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Gibraltar
Nickname(s) Team 54
Los Llanis
Association Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Julio César Ribas
Captain Roy Chipolina
Most caps Liam Walker (77)
Top scorer Roy Chipolina
Liam Walker (5)
Home stadium Victoria Stadium
FIFA code GIB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 194 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 190 (October 2018)
Lowest 206 (April 2017 – March 2018)
Elo ranking
Current 177 Increase 3 (3 March 2019)
Highest 174 (March 2011)
Lowest 188 (July 1995)
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)
World Cup
Appearances 0
Best result 6th in First Round Qualification Group (2018 qualifying, 2022 qualifying)
European Championship
Appearances 0
Best result 5th in Qualification Group (2020 qualifying, 2024 qualifying)
Island Games
Appearances 10 (first in 1993)
Best result Champions (2007)
Four Nations Tournament
Appearances 1 (first in 2008)
Best result Fourth place (2008)

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. 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.

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

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 Saint 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. The side also managed a draw with Real Madrid in 1949.

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. 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.

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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

UEFA acceptance

Gibraltar starting XI
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) 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.

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. 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.

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. 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. On 18 September 2013, Higginbotham announced that he agreed in "principle" to play for Gibraltar. Recruiting of English-born players by manager Allen Bula was unpopular with some fans, 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.

Gibraltar's first official international match was a 0–0 friendly draw against Slovakia, on 19 November 2013 at the Estadio Algarve in Portugal. 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. In June 2014, Gibraltar recorded their first ever victory under UEFA with a 1–0 win against Malta, the goal coming from Kyle Casciaro.

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 and although the half time score was only 1–0 to Poland, it ended 7–0. 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. 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. Gibraltar could not repeat their performance of scoring a goal in the next two matches; losing 7–0 away against Germany and 4–0 against Republic of Ireland. 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. Gibraltar finished its maiden qualifying campaign last in its group with zero points. 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.

Since FIFA membership

For the first time, Gibraltar will be able to take part in the qualifiers for the 2018 Football World Cup. The team has been placed in Group H alongside Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia and Cyprus. The "arbitrary" placement in this Group H follows the simultaneous admission of Kosovo as a FIFA member, and the impossibility of placing the latter in Bosnia-Herzegovina's group for political reasons. Gibraltar loses all its matches but manages to score three goals, in the two games against Cyprus (1–3 away and 1–2 at home) and at home against Greece (1–4), for 47 goals conceded.

On March 25, 2018 Gibraltar achieved its first victory following its integration into FIFA in a friendly match against Latvia, thanks to a goal from Liam Walker.

Gibraltar's first ever victory in official competition came in the inaugural Nations League, away to Armenia (1–0) thanks to a penalty converted by Joseph Chipolina in the 50th minute on October 13, 2018. The team followed up with a second consecutive win three days later, at home against Liechtenstein (2–1) and finally finished 3rd in Group 4 of League D, ahead of Liechtenstein with two points more than their rival thanks to these two successes.

During the Euro 2021 qualifiers, Gibraltar lost all eight of its matches, some of them by heavy margins, such as against Denmark (0–6 each time) and Switzerland (0–4 away, 1–6 home). However, the team scored 3 goals, at home against Switzerland (1–6) and especially 2 against Georgia (2–3), a team renowned for its defensive solidity, against 31 goals conceded. They also put up a good fight against Ireland, last edition's Round of 16 finishers, losing by narrow margins on both occasions (0–1 at home in the first leg and 0–2 away in the return), whereas they had suffered two heavy defeats against the same opponents in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

In the 2020-2021 edition of the Nations League, Gibraltar achieved historic promotion to League C by finishing top of their group and unbeaten, thanks to two wins (1–0 at home to San Marino and at Liechtenstein) and two draws (0–0 at San Marino and 1–1 at home to Liechtenstein). In the following edition, Gibraltar achieved another feat by holding Bulgaria to a 1–1 draw at home, captain Liam Walker equalising from the penalty spot in the 61st minute to score its first point on its first appearance in League C. However, the team finished bottom of their group with one point from their tie against the Bulgarians, losing 5 of their other matches, and will play a two-legged relegation play-off against Lithuania. Gibraltar lost each of these matches by the slimmest of margins (0–1 in both legs), and will meet San Marino and Liechtenstein in League D, as they did in the 2nd edition.

On November 18, 2023, during the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Gibraltar suffered the heaviest defeat in its history, losing in France by the extreme score of 14–0. The team failed to score a single goal and finished with 8 defeats in as many games played and 41 goals conceded.

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. 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. Although the Victoria Stadium could not be used for qualifying matches, UEFA allowed its use for friendlies when Gibraltar chose to do so.

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. 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.

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. In February 2016 the Government of Gibraltar announced that it expected to be presented for plans at the Lathbury site very soon. 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. 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.

  • Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)

    Victoria Stadium before renovation

  • Victoria Stadium-west stands

    Main stand

  • EstadioAlgarve

    Estádio Algarve
    (2013–2017, 2023–present) (temporary)

  • Europa Point

    Europa Point, site of Europa Sports Park

  • View from Spur Battery, Gibraltar 18

    View of Lathbury Barracks

Results and fixtures

Main articles: Gibraltar national football team results and Gibraltar national football team results (unofficial matches)

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

2024

Personnel

Julio Ribas en Penarol
Julio César Ribas, Gibraltar's current head coach

Current technical staff

As of 19 November 2022

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 26 March 2024
Manager Nation Gibraltar career Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win %
Bula, AllenAllen Bula Gibraltar 2013–2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.11000011.11
Wilson, DavidDavid Wilson (interim) Scotland 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
Wood, JeffJeff Wood England 2015–2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
Curry, DesiDesi Curry (interim) Northern Ireland 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100.000
Ribas, Julio CésarJulio César Ribas Uruguay 2018– &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&0169.&&&&&0169 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.71000010.71

Players

See also: List of Gibraltar international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the following UEFA Nations League play-outs matches:

  • Match date: 21 and 26 March 2024
  • Opposition:  Lithuania
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against  Lithuania.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Banda, BradleyBradley Banda (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's
13 1GK López, ChristianChristian López (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
2DF Chipolina, RoyRoy Chipolina (captain) (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 41) 75 5 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
4 2DF Sergeant, JackJack Sergeant (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29) 60 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
3 2DF Chipolina, JosephJoseph Chipolina (1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 36) 59 2 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
12 2DF Olivero, JayceJayce Olivero (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26) 56 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's
5 2DF Annesley, LouieLouie Annesley (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24) 41 1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
20 2DF Britto, EthanEthan Britto (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 23) 36 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
6 2DF Lopes, BernardoBernardo Lopes (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 31) 17 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
2 2DF Carrington, TaylerTayler Carrington (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Spain Estepona
16 2DF Mauro, KaiKai Mauro (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Spain Atlético Zabal
2DF Achhoud, AdamAdam Achhoud (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Gibraltar Europa Point
10 3MF Walker, LiamLiam Walker (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 36) 77 5 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
17 3MF Ronan, KianKian Ronan (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23) 31 0 England King's Lynn Town
15 3MF Hartman, NielsNiels Hartman (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) 7 0 United States Vermont Catamounts
11 3MF De Haro, EvanEvan De Haro (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
8 3MF Scanlon, JamesJames Scanlon (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18) 2 0 England Manchester United
14 3MF Ballantine, ScottScott Ballantine (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
7 4FW Casciaro, LeeLee Casciaro (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 43) 62 3 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
19 4FW De Barr, TjayTjay De Barr (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24) 40 3 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
4FW El Hmidi, AyoubAyoub El Hmidi (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
9 4FW Bartolo, JaidenJaiden Bartolo (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 England Wealdstone
21 4FW Ruiz, MichaelMichael Ruiz (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) 1 0 Gibraltar Lynx
22 4FW Peacock, DylanDylan Peacock (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe
18 4FW Jessop, LiamLiam Jessop (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 England Chesterfield

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 Coleing, DayleDayle Coleing (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) 32 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps v.  Lithuania, 21 March 2023SUS
GK Hankins, JaylanJaylan Hankins (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies v.  Republic of Ireland, 19 June 2023
DF Mouelhi, AymenAymen Mouelhi (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38) 36 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
DF Jolley, EthanEthan Jolley (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) 28 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
DF Santos, EthanEthan Santos (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 25) 7 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62 v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
DF Ronco, KevagnKevagn Ronco (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
DF Chipolina, KennethKenneth Chipolina (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe v.  Republic of Ireland, 16 October 2023
DF Wiseman, ScottScott Wiseman (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39) 38 0 Retired v.  Republic of Ireland, 19 June 2023RET
MF Hernandez, AnthonyAnthony Hernandez (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29) 28 1 Gibraltar FCB Magpies v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
MF Badr, MohamedMohamed Badr (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 34) 16 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62 v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
MF Pozo, NicholasNicholas Pozo (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) 11 0 Spain Cádiz v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
MF Perera, JeremyJeremy Perera (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe v.  France, 18 November 2023 PRE
FW Coombes, JamieJamie Coombes (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28) 32 0 Free Agent v.  Netherlands, 21 November 2023
FW Styche, ReeceReece Styche (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 35) 31 3 England AFC Telford United v.  Greece, 10 September 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

Main article: Gibraltar national football team records and statistics
See also: List of Gibraltar national football team captains
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 77 5 2013–present
2 Roy Chipolina 75
3 Lee Casciaro 62 3 2014–present
4 Jack Sergeant 60 0 2013–present
5 Joseph Chipolina 59 2
6 Jayce Olivero 56 0 2016–present
7 Louie Annesley 41 1 2018–present
8 Tjay De Barr 40 3
9 Scott Wiseman 38 0 2013–2023
10 Aymen Mouelhi 36 2018–present
Ethan Britto

