Gibraltar national football team results

The Gibraltar team lining up before the 2013 match against Slovakia, their first official match as a UEFA member.

The Gibraltar national football team represents the Gibraltar in association football and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Organised football has been played in the British Overseas Territory since the 19th century. Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1999 but was rejected because of intense opposition from Spain. In October 2012, Gibraltar reapplied for full membership and it was granted in March 2013.[1][2]

Gibraltar's first announced matches were two friendlies scheduled for 5 March and 26 May 2014 as a home-and-away series against Estonia.[3] Although it was not their first announced match, Gibraltar later scheduled a match against Slovakia for 19 November 2013 which became their official debut.[4][5] They entered their first major international competition in 2014: the qualifying rounds for UEFA Euro 2016.[6] On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar was accepted as a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) after their original application in 2014 was denied;[7][8] as a result Gibraltar were allowed to participate in the qualification process for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9][10]

The team won their first competitive match in October 2018, 1–0 against Armenia in the inaugural UEFA Nations League. It is their joint largest victories with one-nil wins against Latvia and Malta in friendly matches.[11] They have additionally drawn three matches since their acceptance into UEFA, against Slovakia, Estonia and Liechtenstein. All of three of which were friendly matches. Their worst loss is a 9–0 against Belgium in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on 31 August 2017. Liam Walker holds the appearance record for Gibraltar, having been capped 32 times during his international career.[12] The goalscoring record is jointly held by Lee Casciaro, Jake Gosling and Liam Walker, who have scored two times in 22, 12 and 32 matches respectively.[13]

The team's home ground, Victoria Stadium, does not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, although it can be used for international friendlies. To date, five friendly matches have been played by Gibraltar at the Victoria Stadium. Gibraltar's first full international was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal as a test for its future temporary use. Since 2014, the stadium has been used as the team's home ground in competitive matches.[14] The stadium has hosted a couple of Gibraltar's international friendly matches, as well.

These are the official results of the national football team after being accepted into UEFA. Matches played by the team before obtaining UEFA membership are not considered official matches and are not included.[15][16] A list of unofficial matches played by Gibraltar can be found here.

International matches

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
     – indicates Gibraltar won the match
     – indicates Gibraltar's opposition won the match
     – indicates the match ended in a draw
 The letters next to the location indicate where the match was played:
(H) – indicates the match was a home game
(A) – indicates the match was an away game

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

All-time record

Gibraltar playing against the Faroe Islands in 2014; during this match Gibraltar scored and conceded their first goals of international football.
The players of Gibraltar and Germany lining up before their UEFA Euro qualifying match in 2015.

Gibraltar's first team has competed in one league tournament, two qualifying tournaments and a number of friendlies, and their record against each team faced in these competitions is listed below. Since their first official match against Slovakia in November 2013 Gibraltar have faced a total of nineteen teams,[15] they met their most recent different opponent, Armenia, in October 2018.[16]

Opponents P W D L GF GA GD Win % First Last
 Armenia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 20182018
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 000.00 20162017
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 000.00 20172017
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00 20152015
 Cyprus 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00 20162017
 Estonia 4 0 1 3 1 13 −12 000.00 20142017
 Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00 20142014
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 000.00 20142015
 Germany 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 000.00 20142015
 Greece 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 000.00 20162017
 Latvia 2 1 0 1 1 5 −4 050.00 20162018
 Liechtenstein 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 033.33 20162018
 Macedonia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 20182018
 Malta 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 20142014
 Poland 2 0 0 2 1 15 −14 000.00 20142015
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00 20162016
 Republic of Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 000.00 20142015
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 000.00 20152015
 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 20132013
Total 34 4 3 27 12 129 −117 011.76 20132018

See also

References

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