Gibraltar national football team



















































































Gibraltar

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
Team 54[1]
Association
Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Julio César Ribas
Captain
Roy Chipolina
Most caps

Liam Walker (33)
Top scorer
Lee Casciaro, Joseph Chipolina, Jake Gosling, Liam Walker (2)
Home stadium
Victoria Stadium
FIFA code
GIB



















First colours














Second colours














Third colours



FIFA ranking
Current
198 Decrease 3 (20 September 2018)[2]
Highest
195 (June 2018 – August 2018)
Lowest
206 (April 2017 – March 2018)
Elo ranking
Current
175 Increase 1 (16 October 2018)
Highest
174 (March 2011)
Lowest
188 (July 1995)
First international

 Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia 
(Faro, Portugal; 19 November 2013)
Biggest win

 Gibraltar 1–0 Malta 
(Faro, Portugal; 4 June 2014)
 Gibraltar 1–0 Latvia 
(Gibraltar; 25 March 2018)
 Armenia 0–1 Gibraltar 
(Yerevan, Armenia; 13 October 2018)
 Gibraltar 2–1 Liechtenstein 
(Gibraltar; 16 October 2018)
Biggest defeat

 Belgium 9–0 Gibraltar 
(Liège, Belgium; 31 August 2017)

The Gibraltar national football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. Gibraltar applied for full UEFA membership and was accepted by the UEFA Congress in May 2013 and can therefore compete in the UEFA European Championship beginning with the 2016 tournament for which the team has been competing in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D. On 13 May 2016 Gibraltar became a member of FIFA at the governing body's 66th Congress which was held in Mexico City.[3] Gibraltar is the smallest UEFA member in terms of both area and population.[4][5]


Despite not being an island, Gibraltar set up its first official side for the football competition at the 1993 Island Games[6] and has been a regular in the tournament, winning the 2007 edition.[7]




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Pre-UEFA


      • 1.1.1 Foundation


      • 1.1.2 Island Games


      • 1.1.3 FIFI "Wild Cup"


      • 1.1.4 2008 Four Nations


      • 1.1.5 Record of matches


      • 1.1.6 Honours




    • 1.2 FIFA membership


      • 1.2.1 FIFA World Cup




    • 1.3 UEFA acceptance


      • 1.3.1 Euro 2016 qualifying


      • 1.3.2 UEFA European Football Championship




    • 1.4 Record of matches




  • 2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League


  • 3 Notable results


    • 3.1 Wins


    • 3.2 Draws




  • 4 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures


  • 5 Players


    • 5.1 Current squad


    • 5.2 Recent call-ups




  • 6 Player history


    • 6.1 Most capped


    • 6.2 Most goals


    • 6.3 Captains


    • 6.4 Goalkeepers




  • 7 International goals


  • 8 Gibraltar managers


  • 9 Personnel


    • 9.1 Current technical staff




  • 10 Stadium


  • 11 See also


  • 12 Footnotes


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





History



Pre-UEFA


Gibraltar's first unofficial national match took place against Jersey in the 1993 Island Games in the Isle of Wight, although the team had previously played friendlies versus professional and amateur clubs. The result was a 2–1 loss for the Gibraltarians. Gibraltar's largest unofficial win was 19–0 versus Sark, in St. Martin, Guernsey, whilst their largest unofficial loss was 5–0 versus Greenland – an autonomous region of Denmark – which also took part on the Isle of Wight, in Freshwater.



Foundation


The history of the Gibraltarian national football side can be traced back to April 1923, when it travelled to Spain to play club side Sevilla in a friendly; two games were played and Gibraltar lost both.[6] The side also managed a draw with Real Madrid in 1949.[8][9]



Island Games


Before joining UEFA, Gibraltar competed in numerous football competitions, most regularly in the Island Games.


The first competition the team entered was the 1993 Island Games, despite Gibraltar not being an island. Gibraltar lost all of its matches, scoring only one goal and finishing in last place.


