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Victoria Stadium where each match was played | |
Season | 2018â19 |
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Dates | 13 August 2018 â 20 May 2019 |
Champions | Lincoln Red Imps (24th title) |
Champions League | Lincoln Red Imps |
Europa League |
Europa St Joseph's |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 477 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Boro (21 goals) |
Best goalkeeper |
Jamie Robba Javi Muñoz (9 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Europa 13â1
Boca Gibraltar (18 May 2019) |
Biggest away win |
Boca Gibraltar 0â11
Lincoln Red Imps (2 February 2019) |
Highest scoring |
Europa 13â1
Boca Gibraltar (18 May 2019) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Lincoln Red Imps |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Europa |
Longest winless run | 19 matches Boca Gibraltar |
Longest losing run | 16 matches Boca Gibraltar |
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2017â18
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2019. |
The 2018â19 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 120th season of the top-tier state football league in Gibraltar, as well as the sixth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs, and began on 13 August 2018. [1]
Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, having won their 23rd title the previous season. They competed in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, while Europa and St Joseph's contested the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. The season was marred by revelations of betting rules violations by a host of players and coaches at a number of clubs.
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 2019â20 Premier Division. [2]
The champions earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019â20 Champions League, and the secondâplaced club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019â20 Europa League. This season also saw the expansion of the Home Grown Player Rule to require all teams to have a minimum of three Gibraltarian players on the field of play at all times, as well as introducing a maximum registered squad size of 25 players. However, the introduction of the Gibraltar Intermediate League allows them to register a reserve squad of 18 players, of which 13 must be Gibraltarian. [3]
Starting in November, the Gibraltar FA began issuing a number of bans following an in-depth investigation of suspected betting rule violations by players and coaches. At first, several Europa players, including Rubo Blanco, Ivån Moya and manager Juan José Gallardo, were banned [4] Following this, Lincoln Red Imps manager Yiyi Pérez was also suspended [5] In March 2019, Lions Gibraltar and Gibraltar Phoenix players including Rafael Bado and Juan Manuel Llaves received bans. [6] On 12 April, 4 further players from Boca Gibraltar, Gibraltar United and Manchester 62, as well as former St Joseph's and Glacis United manager Alfonso Cortijo, received bans. [7]
At the conclusion of the previous season, Manchester 62 were relegated. Boca Gibraltar took their place, having won the Second Division title and earning promotion for the first time in their history.
Lynx finished 9th the previous season, leaving them to face the runners up in the Second Division, FC Olympique 13, in a play-off. Lynx won the play-off 2â0 on 8 June 2018 to secure their status in the Premier Division.
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 | 2017â18 |
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Boca Gibraltar |
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ES | Coral |
D2, 1st
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Europa |
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Jako | La Parrilla Betfred |
2nd |
Gibraltar Phoenix |
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Luanvi | Viajes LineaSol | 6th |
Gibraltar United |
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Kappa | Quantocoin | 4th |
Glacis United |
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Nike | 7th | |
Lincoln Red Imps |
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Joma | Mansion.com | 1st |
Lions Gibraltar |
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Givova | 8th | |
Lynx |
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Silver Sport | Verralls | 9th |
Mons Calpe |
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Givova | TokamĂłvil | 5th |
St Joseph's |
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Joma | 3rd |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Gibraltar Phoenix |
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Mutual consent | 8 June 2018 | Pre-season |
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15 June 2018 |
Glacis United |
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Signed by CD San Roque |
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26 June 2018 | ||
Lions Gibraltar |
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Mutual consent | 29 June 2018 |
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29 June 2018 | |
Gibraltar United |
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Resigned | 13 July 2018 [8] |
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14 July 2018 | |
Glacis United |
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9 August 2018 [9] |
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10 August 2018 | ||
Lincoln Red Imps |
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Suspended [10] | 8 November 2018 | 2nd |
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8 November 2018 [11] |
Glacis United |
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Resigned [12] | 9 November 2018 | 7th |
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December 2018 |
Europa |
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Suspended [13] | 23 November 2018 | 1st |
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23 November 2018 |
Lincoln Red Imps |
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Resigned | 12 December 2018 [14] | 2nd |
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13 December 2018 [15] |
Boca Gibraltar |
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18 December 2018 [16] | 9th |
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19 December 2018 [17] | |
Gibraltar United |
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Sacked | 6 January 2019 | 4th |
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7 January 2019 |
Europa |
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Mutual consent | 5 February 2019 | 2nd |
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6 February 2019 [18] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lincoln Red Imps (C) | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
2 | Europa FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 20 | +64 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round |
3 | St Joseph's | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 55 | |
4 | Mons Calpe | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 49 | |
5 | Gibraltar Phoenix | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 43 | |
6 | Gibraltar United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 39 | |
7 | Lynx | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 31 | |
8 | Glacis United | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 24 | |
9 | Lions Gibraltar | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 77 | −60 | 9 | |
10 | Boca Gibraltar | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 129 | −116 | 7 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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St Joseph's | 21 |
2 |
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St Joseph's | 20 |
3 |
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Mons Calpe | 18 |
4 |
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Mons Calpe | 16 |
5 |
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Europa | 14 |
6 |
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Europa | 12 |
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Europa | ||
8 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | 11 |
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Gibraltar Phoenix | ||
10 |
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Europa | 10 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
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Gibraltar Phoenix |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 |
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Europa | 9 |
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St Joseph's | ||
3 |
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Gibraltar Phoenix | 8 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
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Mons Calpe | ||
6 |
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Gibraltar United | 7 |
7 |
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Glacis United | 5 |
8 |
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Europa | 4 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
10 |
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Lynx | 3 |
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Lynx |
No league football was played in September 2018 due to the international break and the Gibraltar Music Festival.
