The 2016–17
Gibraltar Women's Football League is the first season of 11-a-side women's football in
Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...
since the territory joined
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...
in 2013, and
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
in 2016. The league had been in operation for a number of years previously, but teams were ineligible for entry to the
UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA.
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as it was only a 9-a-side tournament.
Manchester 62 were the reigning champions.
Lincoln Red Imps won the title.
They did not enter the
2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 17th season of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the ninth since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The final was held at the Valeriy Lo ...
though.
Teams
Glacis United stopped participating after the 2015–16 season.
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Europa Ladies
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Lincoln Ladies
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Lions Gibraltar Ladies
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Manchester 62 Ladies
League table
Manchester 62 apparently withdrew mid-season.
References
External links
Association website
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2016–17 in European women's association football leagues
Gibraltar Women's Football League