They had much more success in the 1995 Island Games, which they hosted. Despite losing their opening game against Greenland, Gibraltar bounced back to record their first competitive win, against the Isle of Man. Another victory over Anglesey saw Gibraltar finish second in the group, ahead of Anglesey only on goal difference, and qualify for the semi finals. There, they beat Jersey 1–0, before losing the final to the Isle of Wight by the same scoreline.


In the 1997 Island Games, two wins and two losses in the group stage, followed by a defeat to Shetland in a playoff, saw Gibraltar finish 6th out of 9 teams. Another poor performance in 1999 saw them finish 11th.


Island Games results improved slightly in 2001, as they came 5th, and in 2003 Gibraltar recorded their biggest win ever, defeating Sark 19–0. Other good results against Greenland and Orkney saw them finish 6th out of 12. Despite these minor successes, Gibraltar did not enter the 2005 tournament.


A football team represented Gibraltar at the 2015 edition of the games even after Gibraltar was accepted by UEFA. However, the squad was a development team composed of under-19s and over-aged players with no first team senior squad members taking part.[10] The team will be coached by John Moreno.



























































































































































Year
Round
Position
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA

1989–1991

Did not enter

Isle of Wight 1993
7th Place Match 8 4 0 0 4 1 9

Gibraltar 1995
Runners-Up 2 5 4 0 1 5 3

Jersey 1997
5th Place Match 6 5 2 0 3 13 8

Gotland 1999
11th Place Match 11 4 1 0 3 9 11

Isle of Man 2001
5th Place Match 5 4 3 0 1 7 2

Guernsey 2003
5th Place Match 6 5 3 0 2 29 5

Shetland 2005

Did not enter

Rhodes 2007
Champions 1 4 3 1 0 9 2

Åland Islands 2009
9th Place Match 9 4 2 1 1 12 3

Isle of Wight 2011
5th Place Match 5 3 2 0 1 14 7

Bermuda 2013

Did not enter

Jersey 2015[nb 1]
9th Place Match 10 4 1 1 2 3 6

Gotland 2017

Did not enter

Gibraltar 2019

No Football tournament
Total 10/15 1 Title 42 21 3 18 102 56

*Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.


FIFI "Wild Cup"


In early summer 2006 Gibraltar participated in the 2006 FIFI Wild Cup where it was ranked 3rd. The tournament was an alternative World Cup for non-FIFA members, which was only held once. In Gibraltar's opening match, they drew 1–1 with the hosts, the 'Republic of St. Pauli', before beating Tibet 5–0 in their second group game to qualify for the semi-finals. There they lost 2–0 to eventual champions Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - following Gibraltar's games against Cyprus in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification games in 2017, Gibraltar achieved a rare feat of playing both Cypriot national teams. In the third place playoff, Gibraltar had a rematch against St. Pauli. This time Gibraltar were able to defeat the hosts, to finish in third place out of the six teams.[11]




































Year
Round
Position
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA

2006
3rd Place Playoff 3 4 2 1 1 8 4
Total 1/1 0 Titles 4 2 1 1 8 4


2008 Four Nations


In 2008 Gibraltar accepted an invitation to participate in The Four Nations Tournament, the most prominent senior football tournament that Gibraltar had ever participated in. The 2008 Four Nations Tournament, won by England C, was played in North Wales, and was contested between Wales Semi-Pro, England C, Scotland B and guest nation Gibraltar after Northern Ireland decided not to take part. Though Gibraltar eventually finished bottom of the group, they pushed tournament winners England C close.[12]




































