The Gap FC

Not to be confused with Gap HAFC.

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 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]

The Gap Football Club

Full name	The Gap Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gators
Founded	1955
Ground	Walton Bridge Reserve, The Gap
League	FQLD 4 -Metro
2023	10th of 12
Website	http://www.gapfootball.org.au/

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
1974	Division 2 (3)	22	8	4	10	30	40	−10	20	8th	DNQ	Not yet founded
1975	Division 2 (3)	21	9	3	9	34	44	−10	21	8th	DNQ
1976	Division 2 (3)	22	3	4	15	13	51	−38	10	12th ↓	DNQ
1979	Division 2 (4)	22	6	6	10	24	31	−7	18	9th	DNQ
1980	Division 2 (4)	22	8	4	10	35	35	0	20	7th	DNQ
1981	Division 2 (4)	22	8	5	9	33	35	−2	21	6th	DNQ
1982	Division 2 (4)	22	7	9	6	27	27	0	23	7th	DNQ
1983	Division 2 (4)	22	7	5	10	32	36	−4	19	8th	DNQ
1984	Division 1 (4)	22	6	4	12	25	43	−18	16	11th ↓	DNQ
1985	Division 2 (5)	22	13	6	3	66	14	52	32	3rd	?
1986	Division 2 (5)	22	19	1	2	60	16	44	39	1st	Champions
1987	Division 3 (4)	22	12	9	1	38	17	21	33	1st ↑	Champions
1988	Division 2 (3)	22	7	4	11	27	34	-7	25	10th	DNQ
1989	Division 2 (3)	22	7	4	11	22	40	-18	25	8th	DNQ
1990	Division 2 (3)	22	7	7	8	16	18	-2	28	7th	DNQ
1991	Division 2 (3)	22	11	2	9	26	27	-1	35	5th	DNQ
1992	Division 2 (3)	22	6	5	11	35	53	-18	23	9th	DNQ
1993	Division 2 (3)	22	9	3	10	33	40	-7	30	7th	DNQ
1994	Division 2 (3)	22	1	5	16	21	63	-42	8	12th ↓	DNQ
1995	Division 3 (4)	22	13	4	5	46	25	21	43	3rd ↑	Preliminary Final
1996	Division 2 (3)	22	9	4	9	36	42	-6	31	7th	DNQ
1997	Division 1 North (3)	18	4	6	8	32	41	−9	18	9th	DNQ
1998	Division 1 North (3)	24	8	4	12	41	48	−7	28	6th	DNQ
1999	Division 1 North (3)	24	6	5	13	41	59	−18	23	7th	DNQ
2000	Division 1 North (3)	24	11	2	11	50	43	7	35	5th	DNQ
2001	Semi Pro Division (3)	26	17	4	5	57	24	33	55	2nd ↑	Preliminary Final
2002	Premier League (2)	22	4	8	10	25	49	−24	20	8th	DNQ
2003	Premier League (2)	22	2	4	16	16	50	−34	10	12th ↓	DNQ
2004	Division 1 (3)	22	2	10	10	29	45	−16	16	10th	DNQ
2005	Division 1 (3)	22	3	3	16	26	63	−37	12	11th ↓	DNQ
2006	Division 2 (4)	22	5	6	11	42	57	−15	21	10th	DNQ
2007	Division 2 (4)	22	4	5	13	31	55	−24	17	11th	DNQ
2008	Division 2 (4)	22	14	1	7	67	36	31	43	2nd ↑	Semi-final
2009	Division 1 (3)	22	5	6	11	32	49	−17	21	10th	DNQ
2010	Premier Division 1 (3)	26	2	4	20	39	86	−47	10	13th ↓	DNQ
2011	Premier Division 2 (4)	26	12	5	9	58	52	6	41	5th	Qualifying Final
2012	Premier Division 2 (4)	22	11	2	9	52	36	16	35	6th	DNQ
2013	Capital League 2 (5)	22	13	2	7	52	49	3	41	3rd	Champions
2014	Capital League 2 (5)	22	13	1	8	45	38	7	40	6th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 3
2015	Capital League 2 (5)	22	9	0	13	42	60	−18	27	8th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 4
2016	Capital League 2 (5)	22	18	2	2	92	19	73	56	1st ↑	Runners-up	Preliminary Round 3
2017	Capital League 1 (4)	22	10	2	10	39	48	−9	32	8th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 4
2018	Brisbane Premier League (4)	22	11	3	8	35	35	0	36	4th	Preliminary Final	Preliminary Round 3
2019	Brisbane Premier League (4)	22	9	5	8	54	52	2	32	6th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 2
2020	Brisbane Premier League (4)	16	3	2	11	24	45	-21	11	11th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 3
2021	Brisbane Premier League (4)	22	4	5	13	19	44	-25	17	10th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 3
2022	Football Queensland Premier League Metro 3 (4)	22	4	2	16	34	71	-37	14	12th ↓	DNQ	Preliminary Round 3
2023	Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4 (5)	22	4	2	16	37	61	-24	14	10th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 4
2024	Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4 (5)	22	0	0	0	00	00	00	00	th	DNQ	Preliminary Round 5

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Official website