2018–19 Gibraltar Second Division

The 2018–19 Gibraltar Second Division was the sixth season of the second tier football in Gibraltar since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA. The season began on 15 August 2018.[1] After the expulsion of Angels the previous season and withdrawal of Cannons, the league was contested by 7 clubs.

Second Division
Season2018–19
Dates15 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
ChampionsBruno's Magpies
(1st title)
Matches played63
Goals scored311 (4.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Matheus Assumpção
(28 goals)
Best goalkeeper Christian Lopez
Nicolas Milli
(4 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBruno's Magpies 13–0 Hound Dogs
(1 April 2019)
Biggest away winCollege 1975 0–9 Manchester 62
(14 April 2019)
Highest scoringOlympique 13 12–2 Hound Dogs
(2 May 2019)
Longest winning run5 matches
Bruno's Magpies
Europa Point
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Bruno's Magpies
Longest winless run18 matches
Hound Dogs
Longest losing run6 matches
Hound Dogs
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

This season saw the return of the Second Division Cup after stadium renovations saw the tournament scrapped the previous year. The tournament took place during a mid-season break from 17 December 2018 until 9 March 2019. Boca Gibraltar were the reigning champions, earning promotion to the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division.

There was no promotion after the completion of this season due to the merger of Gibraltar's football leagues to form the new Gibraltar National League.[2]

Format

Clubs played each other three times for a total of 18 matches each, with a break in mid-season for clubs to contest the Chesterton's Cup.

This season saw an expansion of the Home Grown Player (HPG) rule, which required clubs to name a minimum of 4 home grown players in their matchday squads with at least three of them on the field of play at all times.

Teams
Location of the stadium where all teams play

Boca Gibraltar were promoted to the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division as champions last season. FC Olympique 13 lost their promotion playoff, so remained in the division. Manchester 62 were relegated to the Second Division after finishing bottom of the 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division. Cannons folded and withdrew from the league after the end of the season, while Angels were not re-admitted following their expulsion, leaving the Second Division with just seven teams.

Club Manager Captain Kit supplier Sponsor 2017–18
Bruno's Magpies David Wilson Ross Gray Nike GVC Holdings
Chestertons		 3rd
College 1975 Nolan Bosio Nazim Hughes Joma 7th
Europa Point José Ramón Rojas Escalona Gerardo López Luanvi Sunborn Yacht Hotels 4th
Hound Dogs Chris Gomez Jesse Moonilall Joma The Calpe Hounds 8th
Leo FC Francisco Sanchez Clément Loubière Errea 5th
Manchester 62 Jonathan Sodi Christian Toncheff Joma CEPSA GIB 10th, GPD
Olympique 13 Ángel Parla-Díaz Andrew Lopez Uhlsport Hungry Monkey 2nd

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Europa Point Juan Molina End of contract 10 June 2018 Pre-season Brett Jacobs 1 July 2018
Leo Norberto Alonso Resigned 10 June 2018 Rogelio Ramagge 26 June 2018
FC Olympique 13 Lewis Fraser Signed by Mons Calpe 10 June 2018 Norberto Alonso 23 July 2018
FC Olympique 13 Norberto Alonso Resigned 23 November 2018 4th Ángel Parla-Díaz 24 November 2018
Leo Rogelio Ramagge 1 December 2018 6th Francisco Sanchez 2 December 2018
Europa Point Brett Jacobs December 2018 4th José Ramón Rojas Escalona December 2018

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bruno's Magpies (C) 18 15 2 1 91 19 +72 47
2 Europa Point 18 13 0 5 50 26 +24 39
3 Olympique 13 18 12 1 5 71 33 +38 37
4 Manchester 62 18 12 1 5 54 27 +27 37
5 College 1975 18 3 2 13 13 62 −49 11
6 Leo 18 3 1 14 23 62 −39 10
7 Hound Dogs 18 0 3 15 9 82 −73 3
Source: Gibraltar FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results

