The 2018–19 Gibraltar Second Division was the sixth and final season of the second tier football in Gibraltar since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA. The season began on 15 August 2018.[1] After the expulsion of Angels the previous season and withdrawal of Cannons, the league was contested by 7 clubs.

This season saw the return of the Second Division Cup after stadium renovations saw the tournament scrapped the previous year. The tournament took place during a mid-season break from 17 December 2018 until 9 March 2019. Boca Gibraltar were the reigning champions, earning promotion to the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division.

There was no promotion after the completion of this season due to the merger of Gibraltar's football leagues to form the new Gibraltar National League.[2]

Format

Clubs played each other three times for a total of 18 matches each, with a break in mid-season for clubs to contest the Chesterton's Cup.

This season saw an expansion of the Home Grown Player (HPG) rule, which required clubs to name a minimum of 4 home grown players in their matchday squads with at least three of them on the field of play at all times.

Teams

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Location of the stadium where all teams play

Boca Gibraltar were promoted to the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division as champions last season. FC Olympique 13 lost their promotion playoff, so remained in the division. Manchester 62 were relegated to the Second Division after finishing bottom of the 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division. Cannons folded and withdrew from the league after the end of the season, while Angels were not re-admitted following their expulsion, leaving the Second Division with just seven teams.

Club Manager Captain Kit supplier Sponsor 2017–18
Bruno's Magpies Scotland David Wilson Scotland Ross Gray Nike GVC Holdings
Chestertons 		3rd
College 1975 Gibraltar Nolan Bosio Gibraltar Nazim Hughes Joma 7th
Europa Point Spain José Ramón Rojas Escalona Spain Gerardo López Luanvi Sunborn Yacht Hotels 4th
Hound Dogs Gibraltar Chris Gomez Gibraltar Jesse Moonilall Joma The Calpe Hounds 8th
Leo FC Spain Francisco Sanchez France Clément Loubière Errea 5th
Manchester 62 Gibraltar Jonathan Sodi Argentina Christian Toncheff Joma CEPSA GIB 10th, GPD
Olympique 13 Germany Ángel Parla-Díaz Gibraltar Andrew Lopez Uhlsport Hungry Monkey 2nd

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Europa Point Spain Juan Molina End of contract 10 June 2018 Pre-season United States Brett Jacobs 1 July 2018
Leo Spain Norberto Alonso Resigned 10 June 2018 Spain Rogelio Ramagge 26 June 2018
FC Olympique 13 Scotland Lewis Fraser Signed by Mons Calpe 10 June 2018 Spain Norberto Alonso 23 July 2018
FC Olympique 13 Spain Norberto Alonso Resigned 23 November 2018 4th Germany Ángel Parla-Díaz 24 November 2018
Leo Spain Rogelio Ramagge 1 December 2018 6th Spain Francisco Sanchez 2 December 2018
Europa Point United States Brett Jacobs December 2018 4th Spain José Ramón Rojas Escalona December 2018

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bruno's Magpies (C) 18 15 2 1 91 19 +72 47
2 Europa Point 18 13 0 5 50 26 +24 39
3 Olympique 13 18 12 1 5 71 33 +38 37
4 Manchester 62 18 12 1 5 54 27 +27 37
5 College 1975 18 3 2 13 13 62 −49 11
6 Leo 18 3 1 14 23 62 −39 10
7 Hound Dogs 18 0 3 15 9 82 −73 3
Source: Gibraltar FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Matches 1–12

Home \ Away BRU COL EPO HOU LEO MAN OLY
Bruno's Magpies 6–0 3–1 13–0 6–2 4–1 2–2
College 1975 1–6 0–4 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–8
Europa Point 2–4 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–3 5–2
Hound Dogs 0–7 0–3 1–8 1–2 0–5 1–3
Leo 1–8 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–7 2–6
Manchester 62 0–3 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 3–2
Olympique 13 4–1 6–0 2–3 3–1 7–1 0–2
Source: Gibraltar FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 13–18

