2020–21 Gibraltar Intermediate League

Gibraltar Intermediate League
Season	2020–21
Dates	8 December 2020 – 17 May 2021 (abandoned)
Matches played	30
Goals scored	166 (5.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dylan Borge; Alessandro Borghi; (8 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Peter Cabezutto; (3 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Glacis United Intermediate 7–0 Hound Dogs; (15 May 2021)
Biggest away win	College 1975 Intermediate 0–11 Europa Intermediate; (4 April 2021); Mons Calpe Intermediate 1–12 Europa Intermediate; (24 April 2021)
Highest scoring	Mons Calpe Intermediate 1–12 Europa Intermediate; (24 April 2021)
Longest winning run	5 matches; Europa Intermediate; Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate
Longest unbeaten run	5 matches; Europa Intermediate; Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate
Longest winless run	6 matches; Mons Calpe Intermediate
Longest losing run	6 matches; Mons Calpe Intermediate
	← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 17 May 2021.

The 2020–21 Gibraltar Intermediate League is the third season of under-23 football in Gibraltar, after reforms to reserve team football in June 2018.^[1] The league will be contested by 10 teams - nine under-23 sides plus Hound Dogs and began on 8 December 2020. Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions. The league was suspended from 17 December 2020 to 4 April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, when the league resumed play, the format of the league changed so that they would only play each other once.

Format edit

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 edit

Victoria Stadium

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Location of the stadium where all teams play

Following the early end to the previous season, Manchester 62 opted not to field an Intermediate team this season, with St Joseph's returning to the league. Boca Gibraltar were initially set to enter the league for the first time, but the revocation of their domestic license in November 2020 meant that the side did not enter. Due to the lack of resources necessary to compete in the new Gibraltar National League, Hound Dogs were granted special permission by the Gibraltar FA to participate as a senior side in the Intermediate League.

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
Bruno's Magpies Intermediate	Ben Parody		Joma	GVC Holdings Chestertons
College 1975 Intermediate	Ezzard Mir	Zayne Da Costa	Joma
Europa Intermediate	Jonathan Sodi	Christian Lopez	Kappa	La Parrilla Betfred
Glacis United Intermediate	Bennie Brinkman	Kivan Castle	Nike
Hound Dogs	Chris Gomez	Ivan Borg	Joma	The Calpe Hounds
Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate	Malcolm Martin	Sean Montovio	adidas	Mansion
Lions Gibraltar Intermediate	Alberto Ferri	Craig Bossano-Anes	Macron
Lynx Intermediate	Jeky Buhagiar		Givova	Grupo Casais
Mons Calpe Intermediate	Claudio Racino		Joma
St Joseph's Intermediate	Chisum Sanchez	Harry Victor	Hope + Glory

League table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate	6	6	0	29	8	+21	18
2	Europa Intermediate	6	5	1	35	3	+32	15
3	Lions Gibraltar Intermediate	6	5	1	19	7	+12	15
4	Bruno's Magpies Intermediate	6	4	2	19	15	+4	12
5	Lynx Intermediate	6	3	3	17	17	0	9
6	College 1975 Intermediate	6	3	3	17	18	−1	9
7	Glacis United Intermediate	6	2	4	13	15	−2	6
8	St Joseph's Intermediate	6	1	5	6	17	−11	3
9	Hound Dogs	6	1	5	5	28	−23	3
10	Mons Calpe Intermediate	6	0	6	5	37	−32	0

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2021. Source: Gibraltar FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[3]

Results edit

Home \ Away	BRU	COL	EFC	GLA	HOU	LIN	LGI	LYN	MCA	SJO
Bruno's Magpies				3–0			2–3			4–3
College 1975			0–11				2–3		7–0
Europa							1–0			5–0
Glacis United		0–3			8–0			0–3		2–0
Hound Dogs			0–5			1–9			2–0
Lincoln Red Imps	6–0	2–1	2–1	6–3
Lions Gibraltar					4–1
Lynx	1–7	2–4				2–4
Mons Calpe	2–3		1–12
St Joseph's					2–1		0–3	1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2021. Source: Gibraltar FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note: Glacis United Intermediate vs College 1975 Intermediate originally finished 5–1, before the result was overturned by the GFA. The same happened in the game against Lynx Intermediate, which originally finished 8–3 to Glacis. The match between Bruno's Magpies Intermediate and Glacis United Intermediate, scheduled for 6 May 2021, did not go ahead. Bruno's Magpies Intermediate were awarded a 3–0 win. The match between St Joseph's Intermediate and Lions Gibraltar Intermediate on 14 May was awarded to Lions.

Season statistics edit

Scoring edit

As of 15 May 2021^[4]

Top scorers edit

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alessandro Borghi	Glacis United Intermediate	8
1	Dylan Borge	Europa Intermediate	8
3	Kaylan Franco	College 1975 Intermediate	7
3	Luke Bautista	Europa Intermediate	7
5	Ashton Wahnon	Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate	6
6	Christian Mason	Bruno's Magpies Intermediate	5
	Mitch Gibson	Europa Intermediate
	Anthony Hernandez	Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate
	José Manuel Gómez	Lions Gibraltar Intermediate
	Michael Ruiz	Lynx Intermediate

Hat-tricks edit

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Michael Ruiz⁴	Lynx Intermediate	Mons Calpe Intermediate	7–1 (H)	8 December 2020
Dylan Borge	Europa Intermediate	Hound Dogs	5–0 (A)	10 December 2020
Dylan Borge⁴	Europa Intermediate	College 1975 Intermediate	11–0 (A)	4 April 2021
Kyle Rodriguez	Europa Intermediate	College 1975 Intermediate	11–0 (A)	4 April 2021
Kyle Casciaro	Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate	Glacis United Intermediate	6–3 (H)	12 April 2021
Alessandro Borghi⁴	Glacis United Intermediate	College 1975 Intermediate	5–1 (H)	15 April 2021
Luke Bautista⁶	Europa Intermediate	Mons Calpe Intermediate	12–1 (A)	24 April 2021
Mitch Gibson⁴	Europa Intermediate	Mons Calpe Intermediate	12–1 (A)	24 April 2021
Kadrian Verjaque	Lions Gibraltar Intermediate	Mons Calpe Intermediate	6–1 (H)	10 May 2021
Kaylan Franco	College 1975 Intermediate	Mons Calpe Intermediate	7–0 (H)	13 May 2021
Craig Galliano	Glacis United Intermediate	Hound Dogs	8–0 (H)	15 May 2021

Clean Sheets edit

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Peter Cabezutto	Europa Intermediate	3
2	Christian Lopez	Europa Intermediate	2
3	Mark Warwick	College 1975 Intermediate	1
	Ivan Moreno	Glacis United Intermediate
	Marcos Zappacosta	Glacis United Intermediate
	Juan Carcaño Blanco	Hound Dogs
	Elijah Robles	Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate

References edit

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

[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.

[topscorer-4] "Top Scorers".

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