2021–22 Gibraltar Women's Football League Explained

Competition:Gibraltar Women's Football League
Season:2021–22
Winners:Lions Gibraltar
(4th title)
League Topscorer:
(29 goals)
Best Goalkeeper: Chelsea Grech
(7 clean sheets)
Biggest Home Win:
(9 December 2021)
Biggest Away Win:
(13 October 2021)

(17 November 2021)
Highest Scoring:
(9 December 2021)
Matches:30
Total Goals:263
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
Updated:8 March 2022

The 2021–22 Gibraltar Women's Football League is the sixth season of 11-a-side women's football in Gibraltar since the territory joined UEFA in 2013, and FIFA in 2016. The league had been in operation for a number of years previously, but teams were ineligible for entry to the UEFA Women's Champions League as it was only a 9-a-side tournament. Lions Gibraltar were the reigning champions from the previous season, which had been shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This season is set to be the first since the 2016–17 season where more than 3 teams participate, with two new teams entering the competition.[1] Lions Gibraltar retained their title in March 2022, having won every single game and conceding no goals throughout, with 115 goals in 12 games.[2]

Teams

Gibraltar Wave joined the league for the first time, having first competed in the 2021 Women's Futsal League following their foundation at the start of the year.[3] Manchester 62 returned to the league following a 5-year absence.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial Changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Lions GibraltarAppointed by Gibraltar FA1 June 2021Pre-season18 August 2021
LynxResigned[4] 30 June 20211 September 2021

League table

Results

Note: Gibraltar Wave were awarded a 3–0 walkover win over Lynx on 12 January after Lynx failed to field a team, as were Europa on 9 February. Lions Gibraltar were also awarded a 3–0 win over Lynx on 19 January after their game against Lynx was abandoned.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Andrea López GuerreroEuropa29
2 Mara TodoranEuropa22
3 Mollie KarpLions Gibraltar18
4 Joelle GilbertLions Gibraltar17
5 Mara AlvezLions Gibraltar16
6 Isabella RodriguezLions Gibraltar12
7 Reighann Mascarenhas-OliveroLions Gibraltar11
8 Kayleigh FerroLions Gibraltar9
9 Gianelle HanglinGibraltar Wave8
Zoe BallantineLions Gibraltar

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
9–0 (H)
9–0 (H)
4 12–0 (H)
12–0 (H)
14–0 (A)
4 14–0 (A)
12–2 (H)
12–2 (H)
5 8–0 (H)
4 13–0 (A)
4 6–0 (H)
5 15–1 (A)
15–1 (A)
6 11–0 (A)
23–0 (H)
6 23–0 (H)
4 23–0 (H)
11–0 (A)
9–0 (H)
7–0 (H)
6 20–1 (H)
6 20–1 (H)
4 20–1 (H)
20–1 (H)
5 10–0 (A)
8 15–0 (A)
4 15–0 (A)
8–0 (H)
11–0 (A)
11–0 (A)

Clean Sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Chelsea GrechLions Gibraltar7
2 Sophie WardEuropa2
Isabel Chico NuñezLynx
4 Harley McGuiganEuropa1
Katie MuldoonEuropa
Amanda JacksonGibraltar Wave
Narges MararatGibraltar Wave
Zamara EspinosaLions Gibraltar
Inés Fernández LifanteLions Gibraltar
Zarajan LopezLions Gibraltar
Kaci BrownbridgeLynx
Jaylene GaivizoLynx

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/womens-league-kicks-off-this-evening-341 Women's League kicks off this evening
  2. https://www.chronicle.gi/lions-women-unbeaten-champions/ Lions Women unbeaten champions
  3. https://www.chronicle.gi/womens-futsal-league-squads-announced/ Women's Futsal league squads announced
  4. https://twitter.com/_ColinGriffiths/status/1410313236281430018 Statement