The Gibraltar national football team represents Gibraltar in football and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the local governing body of that sport. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Organised football has been played in the country since the 19th century. Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1997 which was rejected, as UEFA would only allow membership for applicants recognised as sovereign states by the United Nations. In October 2012, Gibraltar reapplied for membership and it was granted in March 2013.
The list encompasses the records set by the team, their managers and their players since joining UEFA in 2013. The player records section itemises the team's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Gibraltar's record appearance maker is Liam Walker, who has made 88 appearances since 2013. Walker is also the record goalscorer, scoring eight goals in total. All figures are correct as of the match played on 21 August 2026.
Player records
Appearances
Most appearances: Liam Walker, 88 (from 19 November 2013 to 9 June 2025) Most consecutive appearances: Liam Walker, 40 (from 5 March 2014 to 8 September 2019) Youngest appearances: Luca Scanlon, 16 years and 57 days, 8 September 2025 v Faroe Islands Oldest appearances: Lee Casciaro, 44 years and 247 days, 3 June 2026 v British Virgin Islands
List of ten most capped players RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer18882013–present27552013–202436632014–present46302016–present56122013–present6102013–present75212018–present5232018–present94612018–present104102020–present
Goalscorers Top goalscorer: Liam Walker, 8 (from 19 November 2013 to 9 June 2025)
First goal scored: Roy Chipolina, 1 March 2014, 1–4 v Faroe Islands First goal conceded: Jóan Símun Edmundsson, 1 March 2014, 1–4 v Faroe Islands Fastest goal scored: 6 minutes and 29 seconds by Liam Walker, 16 November 2021 v Latvia Latest goal scored: 97th minute by James Scanlon, 8 September 2024 v Liechtenstein Fastest goal conceded: 1st minutes (2 times) 8.1 seconds by Christian Benteke, 10 October 2016 v Belgium (4th fastest international soccer goal) 37 seconds by Christopher Reeves, 6 June 2026 v Cayman Islands Latest goal conceded: 104th minute by Nicolas Hasler, 8 September 2024 v Liechtenstein Most goals in a match: 2 by James Scanlon, 3 June 2026 v British Virgin Islands Most goals by a opponent in a match: 4 (2 times) by Robert Lewandowski, 7 September 2014 v Poland by Yura Movsisyan, 16 November 2018 v Armenia Oldest player to score: Roy Chipolina (39 years, 303 days) Youngest player to score: James Scanlon (17 years, 346 days)
List of goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer18882013–present25752013–202433662014–present3522018–present3312014–present6292024–present2612013–present2122014–20182142024–present101522018–present182014–20181262013–20201282014–present1182013–present1332020–present
Progression of goalscoring record GoalsPlayerDateOpponentScoreNotes 1 March 2014 26 May 2014 4 June 2014 29 March 2015 7 September 2015 13 November 2016 25 March 2018 16 October 2018 15 October 2019 1 September 2021 7 September 2021 16 November 2021 9 June 2022 16 November 2022 16 November 2022 19 November 2022 8 September 2024 15 November 2024 19 November 2024
Goalkeepers RankPlayerGamesWinsCareer 1 32 3 101 2019–present 2 21 4 50 2018–2021 3 17 2 33 2021–present 4 17 1 52 2013–2016 5 8 1 25 2014–2016 6 8 0 39 2016–2017 7 2 0 2 2024–present 8 2 0 4 2018–2019
Disciplinary Most yellow card: 13, Tjay De Barr, (from 25 March 2018 to 9 June 2025 Gibraltar player sent off: (8 times) by Jayce Olivero 13 November 2016 v Cyprus (80th minute) by Erin Barnett 31 August 2017 v Belgium (40th minute) by Jayce Olivero 13 November 2021 v Turkey (22nd minute) by Liam Walker 27 March 2023 v Netherlands (51st minute) by Ethan Santos 18 November 2023 v France, (18th minute), UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, France v Gibraltar football match (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying) by Dayle Coleing 21 March 2024 v Lithuania (26th minute) by Dan Bent 13 October 2024 v Liechtenstein (93rd minute) by Julian Valarino 8 October 2025 v New Caledonia (92nd minute) Longest streak without red cards: 36, from 3 September 2017 to 11 October 2021 Opponent player sent off: (5 times) by Axel Witsel 31 August 2017 v Belgium (40th minute) by Davide Simoncini 14 November 2020 v San Marino (50th minute) by Andreas Malin 16 November 2022 v Liechtenstein (20th minute) by Edvinas Gertmonas 21 March 2024 v Lithuania (71st minute) by Daniel Danu 19 November 2024 v Moldova (91st minute) Longest streak without red cards by a opponent: 25, from 19 November 2013 to 9 June 2017
Managerial records
First full-time manager: Allen Bula managed Gibraltar from 2010 (before Gibraltar became members of UEFA) to 2014 Longest-serving manager: Julio César Ribas – (29 June 2018 to 26 February 2025) Shortest tenure as manager: David Wilson – 5 months (March to July 2015) Highest win percentage: Desi Curry, 100% Lowest win percentage: Dave Wilson, Scott Wiseman and Jeff Wood, 0.00%
Team records Matches Firsts
First match (at Estádio Algarve): 0–0 v Slovakia, Friendly, 19 November 2013 First match at Victoria Stadium: 1–4 v Faroe Islands, Friendly, 1 March 2014 First match at Europa Point Stadium: 1–0 v Andorra, Friendly, 4 September 2024 First UEFA European Championship qualifying match: 0–7 v Poland, 7 September 2014 First FIFA World Cup qualification match: 1–4 v Greece, 6 September 2016 First UEFA Nations League match: 0–2 v Macedonia, 6 September 2018
