Gibraltar

 

Gibraltar - List of Champions

The first (civilian) clubs founded on the peninsula were Prince of Wales FC (1892) and Gibraltar FC (1893; they played their first game in that same year against the King's Rifle Regiment, a military side). The first official match was played on 16 March 1894, in which Gibraltar FC defeated Moorish-Castle 4-0 at the North Front field.
Since 1895 an annual cup tournament (Merchants Cup) was contested; in addition the military organised garrison leagues between 1900 and 1920, usually in two divisions of four teams each.
The first properly structured league was created in October 1907, as the Gibraltar Foot-ball League, by the Gibraltar Civilian Football Association.
That first league had 8 participants, part of them military; civilian clubs to feature in later editions included Europa FC (nicknamed "Los Pepes"), Esmerald FC, Green Star, Manchester United FC, Queen Elizabeth FC, Nelson FC, Malaya FC, Regnaul FC and Cormorant FC, while the military were represented by sides such as Middlesex FC, Sussex FC, Duke of York FC, Suffolks FC, Signals Corp FC, Royal Navy, HMS "Hood", Royal Sovereign FC, South United FC, Exiles FC, Athletic FC, Albion FC, Jubilee FC, Chief Construction FC and Commander of the Yard FC.

 

1907/08 Prince of Wales FC [other sources: Britannia FC]

1908/09 Prince of Wales FC

1909/10 South United FC

1910/11 South United FC

1911/12 Britannia FC

1912/13 Britannia FC

1913/14 Prince of Wales FC

1914/15 Royal Sovereign

1915/16   no competition

1916/17 Prince of Wales FC

1917/18 Britannia FC

1918/19 Prince of Wales FC

1919/20 Britannia FC

1920/21 Prince of Wales FC

1921/22 Prince of Wales FC

1922/23 Prince of Wales FC

1923/24 Gibraltar FC

1924/25 Prince of Wales FC

1925/26 Prince of Wales FC

1926/27 Prince of Wales FC

1927/28 Prince of Wales FC

1928/29 Europa FC

1929/30 Europa FC

1930/31 Prince of Wales FC

1931/32 Europa FC

1932/33 Europa FC

1933/34 Commander of the Yard FC

1934/35 Chief Construction FC

1935/36 Chief Constructor FC

1936/37 Britannia FC

1937/38 Europa FC

1938/39 Prince of Wales FC

1939/40 Prince of Wales FC

1940/41 Britannia FC

1941-45   no competition

1945/46 Fortress Royal Engineers

1946/47 Gibraltar United FC

1947/48 Gibraltar United FC

1948/49 Gibraltar United FC

1949/50 Gibraltar United FC

1950/51 Gibraltar United FC

1951/52 Europa FC (unbeaten)

1952/53 Prince of Wales FC

1953/54 Gibraltar United FC

1954/55 Britannia FC (unbeaten)

1955/56 Britannia FC (unbeaten)

1956/57 Britannia FC

1957/58 Britannia FC (unbeaten)

1958/59 Britannia FC

1959/60 Gibraltar United FC

1960/61 Britannia FC

1961/62 Gibraltar United FC

1962/63 Britannia FC

1963/64 Gibraltar United FC

1964/65 Gibraltar United FC

1965/66 Glacis United FC

1966/67 Glacis United FC 

1967/68 Glacis United FC 

1968/69 Glacis United FC 

1969/70 Glacis United FC

1970/71 Glacis United FC

1971/72 Glacis United FC

1972/73 Glacis United FC

1973/74 Glacis United FC

1974/75 Manchester United FC

1975/76 Glacis United FC

1976/77 Manchester United FC

1977/78   no competition 

1978/79 Manchester United FC   

1979/80 Manchester United FC   

1980/81 Glacis United FC

1981/82 Glacis United FC

1982/83 Glacis United FC

1983/84 Manchester United FC

1984/85 Glacis United FC and Lincoln FC (shared)

1985/86 Lincoln FC

1986/87 St Theresa's FC

1987/88 St Theresa's FC

1988/89 Glacis United FC

1989/90 Lincoln FC 

1990/91 Lincoln FC

1991/92 Lincoln FC

1992/93 Lincoln FC

1993/94 Lincoln FC 

1994/95 Manchester United FC 

1995/96 St Joseph's

1996/97 Glacis United FC

1997/98 St Theresa's FC

1998/99 Manchester United FC

1999/00 Glacis United FC

2000/01 Lincoln FC 

2001/02 Gibraltar United FC

2002/03 Newcastle FC (formerly Lincoln FC)

