2018–19 Gibraltar Intermediate League

The 2018–19 Gibraltar Intermediate League is the first season of under-23 football in Gibraltar, after reforms to reserve team football in June 2018.[1] The league is expected to be contested by ten clubs, and began on 21 August 2018 despite initially being set to begin on 13 August.

Gibraltar Intermediate League
Season2018–19
Dates21 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
ChampionsLincoln Red Imps (1st title)
Matches played58
Goals scored208 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerGibraltar Adam Gracia
(14 goals)
Best goalkeeperGibraltar Jaylan Hankins
(7 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLincoln Red Imps 5–0 Mons Calpe
(10 February 2019)
Biggest away winSt Joseph's 0–9 Lincoln Red Imps
(26 August 2018)
Highest scoringSt Joseph's 0–9 Lincoln Red Imps
(26 August 2018)
Manchester 62 1–8 Europa
(25 April 2019)
Lions Gibraltar 4–5 Europa
(23 May 2019)
Longest winning run6 matches
Lincoln Red Imps
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Lincoln Red Imps
Longest winless run9 matches
Manchester 62
Longest losing run9 matches
Manchester 62
2019-20
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

Format

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The Gibraltar Intermediate League was established by the Gibraltar Football Association in June 2018 as a merger of the pre-existing Reserves Division and Under 18 Division, in order to aid player development on the territory. Competing clubs are required to register a reserve squad of 18 players, of which 13 must be Gibraltarian.[2]

Teams

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Location of the stadium where all teams play

The following teams were registered by the Gibraltar Football Association to compete. However, Gibraltar United withdrew from the league on the eve of their first game, citing a lack of players. St Joseph's resigned in December 2018 ahead of their Gibraltar Intermediate Cup tie against Gibraltar Phoenix.

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   Dani Izquierdo   Jemar Matto Kappa La Parrilla
Betfred
Gibraltar Phoenix   Terence Jolley   Peter Sardeña Luanvi Viajes LineaSol
Gibraltar United (withdrew)   Graham Malcolm Kappa Quantocoin
Glacis United   William Marsh   Daniel Pratts Nike
Lincoln Red Imps   Stephen Head   Tarik Chrayeh Joma Mansion.com
Lions Gibraltar   Albert Ferri   James Parkinson Givova
Lynx   Jeky Buhagiar   Javan Parody Silver Sport Verralls
Manchester 62   Michael Borge   Kieron Garcia Joma CEPSA GIB
Mons Calpe   Pedro González   Juan Pablo Sosa Givova Tokamóvil
St Joseph's   Francis Picardo   Francis Picardo Jr Joma

Managerial Changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Mons Calpe   Lewis Fraser Mutual consent 27 October 2018 6th   Pedro González November 2018

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Qualification
1 Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate (C) 14 11 3 0 39 4 +35 36
2 Glacis United Intermediate 14 7 6 1 27 11 +16 27
3 Gibraltar Phoenix Intermediate 14 8 3 3 31 17 +14 27
4 Lynx Intermediate 14 7 3 4 27 16 +11 24
5 Europa Intermediate 14 4 2 8 25 38 −13 14
6 Lions Gibraltar Intermediate 14 3 2 9 22 38 −16 11
7 Mons Calpe Intermediate 14 2 5 7 19 34 −15 11
8 Manchester 62 Intermediate 14 1 2 11 11 43 −32 5
9 St Joseph's Intermediate (E) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club resigned, record expunged
Source: Gibraltar FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[3]
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated

Season statistics

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Scoring

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As of 23 May 2019[4]

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Adam Gracia Lincoln Red Imps 14
2   Brendan Ramagge Lions Gibraltar 7
3   Aaron Champion Glacis United 6
  Julian Del Rio Lincoln Red Imps
5   Dylan Peacock Lincoln Red Imps 5
  Leone Seatory Lynx
  Daylian Victor Gibraltar Phoenix
8   Luke Bautista Mons Calpe 4
  Sean Borg Glacis United
  Razak Iddrisu Europa
  Jayce Marsh Lions Gibraltar
  Christian Mason Gibraltar Phoenix
  Lee Muscat Europa

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Zane Holgado Mons Calpe St Joseph's 4–0 (H) 29 November 2018
  Razak Iddrisu Europa Lions Gibraltar 3–2 (H) 17 February 2019
  Adam Gracia Lincoln Red Imps Europa 8-0 (A) 7 April 2019
  Lee Muscat Europa Manchester 62 8-1 (A) 25 April 2019
  Aaron Champion5 Glacis United Manchester 62 8-0 (A) 23 May 2019

Clean Sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Jaylan Hankins Lincoln Red Imps 7
2   Bradley Banda1 Lynx 6
3   Victor Ayala Gibraltar Phoenix 4
4   Denzel Navarro Glacis United 2
  Liam Neale Gibraltar Phoenix
  Robert Rae Lynx
7   Bradley Avellano Lincoln Red Imps 1
  Mickey Borge Manchester 62
  Tarik Chrayeh Lincoln Red Imps
  Christian Fraiz Mons Calpe
  Lucio Hernando Lincoln Red Imps
  Kaaron Macedo Lions Gibraltar
  Frank Warwick Glacis United

1:Bradley Banda kept 3 clean sheets for Glacis United before transferring to Lynx.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Changes to Domestic Football - to be implemented in season 2018/19". GFA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ GFA RULE CHANGES PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE LOCALS TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUES Football Gibraltar. 5 June 2018. Accessed 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Premier Division: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Top Scorers".[permanent dead link]