2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division

The 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 119th season of the top-tier national football league in Gibraltar, as well as the fifth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs. It began on 26 September 2017 and ended on 3 June 2018.

Premier Division
The Victoria Stadium where each match was played
Season2017–18
Dates25 September 2017 – 3 June 2018
ChampionsLincoln Red Imps (23rd title)
RelegatedManchester 62
Champions LeagueLincoln Red Imps
Europa LeagueEuropa
St Joseph's
Matches played135
Goals scored421 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerEnrique Carreño
(19 goals)
Biggest home winLynx 9–0 Manchester 62
(3 June 2018)
Biggest away winManchester 62 0–9 Europa FC
(30 May 2018)
Highest scoringGlacis United 6–4 Manchester 62
(10 March 2018)
Longest winning run11 matches
Lincoln Red Imps
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Lincoln Red Imps
Longest winless run27 matches
Manchester 62
Longest losing run6 matches
Manchester 62
Lynx

Europa were the defending champions, having ended a fourteen-year winning streak for Lincoln Red Imps.[1] This season also saw three clubs from Gibraltar competing in European competition for the first time. Lincoln won their 23rd title on 19 May 2018 with two games to spare, after a 7–1 victory over Lions Gibraltar.

Format

The ten Premier Division clubs played each other three times for a total of 27 matches each.[2] The tenth-placed team in the league would be relegated and the ninth-placed team in the league would enter a playoff with the second-placed team from the Second Division for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.[2]

The champions earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Champions League, and the second–placed club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Europa League.[3] This season, the league entered a winter break from December to February while renovations took place on Victoria Stadium.

Teams
Location of the stadium where all teams play

At the conclusion of the previous season, Europa Point was relegated.[4] As the champions of the Second Division, Gibraltar Phoenix earned promotion to the league this season.[5] Manchester 62 earned the right to stay in the Premier Division by winning a playoff at the end of the previous season.[6]

Club Finishing position 2016–17
Europa FC1st (Champions)
Gibraltar Phoenix1st in Second division (Promoted)
Gibraltar United7th
Glacis United4th
Lincoln Red Imps2nd
Lions Gibraltar8th
Lynx6th
Manchester 629th
Mons Calpe5th
St Joseph's3rd

Personnel and kits

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
Europa Juan José Gallardo (interim) Javi Muñoz Jako Alwani Group
Gibraltar Phoenix Albert Ferri Francisco Javier Moreno Luanvi Gourmet Grill
Gibraltar United Manolo Nuñez Sánchez Kyle Goldwin Kappa Turicum Bank
Glacis United Mariano Marcos Garcia Daniel Guererro Nike Atlantic Financial Group
Lincoln Red Imps Yiyi Perez (interim) Roy Chipolina Joma Mansion.com
Lions Gibraltar Rafael Bado Kalian Perez Erreà Enterprise Insurance
Lynx Albert Parody Mohamed Badr Nike Verralls
Manchester 62 Jonathan Sodi Aarón Durán Joma CEPSA GIB
Mons Calpe Luis Manuel Blanco Rubo Blanco Givova Tokamóvil
St. Joseph's Raúl Procopio Baizán Iván Lobato Kromex Propability Ltd

Managerial Changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lynx Albert Parody Resigned 2 June 2017 Pre-season Allen Bula 2 June 2017
Glacis United Manuel Perez 15 June 2017 Mariano Marcos Garcia 9 July 2017
Europa Juanjo Gallardo Promoted to Sporting Director 24 July 2017 Johnny 24 July 2017
Gibraltar Phoenix Albert Ferri Resigned 9 July 2017 Jaime Molina 9 July 2017
Mons Calpe Mauro Ardizzone Mutual consent 14 August 2017 Albert Ferri 14 August 2017
Lynx Allen Bula Sacked 27 October 2017 10th Albert Parody (interim) 27 October 2017
Mons Calpe Albert Ferri 4 December 2017 8th Luis Manuel Blanco 9 January 2018
Gibraltar Phoenix Jaime Molina 13 December 2017 7th Sergio Mena 1 January 2018
Manchester 62 Kiko Prieto 1 January 2018 10th Jonathan Sodi 1 January 2018
Lynx Albert Parody End of interim spell 24 January 2018 9th Daniel Peluas 24 January 2018
Daniel Peluas Mutual consent 18 February 2018 Albert Parody 19 February 2018
Gibraltar Phoenix Sergio Mena Sacked 18 March 2018 8th Albert Ferri 19 March 2018
Lincoln Red Imps Julio César Ribas Mutual consent 9 April 2018 1st José Carlos Tello 16 April 2018
José Carlos Tello Sacked 20 April 2018 Yiyi Perez (interim) 21 April 2018
Europa Johnny 21 May 2018 2nd Juanjo Gallardo (interim) 21 May 2018