2003/04 Newcastle FC

2004/05 Newcastle FC

2005/06 Newcastle FC

2006/07 Newcastle FC

2007/08 Lincoln FC (formerly Newcastle FC)

2008/09 Lincoln FC

2009/10 Lincoln FC

2010/11 Lincoln FC

2011/12 Lincoln FC

2012/13 Lincoln FC

2013/14 Lincoln FC

2014/15 Lincoln FC Highlights

2015/16 Lincoln FC Highlights

2016/17 Europa FC

2017/18 Lincoln FC

2018/19 Lincoln FC

2019/20   season abandoned

2020/21 Lincoln FC

2021/22 Lincoln FC

2022/23 Lincoln FC

2023/24Lincoln FC

2024/25

 

NB: Newcastle FC was a temporary name for Lincoln FC

 

Gibraltar - List of Cup Winners

GFA Senior Challenge Cup

NB: first competed for in 1894/95, as the Merchants' Cup, initially on a league basis

1894/95 Gibraltar FC                       bt  Jubilee FC           [final match May 1]

1896/97 Jubilee FC

1897/98 Jubilee FC

1898/99 Albion FC

1899/00 Exiles FC

1900/01 Prince of Wales FC

1901/02 Exiles FC

1902/03 Prince of Wales FC

1903/04 Prince of Wales FC

1904/05 Athletic FC

1905/06 Prince of Wales FC

1907/08 Britannia

1926/27 Europa

1933/34 Electricity Department

GFA Senior Cup

1948/49 Gibraltar United                   2-0 Prince of Wales      [final Feb 12]

1951/52 Britannia                          1-0 Gibraltar United     [final Feb 9]

1953/54 Britannia                          2-0 Europa               [final Jan 23]

1954/55 Gibraltar United                   9-1 St Joseph            [final Feb 5]

1955/56 St Joseph's                        4-1 Grammarians          [final May 27]

1956/57 Britannia                      1-1 4-3 Gibraltar United     [final May 25, replay Jun 3, both AET]

1957/58 Europa                             5-4 Gibraltar United     [final Apr 5]

1958/59 Europa                             4-2 Brittania            [final Feb 7]

1959/60 Gibraltar United                   8-0 Prince of Wales      [final Dec 13]

NB: Gibraltar United reportedly won the five editions immediatly before 1952

 

Rock Cup/Rock Challenge Cup

NB: presented by the Merchants, Traders, and Hotels of Gibraltar in 1935 for competition

    between Naval, Army, Air Force, and Civilian teams

1935/36 HMS "Hood"                         bt  Gibraltar Football Association

1936/37 Britannia

1937/38 Europa                             bt  HMS Hood

NB: HMS Hood was later sunk in action in 1941, with the loss of almost the entire crew

1938/39 2nd Bn The King's (Liverpool) Regt

1939/40 Britannia

1940/41   not played

1941/42 A.A.R.A (Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Artillery)

1942/43 Royal Air Force (New Camp)

1943/44 4th Bn The Royal Scots Regt

1944/45   not played

1945/46 Europa

1946/47 Gibraltar United

1947/48 Britannia XI                       2-1 Europa               [final Apr 11]

1948/49 Prince of Wales                    4-2 Britannia XI         [final Mar 27]

1949/50 Europa                             2-0 Prince of Wales

1950/51 Europa                             2-1 Prince of Wales      [final Mar 17]

1951/52 Europa                             1-0 Gibraltar United     [final Mar 8]

1952/53   apparently not played

1953/54 Gibraltar United

1954/55 Britannia XI

1955/56 St Joseph's 

1956/57   apparently not played

1957/58 Europa

1958/59 Gibraltar United                   5-3 Europa               [final May 16]

1959/60 Prince of Wales

1960/61 Europa

1961/62 Britannia XI

1962/63 Gibraltar United

1963/64 Gibraltar United

1964/65 Gibraltar United

1965/66 Gibraltar United

1966-73   not played

1973/74 Manchester United Res

1974/75 Glacis United

1975/76 2nd Batallion Royal Green Jackets

1976/77 Manchester United

1977/78 St Jago's United

1978/79 St Joseph's

1979/80 Manchester United

1980/81 Glacis United

1981/82 Glacis United

1982/83 St Joseph's

1983/84 St Joseph's

1984/85 St Joseph's

1985/86 Lincoln

1986/87 St Joseph's

1987/88 RAF Gibraltar

1988/89 Lincoln Reliance

1989/90 Lincoln

1990/91   not known (not Lincoln)

