2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division

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The 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division will be the 119th season of the top–tier national football league in Gibraltar. The league will be contested by ten clubs beginning in September 2017 and ending in May 2018.

Europa are the defending champions, having ended a fourteen-year winning streak for Lincoln Red Imps.

Format

The ten Premier Division clubs will play each other three times for a total of 27 matches each. The tenth-placed team in the league will be relegated and the ninth-placed team in the league will enter a playoff with the second-placed team from the Second Division for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.

The winner of the Premier Division this season will earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Champions League, and the second–placed club will earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Europa League.

Teams

At the conclusion of the previous season, Europa Point was relegated. As the champions of the Second Division, Gibraltar Phoenix earned promotion to the league this season. Manchester 62 earned the right to stay in the Premier Division by winning a playoff at the end of the previous season.

Club	Finishing position 2016–17
Europa FC	1st (Champions)
Gibraltar Phoenix	111st in Second division (Promoted)
Gibraltar United	7th
Glacis United	4th
Lincoln Red Imps	2nd
Lions Gibraltar	8th
Lynx	6th
Manchester 62	9th
Mons Calpe	5th
St Joseph's	3rd

Personnel and kits

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

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Europa	Parrado, JonathanJonathan Parrado	Muñoz, JaviJavi Muñoz	Jako	Alwani Group
Gibraltar Phoenix	Molina, JaimeJaime Molina	Moreno, Francisco JavierFrancisco Javier Moreno	Admiral	General Lifts
Gibraltar United	Nuñez Sánchez, ManoloManolo Nuñez Sánchez	Goldwin, KyleKyle Goldwin	Kappa	Turicum Bank
Glacis United	Garcia, Mariano MarcosMariano Marcos Garcia	Pereyra, LeandroLeandro Pereyra	Nike	Atlantic Financial Group
Lincoln Red Imps	César Ribas, JulioJulio César Ribas	Chipolina, RoyRoy Chipolina	Joma	Mansion.com
Lions Gibraltar	Bado, RafaelRafael Bado	Perez, KalianKalian Perez	Erreà
Lynx	Bula, AllenAllen Bula	Guilling, RobertRobert Guilling	Erreà	DS Group
Manchester 62	Prieto, KikoKiko Prieto	Payas, AaronAaron Payas	Joma	CEPSA GIB
Mons Calpe	Ferri, AlbertAlbert Ferri	Cottrel, MaxMax Cottrel	Daen	Reygada Sports Group
St. Joseph's	Procopio Baizán, RaúlRaúl Procopio Baizán	López, JavierJavier López	Joma	Neptune Marine

Managerial Changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Lynx	Parody, Albert ! Albert Parody	Resigned	2 June 2017	Pre-season	Bula, Allen ! Allen Bula	2 June 2017
Glacis United	Perez, Manuel Jimenez ! Manuel Jimenez Perez		15 June 2017		Garcia, Mariano Marcos ! Mariano Marcos Garcia	9 July 2017
Europa	Gallardo, Juan José ! Juan José Gallardo	Promoted to Sporting Director	24 July 2017		Parrado, Jonathan ! Jonathan Parrado	24 July 2017
Gibraltar Phoenix	Ferri, Albert ! Albert Ferri	Resigned	9 July 2017		Molina, Jaime ! Jaime Molina	9 July 2017
Mons Calpe	Ardizzone, Mauro ! Mauro Ardizzone	Mutual consent	14 August 2017		Ferri, Albert ! Albert Ferri	14 August 2017

League table

Template:2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division table

Promotion/Relegation play-off

The ninth-placed team from the Premier Division will have a play-off match with the second-placed Second Division club for a place in the 2018–19 Premier Division.

See also

• Gibraltar Second Division

External links

• soccerway
• Gibraltar Football Association

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Football in Gibraltar

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