The Gap FC explained

Clubname:The Gap Football Club
Fullname:The Gap Football Club
Nickname:The Gators
Founded:1955
Website:http://www.gapfootball.org.au/

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.

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. 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

SeasonLeagueFFA Cup
width=9%Division (tier)width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%Positionwidth=5%Finals Series
1974Division 2 (3) 2284103040−10208thDNQNot yet founded
1975Division 2 (3) 219393444−10218thDNQ
1976Division 2 (3) 2234151351−3810bgcolor=pink12th ↓DNQ
1979Division 2 (4) 2266102431−7189thDNQ
1980Division 2 (4) 22841035350207thDNQ
1981Division 2 (4) 228593335−2216thDNQ
1982Division 2 (4) 2279627270237thDNQ
1983Division 2 (4) 2275103236−4198thDNQ
1984Division 1 (4) 2264122543−1816bgcolor=pink11th ↓DNQ
1985Division 2 (5) 221363661452323rd?
1986Division 2 (5) 221912601644391stbgcolor=goldChampions
1987Division 3 (4) 22129138172133bgcolor=palegreen1st ↑bgcolor=goldChampions
1988Division 2 (3) 2274112734-72510thDNQ
1989Division 2 (3) 2274112240-18258thDNQ
1990Division 2 (3) 227781618-2287thDNQ
1991Division 2 (3) 2211292627-1355thDNQ
1992Division 2 (3) 2265113553-18239thDNQ
1993Division 2 (3) 2293103340-7307thDNQ
1994Division 2 (3) 2215162163-428bgcolor=pink12th ↓DNQ
1995Division 3 (4) 22134546252143bgcolor=palegreen3rd ↑Preliminary Final
1996Division 2 (3) 229493642-6317thDNQ
1997Division 1 North (3) 184683241−9189thDNQ
1998Division 1 North (3) 2484124148−7286thDNQ
1999Division 1 North (3) 2465134159−18237thDNQ
2000Division 1 North (3) 241121150437355thDNQ
2001Semi Pro Division (3) 26174557243355bgcolor=palegreen2nd ↑Preliminary Final
2002Premier League (2) 2248102549−24208thDNQ
2003Premier League (2) 2224161650−3410bgcolor=pink12th ↓DNQ
2004Division 1 (3) 22210102945−161610thDNQ
2005Division 1 (3) 2233162663−3712bgcolor=pink11th ↓DNQ
2006Division 2 (4) 2256114257−152110thDNQ
2007Division 2 (4) 2245133155−241711thDNQ
2008Division 2 (4) 22141767363143bgcolor=palegreen2nd ↑Semi-final
2009Division 1 (3) 2256113249−172110thDNQ
2010Premier Division 1 (3) 2624203986−4710bgcolor=pink13th ↓DNQ
2011Premier Division 2 (4) 26125958526415thQualifying Final
2012Premier Division 2 (4) 221129523616356thDNQ
2013Capital League 2 (5) 22132752493413rdbgcolor=goldChampions
2014Capital League 2 (5) 22131845387406thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2015Capital League 2 (5) 2290134260−18278thDNQPreliminary Round 4
2016Capital League 2 (5) 22182292197356bgcolor=gold1st ↑Runners-upPreliminary Round 3
2017Capital League 1 (4) 22102103948−9328thDNQPreliminary Round 4
2018Brisbane Premier League (4) 22113835350364thPreliminary FinalPreliminary Round 3
2019Brisbane Premier League (4) 2295854522326thDNQPreliminary Round 2
2020Brisbane Premier League (4) 1632112445-211111thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2021Brisbane Premier League (4) 2245131944-251710thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2022Football Queensland Premier League Metro 3 (4) 2242163471-3714bgcolor=pink12th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 3
2023Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4 (5) 2242163761-241410thDNQPreliminary Round 4
2024Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4 (5)2200000000000thDNQPreliminary Round 5
Source:
Key:Premiers / ChampionsPromoted ↑Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system

Honours

Notes and References

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

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