The 2017–18
Rock Cup
The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup 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 a new trophy was prese ...
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, qualified for the
2018–19 Europa League. As they had also qualified for European competition via the
2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division
The 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division was the 119th season of the top-tier national football league in Gibraltar, as well as the fifth season since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013. The league was contested by ten clubs. ...
, 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
The Gibraltar Second Division was the second tier of football in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The league was founded in 1909 after the expansion of the Gibraltar Premier Divisi ...
.
Leo
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Acronyms
* Law enforcement officer
* Law enforcement organisation
* ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky
* Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Arts an ...
,
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 1 ...
teams enter at this stage, along with the three
Gibraltar Second Division
The Gibraltar Second Division was the second tier of football in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The league was founded in 1909 after the expansion of the Gibraltar Premier Divisi ...
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)
*
Rubo Blanco
Rubén Blanco Rodríguez (born 15 June 1993), simply known as Rubo Blanco is a Spanish Association football, footballer who plays for F.C. Bruno's Magpies, Bruno's Magpies as a Forward (association football), forward.
Club career
Born in Madrid, ...
(
Mons Calpe)
;5 goals
* Pibe (
Mons Calpe)
;3 goals
*
Guillermo Roldán (
Europa)
* 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 during ...
)
* Diego Godoy (
Gibraltar Phoenix)
* Michael Negrette (
Gibraltar United)
*
John-Paul Duarte
John-Paul Duarte (born 13 December 1986) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Gibraltar National League side Mons Calpe and the Gibraltar national team, where he plays as a forward.
Club career
Duarte made his debut in 2006 for Lincoln Re ...
(
St Joseph's)
;1 goal
* José María Martos (
Angels
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Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
)
* Conor Gaul (
Bruno's Magpies)
* Reece Price-Placid (
Bruno's Magpies)
* Daniel Jimenez Falcon (
Cannons
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)
* Juan Carlos Pineda (
Cannons
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)
* David Cruz (
College 1975)
*
Enrique Carreño
Enrique Javier Carreño Salvago (born 27 November 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Carreño played his first years as a senior with Sevilla FC, but appeared almost exclusiv ...
(
Europa)
*
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
The Primera División (; en, "Fi ...
(
Europa)
*
Toni García (
Europa)
* José Antonio Campoy (
Europa Point
Europa Point (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 the Rock of Gibra ...
)
* Benjamin Edwards-Wilks (
Europa Point
Europa Point (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 the Rock of Gibra ...
)
* José Luiz Lopez Blasquez (
Europa Point
Europa Point (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 the Rock of Gibra ...
)
* Christian Nuñez (
Europa Point
Europa Point (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 the Rock of Gibra ...
)
* Antonio Postigo (
Europa Point
Europa Point (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 the Rock of Gibra ...
)
* Tito De Torres (
Gibraltar United)
* Marco Mereiles (
Gibraltar United)
*
Dani Ponce (
Gibraltar United)
* Cecil Prescott (
Gibraltar United)
* Falu Aranda (
Lincoln Red Imps
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with ...
)
*
Anthony Bardon (
Lincoln Red Imps
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)
*
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
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with ...
)
*
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
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with ...
)
*
Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez (born October 18, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed with Globa ...
(
Lincoln Red Imps
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with ...
)
* Juan Manuel Llaves (
Lions Gibraltar)
* Andro Rodriguez (
Manchester 62
Manchester 62 F.C. is a football club based in Gibraltar. The club was previously known as Manchester United F.C. in honour of the English club Manchester United, having officially changed from the 2013–14 season. The club's crest was altere ...
)
* Facundo Cascio (
Mons Calpe)
*
Kyle Casciaro (
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
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with ...
References
External links
Gibraltar Football Association
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Rock Cup
Rock Cup
The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup 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 a new trophy was prese ...
Rock Cup
The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup 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 a new trophy was prese ...