The Gibraltar Women's Football League is the top level amateur women's football championship of Gibraltar. Due to the lack of resources available for women's football, the league has been contested by five teams since 2021, and the league is treated as a development competition. This status means that, as of the 2021 season, clubs are ineligible to enter the UEFA Women's Champions League.
History The earliest known record of the competition dates back to 1999, when three teams (Manchester United, Lions and Victoria United) took part. However, the league was seemingly abandoned mid-season with Manchester United top of the table. After that, the league was not held for several years, aside from an edition held in 2003 between five middle schools. The league was revived fully in 2005, with Manchester United winning the title. Aside from 2008 to 2010, and the 2011–12 season, the league has been held every year since with a fluctuating number of teams - generally between 3 and 5, with a high of 8 teams participating in 2007. The Women's Rock Cup was introduced in 2013, generally played in the post-season.
Format As of the 2021–22 season, teams play each other 3 times. With the league only having development status, players as young as 12 are permitted to play and the league has been known to permit roll-on substitutes. As a result, teams are ineligible to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. Each club is permitted to sign up to 3 overseas players without home-grown player status.
2026–2027 Teams The 2026–2027 season is set to be played by the following six teams. All matches are played at Victoria Stadium.
College 1975 GFA Girls Gibraltar Lionesses Lynx FC Magpies Mons Calpe
List of champions Senior champions of the last year. The years before only school championships or five-a-side tournaments were held.
+List of Gibraltar Women's Football League champions Season Champion Runner up Notes 1999 Abandoned 2003 Bishop Fitzgerald Middle School St Anne's Middle School Played by school teams 2004 Not held 2005 Manchester United St Joseph's 2006 Manchester United Wolves 2007 St. Joseph's Manchester United 2007–08 Manchester United St Joseph's 2008–09 Not held 2009–10 Abandoned 2010–11 Gibraltar United Manchester United 2011–12 Not held 2012–13 College Cosmos Manchester United 2013–14 Lions Gibraltar Manchester 62 9-a-side 2014–15 Lions Gibraltar Manchester 62 9-a-side 2015–16 Manchester 62 Lincoln Red Imps9-a-side 2016–17 Lincoln Red Imps Lions Gibraltar 2017–18 Lincoln Red Imps Lions Gibraltar 2018–19 Lincoln Red Imps Lions Gibraltar 2019–20 Lincoln Red Imps Lions Gibraltar 2020–21 Lions Gibraltar Europa 2021–22 Lions Gibraltar Europa 2022–23 Lions Gibraltar Europa 2023–24 Lions Gibraltar Europa 2024–25 Lions Gibraltar GFA Girls 2025–26 Mons Calpe College 1975 Note: 2013–14 season was played as a nine-a-side league to encourage more clubs to register a team. 2014–15 and 2015–16 were nine-a-side as well.
Performance by club Bold indicates club still playing in top division.
Rank Team Titles Last title1 Lions Gibraltar 7 2024–252 Lincoln Red Imps 4 2019–20Manchester 62 2015–164 Mons Calpe 1 2025–26 College Cosmos 2012–13Gibraltar United 2010–11St Joseph's 2007Bishop Fitzgerald Middle School 2003
References
External links Football Association