Gibraltar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team 54[1]
Los Llanis
AssociationGibraltar Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJulio César Ribas
CaptainRoy Chipolina
Most capsLiam Walker (75)
Top scorerRoy Chipolina
Liam Walker (5)
Home stadiumVictoria Stadium
FIFA codeGIB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 201 Steady (21 December 2023)[2]
Highest190 (October 2018)
Lowest206 (April 2017 – March 2018)
First international
 Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia 
(Faro, Portugal; 19 November 2013)
Biggest win
 Gibraltar 2–0 Liechtenstein 
(Gibraltar; 16 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
 France 14–0 Gibraltar 
(Nice, France; 18 November 2023)

The Gibraltar men's national football team represents Gibraltar in international football competitions, and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. Gibraltar applied for full Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) membership and was accepted by the UEFA Congress in May 2013. It can therefore compete in the UEFA European Championship starting with the 2016 tournament for which the team competed in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D. On 13 May 2016 Gibraltar became a member of FIFA at the governing body's 66th Congress which was held in Mexico City.[3] Gibraltar is the second smallest UEFA member in terms of population (only San Marino has a smaller population) and the smallest in terms of area.[4][5]

Despite not being an island, Gibraltar set up its first official side for the football competition at the 1993 Island Games[6] and has been a regular in the tournament, winning the 2007 edition.[7]

History

Pre-UEFA

Gibraltar's first unofficial national match took place against Jersey in the 1993 Island Games in the Isle of Wight, although the team had previously played friendlies versus professional and amateur clubs. The result was a 2–1 loss for the Gibraltarians. Gibraltar's largest unofficial win was 19–0 versus Sark, in St. Martin, Guernsey, whilst their largest unofficial loss was 5–0 versus Greenland – an autonomous region of Denmark – which also took part on the Isle of Wight, in Freshwater.

Foundation

The history of the Gibraltar national football side can be traced back to April 1923, when it travelled to Spain to play club side Sevilla in a friendly; two games were played and Gibraltar lost both 2–0 and 5–0.[6] The side also managed a draw with Real Madrid in 1949.[8][9]

Island Games

Before joining UEFA, Gibraltar competed in numerous football competitions, most regularly in the Island Games.

The first competition the team entered was the 1993 Island Games, despite Gibraltar not being an island. Gibraltar lost all of its matches, scoring only one goal and finishing in last place.

They had much more success in the 1995 Island Games, which they hosted. Despite losing their opening game against Greenland, Gibraltar bounced back to record their first competitive win, against the Isle of Man. Another victory over Anglesey saw Gibraltar finish second in the group, ahead of Anglesey only on goal difference, and qualify for the semi-finals. There, they beat Jersey 1–0, before losing the final to the Isle of Wight by the same scoreline.

In the 1997 Island Games, two wins and two losses in the group stage, followed by a defeat to Shetland in a playoff, saw Gibraltar finish 6th out of 9 teams. Another poor performance in 1999 saw them finish 11th.

Island Games results improved slightly in 2001, as they came 5th, and in 2003 Gibraltar recorded their biggest win ever, defeating Sark 19–0. Other good results against Greenland and Orkney saw them finish 6th out of 12. Despite these minor successes, Gibraltar did not enter the 2005 tournament.

A football team represented Gibraltar at the 2015 edition of the games even after Gibraltar was accepted by UEFA. However, the squad was a development team composed of under-19s and over-aged players with no first team senior squad members taking part.[10] The team was coached by John Moreno.

FIFI "Wild Cup"

In early summer 2006 Gibraltar participated in the 2006 FIFI Wild Cup where it was ranked 3rd. The tournament was an alternative World Cup for non-FIFA members, which was only held once. In Gibraltar's opening match, they drew 1–1 with the hosts, the 'Republic of St. Pauli', before beating Tibet 5–0 in their second group game to qualify for the semi-finals. There they lost 2–0 to eventual champions Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - following Gibraltar's games against Cyprus in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification games in 2017, Gibraltar achieved a rare feat of playing both Cypriot national teams. In the third place playoff, Gibraltar had a rematch against St. Pauli. This time Gibraltar were able to defeat the hosts, to finish in third place out of the six teams.[11]

