Nickname(s) Surfers Manager David Benigno Ground Lex Bell Oval | Chairman Telly Karadimos 2015 3rd Founded 1978 | |
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Full name Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club League Gold Coast Premier League | ||
Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The club was founded in 1978. Their home ground is the Lex Bell Oval in the suburb of Surfers Paradise, Queensland. The club competes in the Gold Coast Premier League after winning promotion as champions of Coast League One in 2013.
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Current squad
As of 3 August 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
History
Greek-Australian Bert Voutos founded the Apollo Soccer Club in 1978 after failed attempts to convince the Gold Coast Greek Committee to buy/lease grounds and form a soccer club. The team was initially based at Sir Bruce Small Park in Benowa and shared tenancy with the Surfers Paradise Demons Australian rules football club. The Apollo club relocated to the TAFE Ashmore campus before eventually settling on the Isle of Capri and established facilities at Lex Bell Oval. The club was then renamed the Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club as their new facilities were based in the suburb of Surfers Paradise.
In 2016 Surfers Paradise qualified the FFA Cup for the first time. They defeated Gold Coast Knights, Magic United, Gold Coast City, South West Queensland Thunder and Sunshine Coast FC to reach the final 32.