2024–25 Gibraltar Football League
 TheVictoria Stadiumwhere 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 |  Javi Forján(7 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Nauzet Santana (5 clean sheets) |
| All statistics correct as of 1 December 2024. | |
The2024–25 Gibraltar Football Leagueseason is the sixth season of theGibraltar Football LeagueinGibraltar(and third under its current name), and the 126th season of football on the territory overall.Lincoln Red Impsare the reigning champions, winning their fourth successive title on the final day of the season with a late draw against title rivalsSt Joseph's.Due to the league's fall down theUEFA coefficientrankings, this season only 2 teams qualified for theUEFA Conference League.
The winners will qualify for the2025–26 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.The runners-up andRock Cupwinners will qualify for the2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.
Format
[edit]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 ofVictoria Stadium,games will be played at theEuropa Sports Parkthis season.
Teams
[edit]
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 wereLincoln Red Imps,St Joseph's,FCB MagpiesandLions Gibraltar.The GFA Gold License was awarded toEuropa Point,Lynx,EuropaandMons Calpe.College 1975,Glacis UnitedandManchester 62all received the GFA Silver License.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFAeligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Club sponsor | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCB Magpies |  Mason McClelland
|
 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
|
Bernardo Lopes
|
Givova | Bitolo | 1st |
| Lions Gibraltar |  David Wilson
|
Shea Breakspear
|
VX3 | OLBG | 10th |
| Lynx | Yiyi Pérez
|
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 |
| Lynx | Albert Parody
|
Resigned | 26 September 2024 | 9th | Yiyi Pérez
|
26 September 2024 |
| Europa Point | Roberto Carrasco
|
Demoted | 4 October 2024 | 11th | Martin Falkeborn
|
4 October 2024 |
| FCB Magpies | Nathan Rooney
|
Signed by Larne
|
22 November 2024[a] | 4th | Mason McClelland
|
22 November 2024. |
Regular season
[edit]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 theGFL Championship Group).
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Joseph's | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 32 | Qualification for theGFL Championship Group |
| 2 | Lincoln Red Imps | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 29 | |
| 3 | Europa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 27 | |
| 4 | FCB Magpies | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 22 | |
| 5 | Manchester 62 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 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
[edit]GFL Championship Group
[edit]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
[edit]Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]As of 1 December 2024.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labra
|
Europa | 8 |
| 2 | Javi Forján
|
FCB Magpies | 7 |
| 3 | Vittorio Vigolo
|
Europa | 6 |
| Mikael Ndjoli
|
Lions Gibraltar | ||
| Chico Rubio
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| 6 |  Deimar Queni
|
Glacis United | 5 |
| Ethan Britto
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Nano
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Víctor Villacañas
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Juanfri
|
St Joseph's |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Queni |
Glacis United | Europa Point | 4–0 (A) | 17 August 2024 |
| Víctor Villacañas |
Lincoln Red Imps | Glacis United | 6–0 (A) | 9 November 2024 |
Clean sheets
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauzet Santana
|
Lincoln Red Imps | 6 |
| 2 | Bradley Banda
|
St Joseph's | 5 |
| 3 | Christian Lopez
|
FCB Magpies | 4 |
| Marco Angeletti
|
Europa | ||
| 5 | Adam Stevens
|
Glacis United | 3 |
| Vitolo
|
Lincoln Red Imps | ||
 Dominique Youfeigane
|
Manchester 62 | ||
| 8 | Borja Valadés
|
College 1975 | 2 |
| 9 | Chema García
|
Europa | 1 |
 Johannes Ström
|
Europa Point | ||
 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.Retrieved2 August2023.
- ^Club Licensing Awards 2024Gibraltar FA. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^We are proud to present our new UEFA A Licence coach Roberto CarrascoEuropa Point FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^BREAKING: LIONS GIBRALTAR AND ADRIAN PARRAL PART COMPANY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECTLions Gibraltar FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^Club statement on Javi MuñozLincoln Red Imps FC. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^Nathan Rooney appointed Larne BossLarne FC. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
External links
[edit]| National teams | |
|---|---|
| League system | |
| Domestic cups | |
| Defunct competitions | |
| Futsal | |