Year
Round
Position
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA

Wales 2008
Group 4 3 0 0 3 4 11
Total 1/1 0 Titles 3 0 0 3 4 11


Record of matches









































































































































































































Opponent

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

 Åland Islands
1 0 0 1 1 2

 Ynys Môn
4 1 0 3 3 6

England England C
2 1 0 1 3 2

 Faroe Islands
2 1 0 1 4 4

 Frøya
3 3 0 0 17 1

 Greenland
4 2 0 2 7 7

 Guernsey
1 0 1 0 0 0

Isle of Man Isle of Man
2 2 0 0 3 1

 Isle of Wight
4 2 0 2 6 3

 Jersey
7 1 1 5 8 15

 Madeira
1 0 0 1 0 2

 Menorca
1 1 0 0 2 1

 Monaco
2 1 1 0 6 2

 Northern Cyprus
1 0 0 1 0 2

 Orkney
2 2 0 0 9 1

 Rhodes
2 2 0 0 6 0

 Sark
1 1 0 0 19 0

Scotland Scotland Semi-Pro
1 0 0 1 2 4

 Shetland
4 1 0 3 5 6

 Tibet
1 1 0 0 5 0

Wales Wales Semi-Pro
1 0 0 1 2 6


Honours


  • Football at the Island Games:



  • Winners (1): 2007


  • Runners-up (1): 1995



FIFA membership


After becoming a member of UEFA (see below), the GFA aimed to become a full FIFA member in time to participate in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13] On 26 September 2014, it was announced that Gibraltar's application for FIFA membership was denied, with president Sepp Blatter stating that Gibraltar is ineligible because it is not an independent country. This was despite FIFA at the time including 22 members that are not independent countries, including five in UEFA (Faroe Islands and the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom). The Gibraltar Football Association then announced that it planned to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the same process by which Gibraltar successfully gained UEFA membership in 2013.[14] The CAS heard Gibraltar's case on 21 May 2015. At which time no time frame for a verdict was announced and further legal arguments would still be heard. It was expected that no decision would be reached before the FIFA congress coming the following week.[15] A ruling was announced on 2 May 2016, nearly a year after the CAS heard Gibraltar's case. As part of the ruling, FIFA was ordered to transmit Gibraltar's application for membership to the FIFA congress which was set to take place the following week in Mexico City. Additionally, FIFA was ordered to take "all necessary steps to admit the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member of FIFA without delay." If the vote held at the congress was successful, it was believed that Gibraltar would be a last-minute addition to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[16] In FIFA's official statement regarding the ruling, the organization said that the it expected to discuss the matter at the upcoming congress and discuss a course of action, including potentially altering the congress agenda to submit Gibraltar's application for membership.[17] On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar was accepted as a member of FIFA with a vote of 172 to 12 in favour. Gibraltar became FIFA's 211th member immediately after the Football Federation of Kosovo was voted member 210.[18]



FIFA World Cup


































































FIFA World Cup record


FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

1930 to 2014
Not a FIFA member
Not a FIFA member

Russia 2018

Did not qualify
10 0 0 10 3 47

Qatar 2022

To be determined

United StatesCanadaMexico 2026

To be determined
Total

0/21

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

10

3

47




UEFA acceptance




Gibraltar starting XI in UEFA debut against Slovakia


Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1999 but was rejected because of intense opposition from Spain. Spain's opposition stemmed not only from claiming ownership of the territory but from fear that Gibraltar's acceptance would set a precedent that would inspire the separatist Basque national football team and Catalan national football teams to apply for UEFA membership as well. The issue was voted on again in 2007 but only three member nations (England, Scotland, and Wales)[9] supported Gibraltar's bid after Spain threatened to withdraw Spanish teams from all UEFA competitions. UEFA then established rules, which were introduced following pressure from Spain, restricting membership to sovereign states recognised as such by the United Nations. The Gibraltar FA then went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2007 and again in 2011 after an appeal and it was ruled that Gibraltar could not be refused membership because the sovereignty rules were not established until after Gibraltar's 1999 and 2007 applications. At this time, Gibraltar was named a provisional member of UEFA and was granted permission to enter national teams in under-17 and under-19 tournaments for the first time.[19][20]


