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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 – 16 May 2021
ChampionsLincoln Red Imps
1st National League title
25th Gibraltar title
Champions LeagueLincoln Red Imps
Europa Conference LeagueEuropa
St Joseph's
Mons Calpe
Matches played104
Goals scored418 (4.02 per match)
Top goalscorerKike Gómez (24 goals)
Best goalkeeperChristian Lopez (11 clean sheets)
Biggest home winSt Joseph's 13–1 College 1975
(12 December 2020)
Biggest away winEuropa Point 0–9 Europa
(25 October 2020)
Manchester 0–9 Europa
(13 December 2020)
Highest scoringSt Joseph's 13–1 College 1975
(12 December 2020)
Longest winning run7 matches
Europa
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Europa
Longest winless run10 matches
College 1975
Longest losing run10 matches
College 1975
All statistics correct as of 20 March 2021.

Format

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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. The league paused after the game on 20 December between Bruno's Magpies and St Joseph's, but resumed on 22 February 2021 with Lions Gibraltar defeating College 1975 3-2.[3]

Teams

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Location of the stadium where all teams play

The following 12 teams began the 2020–21 Gibraltar National League. 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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerClub sponsor2019–20
Boca Gibraltar Aaron Edwards Lennie ArmstrongForever 17Plug-N-Go10th
Bruno's Magpies Johnny Parrado Rubén DíazJomaGVC Holdings
Chestertons		5th
College 1975 Ángel Espinosa Nazim HughesJoma12th
Europa Rafa Escobar Liam WalkerKappaLa Parrilla
Betfred		1st
Europa Point Craig Cowell Kailan PerezHope + GloryMarbella Ketones (front)
Eco Wave Power (back)
AKHS Management (sleeve)		8th
Glacis United Javier Sánchez Alfaro Miguel LonderoNike11th
Lincoln Red Imps Mick McElwee Roy ChipolinaadidasMansion.com3rd
Lions Gibraltar Alberto Ferri Jay BosioMacron6th
Lynx Albert Parody Chuky GonzálezGivovaGrupo Casais4th
Manchester 62 David Wilson Robert MontovioJomaCEPSA GIB9th
Mons Calpe César Vega Christian FraizGivovaFanPlay 3657th
St Joseph's Raúl Procopio Baizán Boro Hope + Glory2nd

Managerial Changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Lincoln Red Imps Germán CrespoMutual consent20 May 2020Pre-season William28 May 2020[4]
Bruno's Magpies Juan Maria Sánchez31 May 2020 Johnny Parrado23 July 2020
Boca Gibraltar Craig CowellMoved to U23 Manager1 June 2020 Stephen Vaughan Jr.1 June 2020[5]
Boca Gibraltar Stephen Vaughan Jr.Denied license by GFA9 August 2020 Aaron Edwards9 August 2020
Glacis United Michele Di PiediPromoted to Director of Football1 September 2020 Paul Aigbogun1 September 2020
Mons Calpe Luis Manuel BlancoMutual consent16 September 2020 César Vega16 September 2020
Europa Point Ian Hendon1 October 2020 Dani Amaya1 October 2020
Lincoln Red Imps William5 October 2020 Mick McElwee5 October 2020
Glacis United Paul AigbogunSigned by Nigeria Football Federation23 October 20207th Javier Sánchez Alfaro25 October 2020
Europa Point Dani AmayaMutual consent2 November 202011th Steve Cummings2 November 2020
Steve CummingsSacked19 March 202112th Craig Cowell19 March 2021

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Europa10910445+3928Qualification for the Championship Group
2Lincoln Red Imps10811337+2625
3St Joseph's107124911+3822
4Lynx106132610+1619
5Mons Calpe106132113+819
6Lions Gibraltar104331210+215
7Bruno's Magpies104241416−214Qualification for the Challenge Group
8Glacis United103071018−89
9Manchester 6210208844−366
10Europa Point10109738−313
11College 1975100010860−520
12Boca Gibraltar (E)00000000Club expelled, record expunged
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(E) Excluded
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other once (10 matches), before the league splits into two groups (the top six and the bottom five) for the last 10 respectively 8 matches.

Results

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Home \ AwayBOCBRUCOLEFCEPOGLALINLGILYNMANMONSJO
Boca Gibraltar
Bruno's Magpies1–34–00–03–20–3
College 19750–31–31–50–81–70–6
Europa9–01–02–23–13–0
Europa Point0–91–60–12–4
Glacis United0–13–00–30–30–10–5
Lincoln Red Imps3–03–02–04–2
Lions Gibraltar3–20–13–00–3
Lynx1–13–02–05–00–11–4
Manchester 623–20–93–10–20–4
Mons Calpe4–10–20–05–00–5
St Joseph's13–11–44–01–111–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Forfeits for Home Grown Player violations

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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.[6] 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.[7] After doing so again on 9 December, they were expelled from the league.[8]

Championship and Challenge groups

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After 11 games (reduced to 10 after Boca Gibraltar were expelled) the league splits into two groups: the top 6 into the Championship Group, and the bottom 6 (later reduced to 5) into the Challenge Group. The Championship Group will compete for the league title and European qualification places, while the Challenge Group will compete for the GFA Challenge Trophy.

