 The Gold Coast is home to the Southport Sharks, a semi-professional football team that competes in the North East Australian Football League against four AFL reserve sides and local teams spread between Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin and Sydney.The Broadbeach Cats and Labrador Tigers also previously competed in the NEAFL until they were demoted to the amateur Queensland competition in 2014.The Burleigh Bears are currently the only Gold Coast-based team that competes in the Queensland Cup.