Matches 1–12
Home \ Away BRU COL EPO HOU LEO MAN OLY
Bruno's Magpies 6–0 3–1 13–0 6–2 4–1 2–2
College 1975 1–6 0–4 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–8
Europa Point 2–4 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–3 5–2
Hound Dogs 0–7 0–3 1–8 1–2 0–5 1–3
Leo 1–8 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–7 2–6
Manchester 62 0–3 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 3–2
Olympique 13 4–1 6–0 2–3 3–1 7–1 0–2
Source: Gibraltar FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 13–18
Home \ Away BRU COL EPO HOU LEO MAN OLY
Bruno's Magpies 8–1 1–1 3–1
College 1975 1–3 0–9 0–1
Europa Point 1–3 4–0 3–2
Hound Dogs 0–6 1–1 0–4
Leo 1–7 0–2 1–3
Manchester 62 1–2 4–2 4–3
Olympique 13 3–1 12–2 6–5
Source: Gibraltar FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 25 May 2019.[3]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Matheus Assumpção Bruno's Magpies 28
2 Robert Montovio1 Manchester 62 16
3 Julian Lopez Europa Point 14
4 Andrew Lopez FC Olympique 13 13
5 Alejandro Carenote FC Olympique 13 12
6 Alex Dimitriu Bruno's Magpies 11
Lython Marquez Manchester 62
8 Finnlay Wyatt Bruno's Magpies 10
9 Fernando Cuesta Bruno's Magpies 9
10 Fiera FC Olympique 13 7
Thomas Parry Bruno's Magpies
Riki Rojo FC Olympique 13

1 Robert Montovio scored 4 goals for Europa Point before transferring to Manchester 62.

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Lance CabezuttoOlympique 13Leo6–2 (A)19 August 2018
FieraOlympique 13Hound Dogs3–1 (H)30 August 2018
Kelvin MorganBruno's MagpiesHound Dogs7–0 (A)4 November 2018
Andrew LopezOlympique 13Leo7–1 (H)8 November 2018
Riki RojoOlympique 13Leo7–1 (H)8 November 2018
Matheus AssumpçãoBruno's MagpiesCollege 19756–1 (A)10 November 2018
Andrew LopezOlympique 13College 19756–0 (H)9 December 2018
Lython MarquezManchester 62Hound Dogs5–0 (A)17 December 2018
Matheus Assumpção6Bruno's MagpiesHound Dogs13–0 (H)1 April 2019
Alex DimitriuBruno's MagpiesHound Dogs13–0 (H)1 April 2019
Fernando CuestaBruno's MagpiesCollege 19758–1 (H)7 April 2019
Lython Marquez4Manchester 62College 19759–0 (A)14 April 2019
Andrew LopezOlympique 13Hound Dogs12–2 (H)2 May 2019
Alejandro Carenote6Olympique 13Hound Dogs12–2 (H)2 May 2019
Julian Lopez4Europa PointHound Dogs8-1 (A)11 May 2019
Samuel FernándezManchester 62Leo7-1 (A)12 May 2019
Paul PodestaBruno's MagpiesLeo7-1 (A)15 May 2019
Robert MontovioManchester 62Leo4-3 (H)May 21, 2019
Matheus AssumpçãoBruno's MagpiesHound Dogs6–0 (A)24 May 2019

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Games
1 Christian Lopez Manchester 62 4
Nicolas Milli Europa Point
3 Juan Carlos Bedmar1 Manchester 62 3
Tom Hull Bruno's Magpies
5 Salvador Becerra Europa Point 2
Kayne Burrell College 1975
Juan Carcaño Blanco Hound Dogs
Ryan MacArthur Bruno's Magpies
9 Alejandro Arroyal College 1975 1
Kenneth Cruz FC Olympique 13
Juanfran FC Olympique 13
Francisco Mancilla Europa Point
David Moreno FC Olympique 13
Francisco Moreno Leo
Tito Podesta Bruno's Magpies

1 Juan Carlos Bedmar kept 2 clean sheets for Leo before transferring to Manchester 62.

End-of-season awards

End of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 2 June.[4]

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season David Wilson Bruno's Magpies
Player of the Season Matheus Assumpção Bruno's Magpies
Young Player of the Season Godwin Egbo Olympique 13

See also

References
  1. "Changes to Domestic Football - to be implemented in season 2018/19". GFA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League". GFA. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. Top Scorers Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Football Association.
  4. Football Gibraltar Awards, Part 2 Football Gibraltar. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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