The Gibraltar Second Division was the second tier of football in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The league was founded in 1909 after the expansion of the Gibraltar Premier Division and as of the 2016–17 season contains 10 clubs. All of the sides competing were amateur. Teams in this division, along with the Gibraltar U-15 national team, entered the Rock Cup in the first round except for 3 clubs who received byes to the second round.
Promotion was not regular until 2007-08 due to the prevalence of reserve teams in the division. As of the 2016–17 season, league champions are automatically promoted, and the runners up enter a play-off with the second-from-bottom team in the Gibraltar Premier Division. However, in the 2014–15 season, the top two teams were automatically promoted with no relegation, due to the Premier Division expanding to 10 teams for the 2015–16 season onward. Until 2008, a Third Division also operated in which teams were regularly promoted and relegated between the two divisions.
In 2019 the league merged with the Gibraltar Premier Division to form the Gibraltar National League, ending 110 years of second division football on the Rock.
Second Division 2018–19
ClubLast seasonBruno's Magpies3rdCollege 19757thEuropa Point4thFC Hound Dogs8thManchester 6210th, Gibraltar Premier Division (relegated)Olympique 132ndLeo FC5th
List of champions All results from RSSSF archives.. Archived from original. Bold indicates the team was promoted.Records before 1998 are unknown. SeasonChampionsRunners-up1998–99Gibraltar UnitedSt Joseph's Reserves1999–2000Glacis United ReservesPegasus2000–01Rock WolvesGlacis United Reserves2001–02St Joseph's ReservesManchester United Reserves2002–03Manchester United ReservesNewcastle Reserves2003–04Newcastle ReservesSt Theresa's2004–05Manchester United ReservesGlacis United Reserves2005–06Manchester United ReservesNewcastle Reserves2006–07Shamrock 101Pegasus2007–08Glacis United ReservesShamrock 1012008–09College CosmosChelsea2009–10LynxFC Britannia XI2010–11Gib PilotsSJ Athletic2011–12LynxCollege Europa2012–13College CosmosGibraltar Phoenix2013–14FC Britannia XIMons Calpe2014–15Gibraltar UnitedAngels2015–16Europa PointMons Calpe2016–17Gibraltar PhoenixBruno's Magpies2017–18Boca GibraltarFC Olympique 132018–19Bruno's MagpiesEuropa Point
See also Gibraltar Football League Gibraltar Premier Division Gibraltar Premier Cup Pepe Reyes Cup
References
External links Gibraltar FA