TheVictoria Stadium where the matches were played | |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 October 2021 – 30 April 2022 |
| Champions | Lincoln Red Imps 2nd National League title 26th overall |
| Champions League | Lincoln Red Imps |
| Europa Conference League | Europa St Joseph's Bruno's Magpies |
| Matches | 105 |
| Goals | 366 (3.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juanfri (14 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Alan Martin (8 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Bruno's Magpies 5–0Europa Point (17 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Europa Point 0–10Mons Calpe (8 January 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Europa Point 0–10Mons Calpe (8 January 2022) |
2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 5 May 2022. | |
The2021–22 Gibraltar National League season was the third season of theGibraltar National League inGibraltar, and the 123rd season of football on the territory overall. The league kicked off on 16 October 2021.Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, winning the title on the final day of the2020–21 season.
The structure of the league was expected to follow that of the previous two seasons.[1] Teams played one round of games as a single league, before splitting into two groups: the Championship Group contested by the top 6 sides, and the Challenge Group between the bottom 5 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group received the GFA Challenge Trophy and a bye to the second round of the next season'sRock Cup.
The following 11 teams competed in the 2021–22 season.Boca Gibraltar were expelled from the league in December 2020 and did not return.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Club sponsor | 2020–21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno's Magpies | VIVE | Rosso Corsa | 7th | ||
| College 1975 | Joma | 10th | |||
| Europa | Kappa | 2nd | |||
| Europa Point | Xtreme Sports China | 11th | |||
| Glacis United | Macron | 8th | |||
| Lincoln Red Imps | Givova | Mansion.com | 1st | ||
| Lions Gibraltar | Macron | 6th | |||
| Lynx | Givova | Grupo Casais | 5th | ||
| Manchester 62 | Joma | CEPSA GIB | 9th | ||
| Mons Calpe | Givova | FanPlay 365 | 4th | ||
| St Joseph's | Legea | 3rd |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's | Mutual consent[2] | 8 June 2021 | Pre-season | 30 June 2021[3] | ||
| Bruno's Magpies | 1 September 2021 | 5 September 2021 | ||||
| Glacis United | 1 September 2021 | 1 September 2021 | ||||
| Europa Point | Resigned | 11 October 2021 | 11 October 2021 | |||
| Europa Point | Sacked | 8 November 2021 | 11th | 26 November 2021 | ||
| Bruno's Magpies | 8 December 2021 | 6th | 13 January 2022[4] | |||
| Lions Gibraltar | 9 January 2022 | 11th | 9 January 2022 | |||
| Europa Point | Mutual consent | 31 January 2022 | 10th | 18 February 2022 | ||
| Mons Calpe | Health concerns | 4 March 2022 | 6th | 4 March 2022 | ||
| Lions Gibraltar | End of interim spell | 2 March 2022 | 11th | 2 March 2022 | ||
| Europa | Sacked | 29 March 2022 | 2nd | 29 March 2022 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Red Imps | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 30 | Qualification for theChampionship Group |
| 2 | Europa | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 27 | |
| 3 | St Joseph's | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 22 | |
| 4 | Glacis United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 19 | |
| 5 | Mons Calpe | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 16 | |
| 6 | Bruno's Magpies | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
| 7 | Manchester 62 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 13 | Qualification for theChallenge Group |
| 8 | Lynx | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 10 | |
| 9 | College 1975 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 6 | |
| 10 | Europa Point | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 49 | −41 | 3 | |
| 11 | Lions Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 36 | −30 | 1 |
| Home \ Away | BRU | COL | EFC | EPO | GLA | LIN | LGI | LYN | MAN | MON | SJO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno's Magpies | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| College 1975 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Europa | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Europa Point | 0–6 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–10 | ||||||
| Glacis United | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Lincoln Red Imps | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Lions Gibraltar | 2–3 | 0–3[a] | 0–9 | 0–7 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Lynx | 6–2 | 1–7 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Manchester 62 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 3–0 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Mons Calpe | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| St Joseph's | 6–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Red Imps(C) | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 58 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Europa | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | St Joseph's | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 35 | |
| 4 | Bruno's Magpies | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Glacis United | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Mons Calpe[a] | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | BRU | EFC | GLA | LIN | MON | SJO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno's Magpies | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Europa | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Glacis United | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |
| Mons Calpe | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| St Joseph's | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester 62 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 26 | GFA Challenge Trophy and bye in2022–23 Rock Cup |
| 2 | College 1975 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 20 | |
| 3 | Lynx | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
| 4 | Europa Point | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 14 | |
| 5 | Lions Gibraltar | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | COL | EPO | LGI | LYN | MAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College 1975 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Europa Point | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | |
| Lions Gibraltar | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Lynx | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Manchester 62 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Joseph's | 14 | |
| 2 | Europa | 12 | |
| 3 | Lincoln Red Imps | 11 | |
| 4 | Lincoln Red Imps | 10 | |
| 5 | Europa | 9 | |
| Mons Calpe | |||
| 7 | Europa | 7 | |
| Glacis United | |||
| Mons Calpe | |||
| St Joseph's |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno's Magpies | Europa Point | 5–0 (H) | 17 October 2021 | |
| Europa | Lions Gibraltar | 9–0 (A) | 17 December 2021 | |
| Mons Calpe | Europa Point | 10–0 (A) | 8 January 2022 | |
| Lincoln Red Imps | Europa Point | 5–1 (A) | 22 January 2022 | |
| Manchester 62 | Lynx | 4–1 (A) | 5 March 2022 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno's Magpies | 8 | |
| 2 | Europa | 6 | |
| 3 | St Joseph's | 4 | |
| College 1975 | |||
| 5 | Glacis United | 3 | |
| Lincoln Red Imps | |||
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| Lions Gibraltar | |||
| Lynx | |||
| Manchester 62 | |||
| Mons Calpe | |||
| Glacis United |