2008 Four Nations

In 2008 Gibraltar accepted an invitation to participate in The Four Nations Tournament, the most prominent senior football tournament that Gibraltar had ever participated in. The 2008 Four Nations Tournament, won by England C, was played in North Wales, and was contested between Wales Semi-Pro, England C, Scotland B and guest nation Gibraltar after Northern Ireland decided not to take part. Though Gibraltar eventually finished bottom of the group, they pushed tournament winners England C close.[12]

FIFA membership

After becoming a member of UEFA (see below), the GFA aimed to become a full FIFA member in time to participate in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13] On 26 September 2014, it was announced that Gibraltar's application for FIFA membership was denied, with president Sepp Blatter stating that Gibraltar is ineligible because it is not an independent country. This was despite FIFA at the time including 22 members that are not independent countries, including five in UEFA (Faroe Islands and the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom). The Gibraltar Football Association then announced that it planned to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the same process by which Gibraltar successfully gained UEFA membership in 2013.[14] The CAS heard Gibraltar's case on 21 May 2015, at which time no time frame for a verdict was announced and further legal arguments would still be heard. It was expected that no decision would be reached before the FIFA congress coming the following week.[15] A ruling was announced on 2 May 2016, nearly a year after the CAS heard Gibraltar's case. As part of the ruling, FIFA was ordered to transmit Gibraltar's application for membership to the FIFA congress which was set to take place the following week in Mexico City. Additionally, FIFA was ordered to take "all necessary steps to admit the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member of FIFA without delay." If the vote held at the congress was successful, it was believed that Gibraltar would be a last-minute addition to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[16] In FIFA's official statement regarding the ruling, the organization said that it expected to discuss the matter at the upcoming congress and discuss a course of action, including potentially altering the congress agenda to submit Gibraltar's application for membership.[17] On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar was accepted as a member of FIFA with a vote of 172 to 12 in favour. Gibraltar became FIFA's 211th member immediately after the Football Federation of Kosovo was voted member 210.[18]

UEFA acceptance

Gibraltar starting XI in UEFA debut against Slovakia

Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1999 but was rejected because of intense opposition from Spain. Spain's opposition stemmed not only from claiming ownership of the territory but from fear that Gibraltar's acceptance would set a precedent that would inspire the separatist Basque national football team and Catalan national football teams to apply for UEFA membership as well. The issue was voted on again in 2007 but only three member nations (England, Scotland, and Wales)[9] supported Gibraltar's bid after Spain threatened to withdraw Spanish teams from all UEFA competitions. UEFA then established rules, which were introduced following pressure from Spain, restricting membership to sovereign states recognised as such by the United Nations. The Gibraltar FA then went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2007 and again in 2011 after an appeal and it was ruled that Gibraltar could not be refused membership because the sovereignty rules were not established until after Gibraltar's 1999 and 2007 applications. At this time, Gibraltar was named a provisional member of UEFA and was granted permission to enter national teams in under-17 and under-19 tournaments for the first time.[19][20]

The GFA was accepted as a full UEFA member by resolution of the UEFA Congress held in London on 24 May 2013, with only Spain and Belarus opposed.[21][22] This meant Gibraltar became the smallest UEFA member by population, behind San Marino, then Liechtenstein and the Faroe Islands. As a result of the vote, the Gibraltar national team became eligible to enter the qualification tournaments for UEFA's premier national team competition, the European Championship. The first such opportunity was the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, which would kick off in September 2014. Following the examples of Armenia–Azerbaijan and Russia–Georgia, it was confirmed that Gibraltar and Spain would be kept apart in qualifying groups.[5]

After being accepted into UEFA, the GFA outlined adjusted eligibility criteria for the selection of players for the national squad. To be eligible, a player must be a British passport holder who was born in Gibraltar, or has Gibraltarian parents or grandparents, or has attended school for five years locally.[23] Former Manchester United, Derby County, Southampton and Stoke City defender Danny Higginbotham, whose uncle Allen Bula was the team manager, was eligible to be called up because of this criteria adjustment.[24][25] On 18 September 2013, Higginbotham announced that he agreed in "principle" to play for Gibraltar.[26][27] Recruiting of English-born players by manager Allen Bula was unpopular with some fans,[28] and in 2015 Bula's successor Jeff Wood said he would use more home-based players and develop local talent while still searching for eligible players elsewhere.[29]

