2018 GCPL season

The 2018 Gulf Coast Premier League season was the 3rd season of the GCPL.

Gulf Coast Premier League

Season	2018
Matches played	79
Goals scored	363 (4.59 per match)
Top goalscorer	Quesi Weston
Highest attendance	1532
Lowest attendance	21
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of August 1st, 2018.

Changes from 2017

Incoming teams

Team	Location	Notes
Central Texas Lobos FC	Kyle, TX	Joined from Texas Premier Soccer League[1]
Gulf Coast Rangers FC	Mobile, AL	Expansion[2]
Mississippi Blues SC	Clinton, MS	Expansion[3]
Northshore United FC	Covington, LA	Expansion[4]
Real United Riverhawks FC	Pascagoula, MS	Expansion[5]
Shreveport United	Shreveport, LA	Expansion[6]

Moved and/or Rebranded teams

Team	Prev Name	Location	Prev Location	Notes
Alexandria PBFC	Pool Boys FC	Pineville, LA	Alexandria, LA	Rebranded and moved
Pensacola FC	Gulf Coast Texans	Pensacola, FL	Pensacola, FL	Rebranded
Port City FC	Biloxi City FC	Gulfport, MS	Gulfport, MS	Rebranded[7]

Outgoing teams

Team	Location	Notes
Lake City Gamblers	Lake Charles, LA	Not listed on GCPL website
Louisiana Fire	Kenner, LA	Not listed on GCPL website

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Motagua New Orleans	10	8	1	1	31	13	+18	25	2018 GCPL playoffs
2	Gaffa FC	10	6	2	2	32	20	+12	20
3	Baton Rouge United	10	3	5	2	22	26	−4	11
4	Northshore United	10	3	6	1	24	25	−1	10
5	Mississippi Blues SC	10	1	6	3	11	24	−13	6

Source: GCPL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Port City FC	10	8	1	1	36	13	+23	25	2018 GCPL playoffs
2	Gulf Coast Rangers	10	5	2	3	29	12	+17	18
3	Pensacola FC	10	4	3	3	24	17	+7	15
4	AFC Mobile	10	4	6	0	27	20	+7	12
5	Real United FC	10	1	9	0	5	63	−58	3

Source: GCPL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	BOCA FC	10	9	0	1	43	11	+32	28	2018 GCPL playoffs
2	Cajun SC	10	6	3	1	40	11	+29	19
3	Alexandria PBFC	10	5	5	0	25	16	+9	15
4	Central Texas Lobos	10	3	7	0	10	31	−21	9
5	Shreveport United	10	0	10	0	0	59	−59	0

Source: GCPL standings^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

W1

BOCA FC

0

C2

Gaffa FC

1

W2

Cajun SC

1

W2

Cajun SC

3

W2

Cajun SC

0

E1

Port City FC

4

E1

Port City FC

5

C1

Motagua New Orleans

3

C1

Motagua New Orleans

3

E2

Gulf Coast Rangers

2