The GFA was accepted as a full UEFA member by resolution of the UEFA congress held in London on 24 May 2013, with only Spain and Belarus opposed.[21][22] This meant Gibraltar became the smallest UEFA member by population, behind San Marino, then Liechtenstein and the Faroe Islands. As a result of the vote, the Gibraltar national team became eligible to enter the qualification tournaments for UEFA's premier national team competition, the European Championship. The first such opportunity was the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, which would kick off in September 2014. Following the examples of Armenia-Azerbaijan and Russia-Georgia, it was confirmed that Gibraltar and Spain would be kept apart in qualifying groups.[5]


After being accepted into UEFA, the GFA outlined adjusted eligibility criteria for the selection of players for the national squad. To be eligible, a player must be a British passport holder who was born in Gibraltar, or has Gibraltarian parents or grandparents, or has attended school for five years locally.[23] Former Manchester United, Derby County, Southampton and Stoke City defender Danny Higginbotham, whose uncle Allen Bula was the team manager, was eligible to be called up because of this criteria adjustment.[24][25] On 18 September 2013, Higginbotham announced that he agreed in "principle" to play for Gibraltar.[26][27] Recruiting of English-born players by manager Allen Bula was unpopular with some fans,[28] and in 2015 Bula's successor Jeff Wood said he would use more home-based players and develop local talent while still searching for eligible players elsewhere.[29]


Gibraltar's first official international match was a 0–0 friendly draw against Slovakia, on 19 November 2013 at the Estadio Algarve in Portugal.[30][31] On 23 February 2014, Gibraltar was drawn in Group D for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying alongside Germany, Poland, Georgia, Republic of Ireland and Scotland. Initially, Gibraltar were drawn into the same group as Spain for the tournament but the previous decision to keep the two teams apart in qualifying rounds was upheld and Gibraltar was immediately moved into another group. This was their first time participating in an official European competition.[32]
In June 2014, Gibraltar recorded their first ever victory under UEFA with a 1–0 win against Malta, the goal coming from Kyle Casciaro.[33]



Euro 2016 qualifying


On 7 September 2014, Gibraltar played their first competitive match – a Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland. Despite coming into the game with optimism and excitement, they were still massive underdogs[34] and although the half time score was only 1–0 to Poland, it ended 7–0.[35] On 11 October 2014, they were defeated once again by 7–0, this time by Republic of Ireland, in their second Euro 2016 qualifier. In their third match, they were beaten for the third time by Georgia 3–0.


On 29 March 2015, Gibraltar scored their first ever goal in a full international competitive match. Lee Casciaro scored against Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow during the first half to level the match at 1–1. However, Scotland went on to win 6–1.[36] In July 2015, Englishman Jeff Wood was appointed manager, succeeding caretaker Dave Wilson who took over from Gibraltar's first manager Allen Bula in March 2015.[37] Gibraltar could not repeat their performance of scoring a goal in the next two matches; losing 7–0 away against Germany[38] and 4–0 against Republic of Ireland.[39] On 7 September 2015, Jake Gosling scored Gibraltar's second-ever competitive goal; netting a late consolation goal as his team was defeated 8–1 by Poland.[40] Gibraltar finished its maiden qualifying campaign last in its group with zero points.[41] With a 0–6 defeat to Scotland in the final match of qualifying, Gibraltar allowed 56 total goals throughout qualification, surpassing San Marino's previous record of 53 in a 10-match qualification process.[42]



UEFA European Football Championship













































































UEFA Euro Record
UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year
Round

Pos

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

1960–2012
Not a UEFA member
Not a UEFA member

France 2016

Did not qualify
10 0 0 10 2 56

Europe 2020

To be determined
 —  —  —  —  —  —

Germany 2024

To be determined
 —  —  —  —  —  —
Total

0/16

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

10

2

56


Record of matches


The following table shows Gibraltar's all-time international record, correct as of 16 October 2018. Only official matches are included.




















































































































































































































































































