United defeated Benowa Apollo |
Twin Towns |
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|
1979 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Twin Towns defeated Broadbeach United |
Twin Towns |
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|
1978 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Twin Towns defeated Broadbeach United |
Twin Towns |
|||
|
1977 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Gold Coast Dolphins d. Twin Towns or Musgrave Athletic |
Twin Towns |
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|
1976 |
Gold Coast Division 1 |
Gold Coast Dolphins 1 Twin Towns City 0 |
Gold Coast Dolphins |
Gold Coast -- Ranking of clubs by Grand Final wins and League Premierships (1976 to 2025)
|
Grand Final |
League |
Total |
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|
Club |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
|
Broadbeach United |
14 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
25 |
19 |
|
Palm Beach Sharks |
8 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
11 |
|
Southport |
7 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
8 |
|
Burleigh Heads |
5 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
|
Merrimac |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
|
Gold Coast Knights |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
|
Surfers Paradise Apollo |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
|
Tugun Jets (previously Twin Towns) |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
|
Kingscliff |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
Musgrave |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Magic United TFA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Runaway Bay |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Robina City |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Murwillumbah |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Mudgeeraba |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Coomera Colts |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Nerang |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Tweed Valley Kings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
50 |
49 |
50 |
23 |
100 |
72 |
Note 1: Complete records of league tables for 1976 to 2002 are currently unavailable, so Second Place in the League only covers seasons from 2003 onwards.
Note 2: The loser of the 1977 Grand Final is not known.
Prepared and maintained by Andrew Robinson
Author: Andrew Robinson (contact:
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First created: 7 August 2026
Last updated: 12
August 2026
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