Following the most recent statement released by both Football Federation Australia and Football Queensland informing us that all football related activities have effectively been suspended until the 30^th of June 2020. As we were only made aware of these changes moments prior to the release to the general public, we were unable to prepare a statement upon release outlining Football Gold Coast’s stance.

Football Gold Coast have been continuously discussing possible scenarios regarding what the format of the 2020 season will look like and have put draft plans in place for these scenarios. We have endeavored to cover all bases during planning stages.

With the most recent announcement, the Board of Football Gold Coast and the management team will be meeting in the next few days to collate ideas to distribute to our clubs for feedback through a questionnaire which we will follow up in Zoom meetings within the next week or so.

We cannot stress the importance that we want total contribution and collaboration with our stakeholders to achieve our ultimate end goal. We will ensure that communication is always maintained throughout our organisation to move forward in a united front for 2020 and beyond.

We understand that clubs and members have a lot of questions regarding a range of topics and we will try and get timely, concise information to them all in due time. We ask that you have some patience in these trying times for all parties concerned.

Please keep an eye out in the coming days for more information regarding the above. Stay safe and we look forward to working with you on bringing football back bigger and better in 2020 and beyond.

With yesterday’s announcement from FFA and FQ to suspend all football related activities, we would like to remind our members and wider community that this is just a temporary break to begin our 2020 season.

If you are not aware of the message put out yesterday, Football Gold Coast have updated the playing calendar accordingly in order to ensure that NO GAMES WILL BE MISSED because of this interruption.

We cannot stress enough to our members that WE WILL BE BACK and playing a full season of fixtures with our commencement of competition fixtures on Wednesday the 29th of April.

Please ensure you take this time to keep up to date with recommendations from government, health authorities and local media outlets to keep on top of the COVID-19 virus.

We will continually be updating our members on new information that is made evident to us, so continue to follow our social channels and directions from your club for all relevant information as it is made available to us.

A link to the new playing calendar can be found by clicking here.

#WeWillBeBack

As per directions from FFA and FQ, Football Gold Coast wishes to inform you that we have decided to suspend all football related activities across all member clubs effective immediately.

The health and wellbeing of our wider football community was a priority during this process.

Football Gold Coast have re-scheduled the commencement and continuation of the 2020 season as follows;
Midweek Metro Competitions- Wednesday 29th of April
Junior Competitions- Friday 1st of May/Saturday 2nd of May
Miniroos- Saturday 2nd of May
GCPL/CL1- Friday 1st of May/Saturday 2nd of May/Sunday 3rd of May

Furthermore, an updated playing calendar has been attached for your information. To ensure that all regular season fixtures are played and no games are compromised, we have implemented midweek and Sunday fixtures for certain competitions.

In order to complete these fixtures, the finals series will now consist of a knockout semi final stage which will involve two matches; 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd for a direct spot in the Grand Final.
Please be aware that our competitions will now be played through school holidays and our Junior Grand Final Day will be played on the first weekend of the September school holidays. The Senior Grand Final Day has now also been pushed back one week to accommodate for these changes.

Please click here for the updated playing calendar.

The draws for the junior competitions for Round 1-3 is now LIVE on SportsTG. Please see your specified divisions and corresponding draw. Should you have any questions please refer them to your club directly.

Click here to see the competitions.

Please be advised that as per the FFA statement regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, ALL Football Gold Coast fixtures will be going ahead as scheduled. This will also include FFA Cup fixtures scheduled for this weekend.

As the situation is fluid, we will be regularly updating our social media platforms and website for updates as they become known to us.

The FFA statement has instructed that spectators and non-essential people to footballing activities are advised to stay away. Therefore, simple measures can be instructed to your members to ensure that these recommendations are met, such as;

• Instruct for only one parent to drop and pick up children from training and games
• Instruct that only essential personnel attend fixtures and keep extended family away for the time being
• Instruct that members practice basic hygiene practices as recommended by government authorities
• Pre-game handshakes are strongly discouraged as per recommendations and FGC referees will not be implementing this before matches

Furthermore, we will be constantly updating our clubs on techniques that they are required to adopt in their day to day operations to ensure the containment and minimization of risk of spread amongst our communities. We also ask all our clubs to continuously familiarize themselves with local news outlets and government instructions as the situation may change quickly.

