2016 Rock Cup

The first match of the 2016 Rock Cup was played 10 January 2016. The competition will be a single-leg knockout tournament. The first round will be contested between second division teams, with premier division teams joining in the second round.[1]

2016 Rock Cup
CountryGibraltar
Teams22
Defending championsLincoln Red Imps
ChampionsLincoln Red Imps
Runners-upEuropa FC
Matches played21
Goals scored80 (3.81 per match)
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The winner of this competition qualifies for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League and would be able to enter the tournament in the first qualifying round. If the 2016 Rock Cup winner also wins the 2015–16 Gibraltar Premier Division, the place reserved for the cup winner will go to the second place team from the league.

First round

The First Round draw was held 1 December 2015 and the matches were played 10–14 January 2016.[2] All teams in this round are Gibraltar Second Division teams.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Leo 2–0 Boca Juniors
Gibraltar Phoenix 4–0 Hound Dogs
Olympique 13 1–3 Red Imps
Europa Point 1–2 Mons Calpe
Pegasus 2–5 College 1975
Cannons 1–3 Bruno's Magpies

Second round

The Second Round draw was held 18 January 2016 and the matches were played 10–15 February 2016.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Gibraltar United 2–1 Red Imps
Manchester 62 1–0 Lynx
St Joseph's 0–1 Europa FC
Lincoln Red Imps 5–1 Britannia XI
Mons Calpe 1–4 Lions Gibraltar
Gibraltar Phoenix 0–4 Angels
Leo 0–1 College 1975
Glacis United 7–0 Bruno's Magpies

Quarter–finals

The quarter-finals draw was held 18 February 2016 and the matches were played 16–19 March 2016.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
College 1975 0–7 Manchester 62
Lincoln Red Imps 4–0 Glacis United
Lions Gibraltar 1–0 Gibraltar United
Angels 1–4 Europa FC

Semi–finals

The semi-finals draw was held 21 March 2016 and the matches were played 23 April 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lincoln Red Imps 6–2 Manchester 62
Europa FC 1–0 Lions Gibraltar

Final
Lincoln Red Imps2–0[5]Europa FC
J. Chipolina  75'
Liam Walker  85'
Referee: Tim Reoch [6] - replaced by Yaro Borg (70th minute)
Lincoln Red Imps[7]
Europa FC[7]
GK1 Raúl Navas
DF2 Jean-Carlos Garcia
DF3 Joseph Chipolina
DF5 Ryan Casciaro
DF14 Roy Chipolina (c)
MF10 Kyle Casciaro
MF19 Antonio Calderón Vallejo
MF20 Yeray Patiño
MF86 Fernando Livramento
MF88 Liam Walker
FW7 Lee Casciaro
Substitutes:
GK13 Bradley Banda
DF6 Bernardo Lopes
DF24 Ethan Britto
DF26 Leon Payas
MF12 Dean Torrilla
MF17 Leon Clinton
FW9 Guido Abayián
MF6 Ivan Moya
DF7 Antonio García Montero
MF8 Adrián Pavón
FW9 Pedro Carrión
GK13 Matt Cafer
DF14 Toscano
MF17 Guillermo Roldán
MF18 Álex Quillo
FW19 Joselinho
MF22 Martín Belforti
DF40 Alberto Merino (c)
Substitutes:
DF2 Chuchi
DF3 Lance Cabezutto
MF5 Kirill Trofimenko
MF10 Javi Martinez
GK12 Jake Victor
DF21 Alex Vázquez
FW23 Lucian Burdujan

See also

References
  1. "Rock Cup 2016: First Round Draw Live Today". GFA. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "Rock Cup First Round Draw". GFA. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Rock Cup 2016: 2nd Round Draw". GFA. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. "ROCK CUP 2016 QUARTER FINAL DRAW". GFA. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. "Rock Cup Final 2016: Lincoln Retain the trophy". Gibraltar Football Association. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-07. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. http://refereesfifa.blogspot.fr/2016/05/gibraltar-2016-rock-cup-final.html
  7. "Match Report". Gibraltar Football Association. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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