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In 2014, after Gibraltar had joined UEFA as the 54th member, Lincoln became the first Gibraltarian team to play in the qualifying stages of the [[UEFA Champions League]]. After claiming a 1–1 draw in the home match, they lost 5–2 at Faroese team [[Havnar Bóltfelag|HB]] and were eliminated in the first qualifying round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five-goal HB hold off Lincoln comeback|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000544/match=2014131/postmatch/report/index.html|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=8 July 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, after Gibraltar had joined UEFA as the 54th member, Lincoln became the first Gibraltarian team to play in the qualifying stages of the [[UEFA Champions League]]. After claiming a 1–1 draw in the home match, they lost 5–2 at Faroese team [[Havnar Bóltfelag|HB]] and were eliminated in the first qualifying round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five-goal HB hold off Lincoln comeback|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000544/match=2014131/postmatch/report/index.html|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=8 July 2014}}</ref>

Europe's longest chronological unbeaten league run is Lincoln Red Imps' 1,959-day (more than five-year) streak in the Gibraltar Premier Division from May 2009 to September 2014, a run of 88 matches.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51692518</ref>

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For the English football club, see Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln Red Imps FC
File:Lincoln Red Imps FC Crest.png
Full nameLincoln Red Imps Football Club
Short nameLincoln
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundVictoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
Capacity2,000
ChairmanDylan Viagas
ManagerGermán Crespo
LeagueGibraltar National League
2018–19Gibraltar Premier Division, 1st
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory.[1] They are the country's record champion with 23 league titles, including fourteen consecutive titles between 2003 and 2016, and in 2014 were the first team to represent Gibraltar in the UEFA Champions League.

History

The football club was first formed in 1976 by Charles Polson and Charles Head, the latter managing the team. A group of players associated to the old Police youth team called the "Blue Batons" and complemented by players that had been released by Glacis United and St Jago's joined forces to form the first Lincoln team that played in the Gibraltar fourth division as a youth team. The team was named after Lincoln City FC, who are nicknamed "the Imps", after a former Lincoln director sponsored them.[2] When this Lincoln team became old enough to play Senior Football, it was decided to place the young team into the GFA second division. The team started to climb to the top in the second division in the season 1981–82 winning the league, the division cup and gaining promotion to the GFA's first division after only one season. The next year Lincoln finished in mid table in the first division. In 1983–84 Lincoln won the league and promotion to the Gibraltar Premier Division.[3]

In 1984–85 Lincoln played their first season in the Gibraltar Premier Division in which they were joint champions with Glacis United – the first of seven league titles which were won between 1984 and 1994.

Lincoln won 14 Gibraltar Premier Division titles in a row from 2003 to 2016, bettering the previous record of nine in a row held by Glacis United in the 1960s. They also won the national treble of League, Rock Cup and Senior Cup in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011.

2014

In 2014, after Gibraltar had joined UEFA as the 54th member, Lincoln became the first Gibraltarian team to play in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League. After claiming a 1–1 draw in the home match, they lost 5–2 at Faroese team HB and were eliminated in the first qualifying round.[4]

Europe's longest chronological unbeaten league run is Lincoln Red Imps' 1,959-day (more than five-year) streak in the Gibraltar Premier Division from May 2009 to September 2014, a run of 88 matches.[5]

  • Lincoln Red Imps squad in May 2014
    Lincoln Red Imps squad in May 2014
  • UEFA President Michel Platini at the 2014 Rock Cup presentation
    UEFA President Michel Platini at the 2014 Rock Cup presentation
  • Lincoln Red Imps Captain lifting 2014 Rock Cup from Platini
    Lincoln Red Imps Captain lifting 2014 Rock Cup from Platini
  • Lincoln Red Imps players with 2014 silverware
    Lincoln Red Imps players with 2014 silverware
  • Joseph Chipolina holding plaque commemorating club's Rock Cup victory
    Joseph Chipolina holding plaque commemorating club's Rock Cup victory

2015

Lincoln won both the 2015 Rock Cup with a 4–1 victory over Lynx F.C.[6] and the 2014–15 Gibraltar Premier Division championship by 16 points,[7] again playing in the qualification stages for the UEFA Champions League for with their second straight double.[8] In the First Qualifying Round Lincoln were drawn against FC Santa Coloma of Andorra.[9] After a scoreless draw in the first leg in Gibraltar,[10] the club earned a 2–1 victory at the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella to advance to the Second Qualifying Round with goals coming from Anthony Bardon and Lee Casciaro.[11] With the victory, Lincoln became the first club from Gibraltar to reach the second round of UEFA Champions League qualification, setting up an encounter with 2015 Danish champions FC Midtjylland,[12] which Lincoln Red Imps lost on aggregate 0–3.

2016

In 2016 Lincoln pulled off a surprise victory against Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, with a 1–0 victory at home after a 48th-minute strike from Lee Casciaro in the club's second round match of the UEFA Champions League qualifying stage. The match was Brendan Rodgers first competitive fixture as manager of Celtic.[13] The Glasgow side still comfortably qualified thanks to a 3–0 victory in the return leg at Celtic Park.