Opponents

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Win %

First

Last

 Armenia

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0
+1

7002100000000000000♠100.00
2018 2018

 Belgium

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

7001150000000000000♠15
−15

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2016 2017

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

7000900000000000000♠9
−9

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2017 2017

 Croatia

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000400000000000000♠4
−4

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2015 2015

 Cyprus

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

7000200000000000000♠2

7000500000000000000♠5
−3

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2016 2017

 Estonia

7000400000000000000♠4

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

7000300000000000000♠3

7000100000000000000♠1

7001130000000000000♠13
−12

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2014 2017

 Faroe Islands

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

7000400000000000000♠4
−3

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2014 2014

 Georgia

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

7000700000000000000♠7
−7

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2014 2015

 Germany

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

7001110000000000000♠11
−11

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2014 2015

 Greece

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

7000100000000000000♠1

7000800000000000000♠8
−7

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2016 2017

 Latvia

7000200000000000000♠2

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

7000500000000000000♠5
−4

07001500000000000000♠50.00
2016 2018

 Liechtenstein

7000300000000000000♠3

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

7000200000000000000♠2

7000300000000000000♠3
−1

07001333300000000000♠33.33
2016 2018

 Macedonia

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2
−2

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2018 2018

 Malta

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0
+1

7002100000000000000♠100.00
2014 2014

 Poland

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

7000100000000000000♠1

7001150000000000000♠15
−14

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2014 2015

 Portugal

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000500000000000000♠5
−5

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2016 2016

 Republic of Ireland

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

7001110000000000000♠11
−11

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2014 2015

 Scotland

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

7000100000000000000♠1

7001120000000000000♠12
−11

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2015 2015

 Slovakia

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0
+0

005000000000000000000♠0.00
2013 2013

Total

7001340000000000000♠34

7000400000000000000♠4

7000300000000000000♠3

7001270000000000000♠27

7001120000000000000♠12

7002129000000000000♠129
−117

07001117600000000000♠11.76
2013 2018


2018–19 UEFA Nations League



Gibraltar was drawn to face Armenia, Liechtenstein and Macedonia during the inaugural UEFA Nations League.




























































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Promotion


Republic of Macedonia

Gibraltar

Armenia

Liechtenstein
1

 Macedonia
4
3
0
1
8
5
+3
9
Promotion to League C



19 Nov

2–0

4–1
2

 Gibraltar
4
2
0
2
3
5
−2
6[a]



0–2


16 Nov

2–1
3

 Armenia
4
2
0
2
6
4
+2
6[a]


4–0

0–1


2–1
4

 Liechtenstein
4
1
0
3
5
8
−3
3


16 Nov

2–0

19 Nov


Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:




  1. ^ ab Head-to-head points: Gibraltar 3, Armenia 0.




Notable results



Wins


Gibraltar have won 4 full international matches.



Gibraltar v  Malta


















Gibraltar  v  Latvia


















Armenia  v  Gibraltar


















Gibraltar  v  Liechtenstein


















Draws


Gibraltar have drawn 3 matches.



Gibraltar v  Slovakia


















Estonia  v  Gibraltar


















Gibraltar v  Liechtenstein


















Recent results and forthcoming fixtures




Gibraltar  v  Estonia


















Greece  v  Gibraltar


















Gibraltar  v  Latvia


















Gibraltar  v  Macedonia


















Liechtenstein  v  Gibraltar


















Armenia  v  Gibraltar


















Gibraltar  v  Liechtenstein


















Gibraltar  v  Armenia


















Macedonia  v  Gibraltar


















Players




Current squad


The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Nations League games against  Armenia and  Liechtenstein on 13 and 16 October 2018.[47]


Caps and goals are correct as of 16 October 2018 after the game against  Liechtenstein.













































































































































































































No.