1991/92 St Joseph's

1992/93 Lincoln

1993/94 Lincoln

1994/95 St Theresa's

1995/96 St Joseph's

1996/97 Glacis United

1997/98 Glacis United

1998/99 Gibraltar United

1999/00 Gibraltar United                   4-1 Glacis United

2000/01 Gibraltar United                   0-0 Lincoln ABG          [aet, 4-3 pen]

2001/02 Lincoln FC                         3-2 Gibraltar United     [aet]

2002/03 Manchester United                  2-2 Newcastle            [aet, 4-3 pen]

2003/04 Newcastle                          9-0 St Joseph's

2004/05 Newcastle                          8-0 Gibraltar United

2005/06 Newcastle                          1-1 Glacis United        [aet, 3-1 pen]

2006/07 Newcastle                          6-0 St Joseph's

2007/08 Lincoln FC                         3-0 PWC Laguna

2008/09 Lincoln FC                         4-0 Shamrock 101

2009/10 Lincoln FC                         5-1 Gibraltar United

2010/11 Lincoln FC                         2-1 Glacis United

2011/12 St Joseph's FC                     2-0 Lions Gibraltar

2012/13 St Joseph's FC                     3-1 Manchester United  

2013/14 Lincoln FC                         1-0 College Europe

2014/15 Lincoln FC                         4-1 Lynx FC

2015/16 Lincoln FC                         2-0 Europa FC

2016/17 Europa FC                          3-0 Lincoln FC   

2017/18 Europa FC                          2-1 Mons Calpe SC

2018/19 Europa FC                          3-0 Gibraltar United

2019/20   abandoned

2020/21 Lincoln FC                         2-0 Glacis United

2021/22 Lincoln FC                         2-1 FC Bruno's Magpies

2022/23 FC Bruno's Magpies                 1-1 Lincoln FC           [aet, 4-2 pen]

2023/24 Lincoln FC                         3-0 Europa FC

 

NB: Newcastle FC was a temporary name for Lincoln FC;

    Glacis United won the cup 5 times (all listed above); in one of finals, they

    defeated Manchester United 4-1 (possibly in 1974/75)

 

NB: according to the St. Mirren homepage, the 1977 Rock Cup was won by Notts County (Eng),

    with a 4-3 aggregate win (over 2 legs) against Saint Mirren (Sco); this presumably

    refers to a different, friendly international club tournament.

 

Division 2 Cup

Ed. Season  Winners

1  2005    Glacis United Reserves

2  2006    PwC Laguna

3  2007    Glacis United Reserves

4  2008    PwC Laguna

5  2010    Europa

6  2011    Rock Cosmos

7  2012    Lynx

8  2014    Lions Pilots FC

9  2015    Europa Point

10  2016    Europa Point

11  2017    Gibraltar Phoenix

12  2018/19 Bruno's Magpies

 

 

Millar Cup

NB: first played 1950; contested between league champions and "The Rest" and as such

    may be considered a fore-runner of the Super Cup (Pepe Reyes Cup)

1950/51 Gibraltar United                   bt  The Rest             [played Dec 26]

1951/52 The Rest                           5-2 Europa               [played Dec 26]

1953/54 Gibraltar United                   3-1 The Rest             [played Jan 10]

1954/55 The Rest                           5-4 Britannia            [played Jan 15]

1955/56 The Rest                           6-3 Britannia            [played May 31]

1957/58 The Rest                           4-2 Britannia            [played Apr 7]

1958/59 The Rest                           3-2 Britannia            [played Mar 7]

 

 

Calpe Cup

1949/50 Europa                     1-1 3-3 3-1 Britannia            [final Feb 18, replay Mar 1, replay Mar 4]

1950/51 Gibraltar United                   4-1 Europa               [final Apr 1]

1951/52 Prince of Wales                    3-2 Gibraltar United     [final Mar 22]

1953/54 St Joseph                          3-1 Britannia            [final Feb 13]

1954/55 Europa                             3-2 Britannia            [final Feb 26]

1955/56 Gibraltar United                   bt  Grammarians          [final May 16, AET]

