2020–21 Gibraltar National League

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Gibraltar National League 2020–21
Season information
Dates	16 October 2020 – TBA
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League
Europa League
Europa Conference League
Season statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	201
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The 2020–21 Gibraltar National League season is the second season of the new Gibraltar National League in Gibraltar, and the 122nd season of football on the territory overall. There are no reigning champions this season, as the previous season was declared abandoned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league is due to kick off on 16 October 2020. Instead of qualifying for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, teams placed 2nd, 3rd and the 2021 Rock Cup winners will qualify for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.

Format

The structure of the league will follow that of the previous season. Teams will play one round of games as a single league, before splitting into two groups: the Championship Group contested by the top 6 sides, and the Challenge Group between the bottom 6 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group will receive the GFA Challenge Trophy and receive a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup.

Teams

The following 12 teams are currently anticipated to contest the 2020–21 Gibraltar National League, as of 28 May 2020. League positions from the previous season represent where teams stood when the season was abandoned.

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	Club sponsor	2019–20
Boca Gibraltar	Edwards, AaronAaron Edwards	Armstrong, LennieLennie Armstrong	Forever 17	Plug-N-Go	10th
Bruno's Magpies	Parrado, JohnnyJohnny Parrado	Díaz, RubénRubén Díaz	Joma	GVC Holdings Chestertons	5th
College 1975	Espinosa, ÁngelÁngel Espinosa	Hughes, NazimNazim Hughes	Joma		12th
Europa	Escobar, RafaRafa Escobar	Walker, LiamLiam Walker	Kappa	La Parrilla Betfred	1st
Europa Point	Cummings, SteveSteve Cummings	Moulds, AntonyAntony Moulds	Hope + Glory	Marbella Ketones (front) Eco Wave Power (back) AKHS Management (sleeve)	8th
Glacis United	Aigbogun, PaulPaul Aigbogun	Londero, MiguelMiguel Londero	Nike		11th
Lincoln Red Imps	McElwee, MickMick McElwee	Chipolina, RoyRoy Chipolina	adidas	Mansion.com	3rd
Lions Gibraltar	Ferri, AlbertoAlberto Ferri	Caravaca, AlbertoAlberto Caravaca	Macron		6th
Lynx	Parody, AlbertAlbert Parody	González, ChukyChuky González	Givova	Grupo Casais	4th
Manchester 62	Wilson, DavidDavid Wilson	Montovio, RobertRobert Montovio	Joma	CEPSA GIB	9th
Mons Calpe	Vega, CésarCésar Vega	Dos Santos, AndreAndre Dos Santos	Joma		7th
St Joseph's	Procopio Baizán, RaúlRaúl Procopio Baizán	, BoroBoro	Hope + Glory		2nd

Managerial Changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Lincoln Red Imps	Crespo, Germán ! Germán Crespo	Mutual consent	20 May 2020	Pre-season	William ! William	28 May 2020<
Bruno's Magpies	Sánchez, Juan Maria ! Juan Maria Sánchez		31 May 2020		Parrado, Johnny ! Johnny Parrado	23 July 2020
Boca Gibraltar	Cowell, Craig ! Craig Cowell	Moved to U23 Manager	1 June 2020		Vaughan Jr., Stephen ! Stephen Vaughan Jr.	1 June 2020
Boca Gibraltar	Vaughan Jr., Stephen ! Stephen Vaughan Jr.	Denied license by GFA	9 August 2020		Edwards, Aaron ! Aaron Edwards	9 August 2020
Glacis United	Di Piedi, Michele ! Michele Di Piedi	Promoted to Director of Football	1 September 2020		Aigbogub, Paul ! Paul Aigbogun	1 September 2020
Mons Calpe	Blanco, Luis Manuel ! Luis Manuel Blanco	Mutual consent	16 September 2020		Vega, César ! César Vega	16 September 2020
Europa Point	Hendon, Ian ! Ian Hendon		1 October 2020		Amaya, Dani ! Dani Amaya	1 October 2020
Lincoln Red Imps	William ! William		5 October 2020		McElwee, Mick ! Mick McElwee	5 October 2020
Europa Point	Amaya, Dani ! Dani Amaya		2 November 2020	11th	Cummings, Steve ! Steve Cummings	2 November 2020

League table

Template:2020–21 Gibraltar National League table

Forfeits for Home Grown Player violations

The season suffered early controversy when several teams were forced to forfeit games for violations of the Home Grown Player rule, due to confusion over the new rules regarding time limits for changes if a Home Grown Player is sent off. Below are the games that have been forfeited for rule breaches.

Date	Original score	GFA decision
02020-10-31-31 October 2020	Bruno's Magpies 1–0 Boca Gibraltar	3-0 win to Bruno's Magpies
02020-11-01-1 November 2020	Glacis United 1–1 Lynx	3-0 win to Lynx
02020-11-21-21 November 2020	Glacis United 1–1 Europa Point	3-0 win to Glacis United
02020-11-28-28 November 2020	Europa Point 1–2 Boca Gibraltar	3-0 win to Europa Point

Additionally, Boca Gibraltar failed to field a team on 5 December 2020 against Mons Calpe, subsequently forfeiting the tie. After doing so again on 9 December, they were expelled from the league.

External links

• Gibraltar Football Association

Football in Gibraltar

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