2014–15 Gibraltar Premier Division

Premier Division

Season	2014–15
Champions	Lincoln Red Imps (21st title)
Relegated	None
Champions League	Lincoln Red Imps
Europa League	College Europa
Matches played	84
Goals scored	253 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lee Casciaro (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Lincoln Red Imps 7–0 Britannia XI (9 January 2015)
Biggest away win	Britannia XI 0–9 College Europa (1 November 2014) Lions Gibraltar 0–9 Lincoln Red Imps (23 May 2015)
Highest scoring	Britannia XI 0–9 College Europa (1 November 2014) Lions Gibraltar 0–9 Lincoln Red Imps (23 May 2015)
← 2013–14 2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 26 May 2015.

The 2014–15 Gibraltar Premier Division (known as the Argus Insurance Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of the national amateur football league in Gibraltar since its establishment - the highest level of football in Gibraltar. The league was contested by eight clubs, like last year, a requirement for entry into UEFA competitions.^[1] Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions, sealing a record 20th title last season.

Teams

Victoria Stadium

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Location of the stadium which all teams play in

After the 2013–14 season, Gibraltar Phoenix were relegated from the league without registering a single point. FC Britannia XI were promoted as champions of the Gibraltar Second Division.^[1]

Club	Finishing position 2013–14
College Europa	4th
FC Britannia XI	1st in Gibraltar Second Division (promoted)
Glacis United	5th
Lincoln Red Imps	1st (champions)
Lions Gibraltar	6th
Lynx	3rd
Manchester 62	2nd
St Joseph's	7th

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
College Europa	José Requena	Robert Montovio	Nike	Cancer Relief Gibraltar
FC Britannia XI	Juan Luis Pérez Herrera	Liam Roche	Joma	O'Reillys English Pub
Glacis United	Javier Sánchez Alfaro	Al Greene	Nike
Lincoln	Raúl Procopio	Roy Chipolina	Joma	OSG Security
Lions Gibraltar	Jeff Wood	Jansen Dalli	Errea	Mitsubishi
Lynx	Albert Parody	Leonardo Federico Vela	Adidas	Trends
Manchester 62	Aaron Asquez	Matt Reoch	Joma	CEPSA GIB
St. Joseph's	Jerry Aguilera	Kaaron Macedo	Adidas	Bonmilk

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
College Europa	Juan Luis Pérez Herrera	Sacked	24 May 2014	Pre-season	José Requena	24 May 2014
FC Britannia XI	James Munden	Resigned	25 May 2014		Juan Luis Pérez Herrera	3 July 2014
Lions Gibraltar	Steve Cummings		7 July 2014		Jeff Wood	17 July 2014
Lincoln Red Imps	Mike McElwee		17 July 2014		Raúl Procopio Baizán	21 July 2014

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lincoln Red Imps (C)	21	19	1	1	80	12	+68	58	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	College Europa	21	12	6	3	42	14	+28	42	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Lynx	21	10	8	3	36	18	+18	38
4	St Joseph's	21	12	2	7	36	18	+18	38
5	Manchester 62	21	7	6	8	22	25	−3	27
6	Glacis United	21	4	3	14	14	50	−36	15
7	Britannia XI	21	2	3	16	13	67	−54	9
8	Lions Gibraltar	21	1	5	15	9	48	−39	8

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the 2015 Rock Cup winners, Lincoln Red Imps, qualified for the Champions League by winning the league, the Rock Cup's Europa League spot was transferred to the league's second-placed team.

Results

Teams in the 2014–15 season played each other three times, with the season starting 19 September 2014. For each match a home and an away team was named, however all matches were played at Victoria Stadium^[2]

Matches 1–14 Teams played each other twice. Home \ Away BRI EFC GLA LIN LGI LYN MAN SJO Britannia XI 0–9 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–2 Europa FC 0–0 6–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 Glacis United 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–5 Lincoln 7–0 3–0 6–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 Lions Gibraltar 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 Lynx 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–6 0–0 1–1 0–0 Manchester 62 5–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 4–0 0–1 0–0 St Joseph's 4–0 0–1 4–0 2–4 4–0 1–2 2–0 Source: uefa.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–21 Teams played each other once. Home \ Away BRI EFC GLA LIN LGI LYN MAN SJO Britannia XI 0–5 0–7 0–8 1–2 Europa FC 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 Glacis United 0–1 0–4 0–2 Lincoln 5–0 4–1 4–1 2–1 Lions Gibraltar 1–2 0–2 0–9 Lynx 5–0 1–1 1–0 Manchester 62 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 St Joseph's 1–0 2–1 2–0 Source: ^[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premier Division play-off

In the previous Gibraltar Premier Division season, promotion and relegation deciding a place in the Premier Division for the following year was determined by a play-off match. A play-off match at the end of the current season was planned to be played between the 7th placed team from the 2014–15 Premier Division and the 2nd placed from the 2014–15 Second Division. The winner of the match would have earned a spot in the 2015–16 Gibraltar Premier Division.^[2] However, no relegation match took place as the Premier Division expands to 10 teams for next season.^[3]

Top goalscorers

As of 26 May 2015

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4]
1	Lee Casciaro	Lincoln	20
2	Cristian Toncheff	College Europa	14
3	Liam Walker	Lincoln	13
	Joseph Chipolina	Lincoln
5	José Luis Romero	St Joseph's	11
6	Raducio King	Lynx	10
	John-Paul Duarte	Lincoln
8	Juanse Pegalajar	College Europa	7
9	Kyle Casciaro	Lincoln	6
	Emmanuel Alexis Cristori	Lincoln

References

1. "Gibraltar Premier Division to expand". Gibraltar Football. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
2. "Premier Division: season rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
4. "Gibraltar Premier League-Top Scorers".

External links

• Season at soccerway.com
• Gibraltar Football Association