2018–19_Gibraltar_Premier_Division

2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division

2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division

Football league season

The 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 120th season of the top-tier state football league in Gibraltar, as well as the sixth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs, and began on 13 August 2018.[1]

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Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, having won their 23rd title the previous season. They competed in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, while Europa and St Joseph's contested the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. The season was marred by revelations of betting rules violations by a host of players and coaches at a number of clubs.

Format

The ten Premier Division clubs played each other three times for a total of 27 matches each.[2] 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 2019–20 Premier Division.[2]

The champions earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Champions League, and the second–placed club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Europa League. This season also saw the expansion of the Home Grown Player Rule to require all teams to have a minimum of three Gibraltarian players on the field of play at all times, as well as introducing a maximum registered squad size of 25 players. However, the introduction of the Gibraltar Intermediate League allows them to register a reserve squad of 18 players, of which 13 must be Gibraltarian.[3]

Violations of betting rules

Starting in November, the Gibraltar FA began issuing a number of bans following an in-depth investigation of suspected betting rule violations by players and coaches. At first, several Europa players, including Rubo Blanco, Iván Moya and manager Juan José Gallardo, were banned[4] Following this, Lincoln Red Imps manager Yiyi Pérez was also suspended[5] In March 2019, Lions Gibraltar and Gibraltar Phoenix players including Rafael Bado and Juan Manuel Llaves received bans.[6] On 12 April, 4 further players from Boca Gibraltar, Gibraltar United and Manchester 62, as well as former St Joseph's and Glacis United manager Alfonso Cortijo, received bans.[7]

Teams

Location of the stadium where all teams play

At the conclusion of the previous season, Manchester 62 were relegated. Boca Gibraltar took their place, having won the Second Division title and earning promotion for the first time in their history.

Lynx finished 9th the previous season, leaving them to face the runners up in the Second Division, FC Olympique 13, in a play-off. Lynx won the play-off 2–0 on 8 June 2018 to secure their status in the Premier Division.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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  • Ñito Jiménez replaced Blas Álvarez as Gibraltar Phoenix captain after the latter was banned by the GFA for the remainder of the season, while Alberto Caravaca replaced Kalian Perez as Lions Gibraltar captain after Perez was banned for 16 months.[6]

Managerial changes

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League table

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Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[19]
(C) Champions

Results

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Season statistics

Scoring

As of 19 May 2019[20]

Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

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Clean Sheets

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Awards

Monthly awards

No league football was played in September 2018 due to the international break and the Gibraltar Music Festival.

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End-of-season awards

End of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 28 May and 2 June.[29][30]

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See also

References

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    "Changes to Domestic Football - to be implemented in season 2018/19". GFA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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    "Premier Division: Season Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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    GFA RULE CHANGES PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE LOCALS TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUES Football Gibraltar. 5 June 2018. Accessed 10 June 2018.
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    Europa FC players banned for up to seven years for irregular betting activities GBC.gi. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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    Football coach and player found guilty of breaches in betting rule Archived 2019-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Chronicle. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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    6 players Guilty of breaching the GFA's Betting Rules Gibraltar FA. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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    4 players & a coach guilty of breaching the GFA's betting rules Gibraltar FA. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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    Farewell Manolo Gibraltar United. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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    THEO VONK STEPS DOWN FROM ROLE AS GLACIS HEAD COACH Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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    Football coach and player found guilty of breaches in betting rule Archived 2019-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Chronicle. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018
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    LINCOLN APPOINT MANOLO NUNEZ SANCHEZ AS NEW MANAGER Archived 2021-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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    Alfonso Cortijo resigns due to personal reasons Gibraltar Chronicle Sports on Twitter. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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    implacable contra el amaño de partidos. Cinco jugadores del Europa FC y un técnico, suspendidos.[permanent dead link] FUTBOLEROS POR EL MUNDO (Spanish). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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    Stephen Head and Mick McElwee to take charge of Lions game Football Gibraltar on Twitter. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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    Victor Afonso appointed Lincoln manager Lincoln Red Imps on Twitter. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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    Farewell Juanjo Boca Gibraltar on Twitter. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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    Welcome Allen Bula Boca Gibraltar on Twitter. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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    El Europa de Gibraltar tienta a Rafa Escobar con una "oferta irrechazable" EuropaSur. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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    "Premier Division: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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    "Top Scorers". Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, August 2018 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, October 2018 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, November 2018 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, December 2018 Archived 2020-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, January 2019 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, February 2019 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, March 2019 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Premier Division Player and Manager of the Month, April 2019 Archived 2020-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Football Gibraltar Awards, Part 1 Archived 2021-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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    Football Gibraltar Awards, Part 2 Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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