Home \ Away BRU COL EPO HOU LEO MAN OLY
Bruno's Magpies 8–1 1–1 3–1
College 1975 1–3 0–9 0–1
Europa Point 1–3 4–0 3–2
Hound Dogs 0–6 1–1 0–4
Leo 1–7 0–2 1–3
Manchester 62 1–2 4–2 4–3
Olympique 13 3–1 12–2 6–5
Source: Gibraltar FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 25 May 2019.[3]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Matheus Assumpção Bruno's Magpies 28
2 Gibraltar Robert Montovio1 Manchester 62 16
3 Gibraltar Julian Lopez Europa Point 14
4 Gibraltar Andrew Lopez FC Olympique 13 13
5 Spain Alejandro Carenote FC Olympique 13 12
6 Canada Alex Dimitriu Bruno's Magpies 11
Gibraltar Lython Marquez Manchester 62
8 England Finnlay Wyatt Bruno's Magpies 10
9 Spain Fernando Cuesta Bruno's Magpies 9
10 Spain Fiera FC Olympique 13 7
England Thomas Parry Bruno's Magpies
Spain Riki Rojo FC Olympique 13

1 Robert Montovio scored 4 goals for Europa Point before transferring to Manchester 62.

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Gibraltar Lance Cabezutto Olympique 13 Leo 6–2 (A) 19 August 2018
Spain Fiera Olympique 13 Hound Dogs 3–1 (H) 30 August 2018
Gibraltar Kelvin Morgan Bruno's Magpies Hound Dogs 7–0 (A) 4 November 2018
Gibraltar Andrew Lopez Olympique 13 Leo 7–1 (H) 8 November 2018
Spain Riki Rojo Olympique 13 Leo 7–1 (H) 8 November 2018
Brazil Matheus Assumpção Bruno's Magpies College 1975 6–1 (A) 10 November 2018
Gibraltar Andrew Lopez Olympique 13 College 1975 6–0 (H) 9 December 2018
Gibraltar Lython Marquez Manchester 62 Hound Dogs 5–0 (A) 17 December 2018
Brazil Matheus Assumpção6 Bruno's Magpies Hound Dogs 13–0 (H) 1 April 2019
Canada Alex Dimitriu Bruno's Magpies Hound Dogs 13–0 (H) 1 April 2019
Spain Fernando Cuesta Bruno's Magpies College 1975 8–1 (H) 7 April 2019
Gibraltar Lython Marquez4 Manchester 62 College 1975 9–0 (A) 14 April 2019
Gibraltar Andrew Lopez Olympique 13 Hound Dogs 12–2 (H) 2 May 2019
Spain Alejandro Carenote6 Olympique 13 Hound Dogs 12–2 (H) 2 May 2019
Gibraltar Julian Lopez4 Europa Point Hound Dogs 8-1 (A) 11 May 2019
Spain Samuel Fernández Manchester 62 Leo 7-1 (A) 12 May 2019
Gibraltar Paul Podesta Bruno's Magpies Leo 7-1 (A) 15 May 2019
Gibraltar Robert Montovio Manchester 62 Leo 4-3 (H) May 21, 2019
Brazil Matheus Assumpção Bruno's Magpies Hound Dogs 6–0 (A) 24 May 2019

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Games
1 Gibraltar Christian Lopez Manchester 62 4
Canada Nicolas Milli Europa Point
3 Spain Juan Carlos Bedmar1 Manchester 62 3
England Tom Hull Bruno's Magpies
5 Spain Salvador Becerra Europa Point 2
Gibraltar Kayne Burrell College 1975
Spain Juan Carcaño Blanco Hound Dogs
United States Ryan MacArthur Bruno's Magpies
9 Spain Alejandro Arroyal College 1975 1
Gibraltar Kenneth Cruz FC Olympique 13
Spain Juanfran FC Olympique 13
Spain Francisco Mancilla Europa Point
Spain David Moreno FC Olympique 13
Spain Francisco Moreno Leo
Gibraltar Tito Podesta Bruno's Magpies

1 Juan Carlos Bedmar kept 2 clean sheets for Leo before transferring to Manchester 62.

End-of-season awards

End of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 2 June.[4]

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season Scotland David Wilson Bruno's Magpies
Player of the Season Brazil Matheus Assumpção Bruno's Magpies
Young Player of the Season Nigeria Godwin Egbo Olympique 13

See also

References

  1. ^ "Changes to Domestic Football - to be implemented in season 2018/19". GFA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League". GFA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ Top Scorers Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Football Association.
  4. ^ Football Gibraltar Awards, Part 2 Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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