The Gap FC
Full nameThe Gap Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gators
Founded1955
GroundWalton Bridge Reserve, The Gap
LeagueFQLD 4 -Metro
202310th of 12
WebsiteClub website

The Gap Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club from The Gap, a suburb of Brisbane. The club was formed in 1955, and currently competes in the Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4. The club's distinctive gold and purple colours have been with the club since its earliest days and derive from the name of the suburb (GAP – Gold and Purple).[1]

History

The Gap Pastime Club was formed on 17 February 1955 as a multi-sports club with the main focus in its early years on cricket, soccer and softball. The club initially played its soccer at Jubilee Park, Bardon before moving to its current home, the Walton Bridge Reserve in 1959.[1]

The Gap FC rose through the lower divisions in its early years, then spent a decade in Division 2 after winning promotion from the Third Division in 1966. During this period, The Gap reached the quarter-finals of the 1974 Ampol Cup,[2] the only time to date it has advanced this far in a Brisbane senior cup competition. Following relegation in 1976, The Gap has mostly competed at the second and third level of the Brisbane football system.[3] The Gap FC spent two seasons in the Brisbane Premier League in 2002[4] and 2003[5] after winning a promotion play-off against Pine Rivers United in 2001.[6]

In 2016 The Gap FC were premiers of Capital League 2 resulting in promotion to Capital League 1, in the process achieving a first team club record of 92 goals in the regular season.[3] After the creation of the Football Queensland Premier League, The Gap was moved up to the Brisbane Premier League for the 2018 season and made the final series after finishing in fourth place.

Recent Seasons

Season League FFA Cup
Division (tier) Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Finals Series
1981Division 2 (4)228593335−2216thDNQNot yet founded
1982Division 2 (4)2279627270237thDNQ
1983Division 2 (4)2275103236−4198thDNQ
1995Division 3 (5)221345462521433rd ?
1997Division 1 North (3)184683241−9189thDNQ
1998Division 1 North (3)2484124148−7286thDNQ
1999Division 1 North (3)2465134159−18237thDNQ
2002Premier League (2)2248102549−24208thDNQ
2003Premier League (2)2224161650−341012th ↓DNQ
2004Division 1 (3)22210102945−161610thDNQ
2008Premier Division 2 (5)221417673631432nd ↑Semi-final
2009Premier Division 1 (4)2256113249−172110thDNQ
2010Premier Division 1 (4)2624203986−471013th ↓DNQ
2011Premier Division 2 (5)26125958526415thDNQ
2012Premier Division 2 (5)221129523616356thDNQ
2013 Capital League 2 (5)22132752493413rdChampions
2014 Capital League 2 (5)22131845387406thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2015 Capital League 2 (5)2290134260−18278thDNQPreliminary Round 4
2016 Capital League 2 (5)221822921973561st ↑Runners-upPreliminary Round 3
2017 Capital League 1 (4)22102103948−9328thDNQPreliminary Round 4
2018 Brisbane Premier League (4)22113835350364thSemi-finalPreliminary Round 3
2019 Brisbane Premier League (4)2295854522326thDNQPreliminary Round 2
2020 Brisbane Premier League (4)1632112445-211111thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2021 Brisbane Premier League (4)2245131944-251710thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2022 Football Queensland Premier League Metro 3 (4)2242163471-371412th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 3
2023 Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4 (5)2242163761-241410thDNQPreliminary Round ?

Source:[3]

Key: Premiers / Champions Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system

Honours

  • Brisbane Division 3 – Premiers 1966
  • Brisbane Division 2 – Premiers and Champions 1986
  • Brisbane Division 3 – Premiers and Champions 1987
  • Capital League 2 – Champions 2013
  • Capital League 2 – Premiers 2016

References

  1. 1 2 "Club History". The Gap FC official website. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Ampol Cup 1974 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Gap FC". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2018 (2002 season)". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2018 (2003 season)". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2018 (2001 season)". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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