Top goalscorers

Roy Chipolina vs. Estonia
Roy Chipolina is Gibraltar's all time top scorer (with Liam Walker) with 5 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Roy Chipolina 5 75 0.07 2013–present
Liam Walker 77 0.06
3 Reece Styche 3 31 0.1 2014–present
Tjay De Barr 40 0.08 2018–present
Lee Casciaro 62 0.05 2014–present
6 Jake Gosling 2 12 0.17 2014–2018
Joseph Chipolina 59 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 member Not a FIFA member
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 10 0 0 10 3 47
Qatar 2022 10 0 0 10 4 43
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/2 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 7 90

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 2012 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 0 0 10 2 56
Europe 2020 8 0 0 8 3 31
Germany 2024 8 0 0 8 0 41
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 0/3 — 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 3rd 6 2 0 4 5 15 Same position 49th N/A
2020–21 D 2 1st 4 2 2 0 3 1 Rise 49th
2022–23 C 4 4th 6 0 1 5 3 18 Fall 48th 2 0 0 2 0 2
2024–25 D 1 N/A
Total 16 4 3 9 11 34 — 48th 0 0 0 0 0 0

Island Games

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1989–1991 Did not enter
Isle of Wight 1993 7th place match 8 4 0 0 4 1 9
Gibraltar 1995 Runners-up 2 5 4 0 1 5 3
Jersey 1997 5th place match 6 5 2 0 3 13 8
Gotland 1999 11th place match 11 4 1 0 3 9 11
Isle of Man 2001 5th place match 5 4 3 0 1 7 2
Guernsey 2003 5th place match 6 5 3 0 2 29 5
Shetland 2005 Did not enter
Rhodes 2007 Champions 1 4 3 1 0 9 2
Åland 2009 9th place match 9 4 2 1 1 12 3
Isle of Wight 2011 5th place match 5 3 2 0 1 14 7
Bermuda 2013 Did not enter
Jersey 2015 9th place match 10 4 1 1 2 3 6
Gotland 2017 Did not enter
Gibraltar 2019 Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament
Total 10/15 1 Title 42 21 3 18 102 56
*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 2008 Group 4th 3 0 0 3 4 11
Total 1/1 0 Titles 3 0 0 3 4 11

FIFI Wild Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2006 3rd Place Playoff 3 4 2 1 1 8 4
Total 1/1 0 titles 4 2 1 1 8 4

Honours

  • FIFI Wild Cup
    • Third place: 3 2006

Head-to-head record

FIFA recognised record

The following table shows Gibraltar's all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 2024. Only official matches are included.

Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD W% First Last
 Andorra &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00 2021 2022
 Armenia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 −3 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00 2018 2018
 Belgium &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 −15 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2016 2017
 Bosnia and Herzegovina &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 −9 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2017 2017
 Bulgaria &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 −7 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2020 2022
 Croatia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 −4 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2015 2015
 Cyprus &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 −3 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2016 2017
 Denmark &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 −12 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2019 2019
 Estonia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 −13 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014 2019
 Faroe Islands &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 −3 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014 2022
 France &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 −17 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2023 2023
 Georgia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 −16 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014 2022
 Germany &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 −11 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014 2015
 Greece &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 −15 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2016 2023
 Grenada &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +0 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2022 2022
 Kosovo &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 −1 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2019 2019
 Latvia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 −8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025.00 2016 2021
 Liechtenstein &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 +2 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00 2016 2022
 Lithuania &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 −2 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2024 2024
 Malta &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 −2 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33 2014 2023
 Montenegro &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 −6 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2021 2021
 Netherlands &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 −22 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2021 2023
 Macedonia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 −12 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2018 2022
 Norway &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 −7 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2021 2021
 Poland &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 −14 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014 2015
 Portugal &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 −5 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2016 2016
 Republic of Ireland &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 −21 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2014 2023
 San Marino &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +1 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00 2020 2020
 Scotland &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 −11 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2015 2015
 Slovakia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 +0 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2013 2013
 Slovenia &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 −6 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2021 2021
 Switzerland &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 −9 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2019 2019
 Turkey &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 −9 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2021 2021
 Wales &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 −4 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2023 2023
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&086.&&&&&086 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069 &&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 &&&&&&&&&&&&0293.&&&&&0293 −263 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.3000009.30 2013 2024

Non-FIFA record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Åland 1 0 0 1 1 2
 England C 2 1 0 1 3 2
 Faroe Islands 1 1 0 0 3 0
 Frøya 3 3 0 0 17 1
 Greenland 4 2 0 2 7 7
 Guernsey 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Isle of Man 2 2 0 0 3 1
 Isle of Wight 4 2 0 2 6 3
 Jersey 7 1 1 5 8 15
 Madeira 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Menorca 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Monaco 2 1 1 0 6 2
 Northern Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Orkney 2 2 0 0 9 1
 Rhodes 2 2 0 0 6 0
 Sark 1 1 0 0 19 0
 Scotland Semi-Pro 1 0 0 1 2 4
 Shetland 4 1 0 3 5 6
 Tibet 1 1 0 0 5 0
 Wales Semi-Pro 1 0 0 1 2 6
 Ynys Môn 4 1 0 3 3 6

Honours

  • Football at the Island Games:
  • Winners (1): 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 1995

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Gibraltar para niños

  • Football in Gibraltar
  • List of football clubs in Gibraltar
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