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Gibraltar

Nickname(s)	Team 54[1]
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Julio César Ribas
Captain	Roy Chipolina
Most caps	Liam Walker (29)
Top scorer	Lee Casciaro, Jake Gosling, Liam Walker (2)
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium (Friendlies) Estádio Algarve (Qualifiers)
FIFA code	GIB
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	195 1 (7 June 2018)[2]
Highest	195 (June 2018 – present)
Lowest	206 (April 2017 – March 2018)
Elo ranking
Current	177 (5 August 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)
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]

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	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1993	7th Place Match	8	4	0	0	4	1	9
1995	Runners-Up	2	5	4	0	1	5	3
1997	5th Place Match	6	5	2	0	3	13	8
1999	11th Place Match	11	4	1	0	3	9	11
2001	5th Place Match	5	4	3	0	1	7	2
2003	5th Place Match	6	5	3	0	2	29	5
2005	Did not enter	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	Champions	1	4	3	1	0	9	2
2009	9th Place Match	9	4	2	1	1	12	3
2011	5th Place Match	5	3	2	0	1	14	7
2013	Did not enter	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015[nb 1]	9th Place Match	10	4	1	1	2	3	6
Total	10/14	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. 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
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 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	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 Semi-Pro	1	0	0	1	2	4
Shetland	4	1	0	3	5	6
Tibet	1	1	0	0	5	0
Wales Semi-Pro	1	0	0	1	2	6

Honours

• Football at the Island Games:

• 
  Winners (1): 2007
  


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  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
2018	Did not qualify									10	0	0	10	3	47
Total	0/21	-	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	0	0	10	3	47

UEFA acceptance

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 to 2012	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
2016	Did not qualify									10	0	0	10	2	56
2020	To be determined									—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	0/15	-	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 25 March 2018. Only official matches are included.

Opponents	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	First	Last
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	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	+0	005000000000000000000♠0.00	2016	2016
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	7001300000000000000♠30	7000200000000000000♠2	7000300000000000000♠3	7001250000000000000♠25	7000900000000000000♠9	7002124000000000000♠124	−115	007000667000000000000♠6.67	2013	2018

2018 FIFA World Cup – qualification

Gibraltar was drawn to face Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia and Cyprus during the qualifying stage.^[43]

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	10	9	1	0	43	6	+37	28	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	1–1	4–0	8–1	4–0	9–0
2	Greece	10	5	4	1	17	6	+11	19	Advance to second round		1–2	—	1–1	0–0	2–0	4–0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	5	2	3	24	13	+11	17			3–4	0–0	—	5–0	2–0	5–0
4	Estonia	10	3	2	5	13	19	−6	11			0–2	0–2	1–2	—	1–0	4–0
5	Cyprus	10	3	1	6	9	18	−9	10			0–3	1–2	3–2	0–0	—	3–1
6	Gibraltar	10	0	0	10	3	47	−44	0			0–6	1–4	0–4	0–6	1–2	—

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to a training squad for 30 July-4 August 2018.^[44]

