Gibraltar national football team results

The Gibraltar national football team is the representative association football team of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Its governing body is the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) and it competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Organised football has been played in Gibraltar since the 19th century.[1] The GFA first applied for UEFA membership in 1997 which was rejected.[2] In October 2012, they reapplied for full membership and it was granted in March 2013.[3][4] Before 2018 the team's home ground, Victoria Stadium, did not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, although it could be used for international friendlies. Gibraltar's first full international was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal which Gibraltar used as their home stadium for competitive matches between 2014 and 2018.[5]

The Gibraltar team lining up before the 2013 match against Slovakia, their first official match as a UEFA member.

Gibraltar's first announced matches were two friendlies scheduled for 5 March and 26 May 2014 as a home-and-away series against Estonia.[6] They subsequently scheduled a match against Slovakia for 19 November 2013 which became their official debut.[7][8] In 2014 Gibraltar entered its first major international competition: the qualifying rounds for UEFA Euro 2016.[2] On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar was accepted as a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) after its original application in 2014 was denied;[9][10] as a result Gibraltar was allowed to participate in the qualification process for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[11][12]

The team recorded its first victory in June 2014, 1–0 against Malta in a friendly match. It is their joint largest victory with 2–1 against Liechtenstein and 1–0 wins against Armenia, Latvia, Liechtenstein and San Marino.[13] Their worst loss is a 9–0 against Belgium in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on 31 August 2017.[14] As of the match played on 17 November 2020, Gibraltar's overall record is 52 fixtures played, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing the remaining 41.

International matches

These are the official results of the Gibraltar national football team since being accepted into UEFA in 2013. Matches played before obtaining UEFA membership are unofficial matches and are not included. Gibraltar's score is shown first in each case. The colours listed below are also used to signify results combined with the scoreline.

  •   = Win
  •   = Loss
  •   = Draw
Gibraltar national football team results[lower-alpha 1]
No. Date Venue H/A Opponents Score Competition Gibraltar scorers Att. Ref.
1 19 November 2013 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Slovakia 0–0 Friendly 350 [15]
2 1 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Faroe Islands 1–4 Friendly Roy Chipolina 21' 500 [16]
3 5 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Estonia 0–2 Friendly 1,906 [17]
4 26 May 2014 A. Le Coq Arena, TallinnA  Estonia 1–1 Friendly Jake Gosling 71' 4,805 [17]
5 4 June 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Malta 1–0 Friendly Kyle Casciaro 64' 500 [13]
6 7 September 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Poland 0–7 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 1,620 [18]
7 11 October 2014 Aviva Stadium, DublinA  Republic of Ireland 0–7 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 35,123 [19]
8 14 October 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Georgia 0–3 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 281 [20]
9 14 November 2014 Grundig-Stadion, NurembergA  Germany 0–4 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 44,380 [21]
10 29 March 2015 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–6 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Lee Casciaro 19' 34,255 [22]
11 7 June 2015 Stadion Varteks, VaraždinA  Croatia 0–4 Friendly 7,737 [23]
12 13 June 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Germany 0–7 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 7,467 [24]
13 4 September 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Republic of Ireland 0–4 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 5,393 [25]
14 7 September 2015 National Stadium, WarsawA  Poland 1–8 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Jake Gosling 87' 27,763 [26]
15 8 October 2015 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, TbilisiA  Georgia 0–4 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 11,330 [27]
16 11 October 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Scotland 0–6 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 12,401 [28]
17 23 March 2016 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Liechtenstein 0–0 Friendly 800 [29]
18 29 March 2016 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Latvia 0–5 Friendly 1,000 [30]
19 1 September 2016 Estádio do Bessa, PortoA  Portugal 0–5 Friendly 22,000 [31]
20 6 September 2016 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Greece 1–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Liam Walker 26' 460 [32]
21 7 October 2016 A. Le Coq Arena, TallinnA  Estonia 0–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 4,678 [33]
22 10 October 2016 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Belgium 0–6 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1,959 [34]
23 13 November 2016 GSP Stadium, NicosiaA  Cyprus 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Lee Casciaro 51' 3,151 [35]
24 25 March 2017 Bilino Polje Stadium, ZenicaA  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 8,285 [36]
25 9 June 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Cyprus 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Anthony Hernandez 30' 488 [37]
26 31 August 2017 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, LiègeA  Belgium 0–9 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 27,000 [38]
27 3 September 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 805 [39]
28 7 October 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro/LouléH  Estonia 0–6 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 712 [40]
29 10 October 2017 Karaiskakis Stadium, PiraeusA  Greece 0–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 12,739 [41]
30 25 March 2018 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Latvia 1–0 Friendly Liam Walker 88' 1,306 [42]
31 6 September 2018 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Macedonia 0–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 1,500 [43]
32 9 September 2018 Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzA  Liechtenstein 0–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 1,500 [44]
33 13 October 2018 Republican Stadium, YerevanA  Armenia 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D Joseph Chipolina 50' 11,000 [45]
34 16 October 2018 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Liechtenstein 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D George Cabrera 61',
Joseph Chipolina 66'		 2,000 [46]
35 16 November 2018 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Armenia 2–6 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D Tjay De Barr 10',
Adam Priestley 78'		 1,955 [47]
36 19 November 2018 Philip II Arena, SkopjeA  Macedonia 0–4 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 2,152 [48]
37 23 March 2019 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Republic of Ireland 0–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 2,000 [49]
38 26 March 2019 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Estonia 0–1 Friendly 1,900 [50]
39 7 June 2019 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, TbilisiA  Georgia 0–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 18,631 [51]
40 10 June 2019 Aviva Stadium, DublinA  Republic of Ireland 0–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 36,281 [52]
41 5 September 2019 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Denmark 0–6 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 2,076 [53]
42 8 September 2019 Stade Tourbillon, SionA   Switzerland 0–4 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 8,318 [54]
43 10 October 2019 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, PristinaA  Kosovo 0–1 Friendly 12,000 [55]
44 15 October 2019 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Georgia 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Lee Casciaro 66',
Roy Chipolina 74'		 1,455 [56]
45 15 November 2019 Parken Stadium, CopenhagenA  Denmark 0–6 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 24,033 [57]
46 18 November 2019 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH   Switzerland 1–6 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Reece Styche 74' 2,000 [58]
47 5 September 2020 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  San Marino 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Graeme Torrilla 42' 0[lower-alpha 2] [59]
48 7 October 2020 National Stadium, Ta' QaliA  Malta 0–2 Friendly 0[lower-alpha 2] [60]
49 10 October 2020 Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzA  Liechtenstein 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Tjay De Barr 10' 178 [61]
50 11 November 2020 Vasil Levski National Stadium, SofiaA  Bulgaria 0–3 Friendly 0[lower-alpha 2] [62]
51 14 November 2020 San Marino Stadium, SerravalleA  San Marino 0–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D 0[lower-alpha 2] [63]
52 17 November 2020 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarH  Liechtenstein 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D Noah Frommelt 17' (o.g.) 0[lower-alpha 2] [64]

See also

Notes
  1. Table information sourced from the references listed in the statistics section below.
  2. This match was played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.

References
Statistics
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  • Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Gibraltar - List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Specific
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