Gold Coast Suns | |||
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Names | |||
Full name | GCFC Limited, trading as Gold Coast Suns[1] | ||
Nickname(s) | Suns, Sunnies, Coasters | ||
2024 season | |||
Home-and-away season | AFL: 13th | ||
Leading goalkicker | AFL: Ben King (55 goals) | ||
Gold Coast Suns Club Champion | AFL: Noah Anderson | ||
Club details | |||
Founded | 2009 | ||
Colours | Red Gold Blue | ||
Competition | AFL: Senior men AFLW: Senior women VFL: Reserves men | ||
Chairman | Bob East | ||
CEO | Mark Evans | ||
Coach | AFL: Damien Hardwick AFLW: Cameron Joyce VFL: Josh Drummond | ||
Captain(s) | AFL: Touk Miller & Jarrod Witts AFLW: Tara Bohanna VFL: TBD | ||
Premierships | AFL (0) AFLW (0) VFL (1) | ||
Ground(s) | People First Stadium (capacity: 22,500) | ||
Training ground(s) | People First Stadium & Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre | ||
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Other information | |||
Official website | goldcoastfc.com.au |
The Gold Coast Suns, officially the Gold Coast Football Club, are a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara.
The club has been playing in the AFL since the 2011 season. It plays home matches at Carrara Stadium (known for commercial purposes as People First Stadium) and has its training and administrative facilities located at the adjacent Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre. The club is one of two AFL clubs based in Queensland, the other being its main rival, the Brisbane Lions which it competes against in the QClash.
In addition to the men's team, the Suns field other teams including an AFL Women's side, a reserves side in the Victorian Football League, and a Gold Coast Suns Academy side consisting of the club's best junior development signings contests Division 2 of the men's and women's underage championships and the Talent League.