1956/57 Gibraltar United                   2-1 Europa               [final Feb 23]

1957/58 Gibraltar United                   3-0 Britannia            [final Jan 25]

1958/59 Britannia                          5-3 Prince of Wales      [final Feb 28]

1959/60 Gibraltar United                   4-3 Prince of Wales      [final Jan 23, AET]

 

Clubs' Cup

1951/52 Britannia                          2-0 Europa               [final Jun 1]

 

Dandie-Dinmont Cup

NB: donated by George Russo Ltd

1957/58 Europa                             3-2 Gibraltar United     [final May 31]

 

Festival Cup

NB: awarded to team with the most points in the second round of the Senior League

1958/59 Gibraltar United

1959/60 Gibraltar United

 

Gonzalez Cup

1950/51 Prince of Wales                    2-1 Gibraltar United     [final May 9]

 

Governor's Cup

NB: presented by Sir Leicester Smyth in 1891;

this was almost always for military teams; civilian teams were permitted to compete

    from 1943 to 1946 only

1891    1st Bn The Black Watch

1943/44 Gibraltar United                   4-1 REME

1944/45 30th Bn Dorsetshire Regt           1-0 Gibraltar United

1945/46 Prince of Wales                    4-1 Dockyard

 

Gracia Challenge Cup

NB: donated by Johnny Gracia

1957/58 Gibraltar United                   3-2 Prince of Wales      [final May 3]

1958/59 Europa                             6-2 Gibraltar United     [final Apr 25]

 

Motorways Cup

NB: donated by the Gibraltar Motor Hire Service

1949/50 Prince of Wales                    [first edition]

1950/51 Prince of Wales                    5-0 Europa               [final Apr 11]

1951/52 Prince of Wales                    unk Gibraltar United     [final Apr 12]

1957/58 Gibraltar United                   6-3 Britannia            [final Jun 12]

1958/59 Europa                             5-3 Prince of Wales      [final May 29]

 

Russo Cup

NB: donated by Mr Christopher Russo - played on a single-round league basis

1951/52 Europa

1953/54 Britannia

1954/55 Britannia

1955/56 Britannia

1956/57 shared by Britannia, Europa, Gibraltar United (3-way tie)

1957/58 Europa

1958/59 Britannia

1959/60 Gibraltar United

 

Yule Cup

NB: donated by Sir Edward Cottrell

1949/50 Prince of Wales                    bt  Gibraltar United

1950/51 Gibraltar United                   3-1 Prince of Wales      [final Dec 31]

1951/52 Europa                             3-2 Britannia            [final Jan 19]

1953/54 St Joseph                          4-1 Gibraltar United     [final Dec 25]

1954/55 Gibraltar United                   5-2 Prince of Wales      [final Dec 27]

1955/56 St Joseph's                        4-2 Royal Air Force      [final Jan 1]

1956/57 Britannia                          3-3 Prince of Wales      [aet, Britannia on corners] [final Dec 25]

1957/58 Britannia                          3-1 Europa               [final Dec 28]

1958/59 Gibraltar United                   1-0 Britannia            [final Jan 4]

1959/60 Gibraltar United                   4-0 Britannia            [final Dec 24]

 

Gibraltar - List of Super Cup (Pepe Reyes Cup) Finals

 

NB: it is not known whether the Pepe Reyes Cup was contested before the 2000 edition; winners are indicated in bold face;if the league champions also won the cup, their place as cup winners was taken by

the league runners-up, indicated in italics.

 

Season  Champions                  Cup Winners/League Runners-Up                     Date

1999/00Glacis United FC       2-2 Gibraltar United FC    [6-5 pen]              [ 7-10-2000]

2000/01Lincoln FC             3-1 Gibraltar United FC                           [ 1-10-2001]

2001/02 Gibraltar United FC    0-2 Lincoln FC   [ 9-11-2002]

2002/03 Newcastle FC           0-1 Manchester United FC   [ 1-10-2003]

2003/04Newcastle FC           3-1 Gibraltar United FC   [ 1-10-2004]

2004/05 Newcastle FC           1-1 Glacis United FC   [Glacis on pen]        [ 1-10-2005]

2005/06 Newcastle FC           2-2 Manchester United FC   [2-4 pen]              [ 1-10-2006]

2006/07Newcastle FC           3-1 Manchester United FC   [ 1-10-2007]

