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.
.jpg) The Victoria Stadium where each match is played | |
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2024 – 4 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 90 (3.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Deimar Queni(5 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Bradley Banda(3 clean sheets) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2024. | |
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
editThe 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
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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 |  Nathan Rooney
|
 Paco Zúñiga
|
Macron | Chestertons | 3rd |
| College 1975 |  Óscar León
|
Jamie-Luke McCarthy
|
Joma | 11th | |
| Europa |  Michele Di Piedi
|
Aymen Mouelhi
|
Kappa | Situs Construction | 8th |
| Europa Point |  Martin Falkeborn
|
Custimoo | Mobill | 4th | |
| Glacis United | Michael Bakare
|
APX | 9th | ||
| Lincoln Red Imps | David Campaña
|
Roy Chipolina
|
Givova | Bitolo | 1st |
| Lions Gibraltar |  David Wilson
|
Shea Breakspear
|
VX3 | OLBG | 10th |
| Lynx | Albert Parody
|
Michael Ruiz
|
Joma | First Choice Care | 7th |
| Manchester 62 | Jamie McDonough
|
Joseph Chipolina
|
Joma | Concussion Legacy Foundation | 6th |
| Mons Calpe | Juan Marí Sánchez
|
Jesús Ayala
|
Givova | FanPlay 365 | 5th |
| St Joseph's | Abraham Paz
|
Erin Barnett
|
Legea | 2nd | |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europa Point |  Ryan McCarthy
|
End of interim spell | 31 May 2024 | Pre-season | Roberto Carrasco
|
10 June 2024[3] |
| Lions Gibraltar | Adrian Parral
|
Sacked | 10 June 2024[4] | David Wilson
|
1 July 2024 | |
| College 1975 |  Leo Vela
|
End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Óscar León
| ||
| Glacis United | Claudio Racino
|
Michael Bakare
| ||||
| Lincoln Red Imps | Javi Muñoz
|
Mutual consent[5] | 5 September 2024 | 11th | David Campaña
|
12 September 2024 |
| Europa Point | Roberto Carrasco
|
Demoted | 4 October 2024 | 11th | Martin Falkeborn
|
4 October 2024 |
Regular season
editDuring 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Qualification for the GFL Championship Group |
| 2 | St Joseph's | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | |
| 3 | Lions Gibraltar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Glacis United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Manchester 62 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | FCB Magpies | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Lincoln Red Imps | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Mons Calpe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 9 | College 1975 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
| 10 | Lynx | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | |
| 11 | Europa Point | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 |
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
editGFL Championship Group
editThe 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
editResults
editSeason statistics
editScoring
editTop scorers
editAs of 3 October 2024.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deimar Queni
|
Glacis United | 5 |
| 2 | Labra
|
Europa | 4 |
| Vittorio Vigolo
|
Europa | ||
| Mikael Ndjoli
|
Lions Gibraltar | ||
| 5 | Facu Álvarez
|
St Joseph's | 3 |
| 6 | Han Stevens
|
FCB Magpies | 2 |
| Bernardo Lopes
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Nano
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Víctor Villacañas
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
 Leon Volz
|
Lions Gibraltar | ||
| Yussef Flahi Idrissi
|
Manchester 62 | ||
 Ryan Trotman
|
Manchester 62 | ||
 Hugo Bartkowiak
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| Chico Rubio
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| Juanfri
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Álvaro Rey
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Pablo Rodríguez
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Own goals | 3 | ||
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Queni |
Glacis United | Europa Point | 4–0 (A) | 17 August 2024 |
Clean sheets
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Banda
|
St Joseph's | 3 |
| 2 | Christian Lopez
|
FCB Magpies | 2 |
| Adam Stevens
|
Glacis United | ||
| 3 | Chema García
|
Europa | 1 |
| Vitolo
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Konrad Skuza
|
Lions Gibraltar | ||
| Christian Fraiz
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| Francisco Paulino
|
Mons Calpe |
References
edit- ^ "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.