2020–21 Gibraltar National League

The 2020–21 Gibraltar National League season is the second season of the new Gibraltar National League in Gibraltar, and the 122nd season of football on the territory overall. There are no reigning champions this season, as the previous season was declared abandoned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league is due to kick off on 16 October 2020. Instead of qualifying for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, teams placed 2nd, 3rd and the 2021 Rock Cup winners will qualify for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.

Gibraltar National League
The Victoria Stadium where each match will be played
Season2020–21
Dates16 October 2020 – TBA
Matches played49
Goals scored201 (4.1 per match)
Top goalscorer Juanfri (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper Christian Lopez
Borja Valadés
(4 clean sheets)
Biggest home winSt Joseph's 13–1 College 1975
(12 December 2020)
Biggest away winEuropa Point 0–9 Europa
(25 October 2020)
Highest scoringSt Joseph's 13–1 College 1975
(12 December 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
3 teams
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Europa
Longest winless run7 matches
Europa Point
Longest losing run7 matches
Europa Point
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020.

Format

The structure of the league will follow that of the previous season.[2] Teams will play one round of games as a single league, before splitting into two groups: the Championship Group contested by the top 6 sides, and the Challenge Group between the bottom 6 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group will receive the GFA Challenge Trophy and receive a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup.

Teams
Location of the stadium where all teams play

The following 12 teams are currently anticipated to contest the 2020–21 Gibraltar National League, as of 28 May 2020. League positions from the previous season represent where teams stood when the season was abandoned.

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 2019–20
Boca Gibraltar Aaron Edwards Lennie Armstrong Forever 17 Plug-N-Go 10th
Bruno's Magpies Johnny Parrado Rubén Díaz Joma GVC Holdings
Chestertons		 5th
College 1975 Ángel Espinosa Nazim Hughes Joma 12th
Europa Rafa Escobar Liam Walker Kappa La Parrilla
Betfred		 1st
Europa Point Steve Cummings Antony Moulds Hope + Glory Marbella Ketones (front)
Eco Wave Power (back)
AKHS Management (sleeve)		 8th
Glacis United Paul Aigbogun Miguel Londero Nike 11th
Lincoln Red Imps Mick McElwee Roy Chipolina adidas Mansion.com 3rd
Lions Gibraltar Alberto Ferri Alberto Caravaca Macron 6th
Lynx Albert Parody Chuky González Givova Grupo Casais 4th
Manchester 62 David Wilson Robert Montovio Joma CEPSA GIB 9th
Mons Calpe César Vega Andre Dos Santos Joma 7th
St Joseph's Raúl Procopio Baizán Boro Hope + Glory 2nd

Managerial Changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lincoln Red Imps Germán Crespo Mutual consent 20 May 2020 Pre-season William 28 May 2020[3]
Bruno's Magpies Juan Maria Sánchez 31 May 2020 Johnny Parrado 23 July 2020
Boca Gibraltar Craig Cowell Moved to U23 Manager 1 June 2020 Stephen Vaughan Jr. 1 June 2020[4]
Boca Gibraltar Stephen Vaughan Jr. Denied license by GFA 9 August 2020 Aaron Edwards 9 August 2020
Glacis United Michele Di Piedi Promoted to Director of Football 1 September 2020 Paul Aigbogun 1 September 2020
Mons Calpe Luis Manuel Blanco Mutual consent 16 September 2020 César Vega 16 September 2020
Europa Point Ian Hendon 1 October 2020 Dani Amaya 1 October 2020
Lincoln Red Imps William 5 October 2020 Mick McElwee 5 October 2020
Europa Point Dani Amaya 2 November 2020 11th Steve Cummings 2 November 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 St Joseph's (X) 8 7 1 0 46 3 +43 22 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Europa (X) 8 7 1 0 31 4 +27 22 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Lincoln Red Imps (X) 8 6 1 1 26 5 +21 19
4 Lynx 8 5 1 2 23 9 +14 16
5 Mons Calpe 7 3 1 3 11 12 −1 10
6 Lions Gibraltar 7 2 3 2 8 5 +3 9
7 Glacis United 9 3 0 6 10 15 −5 9
8 Bruno's Magpies 7 2 2 3 6 12 −6 8
9 Manchester 62 9 2 0 7 8 39 −31 6
10 Europa Point 8 1 0 7 7 33 −26 3
11 College 1975 7 0 0 7 6 45 −39 0
12 Boca Gibraltar (E) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club expelled, record expunged
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured a place of the top 6.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league splits into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.

