The Gulf Coast Premier League (GCPL) is a United States Adult Soccer Association affiliated Amateur Elite League that includes teams from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. 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 National Independent Soccer Association after

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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,

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and Cajun Soccer Club, along with the interest from

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from the ISLANO league, offered an opportunity to create a statewide elite amateur league.

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 United States Adult Soccer Association.

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 announced as a future member in June 2017.

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 5 teams:

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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 the Dakotas, 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

* AFC Mobile ( Mobile) (2017–2019, moved to National Premier Soccer League) *

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) (2015–2019) * Gulf Coast Rangers FC ( Fairhope) (2017–2023, merged with

to form

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. *

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( Hattiesburg) (2019–2020) *

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( Lake Charles) (2014–2017) * Louisiana Fire ( New Orleans) (2016–2017) *

( Lafayette) (2018–2021, moved to USL League Two) *

( Mobile) (2021–2022, merged with Gulf Coast Rangers FC to form

. *

( New Orleans) (2014–2019) * FC New Orleans ( New Orleans) (2019) *

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( New Orleans) (2021) *

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) (2017-2021)
Nicholls State University Club
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) (2014–2015) *

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( Jackson) (2018–2020) * Port City FC ( Gulfport) (2016–2019, moved to National Premier Soccer League) * Real United Riverhawks FC (

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) (2018) *

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) (2021) * Shreveport Rafters FC B (2016–2017) *

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( Tallahassee) (2019, moved to National Premier Soccer League)

Seasons

References

External links

Gulf Coast Premier League website
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