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln Red Imps (C) 27 21 2 4 71 19 +52 65 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Europa FC 27 19 3 5 67 20 +47 60 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round
3 St Joseph's 27 17 3 7 53 30 +23 54
4 Gibraltar United 27 16 5 6 45 27 +18 53
5 Mons Calpe 27 14 2 11 48 35 +13 44
6 Gibraltar Phoenix 27 8 6 13 34 47 −13 30
7 Glacis United 27 7 5 15 34 44 −10 26
8 Lions Gibraltar 27 6 5 16 27 63 −36 23
9 Lynx (O) 27 6 4 17 22 48 −26 22 Qualification for the play-off
10 Manchester 62 (R) 27 0 7 20 20 88 −68 7 Relegation to the Gibraltar Second Division
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[7]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results

Promotion/Relegation play-off

The ninth-placed team from the Premier Division played a play-off match with the second-placed Second Division club for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.[2]

Lynx2–0Olympique 13
Fernández  56', 84'

Season statistics

Scoring
As of 3 June 2018[8]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Enrique Carreño Europa 19
2 Germán Cortés Gibraltar Phoenix 15
Kike Gómez Europa
Rubo Blanco Mons Calpe
Pibe Mons Calpe
6 Falu Aranda Lincoln Red Imps 12
7 Ayman Elghobashy Gibraltar United 11
8 Boro St Joseph's 9
Antonio Cerezo Glacis United
10 Dani Ponce Gibraltar United 7
Anthony Hernandez Lincoln Red Imps
Domingo Ferrer St Joseph's

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Jean-Carlos GarciaLincoln Red ImpsGlacis United4–0 (H)27 September 2017
Falu ArandaLincoln Red ImpsGibraltar Phoenix5–0 (A)15 October 2017
Antonio CerezoGlacis UnitedLions Gibraltar6–2 (H)31 March 2018
German CortesGibraltar PhoenixLions Gibraltar6–1 (A)5 April 2018
Enrique Carreño4EuropaLions Gibraltar5–0 (A)15 April 2018
Falu ArandaLincoln Red ImpsManchester 626–0 (H)7 May 2018
Antonio Cerezo4Glacis UnitedManchester 626–0 (A)13 May 2018
Enrique Carreño6EuropaManchester 629–0 (A)30 May 2018
German CortesGibraltar PhoenixLions Gibraltar5–1 (H)31 May 2018
Franco GargiuloLynxManchester 629–0 (H)3 June 2018
Kevagn RobbaLynxManchester 629–0 (H)3 June 2018

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Manuel Soler Lincoln Red Imps 16
2 Javi Muñoz Europa 12
3 Kyle Goldwin Gibraltar United 9
4 Borja Gonzalez Glacis United 7
5 Mateo Grasso Mons Calpe 6
Jamie Robba St Joseph's
7 Edu Oliva Lions Gibraltar 4
8 Goito Gibraltar Phoenix 3
José Miguel Gonzalez Lions Gibraltar
Joaquin Ketlun Lynx
Félix Romero St Joseph's

See also

References
  1. "Europa FC League Champions". GFA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "Premier Division: Season Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. "Premier Division". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "Gib Phoenix complete a league and cup double". footballgibraltar.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. "Manchester 62 live to fight another day". footballgibraltar.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. "Premier Division: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. "Gibraltar Premier League-Top Scorers".
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