The 2021–22 Gibraltar National League season was the third season of the Gibraltar National League in Gibraltar, and the 123rd season of football on the territory overall. The league kicked off on 16 October 2021. Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, winning the title on the final day of the 2020–21 season.
Format The structure of the league was expected to follow that of the previous two seasons.Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League Gibraltar FA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. 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 5 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group received the GFA Challenge Trophy and a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup.
Teams
The following 11 teams competed in the 2021–22 season. Boca Gibraltar were expelled from the league in December 2020 and did not return.
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 2020–21 7th Joma 10th 2nd 11th 8th 1st 6th 5th Manchester 62 Joma CEPSA GIB 9th FanPlay 365 4th 3rd
Managerial Changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentSt Joseph's Mutual consentClub Statement St Joseph's FC. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021. 8 June 2021 Pre-season 30 June 2021BREAKING: MOLINA APPOINTED AS MANAGER St Joseph's FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.Bruno's Magpies 1 September 2021 5 September 2021Glacis United 1 September 2021 1 September 2021Europa Point Resigned 11 October 2021 11 October 2021Europa Point Sacked 8 November 2021 11th 26 November 2021Bruno's Magpies 8 December 2021 6th 13 January 2022Rooney joins Bruno Magpies as Head coach Gibraltar Chronicle. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.Lions Gibraltar 9 January 2022 11th 9 January 2022Europa Point Mutual consent 31 January 2022 10th 18 February 2022Mons Calpe Health concerns 4 March 2022 6th 4 March 2022Lions Gibraltar End of interim spell 2 March 2022 11th 2 March 2022Europa Sacked 29 March 2022 2nd 29 March 2022
League table
Results
Championship and Challenge groups Championship Group
Championship Group results
Challenge Group
Challenge Group results
Season statistics
Scoring Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 JuanfriSt Joseph's142 Antonio PinoEuropa123 Kike GómezLincoln Red Imps114 Liam WalkerLincoln Red Imps105 JuampeEuropa9 John-Paul DuarteMons Calpe7 Adrián GallardoEuropa7 Stefano BorghiGlacis United Javi MorenoMons Calpe BoroSt Joseph's
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Bruno's Magpies Europa Point 5–0 (H) Europa Lions Gibraltar 9–0 (A) 5 Mons Calpe Europa Point 10–0 (A) 4 Lincoln Red Imps Europa Point 5–1 (A) Manchester 62 Lynx 4–1 (A)
Clean Sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Alan MartinBruno's Magpies82 Christian LopezEuropa63 Jamie RobbaSt Joseph's4 Edu OlivaCollege 19755 Marcos ZappacostaGlacis United3 Christian ArcoLincoln Red Imps Dayle ColeingLincoln Red Imps Borja ValadésLions Gibraltar Bradley AvellanoLynx Adam StevensManchester 62 Christian FraizMons Calpe Jordan PerezGlacis United
See also 2021–22 Gibraltar Intermediate League 2021–22 Gibraltar Women's Football League
References
External links Gibraltar Football Association