2022–23 Gibraltar Women's Football League Explained

Competition:Gibraltar Women's Football League
Season:2022–23
Winners:Lions Gibraltar
(5th title)
League Topscorer:Andrea López (21 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Chelsea Grech
Sophie Ward
(3 clean sheets)
Matches:20
Total Goals:141
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023-24
Updated:19 January 2023

The 2022–23 Gibraltar Women's Football League was the seventh 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 often as a 9-a side tournament. Teams are ineligible for entry to the UEFA Women's Champions League as the league is considered a "development" tournament. Lions Gibraltar are the reigning champions from the previous season.[1] The league kicked off on 28 September 2022,[2] in a reduced format where teams only played each other twice, due to the scheduled demolition of Victoria Stadium to make room for the new Gibraltar National Stadium in 2023.

Teams

For the first time since the 2018–19 season, the league is unchanged from the previous season.

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

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerClub sponsor2021–22
2nd
4th
1st
3rd
5th

League table

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Andrea LópezEuropa21
2 Mollie KarpLions Gibraltar12
3 Harley McGuiganEuropa10
4 Mara TodoranEuropa9
5 Renai MarcusEuropa7
Alexandra HoltLions Gibraltar
7 Reighann OliveroLions Gibraltar6
8 Kayleigh FerroLions Gibraltar5
Joelle GilbertLions Gibraltar
Nicole NashLynx

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
5 14–0 (A)
6 14–0 (A)
10–0 (H)
4 9–0 (H)
5–1 (H)
8–2 (A)
8–0 (H)
4 8–0 (A)
7–1 (A)
6 16–0 (H)
16–0 (H)
16–0 (H)
4 16–0 (H)
4–2 (A)

Clean Sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Sophie WardEuropa3
Chelsea GrechLions Gibraltar
3 Isabel Chico NuñezLynx2
4 Tess BeckwithEuropa1
Zamara EspinosaLions Gibraltar
Gianna GrechManchester 62

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.chronicle.gi/lions-women-unbeaten-champions/ Lions Women unbeaten champions
  2. https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/womens-league-kicks-off-this-month-495 Women's League kicks off this month