The 2022–23 Gibraltar Football League season is the fourth season of the Gibraltar Football League in Gibraltar (first under its current name), and the 124th season of football on the territory overall. The league is due to kick off in Autumn 2022. Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions, winning their second title in April 2022. Due to the league's fall down the UEFA coefficient rankings, this season only 2 teams will qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Format The structure of the league is expected to follow that of the previous three seasons.Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. 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 5 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
The Gibraltar FA announced the clubs who had obtained licences to compete in the 2022–23 season on 17 May 2022.Club Licenses Granted for 2022–23 Season Gibraltar FA. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022. Six clubs were granted UEFA club licences: Bruno's Magpies, Glacis United, Lincoln Red Imps, Lions Gibraltar, Europa and St Joseph's. 5 clubs were granted Gibraltar FA Domestic 'Gold' Licenses: College 1975, Europa Point, Lynx, Manchester 62 and Mons Calpe, who lost their UEFA license. As such, the league is unchanged from the previous season.
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 2021–22 4th Joma 8th 2nd 10th 5th Damex 1st 11th 9th Manchester 62 Macron GADS 7th Givova FanPlay 365 6th 3rd
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentMons Calpe Mutual consent 1 May 2022 Pre-season 17 May 2022Statement Allen Bula on Twitter. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.St Joseph's 8 June 2022Welcome Abraham Paz St Joseph's FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.Lions Gibraltar 17 June 2022Adrian Parral announced as head coach at Lions Gibraltar Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.Europa Point 1 July 2022Lincoln Red Imps ResignedLegendary Head Coach Steps Down Lincoln Red Imps FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022. 9 May 2022 18 May 2022New Head Coach Appointed as Raúl Takes Over Lincoln Red Imps FC. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.Europa Sacked 2 September 2022 2 September 2022Mons Calpe 9 October 2022Mons Calpe part ways with Bula after two matches Gibraltar Chronicle. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. 8th 12 October 2022Manchester 62 11 October 2022 11th 11 October 2022Lincoln Red Imps ResignedHead Coach Steps Down Lincoln Red Imps FC. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023 31 December 2022 2nd 31 December 2022Munoz takes Head Coach role Lincoln Red Imps FC. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023College 1975 Sacked 9 January 2023College 1975 confirm departure of first team manager Gibraltar Chronicle. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023. 11th 16 January 2023Europa Mutual consent 1 March 2023 3rd 2 March 2023
League table
Results
The match between St Joseph's and Mons Calpe on 16 December 2022 originally finished 2–2, but was later awarded as a 3–0 win to St Joseph's.
Championship and Challenge groups Championship Group
Championship Group results
Challenge Group
Challenge Group results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 JuanfriLincoln Red Imps212 Kike GómezLincoln Red Imps173 Aldair RuizLynx12 Aodhán O'HaraManchester 625 PibeBruno's Magpies116 Ibrahima NdiayeEuropa8 LabraLions Gibraltar BoroSt Joseph's9 Anthony HernandezEuropa7 Sergio RiveraEuropa Xhelal TerziqiGlacis United Liam WalkerLincoln Red Imps
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Europa Point College 1975 4–0 (A) 5 Lincoln Red Imps Europa Point 10–0 (H) Lincoln Red Imps Europa Point 10–0 (H) Europa Europa Point 9–0 (A) 4 Bruno's Magpies Europa Point 7–0 (H) Lincoln Red Imps Glacis United 4–1 (H) Lincoln Red Imps College 1975 5–0 (H) Europa College 1975 5–0 (H) Glacis United Europa Point 4–0 (A) Bruno's Magpies Glacis United 3–0 (H)
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Jaylan HankinsBruno's Magpies7 Dayle ColeingLincoln Red Imps3 Bradley BandaEuropa64 Borja ValadésLions Gibraltar5 Bradley AvellanoLynx6 Jordan PerezLynx4 Alan MartinSt Joseph's8 Christian LopezEuropa3 Fernando CantoManchester 6210 Daniel TudelaEuropa Point2 Quinn JohnsonGlacis United Nauzet SantanaLincoln Red Imps Christian FraizMons Calpe
See also 2022–23 Gibraltar Intermediate League 2022–23 Gibraltar Women's Football League
References
External links GFL Website Gibraltar Football Association