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2018 after the game against Latvia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kyle Goldwin	(1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 33)	1	0	Gibraltar United
	1GK	Matt Cafer	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Gibraltar Phoenix
	2DF	Jayce Olivero	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 20)	12	0	Abingdon United
	2DF	Erin Barnett	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 21)	11	0	Gibraltar United
	2DF	Kenneth Chipolina	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 24)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps
	2DF	Brad Power	(1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 25)	0	0	St Joseph's
	2DF	Ethan Jolley	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Europa
	2DF	Jayce Consigliero	(1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Gibraltar Phoenix
	2DF	Ethan Britto	(2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 17)	0	0	Unattached
	3MF	Jeremy Lopez	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 29)	8	0	Gibraltar Phoenix
	3MF	Alain Pons	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 22)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
	3MF	Tyson Ruiz	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 30)	1	0	Glacis United
	3MF	Scott Ballantine	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Gibraltar Phoenix
	3MF	Graeme Torrilla	(1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 20)	0	0	Mons Calpe
	3MF	Shaun De Los Santos	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Gibraltar United
	3MF	Leon Clinton	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Lynx
	3MF	Andrew Hernandez	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 19)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps
	3MF	Julian Valarino	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 18)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps
	4FW	Michael Yome	(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 23)	9	0	Europa
	4FW	Tjay De Barr	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 18)	1	0	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	Bradley Banda	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Glacis United	v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018
GK	Deren Ibrahim	(1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 27)	8	0	Dartford	v.  Greece, 10 October 2017
GK	Jamie Robba	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 26)	8	0	St Joseph's	v.  Greece, 10 October 2017
GK	Frank Warwick	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 24)	0	0	St Joseph's	v.  Estonia, 7 October 2017 PRE
DF	Jason Pusey	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 29)	4	0	Unattached	Training camp, July 23-29 2018
DF	Louie Annesley	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 18)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 23-29 2018
DF	Jack Sergeant	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 23)	12	0	West Didsbury & Chorlton	Training camp, July 16-17 2018
DF	Roy Chipolina (Captain)	(1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 35)	28	1	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
DF	Joseph Chipolina	(1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 30)	28	0	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
DF	Jean-Carlos Garcia	(1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 26)	25	0	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
DF	Ryan Casciaro	(1982-12-11) 11 December 1982 (age 35)	24	0	St Joseph's	v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018
MF	Ethan Llambias	(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 17)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 23-29 2018
MF	Liam Walker	(1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 30)	29	2	Europa	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
MF	Anthony Hernandez	(1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 23)	13	1	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
MF	Jamie Bosio	(1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 26)	12	0	Gibraltar United	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
MF	Sykes Garro	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 25)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
MF	Michael Negrette	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Gibraltar United	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
MF	Anthony Bardon	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 25)	19	0	Unattached	v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018
MF	Jake Gosling	(1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 25)	12	2	Unattached	v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018
MF	Robert Guiling	(1980-10-15) 15 October 1980 (age 37)	13	0	Lynx	v.  Greece, 10 October 2017
MF	Evan Green	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 25)	1	0	St Joseph's	v.  Greece, 10 October 2017
MF	Dean Torrilla	(1994-07-30) 30 July 1994 (age 24)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v.  Estonia, 7 October 2017 PRE
FW	Jamie Coombes	(1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 22)	9	0	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 16-17 2018
FW	Lee Casciaro	(1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 36)	19	2	Lincoln Red Imps	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
FW	John-Paul Duarte	(1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 31)	11	0	St Joseph's	Training camp, July 12-13 2018
FW	George Cabrera	(1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 29)	7	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v.  Latvia, 25 March 2018
FW	Paul Podesta	(1990-07-24) 24 July 1990 (age 28)	0	0	Bruno's Magpies	v.  Greece, 10 October 2017

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  ^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.


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  ^PRE Preliminary squad.


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  ^RET Retired from the national team.

Player history

Most capped

As of 25 March 2018

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Liam Walker	2013–	29	2
2	Roy Chipolina	2013–	28	1
	Joseph Chipolina	2013–	28	0
4	Jean-Carlos Garcia	2014–	25	0
5	Ryan Casciaro	2013–	24	0
6	Kyle Casciaro	2013–2017	23	1
7	Lee Casciaro	2014–	19	2
	Anthony Bardon	2014–	19	0
9	Jordan Perez	2013–2016	17	0
10	Robert Guiling	2013–	13	0
	Adam Priestley	2013–	13	0
	Anthony Hernandez	2014–	13	0

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Most goals

As of 25 March 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	19	0.105
	Liam Walker	2013–	2	29	0.034
4	Anthony Hernandez	2014–	1	13	0.077
	Kyle Casciaro	2013–2017	1	23	0.043
	Roy Chipolina	2013–	1	28	0.036

Captains

As of 25 March 2018

#	Player	Career	Captain Caps	Total Caps
1	Roy Chipolina	2013–	28	28
2	Liam Walker	2013–	1	29
	Ryan Casciaro	2013–	1	24

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Gibraltar managers

Up to date as of 25 March 2018

Manager	Nation	Gibraltar career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %
Allen Bula		2013–2015	7000900000000000000♠9	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	7001280000000000000♠28	07001111100000000000♠11.11
David Wilson (interim)		2015	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	7001170000000000000♠17	005000000000000000000♠0.00
Jeff Wood		2015–2018	7001170000000000000♠17	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7001160000000000000♠16	7000400000000000000♠4	7001790000000000000♠79	005000000000000000000♠0.00
Desi Curry (interim)		2018	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7002100000000000000♠100.00
Julio Cesar Ribas		2018–	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 29 June 2018^[45][46]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Julio César Ribas
Assistant Coach	Stephen Head
Assistant Coach	David Ochello
Goalkeeper Coach	Michael Leonard
Goalkeeper Coach	Lee Harrison
Technical Director	Desi Curry
Match Analyst	Jansen Moreno
Team Doctor	Vanessa Robba
Team Physiotherapist	Iain Latin
Team Osteopath	Paul Knight
Massage Therapist	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.^[47][48][49] Construction was expected to begin in October 2013.^[50] 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.^[51] Although the Victoria Stadium cannot be used for qualifying matches, it can be used for friendlies when Gibraltar chooses to do so.^[52] 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.^[53] 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.^[54] 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.^[55] In February 2016 the Government of Gibraltar announced that it expected to be presented for plans at the Lathbury site very soon.^[54]

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See also

• Football in Gibraltar


• Gibraltar Football Association


• List of football clubs in Gibraltar

Footnotes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gibraltar national association football team.

• 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