2021–22 Gibraltar National League

Gibraltar National League
The Victoria Stadium where the matches were played
Season2021–22
Dates16 October 2021 – 30 April 2022
ChampionsLincoln Red Imps
2nd National League title
26th overall
Champions LeagueLincoln Red Imps
Europa Conference LeagueEuropa
St Joseph's
Bruno's Magpies
Matches played105
Goals scored366 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorerJuanfri (14 goals)
Best goalkeeperAlan Martin (8 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBruno's Magpies 5–0 Europa Point
(17 October 2021)
Biggest away winEuropa Point 0–10 Mons Calpe
(8 January 2022)
Highest scoringEuropa Point 0–10 Mons Calpe
(8 January 2022)
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Gibraltar National League season was the third season of the Gibraltar National League in Gibraltar, and the 123rd season of football on the territory overall. The league kicked off on 16 October 2021. Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, winning the title on the final day of the 2020–21 season.

Format

The structure of the league was expected to follow that of the previous two seasons.[1] Teams played 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 5 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group received the GFA Challenge Trophy and a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup.

Teams

Location of the stadium where all teams play

The following 11 teams competed in the 2021–22 season. Boca Gibraltar were expelled from the league in December 2020 and did not return.

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 2020–21
Bruno's Magpies Nathan Rooney Rubén Díaz VIVE Rosso Corsa 7th
College 1975 Ángel Espinosa Dani Guerrero Joma 10th
Europa Arteaga Juampe Kappa 2nd
Europa Point Tommy Taylor Aiman Mkerreff Xtreme Sports China 11th
Glacis United Michele Di Piedi Marcos Zappacosta Macron 8th
Lincoln Red Imps Mick McElwee Roy Chipolina Givova Mansion.com 1st
Lions Gibraltar Paco Luna Shea Breakspear Macron 6th
Lynx Albert Parody Brad Power Givova Grupo Casais 5th
Manchester 62 David Wilson Scott Ballantine Joma CEPSA GIB 9th
Mons Calpe Leo Fuentes Andre Dos Santos Givova FanPlay 365 4th
St Joseph's Jaime Molina Aymen Mouelhi Legea 3rd

Managerial Changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
St Joseph's Raúl Procopio Baizán Mutual consent[2] 8 June 2021 Pre-season Jaime Molina 30 June 2021[3]
Bruno's Magpies Johnny Parrado 1 September 2021 José Alba Heredia 5 September 2021
Glacis United Javier Sánchez Alfaro 1 September 2021 Michele Di Piedi 1 September 2021
Europa Point Craig Cowell Resigned 11 October 2021 Paco Luna 11 October 2021
Europa Point Paco Luna Sacked 8 November 2021 11th Sean Reyes 26 November 2021
Bruno's Magpies José Alba Heredia 8 December 2021 6th Nathan Rooney 13 January 2022[4]
Lions Gibraltar Albert Ferri 9 January 2022 11th Adrian Parral (interim) 9 January 2022
Europa Point Sean Reyes Mutual consent 31 January 2022 10th Tommy Taylor 18 February 2022
Mons Calpe César Vega Health concerns 4 March 2022 6th Leo Fuentes 4 March 2022
Lions Gibraltar Adrian Parral End of interim spell 2 March 2022 11th Paco Luna 2 March 2022
Europa Rafa Escobar Sacked 29 March 2022 2nd Arteaga 29 March 2022

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Lincoln Red Imps 10 10 0 0 40 5 +35 30 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Europa 10 9 0 1 36 7 +29 27
3 St Joseph's 10 7 1 2 25 9 +16 22
4 Glacis United 10 6 1 3 26 14 +12 19
5 Mons Calpe 10 5 1 4 25 13 +12 16
6 Bruno's Magpies 10 4 2 4 18 15 +3 14
7 Manchester 62 10 4 1 5 11 21 −10 13 Qualification for the Challenge Group
8 Lynx 10 3 1 6 15 25 −10 10
9 College 1975 10 2 0 8 5 21 −16 6
10 Europa Point 10 1 0 9 8 49 −41 3
11 Lions Gibraltar 10 0 1 9 6 36 −30 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Fair Play
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other once (10 matches), before the league splits into two groups (the top six and the bottom five) for the last 10 respectively 8 matches.