Lastly, FGC are making it mandatory that all clubs begin sharing our regular updates from our social media channels to their members specifically. This is the first step in ensuring that everyone is kept up to date on all relevant procedures. If you require more information please contact the office on 07 5502 1555.

With only one game of Round 2 ASNGCPL action completed, here is the review for the game in which Robina City secured their first win in the Premier League in 19 years.

Broadbeach 2 (Frentz, B. Finlayson) def. by Robina 4 (Chin x2, Bilcock, Miyamori)

Robina City have secured their first win in the 2020 campaign with a 4-2 victory over Broadbeach United on Saturday evening. The Rabbits bounced back after their first round write off to secure their first three points of the campaign and inflict a second defeat to begin the campaign to Broadbeach. Both sides were lively early on, with chances falling both ways however it was the Rabbits who converted early to take the lead into halftime. An entertaining four goals second half ensured that the Rabbits held on to secure the victory, much to the delight of the fans in attendance at Nikiforides Park.

The rest of the round 2 fixtures will be rescheduled and confirmation of these fixtures will be released once they are finalised.

Surfers Paradise are holding three Soccer X Academies and are wanting you! Please take a look at the three flyers below and contact accordingly for more information!

                                                   

Magic United are currently seeking U14 players. With limited spaces remaining their U14 squads, please email Robbie on robbie.magicunited@gmail.com for more information.

With a highly entertaining round one of the ASNGCPL in the bank, we take a look at what to expect from round two action this weekend!

Nerang vs Surfers (Friday 13^th of March, Bob Jeffrey Field- KO 8:30pm)

The Eagles come into the clash with forced changes due to suspension woes after the round one clash against Coomera, with Russell Miner, Lewis Scally and David Reid all set to miss the match up. Apollo on the other hand are coming off a 10-0 victory over newly promoted Robina City in Sunday afternoon action and will be looking to continue their good run of form in front of goal when they travel to Bob Jeffrey Field tomorrow evening. With the two coaches always providing an interesting fixture regardless of the club they coach at, we can expect a fast paced and free flowing match to kick off round 2.

Southport vs Palm Beach (Saturday 14^th of March, Ashmore Village Park- KO 4:00pm)

The Warriors host the Sharks in their first home match of the 2020 season looking to bounce back after throwing away two points in their round one clash. The Warriors know that they can score plenty of goals as round one showed but will turn their focus on ensuring they can tighten up at the back and manage late stages of the game in the coming weeks. The Sharks will be looking to make it back to back wins to start the season after they defeated 10 man Broadbeach United 1-0 with a late goal in that clash.

 

Burleigh vs Coomera (Saturday 14^th of March, Pizzey Park- KO 5:00pm)

Colin Phelan’s Bulldogs know that they got out of jail last weekend after a rollercoaster performance and will be looking to stabilize and get back on track when they host a Coomera side full of confidence. The Colts come into the clash after an impressive victory in round one action and know that they face a sterner test than the one they faced last weekend with an undermanned Nerang. Both sides will be looking at this clash as momentum builders to set up the remainder of the early stages of the season, so expect not much between the two come Saturday evening at Pizzey Park.

Broadbeach vs Robina (Saturday 14^th of March, Nikiforides Park- KO 6:30pm)

Broadbeach will be looking to build on their defensive performance from last week when they host Robina City at Nikiforides Park on Saturday evening. Having played the large portion of their round one clash with 10 men, the Dolphins know another structured and solid performance for the duration of the 90 minutes will give them a strong opportunity to claim their first three points of the year. Robina will be hoping to quickly forget the woes of their round one clash and will welcome some of their new recruits back into the line up this weekend as they look for maximum points to kick off their 2020 campaign.