Championship Group

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Lincoln Red Imps (C)2015326213+4948Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Europa2015236614+5247Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3St Joseph's2014337120+5145
4Mons Calpe2010283635+132
5Lynx2082103640−426
6Lions Gibraltar2044121333−2016
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021 Rock Cup, Lincoln Red Imps, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the Cup winners was transferred to the fourth-placed team.

Championship Group results

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Home \ AwayEFCLINLGILYNMONSJO
Europa0–33–03–02–00–2
Lincoln Red Imps3–13–01–05–10–1
Lions Gibraltar0–21–10–10–40–2
Lynx0–60–74–02–20–5
Mons Calpe0–30–41–03–10–4
St Joseph's1–12–21–03–21–4
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Group

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Bruno's Magpies1810264627+1932GFA Challenge Trophy and bye in 2021–22 Rock Cup
2Glacis United1810083527+830
3Manchester 621852112560−3517
4College 19751822142381−588
5Europa Point1810171073−633
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored

Challenge Group results

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Home \ AwayBRUCOLEPOGLAMAN
Bruno's Magpies3–07–01–54–0
College 19751–84–10–20–0
Europa Point0–40–60–31–4
Glacis United4–14–13–14–1
Manchester 621–43–34–04–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kike GómezLincoln Red Imps24
2 JuanfriSt Joseph's22
3 Rubo BlancoBruno's Magpies19
4 Adrián GallardoEuropa14
5 BoroSt Joseph's13
6 Dylan BorgeEuropa11
Aritz HernándezLynx
Diego DíazMons Calpe
9 Luisma GallardoCollege 19759
Liam WalkerEuropa

Hat-tricks

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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
Kelvin MorganBruno's MagpiesEuropa Point4–0 (H)6 March 2021
Darlington NwosuGlacis UnitedCollege 19754–1 (H)20 March 2021
Rubo BlancoBruno's MagpiesCollege 19758–1 (A)9 April 2021
Elyakim MusoniMons CalpeLions Gibraltar4–0 (A)11 April 2021
Adam Gracia4College 1975Europa Point6–0 (A)18 April 2021
Juanfri4St Joseph'sLynx5–0 (A)27 April 2021
Rubo Blanco4Bruno's MagpiesEuropa Point7–0 (H)30 April 2021
Adrián GallardoEuropaMons Calpe3–0 (A)15 May 2021

Clean Sheets

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RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Christian LopezEuropa11
2 Jamie RobbaSt Joseph's9
3 Kyle GoldwinLincoln Red Imps8
4 Christian FraizMons Calpe7
5 Bradley BandaLynx6
6 Borja ValadésLions Gibraltar5
7 Alan MartinBruno's Magpies4
Marcos ZappacostaGlacis United
9 Jordan PerezBruno's Magpies3
Manuel SolerLincoln Red Imps
Ayden ViñalesManchester 62

Awards

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Player of the week

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Monthly awards

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MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthReference
ManagerClubPlayerClub
October Albert FerriLions Gibraltar Kike GómezLincoln Red Imps[20]
November JuanfriSt Joseph's Rafa EscobarEuropa[21]
DecemberLeague paused 20 December–22 February
January
February
March

See also

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References

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  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 Archived 1 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ Gibraltar National League will restart on Monday 22 February 2021 Gibraltar FA. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ Club Statement - New Head Coach Appointed Lincoln Red Imps FC. 28 May 2020. 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ New Technical Team Announced Archived 30 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine Boca Gibraltar. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ http://footballgibraltar.com/2020/11/magpies-lynx-awarded-wins-via-forfeit/ Archived 10 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Magpies and Lynx awarded wins via forfeit] Football Gibraltar. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ FC Boca Gibraltar advise they will not fulfil National League fixture Gibraltar FA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 1 Football Gibraltar. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 2 Football Gibraltar. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  11. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 3[permanent dead link] Football Gibraltar. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  12. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 5 Football Gibraltar. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  13. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 6[permanent dead link] Football Gibraltar. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 7 Football Gibraltar. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 8 Football Gibraltar. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  16. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 9 Football Gibraltar. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  17. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 10 Football Gibraltar. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  18. ^ FG Team of the Week: Matchday 11 Football Gibraltar. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  19. ^ Mustapha Yahaya is FG Player of the Week Football Gibraltar. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  20. ^ Kike and Ferri win FG Monthly Awards in October Archived 13 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  21. ^ Juanfri and Escobar win FG Monthly Awards in November Archived 9 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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