Results

Home \ Away BRU COL EFC EPO GLA LIN LGI LYN MAN MON SJO
Bruno's Magpies 5–0 2–3 0–1 4–0 0–0
College 1975 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–3
Europa 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–1
Europa Point 0–6 1–5 3–2 1–2 0–10
Glacis United 5–0 2–4 3–1 1–1 1–0
Lincoln Red Imps 5–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0
Lions Gibraltar 2–3 0–3[a] 0–9 0–7 1–2
Lynx 6–2 1–7 0–0 1–2 2–3
Manchester 62 2–0 0–2 0–7 3–0 0–2
Mons Calpe 1–1 3–0 1–3 5–1 0–2
St Joseph's 6–0 4–1 0–1 4–1 3–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Lions Gibraltar vs College 1975 initially finished 1–0, however the result was overturned and awarded 0–3 to College 1975 after Lions violated substitution rules.

Championship and Challenge groups

Championship Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln Red Imps (C) 20 19 1 0 65 17 +48 58 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Europa 20 15 2 3 57 21 +36 47 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 St Joseph's 20 11 2 7 45 27 +18 35
4 Bruno's Magpies 20 10 3 7 36 25 +11 33
5 Glacis United 20 7 1 12 32 36 −4 22
6 Mons Calpe[a] 20 6 2 12 34 36 −2 20
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Fair Play
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Mons Calpe will be banned for 1 season from all UEFA club competitions for the 2022–23 season by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 11 March 2022 due to breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[5]

Championship Group results

Home \ Away BRU EFC GLA LIN MON SJO
Bruno's Magpies 1–1 3–0 2–4 1–0 1–0
Europa 3–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 2–3
Glacis United 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–5
Lincoln Red Imps 1–0 3–3 1–0 4–2 3–2
Mons Calpe 0–3 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–4
St Joseph's 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester 62 18 7 5 6 25 28 −3 26 GFA Challenge Trophy and bye in 2022–23 Rock Cup
2 College 1975 18 6 2 10 17 28 −11 20
3 Lynx 18 6 1 11 25 38 −13 19
4 Europa Point 18 4 2 12 17 65 −48 14
5 Lions Gibraltar 18 1 5 12 13 45 −32 8
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Fair Play

Challenge Group results

Home \ Away COL EPO LGI LYN MAN
College 1975 5–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Europa Point 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–4
Lions Gibraltar 1–1 0–1 4–2 0–0
Lynx 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4
Manchester 62 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 25 April 2022

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Juanfri St Joseph's 14
2 Antonio Pino Europa 12
3 Kike Gómez Lincoln Red Imps 11
4 Liam Walker Lincoln Red Imps 10
5 Juampe Europa 9
John-Paul Duarte Mons Calpe
7 Adrián Gallardo Europa 7
Stefano Borghi Glacis United
Javi Moreno Mons Calpe
Boro St Joseph's

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Javi Casares Bruno's Magpies Europa Point 5–0 (H) 17 October 2021
Antonio Pino Europa Lions Gibraltar 9–0 (A) 17 December 2021
Ayoub El Hmidi5 Mons Calpe Europa Point 10–0 (A) 8 January 2022
Kike Gómez4 Lincoln Red Imps Europa Point 5–1 (A) 22 January 2022
Jaiden Bartolo Manchester 62 Lynx 4–1 (A) 5 March 2022

Clean Sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Alan Martin Bruno's Magpies 8
2 Christian Lopez Europa 6
3 Jamie Robba St Joseph's 4
Edu Oliva College 1975
5 Marcos Zappacosta Glacis United 3
Christian Arco Lincoln Red Imps
Dayle Coleing Lincoln Red Imps
Borja Valadés Lions Gibraltar
Bradley Avellano Lynx
Adam Stevens Manchester 62
Christian Fraiz Mons Calpe
Jordan Perez Glacis United

See also

References

  1. ^ Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League Archived 1 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Club Statement St Joseph's FC. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ BREAKING: MOLINA APPOINTED AS MANAGER St Joseph's FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Rooney joins Bruno Magpies as Head coach Gibraltar Chronicle. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "CFCB First Chamber issues orders". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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