2020–21 Gibraltar National League
The 2020–21 Gibraltar National League season is the second season of the new Gibraltar National League in Gibraltar, and the 122nd season of football on the territory overall. There are no reigning champions this season, as the previous season was declared abandoned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league is due to kick off on 16 October 2020. Instead of qualifying for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, teams placed 2nd, 3rd and the 2021 Rock Cup winners will qualify for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.
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Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 16 October 2020 – TBA |
Matches played | 49 |
Goals scored | 201 (4.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() ![]() (4 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | St Joseph's 13–1 College 1975 (12 December 2020) |
Biggest away win | Europa Point 0–9 Europa (25 October 2020) |
Highest scoring | St Joseph's 13–1 College 1975 (12 December 2020) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches 3 teams |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Europa |
Longest winless run | 7 matches Europa Point |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Europa Point |
← 2019–20
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020. |
Format
The structure of the league will follow that of the previous season.[2] Teams will play one round of games as a single league, before splitting into two groups: the Championship Group contested by the top 6 sides, and the Challenge Group between the bottom 6 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group will receive the GFA Challenge Trophy and receive a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup.
Teams
The following 12 teams are currently anticipated to contest the 2020–21 Gibraltar National League, as of 28 May 2020. League positions from the previous season represent where teams stood when the season was abandoned.
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 | 2019–20 |
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Boca Gibraltar | ![]() |
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Forever 17 | Plug-N-Go | 10th |
Bruno's Magpies | ![]() |
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Joma | GVC Holdings Chestertons |
5th |
College 1975 | ![]() |
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Joma | 12th | |
Europa | ![]() |
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Kappa | La Parrilla Betfred |
1st |
Europa Point | ![]() |
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Hope + Glory | Marbella Ketones (front) Eco Wave Power (back) AKHS Management (sleeve) |
8th |
Glacis United | ![]() |
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Nike | 11th | |
Lincoln Red Imps | ![]() |
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adidas | Mansion.com | 3rd |
Lions Gibraltar | ![]() |
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Macron | 6th | |
Lynx | ![]() |
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Givova | Grupo Casais | 4th |
Manchester 62 | ![]() |
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Joma | CEPSA GIB | 9th |
Mons Calpe | ![]() |
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Joma | 7th | |
St Joseph's | ![]() |
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Hope + Glory | 2nd |
Managerial Changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 20 May 2020 | Pre-season | ![]() |
28 May 2020[3] |
Bruno's Magpies | ![]() |
31 May 2020 | ![]() |
23 July 2020 | ||
Boca Gibraltar | ![]() |
Moved to U23 Manager | 1 June 2020 | ![]() |
1 June 2020[4] | |
Boca Gibraltar | ![]() |
Denied license by GFA | 9 August 2020 | ![]() |
9 August 2020 | |
Glacis United | ![]() |
Promoted to Director of Football | 1 September 2020 | ![]() |
1 September 2020 | |
Mons Calpe | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 16 September 2020 | ![]() |
16 September 2020 | |
Europa Point | ![]() |
1 October 2020 | ![]() |
1 October 2020 | ||
Lincoln Red Imps | ![]() |
5 October 2020 | ![]() |
5 October 2020 | ||
Europa Point | ![]() |
2 November 2020 | 11th | ![]() |
2 November 2020 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | St Joseph's (X) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 | +43 | 22 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Europa (X) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 22 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Lincoln Red Imps (X) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 19 | |
4 | Lynx | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 16 | |
5 | Mons Calpe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | |
6 | Lions Gibraltar | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
7 | Glacis United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 | |
8 | Bruno's Magpies | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 8 | |
9 | Manchester 62 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 39 | −31 | 6 | |
10 | Europa Point | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 3 | |
11 | College 1975 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 0 | |
12 | Boca Gibraltar (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club expelled, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured a place of the top 6.
Notes:
- Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league splits into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.
Results
Forfeits for Home Grown Player violations
The season suffered early controversy when several teams were forced to forfeit games for violations of the Home Grown Player rule, due to confusion over the new rules regarding time limits for changes if a Home Grown Player is sent off.[5] Below are the games that have been forfeited for rule breaches.
Date | Original score | GFA decision |
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31 October 2020 | Bruno's Magpies 1–0 Boca Gibraltar | 3-0 win to Bruno's Magpies |
1 November 2020 | Glacis United 1–1 Lynx | 3-0 win to Lynx |
21 November 2020 | Glacis United 1–1 Europa Point | 3-0 win to Glacis United |
28 November 2020 | Europa Point 1–2 Boca Gibraltar | 3-0 win to Europa Point |
Additionally, Boca Gibraltar failed to field a team on 5 December 2020 against Mons Calpe, subsequently forfeiting the tie.[6] After doing so again on 9 December, they were expelled from the league.[7]
Season statistics
Scoring
- As of 18 December 2020
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
St Joseph's | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
Lincoln Red Imps | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
St Joseph's | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Europa | 8 |
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Lynx | ||
6 | ![]() |
St Joseph's | 6 |
7 | ![]() |
Europa | 5 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
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Lions Gibraltar | ||
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Lynx |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Lincoln Red Imps | College 1975 | 8–0 (A) | 19 October 2020 |
![]() | Lions Gibraltar | Glacis United | 3–0 (H) | 24 October 2020 |
![]() | Europa | Europa Point | 9–0 (A) | 25 October 2020 |
![]() | Boca Gibraltar | College 1975 | 6–1 (H) | 25 October 2020 |
![]() | Lynx | Manchester 62 | 5–0 (H) | 27 October 2020 |
![]() | Mons Calpe | College 1975 | 6–0 (A) | 2 November 2020 |
![]() | St Joseph's | Manchester 62 | 11–0 (H) | 21 November 2020 |
![]() | St Joseph's | College 1975 | 13–1 (H) | 12 December 2020 |
![]() | St Joseph's | College 1975 | 13–1 (H) | 12 December 2020 |
![]() | Europa | Manchester 62 | 9–0 (A) | 13 December 2020 |
![]() | Mons Calpe | Europa Point | 4–2 (A) | 14 December 2020 |
Clean Sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Europa | 4 |
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Lions Gibraltar | ||
3 | ![]() |
Lincoln Red Imps | 3 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
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Lynx | ||
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Mons Calpe | ||
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St Joseph's | ||
8 | ![]() |
Bruno's Magpies | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
Boca Gibraltar | 1 |
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Europa | ||
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Glacis United | ||
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St Joseph's | ||
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Awards
Player of the week
References
- "Gibraltar National League Season Declared Null and Void". gibraltarfa.com. Gibraltar Football Association. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- Club Statement - New Head Coach Appointed Lincoln Red Imps FC. 28 May 2020. 28 May 2020.
- New Technical Team Announced Boca Gibraltar. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- http://footballgibraltar.com/2020/11/magpies-lynx-awarded-wins-via-forfeit/ Magpies and Lynx awarded wins via forfeit] Football Gibraltar. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- FC Boca Gibraltar advise they will not fulfil National League fixture Gibraltar FA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- FC Boca Juniors Gibraltar will not fulfil their Gibraltar National League fixture scheduled for this evening. Gibraltar FA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 1 Football Gibraltar. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 2 Football Gibraltar. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 3 Football Gibraltar. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 5 Football Gibraltar. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 6 Football Gibraltar. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 7 Football Gibraltar. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- FG Team of the Week: Matchday 8 Football Gibraltar. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- Kike and Ferri win FG Monthly Awards in October Football Gibraltar. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- Juanfri and Escobar win FG Monthly Awards in November Football Gibraltar. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.