Gibraltar national football team results

As the team's home ground does not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, Gibraltar are playing competitive home matches at Estádio Algarve which is in Portugal.

The Gibraltar national football team represents the Gibraltar in association football and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Organised football has been played in the country since the 19th century. Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1999 but was rejected because of intense opposition from Spain. In October 2012, Gibraltar reapplied for full membership and it was granted in March 2013.[1] Gibraltar's first announced matches were friendlies scheduled for 5 March and 26 May 2014 as a home-and-away series against Estonia.[2] Although it was not their first announced match, Gibraltar later scheduled a match against Slovakia for 19 November 2013 which became their official debut.[3] They entered their first major international competition in 2014: The qualifying rounds for UEFA Euro 2016.

The team has yet to win their first competitive match. The team's largest, and only victory came on 4 June 2014 when they defeated Malta by one goal to nil in a friendly.[4] Their worst loss is an 8–1 against Poland in 2015. Gibraltar have also been defeated by seven goals to nil three times: against Poland in 2014; the Republic of Ireland in 2014; and Germany in 2015.

The team's home ground, Victoria Stadium, does not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, although it can be used for international friendlies. Gibraltar's first full international was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro as a test for its future temporary use, it is now used as the team's home ground in competitive matches.[5] These are the official fixtures, results, and statistics of the national football team after being accepted into UEFA. Unofficial internationals played by the team before obtaining UEFA membership are not included.

International matches

Key

  • (H) = Home ground
  • (A) = Away ground
  • (N) = Neutral ground
  •      = Gibraltar win
  •      = Opponent win
  •      = Match draw
  • Att. = Attendance
  • ? = Attendance unknown
  • Gibraltar score is shown first in each case

Gibraltar national football team results
Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Gibraltar scorer Att. Notes
19 November 2013 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Slovakia 0–0 Friendly — 350 [6]
1 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar (H)  Faroe Islands 1–4 Friendly R. Chipolina ? [7]
5 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar (H)  Estonia 0–2 Friendly — ? [8]
26 May 2014 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)  Estonia 1–1 Friendly Gosling 4,805 [8]
4 June 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Malta 1–0 Friendly K. Casciaro ? [4]
7 September 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Poland 0–7 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 1,620 [9]
11 October 2014 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 0–7 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 35,123 [10]
14 October 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Georgia 0–3 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 281 [11]
14 November 2014 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg (A)  Germany 0–4 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 44,380 [12]
29 March 2015 Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)  Scotland 1–6 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying L. Casciaro 34,255 [13]
7 June 2015 Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, Varaždin (A)  Croatia 0–4 Friendly — ? [14]
13 June 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Germany 0–7 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 7,467 [15]
4 September 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Republic of Ireland 0–4 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 5,393 [16]
7 September 2015 National Stadium, Warsaw (A)  Poland 1–8 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Gosling 27,763 [17]
8 October 2015 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi (A)  Georgia 0–4 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 11,330 [18]
11 October 2015 Estádio Algarve, Faro (H)  Scotland 0–6 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying — 12,401 [19]
23 March 2016 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar (H)  Liechtenstein 0–0 Friendly — ? [20]
29 March 2016 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar (H)  Latvia 0–5 Friendly — ? [21]

All-time record

Despite having just saved a penalty here against Germany, Gibraltar have conceded 11 goals overall to them.
All-time record of Gibraltar national football team
Opponents P W D L GF GA Win %
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 4 00.00
 Estonia 2 0 1 1 1 3 00.00
 Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 1 4 00.00
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 0 7 00.00
 Germany 2 0 0 2 0 11 00.00
 Latvia 1 0 0 1 0 5 00.00
 Liechtenstein 1 0 1 0 0 0 00.00
 Malta 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.000
 Poland 2 0 0 2 1 15 00.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 11 00.00
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 12 00.00
 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 0 0 00.00
Total 18 1 3 14 5 72 05.56

International goalscorers

As of match played on 29 March 2016
2 goals
1 goal

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Oct 02 - GFA Ready for a Busy Season". yourgibraltartv.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Graeme. "Slovakia to be Gibraltar's first opponents". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 Wood, Dave (4 June 2014). "Gibraltar 1-0 Malta: Kyle Casciaro the goal hero as UEFA newcomers claim first win". Mail Online. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Nash, Matthew (19 November 2013). "Six things you didn’t know about Gibraltar’s national football team". The Metro. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Rob (19 November 2013). "Rock solid: Gibraltar hold Slovakia to a goalless draw in their UEFA debut match". Mail Online. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar 1-4 Faroe Islands". footballgibraltar.wordpress.com. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Head to head: Gibraltar vs. Estonia". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gibraltar takes its place on the world soccer map". El País. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "R. of Ireland 7 0 Gibraltar". BBC Online. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Georgia ease to Gibraltar victory". www.uefa.com. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Gibraltar 0 Germany 7: Schurrle hat-trick aids easy win for world champions". FourFourTwo. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Murray, Ewan (29 March 2015). "Gibraltar make history with consolation goal in thrashing by Scotland". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Croatia 4-0 Gibraltar". UEFA. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Gibraltar 0 7 Germany". BBC Online. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Gibraltar 0 4 R. of Ireland". BBC Online. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "European Ch. Qual. summaries". Mail Online. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Georgia 4 Gibraltar 0". Sky Sports. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Gibraltar 0-6 Scotland: Steven Fletcher scores hat-trick as Gordon Strachan's side end failed bid to reach Euro 2016 finals on a high". Mail Online. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Gibraltar 0-0 Liechtenstein". Gibraltar Football Association. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  21. ↑ Todd, Oliver (30 March 2016). "Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro returns home to watch Gibraltar 5-0 defeat by Latvia". Mail Online. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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