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
1

1GK

Kyle Goldwin

(1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 33)
5
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar United
13

1GK

Matt Cafer

(1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 24)
0
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar Phoenix

3

2DF

Joseph Chipolina (Vice-captain)

(1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 30)
31
2

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
14

2DF

Roy Chipolina (Captain)

(1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 35)
30
1

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
2

2DF

Jean-Carlos Garcia

(1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 26)
26
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
4

2DF

Jack Sergeant

(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 23)
16
0

England West Didsbury & Chorlton
12

2DF

Jayce Olivero

(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 20)
16
0

England Abingdon United
15

2DF

Erin Barnett

(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 22)
13
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar United
6

2DF

Louie Annesley

(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 18)
2
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
20

2DF

Ethan Britto

(2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 17)
1
0

Gibraltar Mons Calpe
5

2DF

Ethan Jolley

(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 21)
0
0

Gibraltar Europa

10

3MF

Liam Walker

(1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 30)
33
2

Gibraltar Europa
16

3MF

Kyle Casciaro

(1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 30)
24
1

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
8

3MF

Anthony Bardon

(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 25)
23
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
11

3MF

Alain Pons

(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 23)
8
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
17

3MF

Andrew Hernandez

(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 19)
2
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
18

3MF

Scott Ballantine

(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 22)
0
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar Phoenix

7

4FW

Lee Casciaro

(1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 37)
23
2

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
21

4FW

Jamie Coombes

(1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 22)
11
0

England West Didsbury & Chorlton
9

4FW

George Cabrera

(1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 29)
8
1

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
19

4FW

Tjay De Barr

(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 18)
4
0

Gibraltar Europa


Recent call-ups


The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension.



































































































































































































































































Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
Latest call-up

GK

Jamie Robba

(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 26)
8
0

Gibraltar St Joseph's
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

GK

Dayle Coleing

(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 21)
0
0

Gibraltar Europa
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

GK

Bradley Banda

(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 20)
0
0

Gibraltar Glacis United
v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018


DF

Sheigh Wilson

(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 17)
0
0

Gibraltar Manchester 62
Training camp, 3-8 October 2018

DF

Jason Pusey

(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 29)
4
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar Phoenix
Training camp, 17-18 September 2018

DF

Kenneth Chipolina

(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 24)
1
0

Gibraltar Lynx
Training camp, 30 July-4 August 2018

DF

Brad Power

(1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 25)
0
0

Gibraltar St Joseph's
Training camp, 30 July-4 August 2018

DF

Jayce Consigliero

(1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 21)
0
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar Phoenix
Training camp, 30 July-4 August 2018

DF

Ryan Casciaro

(1982-12-11) 11 December 1982 (age 35)
24
0

Gibraltar St Joseph's
v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018


MF

Kevagn Robba

(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 24)
0
0

Gibraltar Mons Calpe
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

MF

Graeme Torrilla

(1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 21)
0
0

Gibraltar Mons Calpe
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

MF

Michael Negrette

(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 20)
0
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar United
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

MF

Anthony Hernandez

(1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 23)
15
1

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
v.  Armenia, 13 October 2018 INJ

MF

Isaac Vinet

(2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 (age 17)
0
0

Gibraltar Mons Calpe
Training camp, 24-25 September 2018

MF

Sykes Garro

(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 25)
3
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
v.  Liechtenstein, 9 September 2018

MF

Jeremy Lopez

(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 29)
8
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar Phoenix
v.  Macedonia, 6 September 2018

MF

Jamie Bosio

(1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 27)
12
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar United
v.  Macedonia, 6 September 2018 PRE

MF

Julian Valarino

(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 18)
0
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
v.  Macedonia, 6 September 2018 WD

MF

Tyson Ruiz

(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 30)
1
0

Gibraltar Glacis United
Training camp, July 30-August 4 2018

MF

Shaun De Los Santos

(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 20)
0
0

Gibraltar Gibraltar United
Training camp, July 30-August 4 2018

MF

Ethan Llambias

(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 17)
0
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Training camp, July 23-29 2018

MF

Jake Gosling

(1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 25)
12
2

Unattached
v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018


FW

Reece Styche

(1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 29)
4
0

England Alfreton Town
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

FW

Leon Clinton

(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 20)
0
0

Gibraltar Lynx
v.  Liechtenstein, 16 October 2018 PRE

FW

Dylan Peacock

(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 17)
0
0

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Training camp, 3-8 October 2018

FW

Michael Yome

(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 24)
9
0

Gibraltar Europa
Training camp, 24-25 September 2018

FW

John-Paul Duarte

(1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 31)
11
0

Gibraltar St Joseph's
v.  Macedonia, 6 September 2018 PRE



  • INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.


