2025–26 Gibraltar Football League
 The Europa Sports Park where each match is played | |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2025 – TBC 2026 |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Gibraltar Football League season is the seventh season of the Gibraltar Football League in Gibraltar (and fourth under its current name), and the 127th season of football on the territory overall. Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions, winning their fourth successive title on the final weekend of the season to beat competition from title rivals St Joseph's on their head-to-head record. Due to the league's fall down the UEFA coefficient rankings, this season only 2 teams qualified for the UEFA Conference League. For the first time since the 2020–21 season, 12 teams will contest the league.
The winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up and Rock Cup winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.
Format
The 2025–26 season is set to continue with the same format used the previous season.[1] Instead of playing one round of fixtures before splitting, teams will instead play each other twice for a total of 22 games this season. After the second round of games, the top 6 enter the GFL Championship Group, where each team plays each other once to decide the league champion. However, the Challenge Group has been scrapped.
Due to the continued reconstruction of Victoria Stadium, games will continue to be played at the Europa Sports Park this season.
Teams
FCB Magpies merged with youth side Calpe City on 1 June 2025, becoming Calpe City Magpies - however, due to delays in registering the new entity, they will remain as FC Magpies for one more season. After six years playing in the Gibraltar Intermediate League, GFL founding members Hound Dogs announced they would play in the GFL for the first time on 12 May 2025. That same day, the Gibraltar FA released the licensing awards for the 2025–26 season.[2] Receiving the UEFA Club License were Lincoln Red Imps, St Joseph's, FCB Magpies and Lions Gibraltar. The GFA Gold License was awarded to College 1975, Europa Point, Glacis United, Manchester 62, Lynx, Europa and Mons Calpe. Hound Dogs were given the GFA Silver License.
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 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College 1975 |  Óscar León
|
 Jamie-Luke McCarthy
|
Joma | 8th | |
| Europa |  Michele Di Piedi
|
Aymen Mouelhi
|
Kappa | Situs Construction | 3rd |
| Europa Point | Brandon Mora
|
 Thomas Drage
|
Custimoo | Mobill | 11th |
| Glacis United | Miguel Ángel Berlanga
|
Jake Victor
|
Meyba | VIA Sports Experiences | 7th |
| Hound Dogs |  Ryan McCarthy
|
Dean Penfold
|
Joma | Boluda Towage | GIL, 9th |
| Lincoln Red Imps | Juanjo Bezares
|
Bernardo Lopes
|
Givova | Bet365 | 1st |
| Lions Gibraltar |  Wally Downes
|
Shea Breakspear
|
VX3 | GibSams | 6th |
| Lynx | Yiyi Pérez
|
Michael Ruiz
|
Joma | First Choice Care | 9th |
| FC Magpies |  Youri Loen
|
 Paco Zúñiga
|
Macron | Chestertons | 5th |
| Manchester 62 | Luis McCoy
|
Joseph Chipolina
|
Joma | Concussion Legacy Foundation | 4th |
| Mons Calpe | Juan Marí Sánchez
|
Jesús Ayala
|
Givova | FanPlay 365 | 10th |
| St Joseph's | Abraham Paz
|
Juanma González
|
Macron | Sprint Sports | 2nd |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hound Dogs | Chris Gomez
|
Resigned | 15 May 2025 | Pre-season | Ryan McCarthy
|
15 May 2025 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | Juanjo Bezares
|
Interim spell made permanent | 16 May 2025 | Juanjo Bezares
|
16 May 2025 | |
| Europa Point | Roberto Carrasco
|
Appointed Head of Youth | 21 May 2025 | Brandon Mora
|
12 June 2025 | |
| Glacis United | Michael Bakare
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | Miguel Ángel Berlanga
|
1 July 2025 | |
| FC Magpies | Terrence Jolley
|
End of interim spell | Youri Loen
| |||
| Lions Gibraltar | .svg.png){kind=small} Raymond Alexander
|
End of interim spell | 25 July 2025 | Wally Downes
|
25 July 2025 | |
| Manchester 62 | Luis McCoy
|
Interim spell made permanent | 1 August 2025 | Luis McCoy
|
1 August 2025 |
Regular season
During the regular season, each team faced each other twice before the league is split into two (with only the top six teams advancing to the GFL Championship Group).
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Joseph's | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 3 | Qualification for the GFL Championship Group. |
| 2 | Mons Calpe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | Lynx | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hound Dogs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Lions Gibraltar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Europa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Lincoln Red Imps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FC Magpies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Manchester 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Glacis United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |
| 11 | College 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 12 | Europa Point | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Fair Play
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the top six teams advance to the GFL Championship Group.
Results
GFL Championship Group
The top six teams from the regular season contest the GFL Championship Group to decide the league champion. Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Gracia
|
Mons Calpe | 2 |
| 2 | Iker Navarro
|
Glacis United | 1 |
| Cecil Prescott
|
Glacis United | ||
 Rocky Lendet
|
Hound Dogs | ||
| Mikael Ndjoli
|
Lions Gibraltar | ||
 Marco Farisato
|
Lynx | ||
 Sunday Faleye
|
Lynx | ||
 Vinicius
|
Lynx | ||
| Nacho Holgado
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| Leon Mason
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| Manu Toledano
|
Mons Calpe | ||
| Javi Forján
|
St Joseph's | ||
 Gabri Cardozo
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Juanma González
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Álvaro Rey
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Teté
|
St Joseph's | ||
| Manu Torres
|
St Joseph's |
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Banda
|
St Joseph's | 1 |
| Iván Villanueva
|
Mons Calpe |
References
- ^ "Mens Domestic Football Season to Kick off on Friday 15th September with the traditional Pepe Reyes Memorial Cup". Gibraltar FA. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Club Licenses issued for 2025/26 Gibraltar FA. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
External links
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