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The registration for the name was effective.
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It was reported that the AFL officially registered the name Gold Coast Football Club Ltd with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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It was announced that the new team would play in the TAC Cup in 2009 and then in the VFL in 2010.
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The club was granted a provisional licence to join the AFL competition and the AFL proposed that the new club would enter the national competition in the 2011 season.
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The club announced it had signed Guy McKenna as head coach until 2012.
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During a press conference, the club announced its new nickname, logo, club song and three new home, away and clash guernseys.
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The Gold Coast Football Club, nicknamed The Suns, is an Australian rules football franchise. It came from the Gold Coast, which began playing in the Australian Football League also known as the AFL.
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The club played its first game as a part of the AFL in the pre-season NAB Cup competition.
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They began the season proper