Record results Biggest win: 4–0 v British Virgin Islands, Friendly, 3 June 2026 Biggest defeat: 0–14 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, 18 November 2023
Record consecutive results Record consecutive wins: 2, from 13 October 2018 to 16 October 2018 2, from 16 November 2022 to 19 November 2022 2, from 3 June 2026 to 6 June 2026 Record consecutive defeats: 13, from 24 March 2023 to 2 June 2024 Record consecutive draws: 3, from 13 October to 19 November 2024 Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 7, from 6 June 2024 to 19 November 2024 Record consecutive matches without a win: 24, from 7 September 2014 to 10 October 2017 Longest goalless streak: 1,332 minutes, from 19 November 2022 to 4 September 2024 Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 269 minutes, from 10 October 2024 to 15 November 2024 Longest goalless streak by both teams: 205 minutes, from 16 November 2021 to 2 June 2022 Longest streak without draw: 33, from 29 March 2016 to 11 November 2020 Longest streak without goalless draw: 33, from 29 March 2016 to 11 November 2020 Longest losing streak at FIFA World Cup qualifying: 28, from 6 September 2016 to present Longest losing streak at UEFA European Championship qualifying: 26, from 7 September 2014 to present Longest losing streak at major qualifying tournament: 54, from 7 September 2014 to present
Goals Most goals scored in a match: 4 - (2 times) 3 June 2026 v British Virgin Islands 6 June 2026 v Cayman Islands 2 goals - (5 times) 16 October 2018 v Liechtenstein, 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 16 November 2018 v Armenia, 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 15 October 2019 v Georgia, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 16 November 2022 v Liechtenstein, Friendly 8 September 2024 v Liechtenstein, 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D Most goals scored in first half: 3: 3 June 2026 v British Virgin Islands Most goals scored in second half: 3: 6 June 2026 v Cayman Islands Most goals scored by a different player in a match: 3, 6 June 2026 v Cayman Islands Most goals conceded in a match: 14, 18 November 2023 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Most goals conceded in first half: 7, 18 November 2023 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, France v Gibraltar football match (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying) Most goals conceded in second half: 7, 18 November 2023 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, France v Gibraltar football match (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying) Most goals scored by a different opponent player in a match: 10, 18 November 2023 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, France v Gibraltar football match (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying) Most goals scored by both teams in a match: 14, 18 November 2023 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Fewest goals scored by both teams in a match: 0 - (8 times) 19 November 2013 v Slovakia (Gibraltar first match played) 23 March 2016 v Liechtenstein 14 November 2020 v San Marino 7 June 2021 v Andorra 23 March 2022 v Grenada 26 March 2022 v Faroe Islands 6 June 2024 v Wales 13 October 2024 v Liechtenstein Most goals scored in a qualifying tournament: 4 in 10 matches, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Fewest goals scored in a qualifying tournament: 0 in 8 matches, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Most goals conceded in a qualifying tournament: 56 in 10 matches, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Fewest goals conceded in a qualifying tournament: 31 in 8 matches, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Most goals scored in the UEFA Nations League: 5 in 6 matches, 2018–19 League D Fewest goals scored the UEFA Nations League: 3 in 4 matches, 2020–21 League D 3 in 6 matches, 2022–23 League C Most goals conceded in the UEFA Nations League: 18 in 6 matches, 2022–23 League C (not including the relegation play-outs) Fewest goals conceded in the UEFA Nations League: 1 in 4 matches, 2020–21 League D
Points Most points in a qualifying tournament: 0 in 10 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2016 0 in 10 matches, FIFA World Cup qualification, 2018 0 in 8 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2020 0 in 10 matches, FIFA World Cup qualification, 2022 0 in 8 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2024 Fewest points in a qualifying tournament: 0 in 10 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2016 0 in 10 matches, FIFA World Cup qualification, 2018 0 in 8 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2020 0 in 10 matches, FIFA World Cup qualification, 2022 0 in 8 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2024 Most points in the UEFA Nations League: 8 in 3 matches, 2020–21 League D Fewest points in the UEFA Nations League: 1 in 6 matches, 2022–23 League C
Other records Fastest 2 goals to start the match: 21st minutes, 16 November 2022 v Liechtenstein Fastest 2 goals conceded to start the match: 4th minutes, 18 November 2023 v France, UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, France v Gibraltar football match (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying)
Statistics By opponent
By competition CompetitionFIFA World Cup qualification ||2016||2025Friendly ||2013||2026UEFA Euro qualifying ||2014||2023UEFA Nations League ||2018||2026Total2013 2026
By home stadium CompetitionEstádio Algarve ||2013||2025Europa Point Stadium ||2024||2026Victoria Stadium ||2014||2022Total20132026
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