Results
Home \ Away BOC BRU COL EFC EPO GLA LIN LGI LYN MAN MON SJO
Boca Gibraltar
Bruno's Magpies 1–3 22 Jan 0–0 3–2 0–3
College 1975 16 Jan 1–3 1–5 0–8 1–7 0–6
Europa 24 Jan 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–0
Europa Point 0–9 1–6 16 Jan 2–4
Glacis United 0–1 3–0 18 Jan 0–3 0–1 0–5
Lincoln Red Imps 3–0 3–0 2–0 23 Jan
Lions Gibraltar 20 Jan 0–1 3–0 25 Jan
Lynx 1–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 17 Jan 1–4
Manchester 62 3–2 0–9 3–1 0–2 0–4
Mons Calpe 12 Jan 0–2 0–0 23 Jan 0–5
St Joseph's 13–1 17 Jan 4–0 1–1 11–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Forfeits for Home Grown Player violations

The season suffered early controversy when several teams were forced to forfeit games for violations of the Home Grown Player rule, due to confusion over the new rules regarding time limits for changes if a Home Grown Player is sent off.[5] Below are the games that have been forfeited for rule breaches.

DateOriginal scoreGFA decision
31 October 2020Bruno's Magpies 1–0 Boca Gibraltar3-0 win to Bruno's Magpies
1 November 2020Glacis United 1–1 Lynx3-0 win to Lynx
21 November 2020Glacis United 1–1 Europa Point3-0 win to Glacis United
28 November 2020Europa Point 1–2 Boca Gibraltar3-0 win to Europa Point

Additionally, Boca Gibraltar failed to field a team on 5 December 2020 against Mons Calpe, subsequently forfeiting the tie.[6] After doing so again on 9 December, they were expelled from the league.[7]

Season statistics

Scoring
As of 18 December 2020

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Juanfri St Joseph's 13
2 Kike Gómez Lincoln Red Imps 11
3 Boro St Joseph's 10
4 Dylan Borge Europa 8
Aritz Hernández Lynx
6 Loren St Joseph's 6
7 Liam Walker Europa 5
Adrián Gallardo
Bernardo Lopes Lincoln Red Imps
Alberto Caravaca Lions Gibraltar
Dylan Hernández Lynx

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Kike Gómez4Lincoln Red ImpsCollege 19758–0 (A)19 October 2020
Alberto CaravacaLions GibraltarGlacis United3–0 (H)24 October 2020
Liam WalkerEuropaEuropa Point9–0 (A)25 October 2020
Luke WallBoca GibraltarCollege 19756–1 (H)25 October 2020
Aritz HernándezLynxManchester 625–0 (H)27 October 2020
Diego Díaz4Mons CalpeCollege 19756–0 (A)2 November 2020
Juanfri4St Joseph'sManchester 6211–0 (H)21 November 2020
Ángel Guirado4St Joseph'sCollege 197513–1 (H)12 December 2020
BoroSt Joseph'sCollege 197513–1 (H)12 December 2020
Adrián Gallardo4EuropaManchester 629–0 (A)13 December 2020
Andre Dos Santos4Mons CalpeEuropa Point4–2 (A)14 December 2020

Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Christian Lopez Europa 4
Borja Valadés Lions Gibraltar
3 Kyle Goldwin Lincoln Red Imps 3
Manuel Soler Lincoln Red Imps
Bradley Banda Lynx
Christian Fraiz Mons Calpe
Jamie Robba St Joseph's
8 Alan Martin Bruno's Magpies 2
9 Jack Atkinson Boca Gibraltar 1
Kieren Proctor
Jesús Romero Europa
Marcos Zappacosta Glacis United
John Paul Hernandez St Joseph's
Francisco Mateo

Awards

Player of the week

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
October Albert Ferri Lions Gibraltar Kike Gómez Lincoln Red Imps [15]
November Juanfri St Joseph's Rafa Escobar Europa [16]

See also

References
  1. "Gibraltar National League Season Declared Null and Void". gibraltarfa.com. Gibraltar Football Association. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. Club Statement - New Head Coach Appointed Lincoln Red Imps FC. 28 May 2020. 28 May 2020.
  4. New Technical Team Announced Boca Gibraltar. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. http://footballgibraltar.com/2020/11/magpies-lynx-awarded-wins-via-forfeit/ Magpies and Lynx awarded wins via forfeit] Football Gibraltar. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. FC Boca Gibraltar advise they will not fulfil National League fixture Gibraltar FA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. FC Boca Juniors Gibraltar will not fulfil their Gibraltar National League fixture scheduled for this evening. Gibraltar FA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 1 Football Gibraltar. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 2 Football Gibraltar. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 3 Football Gibraltar. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  11. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 5 Football Gibraltar. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 6 Football Gibraltar. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 7 Football Gibraltar. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. FG Team of the Week: Matchday 8 Football Gibraltar. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  15. Kike and Ferri win FG Monthly Awards in October Football Gibraltar. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  16. Juanfri and Escobar win FG Monthly Awards in November Football Gibraltar. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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