The 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 119th season of the top-tier national football league in Gibraltar, as well as the fifth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs. It began on 26 September 2017 and ended on 3 June 2018.
Europa were the defending champions, having ended a fourteen-year winning streak for Lincoln Red Imps. This season also saw three clubs from Gibraltar competing in European competition for the first time. Lincoln won their 23rd title on 19 May 2018 with two games to spare, after a 7–1 victory over Lions Gibraltar.
Format The ten Premier Division clubs played each other three times for a total of 27 matches each. 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 2018–19 Premier Division.
The champions earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Champions League, and the second–placed club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Europa League. This season, the league entered a winter break from December to February while renovations took place on Victoria Stadium.
Teams
At the conclusion of the previous season, Europa Point was relegated. As the champions of the Second Division, Gibraltar Phoenix earned promotion to the league this season. Manchester 62 earned the right to stay in the Premier Division by winning a playoff at the end of the previous season. ClubFinishing position 2016–17Europa FC 1st (champions)Gibraltar Phoenix 1st in Second division (Promoted)Gibraltar United 7thGlacis United 4thLincoln Red Imps 2ndLions Gibraltar 8thLynx 6thManchester 62 9thMons Calpe 5thSt Joseph's 3rd
Personnel and kits
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
Managerial Changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Lynx Resigned 2 June 2017 Pre-season 2 June 2017 Glacis United 15 June 2017 9 July 2017 Europa 24 July 2017 24 July 2017 Resigned 9 July 2017 9 July 2017 Mons Calpe Mutual consent 14 August 2017 14 August 2017 Lynx Sacked 27 October 2017 10th 27 October 2017 Mons Calpe 4 December 2017 8th 9 January 2018 7th 1 January 2018 1 January 2018 10th 1 January 2018 Lynx End of interim spell 24 January 2018 9th 24 January 2018 Mutual consent 18 February 2018 19 February 2018 Sacked 18 March 2018 8th 19 March 2018 Mutual consent 9 April 2018 1st 16 April 2018 Sacked 20 April 2018 21 April 2018 Europa 21 May 2018 2nd 21 May 2018
League table
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–27
Promotion/relegation play-off The ninth-placed team from the Premier Division played a play-off match with the second-placed Second Division club for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Enrique CarreñoEuropa192 Germán CortésGibraltar Phoenix15 Kike GómezEuropa Rubo BlancoMons Calpe PibeMons Calpe6 Falu ArandaLincoln Red Imps127 Ayman ElghobashyGibraltar United118 BoroSt Joseph's9 Antonio CerezoGlacis United10 Dani PonceGibraltar United7 Anthony HernandezLincoln Red Imps Domingo FerrerSt Joseph's
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Lincoln Red Imps Glacis United 4–0 (H) Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar Phoenix 5–0 (A) Glacis United Lions Gibraltar 6–2 (H) Gibraltar Phoenix Lions Gibraltar 6–1 (A) 4 Europa Lions Gibraltar 5–0 (A) Lincoln Red Imps Manchester 62 6–0 (H) 4 Glacis United Manchester 62 6–0 (A) 6 Europa Manchester 62 9–0 (A) Gibraltar Phoenix Lions Gibraltar 5–1 (H) Lynx Manchester 62 9–0 (H) Lynx Manchester 62 9–0 (H)
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Manuel SolerLincoln Red Imps162 Javi MuñozEuropa123 Kyle GoldwinGibraltar United94 Borja GonzalezGlacis United75 Mateo GrassoMons Calpe6 Jamie RobbaSt Joseph's7 Edu OlivaLions Gibraltar48 GoitoGibraltar Phoenix3 José Miguel GonzalezLions Gibraltar Joaquin KetlunLynx Félix RomeroSt Joseph's
See also 2017–18 Gibraltar Second Division
References
External links soccerway Gibraltar Football Association