The 2017–18
Rock Cup
The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup association football, football competition, and is organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA).
From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 ...
was a single-leg knockout tournament played by clubs from Gibraltar. This season's version of the Rock Cup was sponsored by Gibtelecom, and is known as the Gibtelecom Rock Cup for sponsorship purposes.
This season's edition was held throughout the season for the first time since 2011–12.
The winner of this competition,
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
, qualified for the
2018–19 Europa League. As they had also qualified for European competition via the
2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division, the third place team in the league will take the spot in the Europa League.
First Round
The First Round draw was held 26 October 2017 and the matches will be played 26–28 November 2017. All teams participating in the first round are from the
Gibraltar Second Division.
Leo,
Hound Dogs and
Olympique 13 received byes to the Second Round.
Second Round
The draw for the Second Round took place on 13 December 2017, with games to be played 6–27 February 2018.
All
Gibraltar Premier Division
The Gibraltar Premier Division was a football league established by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) in 1905, and the top tier of football in Gibraltar. It originally contained eight member clubs, but it has grown over the years. In 19 ...
teams enter at this stage, along with the three
Gibraltar Second Division teams to receive byes from the first round.
Quarter Finals
The quarter final draw took place on 28 February 2018.
Semi-Finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 11 April 2018.
Final
Bracket
Top goalscorers
.
;6 goals
* Kike Gómez (
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
)
*
Rubo Blanco (
Mons Calpe
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediter ...
)
;5 goals
* Pibe (
Mons Calpe
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediter ...
)
;3 goals
*
Guillermo Roldán (
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
)
* Ayman Elghobashy (
Gibraltar United)
;2 goals
* Fernando Cuesta (
Bruno's Magpies)
* Javier Rivas (
Cannons
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder dur ...
)
* Diego Godoy (
Gibraltar Phoenix)
* Michael Negrette (
Gibraltar United)
*
John-Paul Duarte (
St Joseph's)
;1 goal
* José María Martos (
Angels
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...
)
* Conor Gaul (
Bruno's Magpies)
* Reece Price-Placid (
Bruno's Magpies)
* Daniel Jimenez Falcon (
Cannons
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder dur ...
)
* Juan Carlos Pineda (
Cannons
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder dur ...
)
* David Cruz (
College 1975)
*
Enrique Carreño (
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
)
*
Martín Belforti
Martín Belforti Rodríguez (born 4 July 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Belforti played in the Argentine Primera División with Argentinos Juniors, also repres ...
(
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
)
*
Toni García (
Europa
Europa may refer to:
Places
* Europe
* Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
* Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro
* Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development
* Europa Cliff ...
)
* José Antonio Campoy (
Europa Point
Europa Point (Spanish language, Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa), is the southernmost point of Gibraltar (the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula being Punta de Tarifa 25 km southwest of Gibraltar). At the end of ...
)
* Benjamin Edwards-Wilks (
Europa Point
Europa Point (Spanish language, Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa), is the southernmost point of Gibraltar (the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula being Punta de Tarifa 25 km southwest of Gibraltar). At the end of ...
)
* José Luiz Lopez Blasquez (
Europa Point
Europa Point (Spanish language, Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa), is the southernmost point of Gibraltar (the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula being Punta de Tarifa 25 km southwest of Gibraltar). At the end of ...
)
* Christian Nuñez (
Europa Point
Europa Point (Spanish language, Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa), is the southernmost point of Gibraltar (the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula being Punta de Tarifa 25 km southwest of Gibraltar). At the end of ...
)
* Antonio Postigo (
Europa Point
Europa Point (Spanish language, Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa), is the southernmost point of Gibraltar (the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula being Punta de Tarifa 25 km southwest of Gibraltar). At the end of ...
)
* Tito De Torres (
Gibraltar United)
* Marco Mereiles (
Gibraltar United)
*
Dani Ponce (
Gibraltar United)
* Cecil Prescott (
Gibraltar United)
* Falu Aranda (
Lincoln Red Imps)
*
Anthony Bardon
Anthony Michael Bardon (born 19 January 1993) is a retired footballer and current USSF "B" License coach who played as a central midfielder for the Gibraltar national football team and most recently for Lincoln Red Imps.
After retiring from ...
(
Lincoln Red Imps)
*
Antonio Calderón
Antonio Calderón Burgos (born 2 June 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a caretaker manager Challenger Pro League club of Deinze.
Over eight seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 215 games ...
(
Lincoln Red Imps)
*
Tjay De Barr
Andre Tjay De Barr (born 13 March 2000) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for League One side Wycombe Wanderers and the Gibraltar national football team as a forward.
Club career
De Barr came through the youth system at Lincoln Red Imps, ...
(
Lincoln Red Imps)
*
Anthony Hernandez (
Lincoln Red Imps)
* Juan Manuel Llaves (
Lions Gibraltar)
* Andro Rodriguez (
Manchester 62)
* Facundo Cascio (
Mons Calpe
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediter ...
)
*
Kyle Casciaro
Kyle Casciaro (born 2 December 1987) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Bruno's Magpies, and the Gibraltar national team, where he plays as a winger or forward.
Club career
Casciaro came through the ranks of Lincoln Red Imps with bro ...
(
FC Olympique 13)
* Scott Ritchie (
FC Olympique 13)
* Domingo Ferrer (
St Joseph's)
* Wancho Villalba (
St Joseph's)
;Own goals
* Juan José Pérez (
Glacis United) - against
Lincoln Red Imps
References
External links
Gibraltar Football Association
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Rock Cup
Rock Cup
The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup association football, football competition, and is organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA).
From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 ...
Rock Cup
The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup association football, football competition, and is organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA).
From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 ...