The Gibraltar Football League is the only senior tier of association football in Gibraltar, founded in 2019 as the Gibraltar National League after a merger of the Gibraltar Premier Division, which served as the top division of football on the Rock since 1905, and the Gibraltar Second Division, which had existed since 1909. It was announced in August 2019 by the Gibraltar Football Association.Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. The league is supported by the Gibraltar Intermediate League for U23 sides.
Format Rumours of the new league began in 2018, when the Gibraltar FA announced plans for a single tier format in its league constitution for the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division. On 1 August 2019, the GFA confirmed details of the restructure of domestic football in Gibraltar, and the format of the new 16 team league.Key changes to the domestic league revealed to clubs Gibraltar Chronicle. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. After 4 teams left the league, the remaining 12 teams are to follow the same league format. For the first 4 editions of the competition, 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 6 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group will receive the GFA Challenge Trophy and receive a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup. Hound Dogs, who participated in the final season of the Gibraltar Second Division, were granted special dispensation to compete in the Gibraltar Intermediate League.
The first season of the Gibraltar National League had no champion, as the season was declared null and void by the Gibraltar FA as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the Gibraltar FA announced that every game of the 2021–22 Gibraltar National League season would be streamed online through a broadcasting deal with Footters.Gibraltar National League to launch with new historic partnerships Gibraltar FA. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
In July 2022, the league rebranded as the Gibraltar Football League, with a new identity and logo.Introducing a new identity for the Gibraltar Football League Gibraltar FA. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022. The following year saw a change of format for the league. Instead of a single round-robin before the league split, the league instead returned to a double round robin format, with each team playing each other twice. At the end of the regular season, only the top 6 progressed to the next stage, entering the GFL Championship Group to decide the champion.Mens Domestic Football Season to Kick off on Friday 15th September with the traditional Pepe Reyes Memorial Cup Gibraltar FA. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
Teams Of the 17 teams that formed the initial league, three founder teams withdrew before the inaugural season started: Gibraltar Phoenix, Gibraltar United, and Leo. Additionally, Olympique 13 were expelled from the league after forfeiting the first two matches of the 2019-20 season. Hound Dogs, while a founding member, opted not to join the National League, instead competing in the Gibraltar Intermediate League for financial reasons until joining the league in 2025. In December 2020, Boca Gibraltar were also expelled from the league. FCB Magpies merged with youth side Calpe City in 2025, forming a new club, Calpe City Magpies, although as of May 2026 the status of this merger is unknown. Manchester 62 folded after being denied a license in May 2026. As such, the following 11 teams currently contest the competition.
+ Current clubsTeamFormedJoinedPrevious seasonPremier Division titlesGFL titlesGFA Challenge TrophiesHead coachCollege 1975197520199th000 Óscar LeónEuropa192520193rd700 Michele Di PiediEuropa Point201420198th000 Claudio RacinoGlacis United1965201910th1700 Jonny ElwoodHound Dogs2012202511th000 Ryan McCarthyLincoln Red Imps197620191st2460 Juanma PavónLions Gibraltar196620195th000 Wally DownesLynx200720196th000 Rafael BergesFC Magpies201320197th001 Youri LoenMons Calpe201320194th001 Juan Marí SánchezSt Joseph's191220192nd100 Javi Muñoz
+ Former clubsTeamFormedJoinedPremier Division titlesGFL titlesGFA Challenge TrophiesFinal seasonGibraltar Phoenix20112019000N/AGibraltar United194320191100N/ALeo20042019000N/AOlympique 13201320190002019–20Boca Gibraltar201220190002020–21Manchester 62196220197012025–26
List of winners Table includes top three of the Championship Group (top half of table) and Challenge Group (bottom half of table) SeasonChampionship GroupChallenge GroupGolden BootGolden GloveChampionsPlayerGoalsPlayer Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic Juanfri 24 Dayle Coleing Jamie Robba 72020–21Lincoln Red ImpsEuropaSt Joseph'sBruno's MagpiesGlacis UnitedManchester 62 Kike Gómez 24 Christian Lopez 112021–22Lincoln Red ImpsEuropaSt Joseph'sManchester 62College 1975Lynx Juanfri 14 Alan Martin 82022–23Lincoln Red ImpsEuropaBruno's MagpiesMons CalpeManchester 62Lions Gibraltar Juanfri 21 Dayle Coleing Jaylan Hankins 72023–24 Lincoln Red Imps St Joseph's FCB MagpiesDiscontinued Juanfri 17 Bradley Banda 132024–25 Lincoln Red Imps St Joseph's Europa Vittorio Vigolo 15 Bradley Banda 102025–26Lincoln Red ImpsSt Joseph'sEuropa Manu Toledano30 Bradley Banda14
See also Gibraltar Premier Division Gibraltar Second Division Rock Cup Gibraltar Premier Cup Pepe Reyes Cup
References
External links Gibraltar FA Website Gibraltar – List of Champions, RSSSF.com