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
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Lincoln Red Imps | [21] |
October |
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Gibraltar Phoenix |
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Europa | [22] |
November |
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St Joseph's |
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St Joseph's | [23] |
December |
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St Joseph's |
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St Joseph's | [24] |
January |
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Mons Calpe |
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Mons Calpe | [25] |
February |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
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Lincoln Red Imps | [26] |
March |
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Europa |
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Europa | [27] |
April |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
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Lincoln Red Imps | [28] |
End of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 28 May and 2 June. [29] [30]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Manager of the Season |
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St Joseph's |
Goalkeeper of the Season |
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St Joseph's |
Defender of the Season |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
Midfielder of the Season |
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Europa |
Striker of the Season |
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St Joseph's |
Player of the Season |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
Young Player of the Season |
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Europa |
Fans' Player of the Season |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
Fans' Young Player of the Season |
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Europa |
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Victoria Stadium where each match was played | |
Season | 2018â19 |
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Dates | 13 August 2018 â 20 May 2019 |
Champions | Lincoln Red Imps (24th title) |
Champions League | Lincoln Red Imps |
Europa League |
Europa St Joseph's |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 477 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Boro (21 goals) |
Best goalkeeper |
Jamie Robba Javi Muñoz (9 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Europa 13â1
Boca Gibraltar (18 May 2019) |
Biggest away win |
Boca Gibraltar 0â11
Lincoln Red Imps (2 February 2019) |
Highest scoring |
Europa 13â1
Boca Gibraltar (18 May 2019) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Lincoln Red Imps |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Europa |
Longest winless run | 19 matches Boca Gibraltar |
Longest losing run | 16 matches Boca Gibraltar |
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2017â18
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2019. |
The 2018â19 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 120th season of the top-tier state football league in Gibraltar, as well as the sixth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs, and began on 13 August 2018. [1]
Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, having won their 23rd title the previous season. They competed in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, while Europa and St Joseph's contested the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. The season was marred by revelations of betting rules violations by a host of players and coaches at a number of clubs.
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 2019â20 Premier Division. [2]
The champions earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019â20 Champions League, and the secondâplaced club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019â20 Europa League. This season also saw the expansion of the Home Grown Player Rule to require all teams to have a minimum of three Gibraltarian players on the field of play at all times, as well as introducing a maximum registered squad size of 25 players. However, the introduction of the Gibraltar Intermediate League allows them to register a reserve squad of 18 players, of which 13 must be Gibraltarian. [3]
Starting in November, the Gibraltar FA began issuing a number of bans following an in-depth investigation of suspected betting rule violations by players and coaches. At first, several Europa players, including Rubo Blanco, Ivån Moya and manager Juan José Gallardo, were banned [4] Following this, Lincoln Red Imps manager Yiyi Pérez was also suspended [5] In March 2019, Lions Gibraltar and Gibraltar Phoenix players including Rafael Bado and Juan Manuel Llaves received bans. [6] On 12 April, 4 further players from Boca Gibraltar, Gibraltar United and Manchester 62, as well as former St Joseph's and Glacis United manager Alfonso Cortijo, received bans. [7]
At the conclusion of the previous season, Manchester 62 were relegated. Boca Gibraltar took their place, having won the Second Division title and earning promotion for the first time in their history.
