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is the representative

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team of

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, a

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located at the southern tip of the

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. Its governing body is the

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(GFA) and it competes as a member of the

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(UEFA). Organised football has been played in Gibraltar since the 19th century. The GFA first applied for UEFA membership in 1997 which was rejected, as UEFA would only allow membership for applicants recognised as sovereign states by the

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. They were unsuccessful in their second application in 2007 when only three of UEFA's 52 associations voted in their favour. In October 2012, they reapplied for membership which was granted in March 2013. Before 2018 the team's home ground, Victoria Stadium, did not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, although it could be used for international friendlies. Gibraltar's first full international was played at the

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, located between Faro and

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, Portugal, which Gibraltar used as their home stadium for competitive matches between 2014 and 2018, and again from 2023. Gibraltar's first announced matches were two friendlies scheduled for 5 March and 26 May 2014 as a home-and-away series against

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. They subsequently scheduled a match against

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for 19 November 2013 which became Gibraltar's official debut, the match ended 0–0. In 2014 Gibraltar entered its first major international competition: the qualifying rounds for

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, they lost all ten matches, scoring 2 goals and conceding 56, therefore failing to qualify for the main tournament. On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar was accepted as a member of the

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(FIFA) after its original application in 2014 was denied; as a result Gibraltar was allowed to participate in the qualification process for the

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. The team recorded its first victory in June 2014, 1–0 against

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in a friendly match. Their largest victory came in another friendly match in November 2022, 2–0 against

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. Their worst loss is a 14–0 against

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in a UEFA European Championship qualifier on 18 November 2023. As of the match played on 21 November 2023, Gibraltar's overall record is 84 fixtures played, winning 8, drawing 9 and losing the remaining 67.

International matches

''These are the official results of the Gibraltar national football team since being accepted into UEFA in 2013. Matches played before obtaining UEFA membership are unofficial matches and are not included. Gibraltar's score is shown first in each case. The colours listed below are also used to signify results combined with the scoreline.''

Head to head records

Gibraltar national football team 5 March 2014

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References

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International matches

Head to head records

See also

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