2021–22 Gibraltar National League

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. 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.
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Managerial Changes

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, Bruno's Magpies
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, {{sort, Alba Heredia, José, {{flagicon, ESP José Alba Heredia
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, Glacis United
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, 13 January 2022
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, 2 March 2022
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League table

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Results

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, match_LYN_MAN = 1–2
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, match_SJO_MAN = 3–1
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Championship and Challenge groups

Championship Group

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, result1=CL1Q , result2=ECL1Q , result3=ECL1Q , result4=ECL1Q

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, note_MON=Mons Calpe will be banned for 1 season from all UEFA club competitions for the 2022–23 season by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 11 March 2022 due to breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.{{cite news , url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/club-financial-controlling-body/news/0273-14a405b1f85e-f332fdaed140-1000--cfcb-first-chamber-issues-orders/ , title=CFCB First Chamber issues orders , website=UEFA
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Championship Group results

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, match_EFC_BRU = 3–1
, match_EFC_GLA = 1–0
, match_EFC_LIN = 0–2
, match_EFC_MON = 3–2
, match_EFC_SJO = 2–3

, match_GLA_BRU = 0–3
, match_GLA_EFC = 1–2
, match_GLA_LIN = 1–3
, match_GLA_MON = 1–0
, match_GLA_SJO = 2–5

, match_LIN_BRU = 1–0
, match_LIN_EFC = 3–3
, match_LIN_GLA = 1–0
, match_LIN_MON = 4–2
, match_LIN_SJO = 3–2

, match_MON_BRU = 0–3
, match_MON_EFC = 0–4
, match_MON_GLA = 2–0
, match_MON_LIN = 1–2
, match_MON_SJO = 1–4

, match_SJO_BRU = 1–3
, match_SJO_EFC = 1–2
, match_SJO_GLA = 2–1
, match_SJO_LIN = 1–2
, match_SJO_MON = 1–1

Challenge Group

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, result1=CHALL

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, win_LYN=6 , draw_LYN=1 , loss_LYN=11, gf_LYN=25, ga_LYN=38
, win_MAN=7 , draw_MAN=5 , loss_MAN=6 , gf_MAN=25, ga_MAN=28

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, name_EPO=Europa Point
, name_LGI= Lions Gibraltar
, name_LYN=Lynx
, name_MAN= Manchester 62

, show_limit=5
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, res_col_header=Q
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Challenge Group results

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, name_LYN=Lynx
, name_MAN= Manchester 62

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, match_COL_LGI = 1–0
, match_COL_LYN = 1–0
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, match_EPO_LGI = 1–1
, match_EPO_LYN = 0–3
, match_EPO_MAN = 0–4

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, match_LGI_LYN = 4–2
, match_LGI_MAN = 0–0

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, match_LYN_LGI = 2–0
, match_LYN_MAN = 1–4

, match_MAN_COL = 2–0
, match_MAN_EPO = 2–2
, match_MAN_LGI = 1–1
, match_MAN_LYN = 0–2

Season statistics

{{updated, 25 April 2022

Scoring

Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

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Clean Sheets

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, align="left", {{flagicon, GIB Jamie Robba
, align="left", St Joseph's
, rowspan=2, 4
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, align="left", {{flagicon, ESP Edu Oliva
, align="left", College 1975
, -
, rowspan=8, 5
, align="left", {{flagicon, ARG Marcos Zappacosta
, align="left", Glacis United
, rowspan=8, 3
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, align="left", {{flagicon, ESP Christian Arco
, align="left", Lincoln Red Imps
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, GIB Dayle Coleing
, align="left", Lincoln Red Imps
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, ESP Borja Valadés
, align="left", Lions Gibraltar
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, GIB Bradley Avellano
, align="left", Lynx
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, ENG Adam Stevens
, align="left", Manchester 62
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, ARG Christian Fraiz
, align="left", Mons Calpe
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, GIB Jordan Perez
, align="left", Glacis United

See also

* 2021–22 Gibraltar Intermediate League
* 2021–22 Gibraltar Women's Football League

References

{{Reflist

External links

Gibraltar Football Association

{{Gibraltar Premier Division
{{Football in Gibraltar
{{2021–22 in European football (UEFA)

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