Gibraltar's first official international match was a 0–0 friendly draw against Slovakia, on 19 November 2013 at the Estadio Algarve in Portugal.[30] On 23 February 2014, Gibraltar was drawn in Group D for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying alongside Germany, Poland, Georgia, Republic of Ireland and Scotland. Initially, Gibraltar were drawn into the same group as Spain for the tournament but the previous decision to keep the two teams apart in qualifying rounds was upheld and Gibraltar was immediately moved into another group. This was their first time participating in an official European competition.[31] In June 2014, Gibraltar recorded their first ever victory under UEFA with a 1–0 win against Malta, the goal coming from Kyle Casciaro.[32]

Euro 2016 qualifying

On 7 September 2014, Gibraltar played their first competitive match – a Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland. Despite coming into the game with optimism and excitement, they were still massive underdogs[33] and although the half time score was only 1–0 to Poland, it ended 7–0.[34] On 11 October 2014, they were defeated once again by 7–0, this time by Republic of Ireland, in their second Euro 2016 qualifier. In their third match, they were beaten for the third time by Georgia 3–0.

On 29 March 2015, Gibraltar scored their first ever goal in a full international competitive match. Lee Casciaro scored against Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow during the first half to level the match at 1–1. However, Scotland went on to win 6–1.[35] In July 2015, Englishman Jeff Wood was appointed manager, succeeding caretaker Dave Wilson who took over from Gibraltar's first manager Allen Bula in March 2015.[36] Gibraltar could not repeat their performance of scoring a goal in the next two matches; losing 7–0 away against Germany[37] and 4–0 against Republic of Ireland.[38] On 7 September 2015, Jake Gosling scored Gibraltar's second-ever competitive goal; netting a late consolation goal as his team was defeated 8–1 by Poland.[39] Gibraltar finished its maiden qualifying campaign last in its group with zero points.[40] With a 0–6 defeat to Scotland in the final match of qualifying, Gibraltar allowed 56 total goals throughout qualification, surpassing San Marino's previous record of 53 in a 10-match qualification process.[41]

Stadium

Before being accepted into UEFA, the team played its home games at Victoria Stadium, the 5,000-seat national stadium of Gibraltar. There were plans to replace the stadium with a proposed 8,000-seat stadium at Europa Point, which was expected to be completed for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[42][43][44] Due to the lack of suitable facilities in Gibraltar, the team played its competitive home matches at Estádio Algarve about four hours away in Portugal, from 2013 until 2018. Former national team manager Allen Bula stated that the team would play at the stadium for "a few years" until the Europa Point Stadium was complete.[45] Although the Victoria Stadium could not be used for qualifying matches, UEFA allowed its use for friendlies when Gibraltar chose to do so.[46]

In December 2014 the GFA applied for an exemption from UEFA to allow for competitive matches to be held at the Victoria Stadium although it did not meet minimum requirements. The exemption was filed based upon UEFA regulations which allow for an exemption to be granted because of "hardship". At that time, UEFA said that all scheduled matches, such as those during Euro 2016 qualification, would take place in the already-determined locations but a determination would be made for future competitions.[47] In February 2016 the Gibraltar government announced that over the previous four years numerous improvements had been made to the Victoria Stadium including the installation of approved AstroTurf and lighting which surpassed the requirements for a Category 2 stadium but did not quite meet Category 3. These improvements allowed for UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches to be played at the stadium.[48]

In September 2015, after plans for Europa Point were abandoned, the GFA explored other sites including Lathbury Barracks, as UEFA were unwilling at the time to fund improvements to Victoria Stadium while it was government owned.[49] In February 2016 the Government of Gibraltar announced that it expected to be presented for plans at the Lathbury site very soon.[48] However, in 2017 a deal was agreed for the Gibraltar FA to purchase Victoria Stadium with UEFA funding, and re-develop the stadium to meet UEFA standards.[50] The stadium was subsequently approved to host UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games in March 2020. However, delays to the stadium redevelopment due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that in October 2022 it was announced that Gibraltar would once again have to play competitive games in Portugal from March 2023 while their home stadium is rebuilt.[51]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  0–3  Greece Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 390
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
27 March 2023 (2023-03-27) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  3–0  Gibraltar Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 36,327
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  0–3  France Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskiy (Ukraine)
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Republic of Ireland  3–0  Gibraltar Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 42,156
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Friendly Malta  1–0  Gibraltar Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 J. Mbong 58' Report Stadium: Grawnd Nazzjonali
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Greece  5–0  Gibraltar Athens, Greece
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Attendance: 9,774
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) Friendly Wales  4–0  Gibraltar Wrexham, Wales
18:45
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,008
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  0–4  Republic of Ireland Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France  14–0  Gibraltar Nice, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 32,758
Referee: John Brooks (England)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  0–6  Netherlands Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

