Gibraltar Eurobet Division
Gibraltar Eurobet Division | |
Full name | Gibraltar Eurobet Premier Division |
abbreviation | GIB Division |
Association | Gibraltar Football Association |
First edition | 1895 |
hierarchy | 1st League |
Teams | 10 |
master | Lincoln Red Imps FC (22) |
Record champions | Lincoln Red Imps FC (22) |
Website | gibraltarfa.com |
Qualification for |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
↓ Gibraltar Division 2 (II)
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The Gibraltar Eurobet Premier Division is the top division in Gibraltar men's football . It was founded in 1893. Due to a lack of clubs, the first championship started two years later. The first official championship took place in 1905.
history
Formation of the League Association (1893)
After the demand for football clubs in Gibraltar increased, the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) decided to set up a league association. However, since there were too few clubs for a complete league, further clubs were "compulsorily founded". Up until then the only clubs were Prince of Wales FC , Gibraltar FC and Albion FC . Were founded to Jubliee FC , Exiles FC and Athletic FC . In 1895 the first - still unofficial championship - was held.
Official establishment (1905)
From 1905 the football league in Gibraltar was supported by the Spanish Football Association . There were also grants from England . The Victoria Stadium , the only stadium in Gibraltar to this day (and therefore also the venue for all league matches), and a trophy were arranged.
Joined UEFA (2013)
In May 2013, UEFA accepted the Gibraltar Football Association as a new member. This means that teams from the Gibraltar Football Association will be able to take part in the European Cup competitions for the first time in the 2014/15 season.
mode
Since the 2015/16 season, the league has been played with ten (instead of eight) teams. The increase from six to eight teams only happened two years earlier. This was necessary after joining UEFA in order to meet its criteria, which stipulate a league strength of at least seven teams. The champions take part in the qualification for the UEFA Champions League and the cup winners in the qualification for the UEFA Europa League . The tenth and thus last placed team is relegated to the Gibraltar Division 2 , in which the other 14 clubs play. The league games are free of charge.
Current teams
The following teams will take part in the 2018/19 season:
society | Rank 2017/18 |
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Lincoln Red Imps FC (M) | 1 |
Europe FC | 2 |
St Joseph's FC | 3 |
Gibraltar United FC | 4th |
Mons Calpe SC | 5 |
Gibraltar Phoenix FC | 6th |
Glacis United FC | 7th |
Lions FC Gibraltar | 8th |
Lynx FC | 9 |
Boca Juniors Gibraltar (N) | Div. 2: 1 |
(M) = champions of last season; (N) = promoted from the 2nd division
master
A total of 115 championships have been held since 1895, and the league has not been held in eight years. The following clubs have won the championship title so far:
society | title | Years |
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Lincoln Red Imps FC 1 | 23 | 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
Prince of Wales FC | 19th | 1901, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1939, 1940, 1953 |
Glacis United FC | 17th | 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1997, 2000 |
Britannia FC | 14th | 1908, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1937, 1941, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 |
Gibraltar United FC | 11 | 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 2002 |
Manchester United FC | 7th | 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1995, 1999 |
Europe FC | 7th | 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1952, 2017 |
St Theresas FC | 3 | 1987, 1988, 1998 |
Gibraltar FC | 2 | 1896, 1924 |
Jubilee FC | 2 | 1897, 1898 |
Exiles FC | 2 | 1900, 1902 |
South United FC | 2 | 1910, 1911 |
Chief Construction FC | 2 | 1935, 1936 |
Albion FC | 1 | 1899 |
Athletic FC | 1 | 1905 |
Royal Sovereign FC | 1 | 1915 |
Commander of the Yard FC | 1 | 1934 |
St Joseph's FC | 1 | 1996 |
UEFA five-year ranking
Placement in the UEFA five-year ranking ( previous year's ranking in brackets ). The abbreviations CL and EL after the country coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2019/20 season of the Champions League and the Europa League .
- 49. ( 44 ) Montenegro ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 4,125 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 50. ( 51 ) Faroe Islands ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 4,000 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 51. ( 52 ) Gibraltar ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 4,000 - CL: 1, EL: 2
- 52. ( 49 ) Northern Ireland ( League , Cup ) - coefficient: 3.875 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 53. ( 55 ) Kosovo ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 2,500 - CL: 1, EL: 1
Status: end of the European Cup season 2018/19
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Martin Gruener : 22 clubs. A stadium. , kicker-Sportmagazin # 92/2014, Olympia-Verlag Nürnberg , November 10, 2014, pp. 84–87
- ↑ UEFA Welcome Gibraltar To Europe's Football Family As 54th Member. insidefutbol.com, May 24, 2013, accessed May 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Premier Division to expand to eight teams for 2013/14 season. WordPress , June 7, 2013, accessed July 4, 2013 .
- ↑ UEFA rankings for club competitions. In: UEFA. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .