The Gulf Coast Premier League (GCPL) is a

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affiliated Amateur Elite League that includes teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The regular season of the GCPL runs May through July. On August 13, 2020, it was announced that the GCPL would be the first "amateur league affiliation" of the

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after Gaffa FC and

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competed in the NISA 2020 Independent Cup.

Louisiana Premier League

The Louisiana Premier League was formed in 2014 by the Louisiana Soccer Association's Adult Committee members, Jonathan Rednour and Chad Vidrine, with the assistance of Pool Boys FC founder, Jeremy Poklemba. The recent success of a similar formatted competition, administered by the LSA, in the spring of 2014 and the emergence of newly formed clubs, Pool Boys FC and Cajun Soccer Club, along with the interest from Motagua New Orleans from the ISLANO league, offered an opportunity to create a statewide elite amateur league. Motagua New Orleans won the inaugural season, defeating Cajun Soccer Club in the finals, 4–2. On March 8, 2016, the Louisiana Premier League was granted Elite Amateur League status by the

Gulf Coast Premier League

On August 1, 2016, the Louisiana Premier League, sanctioned and operated by the Louisiana Soccer Association, folded to make way for the newly formed Gulf Coast Premier League. The league formed as a non-profit organization expanding itself to clubs outside Louisiana along the gulf coast. In January 2017 the league announced three expansion teams, expanding the league footprint into Alabama and Florida. Central Texas Lobos FC were also announced as a future member in June 2017. The Gulf Coast Premier League organization currently operates three separate leagues - Premier League, League Two, and the Women's League. Each league is split into conferences for schedule balance, and to manage travel expenses. Starting with the 2025 season, GCPL will play as conferences in affiliated leagues. The men's Premier division will play in the League for Clubs (denoted on the team table as "Premier"), and the women's division will play in the WPSL (denoted on the team table as "Women's:). Second division teams will compete separately, under the GCPL banner.

Developmental League

A 4-team developmental league called the Gulf Coast Development League (GCDL) was announced and began play in May 2019.

2020 Fall Tournament Showcase

The League announced it would cancel its 2020 regular season due to the coronavirus epidemic but left open the possibility of a fall competition. In October 2020 the League announced the Fall Tournament Showcase featuring five teams: Pool Boys FC,

, Crescent City FC, Mobile United FC and new addition 14th Ward FC.

Great Plains Premier League

In 2019, the GCPL announced the creation of the Great Plains Premier League (GPPL), an expansion conference/sister league with teams to be based in

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, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas or Missouri. The GPPL was set to begin play in 2020 however the COVID-19 pandemic halted plans. Nebraska Bugeaters FC, was their only announced club.https://www.plainsleague.com/s/GPPL-Info-11-18.pdf

Teams

Former Teams

*Alabama FC South (Montgomery, AL) (2024, moved to USL League Two as Montgomery United) *Aspire FC II (Pineville, LA) (2023) * BOCA FC ( Shreveport, AL) (2015–2019) *Crescent City FC (New Orleans, LA) (2021–2023, on hiatus) *Central Texas Lobos FC (Buda, TX) (2018–2023, moved to USL League Two as Hill Country Lobos) *Florida Roots (Panama City, FL) (2020-2022, 2024, on hiatus) * Gulf Coast Rangers FC ( Fairhope, AL) (2017–2023, merged with Mobile United FC to form Union 10 FC. * Lake City Gamblers (

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) (2014–2017) * Louisiana Fire (

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, LA) (2016–2017) *

( Lafayette, LA) (2018–2021, moved to

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) * Mobile United FC (

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) (2021–2022, merged with Gulf Coast Rangers FC to form Union 10 FC. * Motagua New Orleans (

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) (2014–2019) * FC New Orleans (

) (2019) * New Orleans United (

, LA) (2021) * Northshore United ( Covington, LA) (2017–2021) * Nicholls State University Club ( Thibodaux, LA) (2014–2015) *

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(

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, MS) (2018–2020) *Pensacola Bay United (Pensacola, FL) (2022-2024, on hiatus) * Port City FC ( Gulfport, MS) (2016–2019, moved to

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) *Rad FC (Destin, FL) (2023) * Real United Riverhawks FC ( Moss Point, LA) (2018) * Red River FC ( Minden, LA) (2021) * Shreveport Rafters FC B (Shreveport, LA) (2016–2017))

Seasons

References

External links

Gulf Coast Premier League website
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