2024

Personnel

Julio César Ribas, Gibraltar's current head coach

Current technical staff

As of 19 November 2022[52][53]

Position Name
Head coach Uruguay Julio César Ribas
Assistant coach Spain José Carlos Gil Prieto
Goalkeeper coach Gibraltar Christian Wink
Team Manager Gibraltar Gary Robba
Team doctor 1 Gibraltar Keith Gracia
Team doctor 2 Gibraltar Issac Rodriguez
Head physiotherapist
Fitness coach		 Gibraltar Iain Latin
Team physiotherapist Gibraltar Andrew Rodriguez

Coaching history

Up to date as of 21 November 2023
Manager Nation Gibraltar career Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win %
Allen Bula Gibraltar 2013–2015 9 1 2 6 3 28 011.11
David Wilson (interim) Scotland 2015 3 0 0 3 1 17 000.00
Jeff Wood England 2015–2018 17 0 1 16 4 79 000.00
Desi Curry (interim) Northern Ireland 2018 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00
Julio César Ribas Uruguay 2018– 54 6 6 42 21 167 011.11

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the following UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches:[54]

  • Match date: 18 and 21 November 2023
  • Opposition:  France and  Netherlands
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against  Netherlands.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
23 1GK Dayle Coleing (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 31 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
1 1GK Bradley Banda (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 5 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's
13 1GK Christian López (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 0 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
14 2DF Roy Chipolina (captain) (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 74 5 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
3 2DF Joseph Chipolina (1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 58 2 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
4 2DF Jack Sergeant (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 58 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
12 2DF Jayce Olivero (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 54 0 Denmark Helsingør
16 2DF Aymen Mouelhi (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 36 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's
2 2DF Ethan Jolley (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 28 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's
15 2DF Ethan Santos (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 7 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
5 2DF Kevagn Ronco (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 0 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
10 3MF Liam Walker (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 75 5 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
18 3MF Anthony Hernandez (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 28 1 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
8 3MF Mohamed Badr (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 16 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
6 3MF Nicholas Pozo (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 11 0 Spain Cádiz
11 3MF Evan De Haro (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 4 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
20 3MF Scott Ballantine (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 1 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
7 4FW Lee Casciaro (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 61 3 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
19 4FW Tjay De Barr (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 38 3 England Wycombe Wanderers
21 4FW Jamie Coombes (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 32 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
9 4FW Ayoub El Hmidi (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 6 0 Morocco KAC Marrakech
22 4FW Dylan Peacock (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 1 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe
17 4FW Michael Ruiz (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 0 0 Gibraltar Lynx

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jaylan Hankins (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 0 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies v.  Republic of Ireland, 19 June 2023
DF Louie Annesley (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 39 1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 October 2023
DF Ethan Britto (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 34 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 October 2023
DF Kenneth Chipolina (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 3 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 October 2023
DF Bernardo Lopes (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 15 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps v.  Greece, 10 September 2023
DF Scott Wiseman (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 38 0 Retired v.  Republic of Ireland, 19 June 2023RET
MF Jeremy Perera (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 0 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe v.  France, 18 November 2023 PRE
MF Kian Ronan (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 29 0 England King's Lynn Town v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 October 2023
MF Niels Hartman (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 5 0 United States Vermont Catamounts v.  Greece, 10 September 2023
MF Graeme Torrilla (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 26 1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps v.  Netherlands, 27 March 2023
MF Julian Valarino (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 22 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps v.  Netherlands, 27 March 2023
FW Reece Styche (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 31 3 England AFC Telford United v.  Greece, 10 September 2023
FW Michael Yome (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 9 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's v.  Netherlands, 27 March 2023

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
WD Withdrew for other reasons

Player records

As of 21 November 2023[55]
Players in bold are still active with Gibraltar.