2007/08Lincoln FC             3-1 Gibraltar United FC   [24- 1-2009]

2008/09   not played [*]

2009/10Lincoln FC             1-0 St Joseph's FC   [ 3-10-2010]

2010/11Lincoln FC             1-1 Glacis United FC   [5-4 pen]              [ 3-10-2011]

2011/12 Lincoln FC             0-2 St Joseph's FC   [ 8-12-2012]

2012/13Lincoln FC             2-2 St Joseph's FC         [11-10 pen]            [ 5-10-2013]

2013/14Lincoln FC             1-0 Manchester 62 FC   [16- 8-2014]

2014/15 Lincoln FC             3-2 Europa FC   [aet]                  [19- 9-2015]

2015/16 Lincoln FC             0-2 Europa FC   [18- 9-2016]

2016/17 Europa FC              2-2 Lincoln FC   [aet, 1-3 pen]         [24- 9-2017]

2017/18 Lincoln FC             1-1 Europa FC   [2-4 pen]              [12- 8-2018]

2018/19 Lincoln FC             0-1 Europa FC   [11- 8-2019]

2019/20   not contested

2020/21 Lincoln FC             1-3 Europa FC   [22- 9-2021]

2021/22Lincoln FC             1-0 Europa FC   [13- 9-2022]

2022/23 Lincoln FC             0-1 FC Bruno's Magpies   [15- 9-2023]

2023/24 Lincoln FC             1-1 St Joseph's FC   [3-4 pen]              [18- 8-2024]

 

[*] Lincoln had won the double; Shamrock 101 were league runners-up (and losing cupfinalists) but they were excluded from the league before the start of the 2009/10season so the match was cancelled.

 

Gibraltar - List of League Cup Finals

Senior Cup/First Division Cup

1955/56 St Joseph's FC

1957-75   not known (not Lincoln FC, St Joseph's FC or Manchester United FC)

1975/76 Manchester United FC

1976/77 Manchester United FC

1977-80   not known (not Lincoln FC, St Joseph's FC or Manchester United FC)

1980/81 Manchester United FC

1981-84   not known (not Lincoln FC, St Joseph's FC or Manchester United FC)

1984/85 Manchester United FC

1985/86 Manchester United FC

1986/87 Lincoln FC

1987/88 Lincoln FC

1988/89 Lincoln FC

1989/90 Lincoln FC

1990/91 Lincoln FC

1991/92 Lincoln FC

1992/93 Lincoln FC

1993-94   not known (not Lincoln FC, St Joseph's FC or Manchester United FC)

1994/95 Manchester United FC

1995-98   not known (not Lincoln FC, St Joseph's FC or Manchester United FC)

1998/99 Manchester United FC

1999/00 Lincoln FC

2000/01   not known (not Lincoln FC, St Joseph's FC or Manchester United FC)

2001/02 Lincoln FC

2002/03 Newcastle FC

2003/04 Newcastle FC           3-0 Manchester United FC

2004/05 Newcastle FC           bt  Glacis United FC

2005/06 Newcastle FC           3-1 Manchester United FC   [aet]

2006/07 Newcastle FC           4-0 St Joseph's FC   

2007/08 Lincoln FC             4-0 Manchester United FC

Premier Cup

2008/09 PwC Laguna             3-2 Lincoln FC

Division One Cup

2009/10   not known (final St Joseph's FC vs Glacis United FC)

2010/11 Lincoln FC

2011/12 Lincoln FC

2012/13   not known (not Lincoln FC)

Premier Cup

2013/14 Lincoln FC             3-0 Manchester 62 FC

2014/15 College Europa         2-1 St Joseph's FC         [aet]

 

NB: not played since 2015

 

Available information on other trophies

 

Festival Cup

1966    Manchester United

1971    Manchester United

1975    Manchester United

1976    Manchester United

1980    Manchester United

1982    Manchester United

1985    Manchester United

1992    Manchester United

1994    Manchester United

1999    Manchester United

2000    Manchester United

2001    Glacis United          bt  Manchester United

 

Celecia Cup

2001    Lincoln

NB: Manchester United reportedly won this trophy 7 times

 

Challenge Cup

2000/01 Gibraltar United       bt  Glacis United

NB: Manchester United reportedly won this trophy once   

 

Fosters Cup

1991    Lincoln                4-1 St Theresa's FC  

NB: Manchester United reportedly won this trophy once