2024–25 Gibraltar Football League
| File:Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar).jpg The Victoria Stadium where each match is played | |
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2024 – 4 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 222 (3.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Spain Javi Forján (7 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Spain Nauzet Santana (5 clean sheets) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2024. | |
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The 2024–25 Gibraltar Football League season is the sixth season of the Gibraltar Football League in Gibraltar (and third under its current name), and the 126th season of football on the territory overall. Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions, winning their fourth successive title on the final day of the season with a late draw against title rivals St Joseph's. Due to the league's fall down the UEFA coefficient rankings, this season only 2 teams qualified for the UEFA Conference League. The winners will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up and Rock Cup winners will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.
Format
The 2024–25 season is set to continue with the same format used the previous season.[1] Instead of playing one round of fixtures before splitting, teams will instead play each other twice for a total of 20 games this season. After the second round of games, the top 6 enter the GFL Championship Group, where each team plays each other once to decide the league champion. However, the Challenge Group has been scrapped.[citation needed] Due to the reconstruction of Victoria Stadium, games will be played at the Europa Sports Park this season.
Teams
On 13 May, the Gibraltar FA released the licensing awards for the 2024–25 season, following changes to their licensing criteria.[2] Receiving the UEFA Club License were Lincoln Red Imps, St Joseph's, FCB Magpies and Lions Gibraltar. The GFA Gold License was awarded to Europa Point, Lynx, Europa and Mons Calpe. College 1975, Glacis United and Manchester 62 all received the GFA Silver License. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Club sponsor | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCB Magpies | England Mason McClelland | Mexico Paco Zúñiga | Macron | Chestertons | 3rd |
| College 1975 | Spain Óscar León | Gibraltar Jamie-Luke McCarthy | Joma | 11th | |
| Europa | Italy Michele Di Piedi | Gibraltar Aymen Mouelhi | Kappa | Situs Construction | 8th |
| Europa Point | Sweden Martin Falkeborn | Custimoo | Mobill | 4th | |
| Glacis United | England Michael Bakare | APX | 9th | ||
| Lincoln Red Imps | Spain David Campaña | Gibraltar Bernardo Lopes | Givova | Bitolo | 1st |
| Lions Gibraltar | Scotland David Wilson | Gibraltar Shea Breakspear | VX3 | OLBG | 10th |
| Lynx | Spain Yiyi Pérez | Gibraltar Michael Ruiz | Joma | First Choice Care | 7th |
| Manchester 62 | England Jamie McDonough | Gibraltar Joseph Chipolina | Joma | Concussion Legacy Foundation | 6th |
| Mons Calpe | Spain Juan Marí Sánchez | Spain Jesús Ayala | Givova | FanPlay 365 | 5th |
| St Joseph's | Spain Abraham Paz | Gibraltar Erin Barnett | Legea | 2nd | |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europa Point | Republic of Ireland Ryan McCarthy | End of interim spell | 31 May 2024 | Pre-season | Spain Roberto Carrasco | 10 June 2024[3] |
| Lions Gibraltar | Gibraltar Adrian Parral | Sacked | 10 June 2024[4] | Scotland David Wilson | 1 July 2024 | |
| College 1975 | Argentina Leo Vela | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Spain Óscar León | ||
| Glacis United | Argentina Claudio Racino | England Michael Bakare | ||||
| Lincoln Red Imps | Spain Javi Muñoz | Mutual consent[5] | 5 September 2024 | 11th | Spain David Campaña | 12 September 2024 |
| Lynx | Gibraltar Albert Parody | Resigned | 26 September 2024 | 9th | Spain Yiyi Pérez | 26 September 2024 |
| Europa Point | Spain Roberto Carrasco | Demoted | 4 October 2024 | 11th | Sweden Martin Falkeborn | 4 October 2024 |
| FCB Magpies | England Nathan Rooney | Signed by Northern Ireland Larne | 22 November 2024[lower-alpha 1] | 4th | England Mason McClelland | 22 November 2024. |
Regular season
During the regular season, each team faced each other twice (once at home at once away), before the league is split into two (with only the top six teams advancing to the GFL Championship Group).
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Red Imps | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | +34 | 32 | Qualification for the GFL Championship Group |
| 2 | St Joseph's | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 32 | |
| 3 | Europa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 27 | |
| 4 | FCB Magpies | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 22 | |
| 5 | Manchester 62 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 20 | |
| 6 | Glacis United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | |
| 7 | Mons Calpe | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 12 | |
| 8 | Lions Gibraltar | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | |
| 9 | College 1975 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 8 | |
| 10 | Lynx | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 7 | |
| 11 | Europa Point | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Fair Play
Notes:
- ↑ Teams play each other twice (20 matches), before the top six teams advance to the GFL Championship Group.
Results
GFL Championship Group
The top six teams from the regular season contest the GFL Championship Group to decide the league champion. Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.
League table
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
As of 1 December 2024.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Labra | Europa | 8 |
| 2 | Spain Javi Forján | FCB Magpies | 7 |
| 3 | Italy Vittorio Vigolo | Europa | 6 |
| England Mikael Ndjoli | Lions Gibraltar | ||
| Spain Chico Rubio | Mons Calpe | ||
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau Deimar Queni | Glacis United | 5 |
| Gibraltar Ethan Britto | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Spain Nano | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Spain Víctor Villacañas | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Spain Juanfri | St Joseph's |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau Daniel Queni | Glacis United | Europa Point | 4–0 (A) | 17 August 2024 |
| Spain Víctor Villacañas | Lincoln Red Imps | Glacis United | 6–0 (A) | 9 November 2024 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Nauzet Santana | Lincoln Red Imps | 6 |
| 2 | Gibraltar Bradley Banda | St Joseph's | 5 |
| 3 | Gibraltar Christian Lopez | FCB Magpies | 4 |
| Italy Marco Angeletti | Europa | ||
| 5 | England Adam Stevens | Glacis United | 3 |
| Spain Vitolo | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Central African Republic Dominique Youfeigane | Manchester 62 | ||
| 8 | Spain Borja Valadés | College 1975 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain Chema García | Europa | 1 |
| Finland Johannes Ström | Europa Point | ||
| Poland Konrad Skuza | Lions Gibraltar | ||
| Argentina Christian Fraiz | Mons Calpe | ||
| Spain Francisco Paulino | Mons Calpe |
References
- ↑ "Mens Domestic Football Season to Kick off on Friday 15th September with the traditional Pepe Reyes Memorial Cup". Gibraltar FA. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ Club Licensing Awards 2024 Gibraltar FA. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ We are proud to present our new UEFA A Licence coach Roberto Carrasco Europa Point FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ BREAKING: LIONS GIBRALTAR AND ADRIAN PARRAL PART COMPANY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT Lions Gibraltar FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ Club statement on Javi Muñoz Lincoln Red Imps FC. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ Nathan Rooney appointed Larne boss Larne FC. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.