Most appearances

Liam Walker is Gibraltar's top goalscorer (with Roy Chipolina) and their most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Liam Walker 75 5 2013–present
2 Roy Chipolina 74 5 2013–present
3 Lee Casciaro 61 3 2014–present
4 Joseph Chipolina 58 2 2013–present
Jack Sergeant 58 0 2013–present
6 Jayce Olivero 54 0 2016–present
7 Louie Annesley 39 1 2018–present
8 Tjay De Barr 38 3 2018–present
Scott Wiseman 38 0 2013–2023
10 Aymen Mouelhi 36 0 2018–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Roy Chipolina 5 74 0.07 2013–present
Liam Walker 5 75 0.07 2013–present
3 Reece Styche 3 31 0.1 2014–present
Tjay De Barr 3 38 0.08 2018–present
Lee Casciaro 3 61 0.05 2014–present
6 Jake Gosling 2 12 0.17 2014–2018
Joseph Chipolina 2 58 0.03 2013–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 2014 Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 100010347
Qatar 2022 100010443
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain Argentina Paraguay Uruguay 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
United Nations 2038
Total 0/26 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 7 90

    UEFA European Championship

    UEFA European Championship recordQualification record
    Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
    1960 to 2012 Not a UEFA memberNot a UEFA member
    France 2016 Did not qualify 100010256
    European Union 2020 8008331
    Germany 2024 8008041
    United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
    Italy Turkey 2032
    European Union 2036
    Total 0/20 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 5 128

    UEFA Nations League

    UEFA Nations League record
    League phase Relegation play-outs
    Season LG Grp Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Pld W D* L GF GA
    2018–19 D 4 3rd6204515Same position49th —
    2020–21 D 2 1st422031Rise49th
    2022–23 C 4 4th6015318TBA48th To be determined
    2024–25 To be determined —
    Total 48th 16 4 3 9 11 34 — 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Island Games

    Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
    1989–1991Did not enter
    Isle of Wight 19937th place match8400419
    Gibraltar 1995Runners-up2540153
    Jersey 19975th place match65203138
    Gotland 199911th place match114103911
    Isle of Man 20015th place match5430172
    Guernsey 20035th place match65302295
    Shetland 2005Did not enter
    Rhodes 2007Champions1431092
    Åland 20099th place match94211123
    Isle of Wight 20115th place match53201147
    Bermuda 2013Did not enter
    Jersey 2015[nb 1]9th place match10411236
    Gotland 2017Did not enter
    Gibraltar 2019Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament
    Total10/151 Title422131810256
    *Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

    Four Nations

    Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
    Wales 2008Group4th3003411
    Total1/10 Titles3003411

    FIFI Wild Cup

    Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
    20063rd Place Playoff3421184
    Total1/10 titles421184

    Head-to-head record

    FIFA recognised record

    The following table shows Gibraltar's all-time international record, correct as of 21 November 2023. Only official matches are included.

    Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD W% First Last
     Andorra 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 20212022
     Armenia 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 050.00 20182018
     Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 000.00 20162017
     Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 000.00 20172017
     Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 000.00 20202022
     Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00 20152015
     Cyprus 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00 20162017
     Denmark 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 000.00 20192019
     Estonia 5 0 1 4 1 14 −13 000.00 20142019
     Faroe Islands 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 000.00 20142022
     France 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 000.00 20232023
     Georgia 6 0 0 6 3 19 −16 000.00 20142022
     Germany 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 000.00 20142015
     Greece 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 000.00 20162023
     Grenada 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 20222022
     Kosovo 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 20192019
     Latvia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 025.00 20162021
     Liechtenstein 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 050.00 20162022
     Malta 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 033.33 20142023
     Montenegro 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00 20212021
     Netherlands 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 000.00 20212023
     North Macedonia 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 000.00 20182022
     Norway 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 000.00 20212021
     Poland 2 0 0 2 1 15 −14 000.00 20142015
     Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00 20162016
     Republic of Ireland 6 0 0 6 0 21 −21 000.00 20142023
     San Marino 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 20202020
     Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 000.00 20152015
     Slovakia 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 20132013
     Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 000.00 20212021
      Switzerland 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 000.00 20192019
     Turkey 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 000.00 20212021
     Wales 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00 20232023
    Total 84 8 9 67 30 291 −261 009.52 2013 2023

    Non-FIFA record

    Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
     Åland 100112
    England C 210132
     Faroe Islands 110030
     Frøya 3300171
     Greenland 420277
     Guernsey 101000
     Isle of Man 220031
     Isle of Wight 420263
     Jersey 7115815
     Madeira 100102
     Menorca 110021
     Monaco 211062
     Northern Cyprus 100102
     Orkney 220091
     Rhodes 220060
     Sark 1100190
    Scotland Semi-Pro 100124
     Shetland 410356
     Tibet 110050
    Wales Semi-Pro 100126
     Ynys Môn 410336

    Honours

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Development team from 2015 edition onward

    References

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