  • PRE Preliminary squad.


  • RET Retired from the national team.


  • WD Withdrew for other reasons.



Player history





The Gibraltar national football team at the Victoria Stadium in March 2014




The Gibraltar most capped player Liam Walker



Most capped


As of 16 October 2018





















































































#
Name
Career
Caps
Goals
1

Liam Walker
2013–
33
2
2

Joseph Chipolina
2013–
31
2
3

Roy Chipolina
2013–
30
1
4

Jean-Carlos Garcia
2014–
26
0
5

Kyle Casciaro
2013–
24
1

Ryan Casciaro
2013–
24
0
7

Lee Casciaro
2014–
23
2

Anthony Bardon
2014–
23
0
9

Jordan Perez
2013–2016
17
0
10

Jayce Olivero
2016–
16
0

Jack Sergeant
2013–
16
0

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Jake Gosling (left) and Lee Casciaro (right) are joint top scorers for Gibraltar with two goals each.



Most goals


As of 16 October 2018


Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.





































































#
Name
Career
Goals
Caps
Average
1

Jake Gosling
2014–
2
12
0.167

Lee Casciaro
2014–
2
23
0.087

Joseph Chipolina
2013–
2
31
0.065

Liam Walker
2013–
2
33
0.061
5

George Cabrera
2014–
1
8
0.125

Anthony Hernandez
2014–
1
15
0.067

Kyle Casciaro
2013–
1
23
0.043

Roy Chipolina
2013–
1
29
0.034


Captains


As of 16 October 2018





































#
Player
Career
Captain Caps
Total Caps
1

Roy Chipolina
2013–
30
30
2

Joseph Chipolina
2013–
2
31
3

Liam Walker
2013–
1
33

Ryan Casciaro
2013–
1
24




Goalkeepers


As of 16 October 2018
















































#
Player
Career
Games
Wins
GA
GAA
1

Jordan Perez
2013–2016
17
1
52
3.059
2

Deren Ibrahim
2016–
8
0
39
4.875
3

Jamie Robba
2014–
8
1
25
3.125
4

Kyle Goldwin
2018–
5
3
5
1




  • ^1 Players in bold are still actively competing and are available for selection


International goals


Gibraltar has scored very few goals in competitive internationals; the list below is comprehensive.











































































No.
Comp.[a]
Date
Opponent
Scorer(s)
Final Score[b]
1
ECQ
29 March 2015

 Scotland

Lee Casciaro
1–6
2
ECQ
7 September 2015

 Poland

Jake Gosling
1–8
3
WCQ
6 September 2016

 Greece

Liam Walker
1–4
4
WCQ
13 November 2016

 Cyprus

Lee Casciaro
1–3
5
WCQ
9 June 2017

 Cyprus

Anthony Hernandez
1–2
6
UNL
13 October 2018

 Armenia

Joseph Chipolina
1–0
7
UNL
16 October 2018

 Liechtenstein

George Cabrera
2–1
8
UNL
16 October 2018

 Liechtenstein

Joseph Chipolina
2–1

a ECQ = UEFA European Football Championship qualification match, WCQ = FIFA World Cup qualification match, UNL = UEFA Nations League.
b The Gibraltar score is always listed first.



