The 2018–19 Gibraltar Second Division was the sixth and final season of the second tier football in Gibraltar since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA. The season began on 15 August 2018.[1] After the expulsion of Angels the previous season and withdrawal of Cannons, the league was contested by 7 clubs.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Champions | Bruno's Magpies (1st title) |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 311 (4.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Matheus Assumpção(28 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Christian Lopez Nicolas Milli(4 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Bruno's Magpies 13–0 Hound Dogs (1 April 2019) |
| Biggest away win | College 1975 0–9 Manchester 62 (14 April 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Olympique 13 12–2 Hound Dogs (2 May 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Bruno's Magpies Europa Point |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Bruno's Magpies |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches Hound Dogs |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Hound Dogs |
← 2017–18
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019. | |
This season saw the return of the Second Division Cup after stadium renovations saw the tournament scrapped the previous year. The tournament took place during a mid-season break from 17 December 2018 until 9 March 2019. Boca Gibraltar were the reigning champions, earning promotion to the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division.
There was no promotion after the completion of this season due to the merger of Gibraltar's football leagues to form the new Gibraltar National League.[2]
Format
editClubs played each other three times for a total of 18 matches each, with a break in mid-season for clubs to contest the Chesterton's Cup.
This season saw an expansion of the Home Grown Player (HPG) rule, which required clubs to name a minimum of 4 home grown players in their matchday squads with at least three of them on the field of play at all times.
Teams
edit
Boca Gibraltar were promoted to the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division as champions last season. FC Olympique 13 lost their promotion playoff, so remained in the division. Manchester 62 were relegated to the Second Division after finishing bottom of the 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division. Cannons folded and withdrew from the league after the end of the season, while Angels were not re-admitted following their expulsion, leaving the Second Division with just seven teams.
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit supplier | Sponsor | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno's Magpies |  David Wilson
|
Ross Gray
|
Nike | GVC Holdings Chestertons |
3rd |
| College 1975 | Nolan Bosio
|
Nazim Hughes
|
Joma | 7th | |
| Europa Point |  José Ramón Rojas Escalona
|
Gerardo López
|
Luanvi | Sunborn Yacht Hotels | 4th |
| Hound Dogs | Chris Gomez
|
Jesse Moonilall
|
Joma | The Calpe Hounds | 8th |
| Leo FC | Francisco Sanchez
|
 Clément Loubière
|
Errea | 5th | |
| Manchester 62 | Jonathan Sodi
|
 Christian Toncheff
|
Joma | CEPSA GIB | 10th, GPD 
|
| Olympique 13 |  Ángel Parla-Díaz
|
Andrew Lopez
|
Uhlsport | Hungry Monkey | 2nd |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europa Point | Juan Molina
|
End of contract | 10 June 2018 | Pre-season |  Brett Jacobs
|
1 July 2018 |
| Leo | Norberto Alonso
|
Resigned | 10 June 2018 | Rogelio Ramagge
|
26 June 2018 | |
| FC Olympique 13 | Lewis Fraser
|
Signed by Mons Calpe | 10 June 2018 | Norberto Alonso
|
23 July 2018 | |
| FC Olympique 13 | Norberto Alonso
|
Resigned | 23 November 2018 | 4th | Ángel Parla-Díaz
|
24 November 2018 |
| Leo | Rogelio Ramagge
|
1 December 2018 | 6th | Francisco Sanchez
|
2 December 2018 | |
| Europa Point | Brett Jacobs
|
December 2018 | 4th | José Ramón Rojas Escalona
|
December 2018 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno's Magpies (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 19 | +72 | 47 |
| 2 | Europa Point | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 39 |
| 3 | Olympique 13 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 37 |
| 4 | Manchester 62 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 37 |
| 5 | College 1975 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 62 | −49 | 11 |
| 6 | Leo | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 10 |
| 7 | Hound Dogs | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 82 | −73 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
editMatches 1–12
editMatches 13–18
editSeason statistics
editAs of 25 May 2019.[3]
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus Assumpção
|
Bruno's Magpies | 28 |
| 2 | Robert Montovio1
|
Manchester 62 | 16 |
| 3 | Julian Lopez
|
Europa Point | 14 |
| 4 | Andrew Lopez
|
FC Olympique 13 | 13 |
| 5 | Alejandro Carenote
|
FC Olympique 13 | 12 |
| 6 | Alex Dimitriu
|
Bruno's Magpies | 11 |
| Lython Marquez
|
Manchester 62 | ||
| 8 |  Finnlay Wyatt
|
Bruno's Magpies | 10 |
| 9 | Fernando Cuesta
|
Bruno's Magpies | 9 |
| 10 | Fiera
|
FC Olympique 13 | 7 |
| Thomas Parry
|
Bruno's Magpies | ||
| Riki Rojo
|
FC Olympique 13 |
1 Robert Montovio scored 4 goals for Europa Point before transferring to Manchester 62.
Hat-tricks
editClean sheets
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Lopez
|
Manchester 62 | 4 |
| Nicolas Milli
|
Europa Point | ||
| 3 | Juan Carlos Bedmar1
|
Manchester 62 | 3 |
| Tom Hull
|
Bruno's Magpies | ||
| 5 | Salvador Becerra
|
Europa Point | 2 |
| Kayne Burrell
|
College 1975 | ||
| Juan Carcaño Blanco
|
Hound Dogs | ||
| Ryan MacArthur
|
Bruno's Magpies | ||
| 9 | Alejandro Arroyal
|
College 1975 | 1 |
| Kenneth Cruz
|
FC Olympique 13 | ||
| Juanfran
|
FC Olympique 13 | ||
| Francisco Mancilla
|
Europa Point | ||
| David Moreno
|
FC Olympique 13 | ||
| Francisco Moreno
|
Leo | ||
| Tito Podesta
|
Bruno's Magpies |
1 Juan Carlos Bedmar kept 2 clean sheets for Leo before transferring to Manchester 62.
End-of-season awards
editEnd of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 2 June.[4]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season | David Wilson
|
Bruno's Magpies |
| Player of the Season | Matheus Assumpção
|
Bruno's Magpies |
| Young Player of the Season |  Godwin Egbo
|
Olympique 13 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Changes to Domestic Football - to be implemented in season 2018/19". GFA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Restructuring of the Domestic Men's Senior League". GFA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Top Scorers Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Football Association.
- ^ Football Gibraltar Awards, Part 2 Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.