Lynx finished 9th the previous season, leaving them to face the runners up in the Second Division, FC Olympique 13, in a play-off. Lynx won the play-off 2â0 on 8 June 2018 to secure their status in the Premier Division.
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 | 2017â18 |
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Boca Gibraltar |
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ES | Coral |
D2, 1st
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Europa |
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Jako | La Parrilla Betfred |
2nd |
Gibraltar Phoenix |
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Luanvi | Viajes LineaSol | 6th |
Gibraltar United |
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Kappa | Quantocoin | 4th |
Glacis United |
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Nike | 7th | |
Lincoln Red Imps |
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Joma | Mansion.com | 1st |
Lions Gibraltar |
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Givova | 8th | |
Lynx |
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Silver Sport | Verralls | 9th |
Mons Calpe |
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Givova | TokamĂłvil | 5th |
St Joseph's |
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Joma | 3rd |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Gibraltar Phoenix |
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Mutual consent | 8 June 2018 | Pre-season |
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15 June 2018 |
Glacis United |
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Signed by CD San Roque |
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26 June 2018 | ||
Lions Gibraltar |
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Mutual consent | 29 June 2018 |
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29 June 2018 | |
Gibraltar United |
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Resigned | 13 July 2018 [8] |
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14 July 2018 | |
Glacis United |
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9 August 2018 [9] |
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10 August 2018 | ||
Lincoln Red Imps |
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Suspended [10] | 8 November 2018 | 2nd |
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8 November 2018 [11] |
Glacis United |
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Resigned [12] | 9 November 2018 | 7th |
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December 2018 |
Europa |
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Suspended [13] | 23 November 2018 | 1st |
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23 November 2018 |
Lincoln Red Imps |
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Resigned | 12 December 2018 [14] | 2nd |
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13 December 2018 [15] |
Boca Gibraltar |
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18 December 2018 [16] | 9th |
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19 December 2018 [17] | |
Gibraltar United |
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Sacked | 6 January 2019 | 4th |
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7 January 2019 |
Europa |
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Mutual consent | 5 February 2019 | 2nd |
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6 February 2019 [18] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lincoln Red Imps (C) | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
2 | Europa FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 20 | +64 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round |
3 | St Joseph's | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 55 | |
4 | Mons Calpe | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 49 | |
5 | Gibraltar Phoenix | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 43 | |
6 | Gibraltar United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 39 | |
7 | Lynx | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 31 | |
8 | Glacis United | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 24 | |
9 | Lions Gibraltar | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 77 | −60 | 9 | |
10 | Boca Gibraltar | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 129 | −116 | 7 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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St Joseph's | 21 |
2 |
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St Joseph's | 20 |
3 |
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Mons Calpe | 18 |
4 |
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Mons Calpe | 16 |
5 |
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Europa | 14 |
6 |
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Europa | 12 |
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Europa | ||
8 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | 11 |
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Gibraltar Phoenix | ||
10 |
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Europa | 10 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
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Gibraltar Phoenix |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 |
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Europa | 9 |
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St Joseph's | ||
3 |
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Gibraltar Phoenix | 8 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
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Mons Calpe | ||
6 |
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Gibraltar United | 7 |
7 |
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Glacis United | 5 |
8 |
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Europa | 4 |
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
10 |
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Lynx | 3 |
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Lynx |
No league football was played in September 2018 due to the international break and the Gibraltar Music Festival.
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
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Lincoln Red Imps | [21] |
October |
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Gibraltar Phoenix |
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Europa | [22] |
November |
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St Joseph's |
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St Joseph's | [23] |
December |
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St Joseph's |
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St Joseph's | [24] |
January |
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Mons Calpe |
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Mons Calpe | [25] |
February |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
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Lincoln Red Imps | [26] |
March |
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Europa |
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Europa | [27] |
April |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
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Lincoln Red Imps | [28] |
End of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 28 May and 2 June. [29] [30]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Manager of the Season |
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St Joseph's |
Goalkeeper of the Season |
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St Joseph's |
Defender of the Season |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
Midfielder of the Season |
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Europa |
Striker of the Season |
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St Joseph's |
Player of the Season |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
Young Player of the Season |
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Europa |
Fans' Player of the Season |
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Lincoln Red Imps |
Fans' Young Player of the Season |
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Europa |