The 2020–21 Gibraltar Intermediate League is the third season of under-23 football in Gibraltar, after reforms to reserve team football in June 2018. The league will be contested by 10 teams - nine under-23 sides plus Hound Dogs and began on 8 December 2020. Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions. The league was suspended from 17 December 2020 to 4 April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, when the league resumed play, the format of the league changed so that they would only play each other once.
Format The Gibraltar Intermediate League was established by the Gibraltar Football Association in June 2018 as a merger of the pre-existing Reserves Division and Under 18 Division, in order to aid player development on the territory. Competing clubs are required to register a reserve squad of 18 players, of which 13 must be Gibraltarian.
Teams
Following the early end to the previous season, Manchester 62 opted not to field an Intermediate team this season, with St Joseph's returning to the league. Boca Gibraltar were initially set to enter the league for the first time, but the revocation of their domestic license in November 2020 meant that the side did not enter. Due to the lack of resources necessary to compete in the new Gibraltar National League, Hound Dogs were granted special permission by the Gibraltar FA to participate as a senior side in the Intermediate League.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Club sponsor
League table
Results
Note: Glacis United Intermediate vs College 1975 Intermediate originally finished 5–1, before the result was overturned by the GFA. The same happened in the game against Lynx Intermediate, which originally finished 8–3 to Glacis. The match between Bruno's Magpies Intermediate and Glacis United Intermediate, scheduled for 6 May 2021, did not go ahead. Bruno's Magpies Intermediate were awarded a 3–0 win. The match between St Joseph's Intermediate and Lions Gibraltar Intermediate on 14 May was awarded to Lions.
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Alessandro BorghiGlacis United Intermediate8 Dylan BorgeEuropa Intermediate3 Kaylan FrancoCollege 1975 Intermediate7 Luke BautistaEuropa Intermediate5 Ashton WahnonLincoln Red Imps Intermediate66 Christian MasonBruno's Magpies Intermediate5 Mitch GibsonEuropa Intermediate Anthony HernandezLincoln Red Imps Intermediate José Manuel GómezLions Gibraltar Intermediate Michael RuizLynx Intermediate
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date 4 Lynx Intermediate Mons Calpe Intermediate 7–1 (H) Europa Intermediate Hound Dogs 5–0 (A) 4 Europa Intermediate College 1975 Intermediate 11–0 (A) Europa Intermediate College 1975 Intermediate 11–0 (A) Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate Glacis United Intermediate 6–3 (H) 4 Glacis United Intermediate College 1975 Intermediate 5–1 (H) 6 Europa Intermediate Mons Calpe Intermediate 12–1 (A) 4 Europa Intermediate Mons Calpe Intermediate 12–1 (A) Lions Gibraltar Intermediate Mons Calpe Intermediate 6–1 (H) College 1975 Intermediate Mons Calpe Intermediate 7–0 (H) Glacis United Intermediate Hound Dogs 8–0 (H)
Clean Sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Peter CabezuttoEuropa Intermediate32 Christian Lopez23 Mark WarwickCollege 1975 Intermediate1 Ivan MorenoGlacis United Intermediate Marcos Zappacosta Juan Carcaño BlancoHound Dogs Elijah RoblesLincoln Red Imps Intermediate
See also 2020–21 Gibraltar National League 2020–21 Gibraltar Women's Football League
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