Competition: | Second Division |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Winners: | Bruno's Magpies (1st title) |
League Topscorer: | Matheus Assumpção (28 goals) |
Best Goalkeeper: | Christian Lopez Nicolas Milli (4 clean sheets) |
Biggest Home Win: | (1 April 2019) |
Biggest Away Win: | (14 April 2019) |
Highest Scoring: | (2 May 2019) |
Longest Wins: | 5 matches Bruno's Magpies Europa Point |
Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches Bruno's Magpies |
Longest Winless: | 18 matches Hound Dogs |
Longest Losses: | 6 matches Hound Dogs |
Matches: | 63 |
Total Goals: | 311 |
Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Updated: | 25 May 2019 |
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.
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]
Clubs 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.
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 | Gerardo López | Luanvi | Sunborn Yacht Hotels | 4th | |
Hound Dogs | Chris Gomez | Jesse Moonilall | Joma | 8th | |
Leo FC | Francisco Sanchez | Clément Loubière | Errea | 5th | |
Manchester 62 | Jonathan Sodi | Christian Toncheff | Joma | CEPSA GIB | |
Olympique 13 | Ángel Parla-Díaz | Andrew Lopez | Uhlsport | Hungry Monkey | 2nd |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europa Point | End of contract | 10 June 2018 | Pre-season | 1 July 2018 | ||
Leo | Resigned | 10 June 2018 | 26 June 2018 | |||
10 June 2018 | 23 July 2018 | |||||
FC Olympique 13 | Resigned | 4th | ||||
Leo | 1 December 2018 | 6th | 2 December 2018 | |||
Europa Point | December 2018 | 4th | December 2018 |
As of 25 May 2019.[3]
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 | ||
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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6–2 (A) | |||||
3–1 (H) | |||||
7–0 (A) | |||||
7–1 (H) | |||||
7–1 (H) | |||||
6–1 (A) | |||||
6–0 (H) | |||||
5–0 (A) | |||||
6 | 13–0 (H) | ||||
13–0 (H) | |||||
8–1 (H) | |||||
4 | 9–0 (A) | ||||
12–2 (H) | |||||
6 | 12–2 (H) | ||||
4 | 8-1 (A) | ||||
7-1 (A) | |||||
7-1 (A) | |||||
4-3 (H) | |||||
6–0 (A) |
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 |
End of season awards were handed out by Football Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Football Association's official UEFA correspondents, on 2 June.[4]
Award | Winner | Club | |
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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 |