The Gold Coast Suns, also known simply as Gold Coast or the Suns, is a professional Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast, Queensland which play in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The club has been playing in the AFL since the 2011 season, having been founded as the league's 17th active club by a consortium formerly known as "GC17" and being granted a license to join the AFL on 1 April 2009. The team is based in the Gold Coast suburb of Carrara and play matches at Carrara Stadium (known for commercial purposes as Metricon Stadium) and train at the adjacent Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre. The club is one of two AFL clubs based in Queensland, the other being its main rival, the Brisbane Lions.