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Gibraltar Women's Football League

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Gibraltar Women's Football League
CountryGibraltar
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs6
Domestic cupWomen's Rock Cup
International cupUEFA Champions League
Current championsMons Calpe (1st title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsLions Gibraltar
7 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2025–26 Gibraltar Women's Football League

The Gibraltar Women's Football League is the top level amateur women's football championship of Gibraltar. Due to the lack of resources available for women's football, the league has been contested by five teams since 2021, and the league is treated as a development competition. This status means that, as of the 2021 season, clubs are ineligible to enter the UEFA Women's Champions League.

History

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The earliest known record of the competition dates back to 1999, when three teams (Manchester United, Lions and Victoria United) took part. However, the league was seemingly abandoned mid-season with Manchester United top of the table. After that, the league was not held for several years, aside from an edition held in 2003 between five middle schools. The league was revived fully in 2005, with Manchester United winning the title. Aside from 2008 to 2010, and the 2011–12 season, the league has been held every year since with a fluctuating number of teams - generally between 3 and 5, with a high of 8 teams participating in 2007. The Women's Rock Cup was introduced in 2013, generally played in the post-season.

Format

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As of the 2021–22 season, teams play each other 3 times. With the league only having development status, players as young as 12 are permitted to play and the league has been known to permit roll-on substitutes. As a result, teams are ineligible to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. Each club is permitted to sign up to 3 overseas players without home-grown player status.

2026–2027 Teams

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The 2026–2027 season is set to be played by the following six teams. All matches are played at Victoria Stadium.

List of champions

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Senior champions of the last year. The years before only school championships or five-a-side tournaments were held.[1]

List of Gibraltar Women's Football League champions
SeasonChampionRunner upNotes
1999Abandoned
2003Bishop Fitzgerald Middle SchoolSt Anne's Middle SchoolPlayed by school teams
2004Not held
2005Manchester UnitedSt Joseph's
2006Manchester UnitedWolves
2007St. Joseph'sManchester United
2007–08Manchester UnitedSt Joseph's[2]
2008–09Not held
2009–10Abandoned
2010–11Gibraltar UnitedManchester United[3]
2011–12Not held
2012–13College CosmosManchester United[4]
2013–14Lions GibraltarManchester 629-a-side
2014–15Lions GibraltarManchester 629-a-side[5]
2015–16Manchester 62Lincoln Red Imps9-a-side[6]
2016–17Lincoln Red ImpsLions Gibraltar[7]
2017–18Lincoln Red ImpsLions Gibraltar
2018–19Lincoln Red ImpsLions Gibraltar
2019–20Lincoln Red ImpsLions Gibraltar
2020–21Lions GibraltarEuropa
2021–22Lions GibraltarEuropa
2022–23Lions GibraltarEuropa
2023–24Lions GibraltarEuropa
2024–25Lions GibraltarGFA Girls
2025–26Mons CalpeCollege 1975

Note: 2013–14 season was played as a nine-a-side league to encourage more clubs to register a team.[8] 2014–15 and 2015–16 were nine-a-side as well.

Performance by club

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Bold indicates club still playing in top division.

RankTeamTitlesLast title
1Lions Gibraltar72024–25
2Lincoln Red Imps42019–20
Manchester 622015–16
4Mons Calpe12025–26
College Cosmos2012–13
Gibraltar United2010–11
St Joseph's2007
Bishop Fitzgerald Middle School2003

References

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  1. ↑ "Gibraltar - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ladies football in Gibraltar".
  3. ↑ "Gibraltar (Women) 2010/11".
  4. ↑ "Ladies Football: Season ends on high note". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Women's Football League 2015 Results". GFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ↑ @Man62FC (28 May 2016). "Congrats to Manchester 62 FC ladies..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "CHAMPIONS". lincolnredimpsfc.com. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Football: Women welcomed back into the game". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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