2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division

The 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 119th season of the top-tier national football league in Gibraltar, as well as the fifth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs. It began on 26 September 2017 and ended on 3 June 2018.

Premier Division
The Victoria Stadium where each match was played
Season2017–18
Dates25 September 2017 – 3 June 2018
ChampionsLincoln Red Imps (23rd title)
RelegatedManchester 62
Champions LeagueLincoln Red Imps
Europa LeagueEuropa
St Joseph's
Matches played135
Goals scored421 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerEnrique Carreño
(19 goals)
Biggest home winLynx 9–0 Manchester 62
(3 June 2018)
Biggest away winManchester 62 0–9 Europa FC
(30 May 2018)
Highest scoringGlacis United 6–4 Manchester 62
(10 March 2018)
Longest winning run11 matches
Lincoln Red Imps
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Lincoln Red Imps
Longest winless run27 matches
Manchester 62
Longest losing run6 matches
Manchester 62
Lynx

Europa were the defending champions, having ended a fourteen-year winning streak for Lincoln Red Imps.[1] This season also saw three clubs from Gibraltar competing in European competition for the first time. Lincoln won their 23rd title on 19 May 2018 with two games to spare, after a 7–1 victory over Lions Gibraltar.

Format

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The ten Premier Division clubs played each other three times for a total of 27 matches each.[2] The tenth-placed team in the league would be relegated and the ninth-placed team in the league would enter a playoff with the second-placed team from the Second Division for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.[2]

The champions earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Champions League, and the second–placed club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Europa League.[3] This season, the league entered a winter break from December to February while renovations took place on Victoria Stadium.

Teams

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Location of the stadium where all teams play

At the conclusion of the previous season, Europa Point was relegated.[4] As the champions of the Second Division, Gibraltar Phoenix earned promotion to the league this season.[5] Manchester 62 earned the right to stay in the Premier Division by winning a playoff at the end of the previous season.[6]

Club Finishing position 2016–17
Europa FC 1st (champions)
Gibraltar Phoenix 1st in Second division (Promoted)
Gibraltar United 7th
Glacis United 4th
Lincoln Red Imps 2nd
Lions Gibraltar 8th
Lynx 6th
Manchester 62 9th
Mons Calpe 5th
St Joseph's 3rd

Personnel and kits

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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
Europa   Juan José Gallardo (interim)   Javi Muñoz Jako Alwani Group
Gibraltar Phoenix   Albert Ferri   Francisco Javier Moreno Luanvi Gourmet Grill
Gibraltar United   Manolo Nuñez Sánchez   Kyle Goldwin Kappa Turicum Bank
Glacis United   Mariano Marcos Garcia   Daniel Guererro Nike Atlantic Financial Group
Lincoln Red Imps   Yiyi Perez (interim)   Roy Chipolina Joma Mansion.com
Lions Gibraltar   Rafael Bado   Kalian Perez Erreà Enterprise Insurance
Lynx   Albert Parody   Mohamed Badr Nike Verralls
Manchester 62   Jonathan Sodi   Aarón Durán Joma CEPSA GIB
Mons Calpe   Luis Manuel Blanco   Rubo Blanco Givova Tokamóvil
St. Joseph's   Raúl Procopio Baizán   Iván Lobato Kromex Propability Ltd

Managerial Changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lynx   Albert Parody Resigned 2 June 2017 Pre-season   Allen Bula 2 June 2017
Glacis United   Manuel Perez 15 June 2017   Mariano Marcos Garcia 9 July 2017
Europa   Juanjo Gallardo Promoted to Sporting Director 24 July 2017   Johnny 24 July 2017
Gibraltar Phoenix   Albert Ferri Resigned 9 July 2017   Jaime Molina 9 July 2017
Mons Calpe   Mauro Ardizzone Mutual consent 14 August 2017   Albert Ferri 14 August 2017
Lynx   Allen Bula Sacked 27 October 2017 10th   Albert Parody (interim) 27 October 2017
Mons Calpe   Albert Ferri 4 December 2017 8th   Luis Manuel Blanco 9 January 2018
Gibraltar Phoenix   Jaime Molina 13 December 2017 7th   Sergio Mena 1 January 2018
Manchester 62   Kiko Prieto 1 January 2018 10th   Jonathan Sodi 1 January 2018
Lynx   Albert Parody End of interim spell 24 January 2018 9th   Daniel Peluas 24 January 2018
  Daniel Peluas Mutual consent 18 February 2018   Albert Parody 19 February 2018
Gibraltar Phoenix   Sergio Mena Sacked 18 March 2018 8th   Albert Ferri 19 March 2018
Lincoln Red Imps   Julio César Ribas Mutual consent 9 April 2018 1st   José Carlos Tello 16 April 2018
  José Carlos Tello Sacked 20 April 2018   Yiyi Perez (interim) 21 April 2018
Europa   Johnny 21 May 2018 2nd   Juanjo Gallardo (interim) 21 May 2018

