Gozo Football League First Division
Founded | 1937 |
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Country |
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Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Second Division |
Domestic cup(s) |
G.F.A. Cup Independence Cup Freedom Day Cup |
Current champions |
Victoria Hotspurs (12th title) (2017–18) |
Website | Official site |
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The Gozitan First Division, known for sponsorship reasons as the BOV GFA First Division, is the top division of the Gozo Football League, the league competition for men's football clubs in Gozo.
The GFA First Division is played on three rounds where each team plays each other once, with a total of 21 games played in total by each team, usually held between the months of September and April. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned league champion, while the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division. A relegation play-off match takes place between the seventh-placed team in the First Division and the second-placed team in the Second Division, with the winner securing a place in the following season's First Division.
The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium or at Sannat Ground.
Clubs
2018–19 season
Club | Position in 2017–18 | Top division titles | Last top division title |
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Għajnsielem | 4th | 7 | 2015–16 |
Għarb Rangers | 6th | 0 | — |
Kerċem Ajax | 5th | 1 | 1985–86 |
Munxar Falcons | 1st in the Second Division | 0 | — |
Nadur Youngsters | 2nd | 10 | 2007–08 |
S.K. Victoria Wanderers | 7th | 1 | 1978–79 |
Victoria Hotspurs | 1st | 12 | 2017–18 |
Xewkija Tigers | 3rd | 8 | 2016–17 |
Champions
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Xagħra United were known as Xagħra Blue Stars and Xagħra Young Stars.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oratory Youths were known as Salesian Youths and Calypsian Bosco Youths.
- ↑ The result of the 1956–57 championship deciding match between Salesian Youths and S.K. Calypsians is unknown.
- 1 2 3 S.K. Victoria Wanderers were known as Victoria United.
Performance by club
- As of 5 May 2018
- Clubs participating in the 2018–19 Gozo First Division are denoted in bold type
- Clubs no longer active are denoted in italics
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
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Victoria Hotspurs |
12 | 9 | 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2009–10, 2017–18 |
Nadur Youngsters |
11 | 14 | 1967–68, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13 |
Sannat Lions |
10 | 7 | 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2008–09, 2010–11 |
Xewkija Tigers | 8 | 11 | 1974–75, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17 |
Għajnsielem | 7 | 8 | 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2004–05, 2015–16 |
Xagħra United | 6 | 4 | 1939–40, 1963–64, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98 |
Oratory Youths | 6 | 1 | 1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–57, 1958–59, 1959–60 |
Victoria Athletics | 4 | 0 | 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1954–55 |
Kerċem Ajax | 1 | 2 | 1985–86 |
Żebbuġ Rovers | 1 | 0 | 2003–04 |
Victoria City | 1 | 0 | 1938–39 |
Victoria Stars | 1 | 0 | 1937–38 |
S.K. Calypsians | 1 | 3 | 1968–69 |
S.K. Victoria Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 1978–79 |
References
- ↑ "Gozo - List of Champions". RSSSF. 13 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Gozo - Final Tables". RSSSF. 5 June 2005.