Gibraltar managers


Up to date as of 16 October 2018










































































Manager
Nation
Gibraltar career
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
Win %

Allen Bula

Gibraltar
2013–2015

7000900000000000000♠9

7000100000000000000♠1

7000200000000000000♠2

7000600000000000000♠6

7000300000000000000♠3

7001280000000000000♠28

07001111100000000000♠11.11

David Wilson (interim)

Scotland
2015

7000300000000000000♠3

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000300000000000000♠3

7000100000000000000♠1

7001170000000000000♠17

005000000000000000000♠0.00

Jeff Wood

England
2015–2018

7001170000000000000♠17

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

7001160000000000000♠16

7000400000000000000♠4

7001790000000000000♠79

005000000000000000000♠0.00

Desi Curry (interim)

Northern Ireland
2018

7000100000000000000♠1

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7002100000000000000♠100.00

Julio Cesar Ribas

Uruguay
2018–

7000400000000000000♠4

7000200000000000000♠2

5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

7000300000000000000♠3

7000500000000000000♠5

07001500000000000000♠50.00


Personnel





Allen Bula, Gibraltar's head coach between 2010 and 2015



Current technical staff


As of 29 June 2018[48][49]



















































Position
Name
Head Coach

Uruguay Julio César Ribas
Assistant Coach

Gibraltar Stephen Head
Assistant Coach

Gibraltar David Ochello
Goalkeeper Coach

England Michael Leonard
Goalkeeper Coach

England Lee Harrison
Technical Director

Northern Ireland Desi Curry
Match Analyst

Gibraltar Jansen Moreno
Team Doctor

Gibraltar Vanessa Robba
Team Physiotherapist

Gibraltar Iain Latin
Team Osteopath

England Paul Knight
Massage Therapist

Gibraltar Gareth Henwood


Stadium


Before being accepted into UEFA, the team played its home games at Victoria Stadium, the 5,000-seat national stadium of Gibraltar. There were plans to replace the stadium with the proposed 8,000-seat Europa Point Stadium which was expected to be completed for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[50][51][52] Construction was expected to begin in October 2013.[53] While a new stadium is under construction, the team will play its home matches at Estádio Algarve about four hours away in Portugal since the Victoria Stadium does not meet UEFA standards for international matches. Former national team manager Allen Bula stated that the team would play at the stadium for "a few years" until the Europa Point Stadium is complete.[54] Although the Victoria Stadium cannot be used for qualifying matches, it can be used for friendlies when Gibraltar chooses to do so.[55] In December 2014 the GFA applied for an exemption from UEFA to allow for competitive matches to be held at the Victoria Stadium although it did not meet minimum requirements. The exemption was filed based upon UEFA regulations which allow for an exemption to be granted because of "hardship". At that time, UEFA said that all scheduled matches, such as those during Euro 2016 qualification, would take place in the already-determined locations but a determination would be made for future competitions.[56] In February 2016 the Gibraltar government announced that over the previous four years numerous improvements had been made to the Victoria Stadium including the installation of approved AstroTurf and lighting which surpassed the requirements for a Category 2 stadium but did not quite meet Category 3. These improvements allowed for UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches to be played at the stadium.[57] In September 2015 it was announced that the GFA was considering the site of the Lathbury Barracks as an alternative to Europa Point following strong opposition from some Gibraltarians. At the time it was also revealed that UEFA would not fund renovations to the Victoria Stadium but would fund the construction of a new stadium. Additionally UEFA backed down from its original demands for a Category 4 stadium and would allow for the construction and use of a 4,000 to 6,000 seat venue.[58] In February 2016 the Government of Gibraltar announced that it expected to be presented for plans at the Lathbury site very soon.[57]




See also



  • Football in Gibraltar

  • Gibraltar Football Association

  • List of football clubs in Gibraltar



Footnotes





  1. ^ Development team from 2015 edition onward




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External links







  • Official site of the Gibraltar Football Association

  • FIFA profile

  • UEFA Profile

  • Island Games results

  • FIFI World Cup results

  • All-time results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

  • Gibraltarian Squads and Players

  • Unofficial website about Gibraltarian football, futsal and national team

















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