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln Red Imps (C) 27 21 2 4 71 19 +52 65 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Europa FC 27 19 3 5 67 20 +47 60 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round
3 St Joseph's 27 17 3 7 53 30 +23 54
4 Gibraltar United 27 16 5 6 45 27 +18 53
5 Mons Calpe 27 14 2 11 48 35 +13 44
6 Gibraltar Phoenix 27 8 6 13 34 47 −13 30
7 Glacis United 27 7 5 15 34 44 −10 26
8 Lions Gibraltar 27 6 5 16 27 63 −36 23
9 Lynx (O) 27 6 4 17 22 48 −26 22 Qualification for the play-off
10 Manchester 62 (R) 27 0 7 20 20 88 −68 7 Relegation to the Gibraltar Second Division
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Promotion/relegation play-off

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The ninth-placed team from the Premier Division played a play-off match with the second-placed Second Division club for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.[2]

Lynx2–0Olympique 13
Fernández   56', 84'

Season statistics

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Scoring

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As of 3 June 2018[8]

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Enrique Carreño Europa 19
2   Germán Cortés Gibraltar Phoenix 15
  Kike Gómez Europa
  Rubo Blanco Mons Calpe
  Pibe Mons Calpe
6   Falu Aranda Lincoln Red Imps 12
7   Ayman Elghobashy Gibraltar United 11
8   Boro St Joseph's 9
  Antonio Cerezo Glacis United
10   Dani Ponce Gibraltar United 7
  Anthony Hernandez Lincoln Red Imps
  Domingo Ferrer St Joseph's

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Jean-Carlos Garcia Lincoln Red Imps Glacis United 4–0 (H) 27 September 2017
  Falu Aranda Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar Phoenix 5–0 (A) 15 October 2017
  Antonio Cerezo Glacis United Lions Gibraltar 6–2 (H) 31 March 2018
  German Cortes Gibraltar Phoenix Lions Gibraltar 6–1 (A) 5 April 2018
  Enrique Carreño4 Europa Lions Gibraltar 5–0 (A) 15 April 2018
  Falu Aranda Lincoln Red Imps Manchester 62 6–0 (H) 7 May 2018
  Antonio Cerezo4 Glacis United Manchester 62 6–0 (A) 13 May 2018
  Enrique Carreño6 Europa Manchester 62 9–0 (A) 30 May 2018
  German Cortes Gibraltar Phoenix Lions Gibraltar 5–1 (H) 31 May 2018
  Franco Gargiulo Lynx Manchester 62 9–0 (H) 3 June 2018
  Kevagn Robba Lynx Manchester 62 9–0 (H) 3 June 2018

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Manuel Soler Lincoln Red Imps 16
2   Javi Muñoz Europa 12
3   Kyle Goldwin Gibraltar United 9
4   Borja Gonzalez Glacis United 7
5   Mateo Grasso Mons Calpe 6
  Jamie Robba St Joseph's
7   Edu Oliva Lions Gibraltar 4
8   Goito Gibraltar Phoenix 3
  José Miguel Gonzalez Lions Gibraltar
  Joaquin Ketlun Lynx
  Félix Romero St Joseph's

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Europa FC League Champions". GFA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Premier Division: Season Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Premier Division". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Gib Phoenix complete a league and cup double". footballgibraltar.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Manchester 62 live to fight another day". footballgibraltar.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Premier Division: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Gibraltar Premier League-Top Scorers".
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