The Gap Football Club is an Australian 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).
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, 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. The Gap FC spent two seasons in the Brisbane Premier League in 2002 and 2003 after winning a promotion play-off against Pine Rivers United in 2001.
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 CupDivision (tier)PositionFinals Series1973Division 2 (2) 2195735278236th DNQNot yet founded1974Division 2 (2) 2284103040−10208th DNQ1975Division 2 (2) 219393444−10218th DNQ1976Division 2 (2) 2234151351−381012th ↓ DNQ1977Division 3 (4) 22104836288245th DNQ1978Division 3 (4) 2253142839−11139th DNQ1979Division 2 (4) 2266102431−7189th DNQ1980Division 2 (4) 22841035350207th DNQ1981Division 2 (4) 228593335−2216th DNQ1982Division 2 (4) 2279627270237th DNQ1983Division 2 (4) 2275103236−4198th DNQ1984Amateur Division 1 (4) 2264122543−181611th ↓ DNQ1985Amateur Division 2 (5) 221363661452323rd ?1986Amateur Division 2 (5) 221912601644391stChampions1987Division 3 (4) 221291381721331st ↑Champions1988Division 2 (3) 2274112734-72510th DNQ1989Division 2 (3) 2274112240-18258th DNQ1990Division 2 (3) 227781618-2287th DNQ1991Division 2 (3) 2211292627-1355th DNQ1992Division 2 (3) 2265113553-18239th DNQ1993Division 2 (3) 2293103340-7307th DNQ1994Division 2 (3) 2215162163-42812th ↓ DNQ1995Division 3 (4) 221345462521433rd ↑ Preliminary Final1996Division 2 (3) 229493642-6317th DNQ1997Division 1 North (3) 184683241−9189th DNQ1998Division 1 North (3) 2484124148−7286th DNQ1999Division 1 North (3) 2465134159−18237th DNQ2000Division 1 North (3) 241121150437355th DNQ2001Semi Pro Division (3) 261745572433552nd ↑ Preliminary Final2002Brisbane Premier League (2) 2248102549−24208th DNQ2003Brisbane Premier League (2) 2224161650−341012th ↓ DNQ2004Premier Division 1 (3) 22210102945−161610th DNQ2005Premier Division 1 (3) 2233162663−371211th ↓ DNQ2006Premier Division 2 (4) 2256114257−152110th DNQ2007Premier Division 2 (4) 2245133155−241711th DNQ2008Premier Division 2 (4) 221417673631432nd ↑ Semi-final2009Premier Division 1 (3) 2256113249−172110th DNQ2010Premier Division 1 (3) 2624203986−471013th ↓ DNQ2011Premier Division 2 (4) 26125958526415th Qualifying Final2012Premier Division 2 (4) 221129523616356th DNQ2013Capital League 2 (5) 22132752493413rdChampions2014Capital League 2 (5) 22131845387406thDNQPreliminary Round 32015Capital League 2 (5) 2290134260−18278thDNQPreliminary Round 42016Capital League 2 (5) 221822921973561st ↑Runners-upPreliminary Round 32017Capital League 1 (4) 22102103948−9328thDNQPreliminary Round 42018Brisbane Premier League (4) 22113835350364thPreliminary FinalPreliminary Round 32019Brisbane Premier League (4) 2295854522326thDNQPreliminary Round 22020Brisbane Premier League (4) 1632112445-211111thDNQPreliminary Round 32021Brisbane Premier League (4) 2245131944-251710thDNQPreliminary Round 32022FQPL 3 Metro (4) 2242163471-371412th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 32023FQPL 4 Metro (5) 2242163761-241410thDNQPreliminary Round 42024FQPL 4 Metro (5)221345683533433rdSemi-finalPreliminary Round 52025FQPL 4 Metro (5)229310645311306thDNQPreliminary Round 42026FQPL 4 Metro (5)22112023113-90412th ↓ DNQPreliminary Round 3 Source:
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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
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