Seasons (since UEFA acceptance)

Season Division League record Rock Cup Pepe Reyes
Cup 		Europe
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos Competition Result
2013–14 Premier 14 11 3 0 66 6 36 1st Winners Runners-up — —
2014–15 Premier 21 19 1 1 80 12 58 1st Winners Winners Champions League First qualifying round
2015–16 Premier 27 25 1 1 130 9 76 1st Winners Winners Champions League Second qualifying round
2016–17 Premier 27 23 3 1 100 16 72 2nd Runners-up Runners-up Champions League Second qualifying round
2017–18 Premier 27 21 2 4 71 19 65 1st Semi-finals Winners Europa League First qualifying round
2018–19 Premier 27 21 3 3 84 19 66 1st Second round Runners-up Champions League
Europa League 		Preliminary round
Second qualifying round

Stadium

Victoria Stadium

Lincoln currently plays all league games at the 5,000-seat Victoria Stadium. The club share this ground with all clubs currently participating in the top two leagues in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, as well as the Gibraltar Women's Football League, of which Lincoln also runs a team.

Due to the ground's failure to meet guidelines in the 2017–18 season, Lincoln, along with Europa and St Joseph's, were forced to play their European competition matches at the Estadio Algarve in Portugal, while improvements were carried out on Victoria Stadium. It is expected that the ground will be renovated and expanded to a football specific stadium with a capacity of 8,000 by 2021.

Honours

Lincoln Red Imps fans at the Victoria stadium in 2014.
1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Gibraltar League Senior Cup: 18[16]
1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017

European record

See also: Gibraltarian football clubs in European competitions

Lincoln's first qualifying round match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League marked the first match played by a Gibraltarian club in UEFA competition. After converting a penalty, a second half goal was conceded and the game ended in a draw.[18]

Overall

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 13 4 2 7 12 20 –8
UEFA Europa League 5 0 2 3 3 11 -8
Overall 18 4 4 10 15 31 -16

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 1Q Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 1–1 2–5 3–6
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 1Q Andorra FC Santa Coloma 0–0 2–1 2–1
2Q Denmark FC Midtjylland 0–2 0–1 0–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 1Q Estonia FC Flora Tallinn 2–0 1–2 3–2
2Q Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–3 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–1 0–5 1–6
2018–19 UEFA Champions League PR San Marino La Fiorita 2–0 —
Kosovo Drita 1–4 —
UEFA Europa League 2Q Wales The New Saints 1−1 1–2 2–3
2019–20 UEFA Champions League PR Kosovo Feronikeli 0–1 —
UEFA Europa League 2Q Armenia Ararat-Armenia 1–2 0–2 1−4
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

Current squad

First team

As of 25 June 2019[19]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Manuel Soler
2 DF Gibraltar GIB Ethan Thorne-Llambias
3 DF Gibraltar GIB Joseph Chipolina
4 MF Spain ESP Pablo Rubio
6 DF Portugal POR Bernardo Lopes (vice-captain)
7 FW Gibraltar GIB Lee Casciaro
8 MF Spain ESP Blas Álvarez
9 FW Gibraltar GIB Kyle Casciaro
10 MF Gibraltar GIB Anthony Hernandez
11 FW Gibraltar GIB George Cabrera
12 MF Spain ESP Borja Gil Albarracín
13 GK Gibraltar GIB Kyle Goldwin
14 DF Gibraltar GIB Roy Chipolina (captain)
15 MF Gibraltar GIB Craig Galliano
16 DF Spain ESP Jesús Toscano
17 MF Spain ESP Sergio Molina Rivero
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Gibraltar GIB Shay Jones
20 DF Argentina ARG Federico Cataruozzolo
23 DF Spain ESP Álvaro Oliver
26 MF Ghana GHA Mustapha Yahaya
28 DF Spain ESP Marcos
29 FW Philippines PHI Kike Gómez
30 FW Gibraltar GIB Jamie Coombes
31 FW Gibraltar GIB Julian Del Rio
39 FW Argentina ARG Pibe
66 DF Gibraltar GIB Ethan Britto
77 FW Spain ESP Gato
80 FW Nigeria NGA Sunday Emmanuel
99 GK Gibraltar GIB Bradley Avellano
— MF Gibraltar GIB Michael Negrette
— MF Gibraltar GIB Graeme Torrilla

Intermediate League squad

Players registered for the Gibraltar Intermediate League. First team players may also appear for this team

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Gibraltar GIB Elijah Robles
3 DF Gibraltar GIB Kaylan Livingstone
4 DF Gibraltar GIB Kivan Ramos
6 MF Gibraltar GIB Ryan Azopardi
7 MF Gibraltar GIB Kyle Lopez
8 DF Gibraltar GIB Leeroy Marquez
9 FW Gibraltar GIB Dylan Borge
11 MF Gibraltar GIB Kadrian Verjaque
17 MF Gibraltar GIB Kiri McGrail
18 DF Gibraltar GIB Julian Laguea
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Gibraltar GIB Aidan Enriles (vice-captain)
22 MF Gibraltar GIB Jerome Duarte
24 MF Gibraltar GIB Ellis Wilson
27 DF Gibraltar GIB Sam Yeo
37 FW Gibraltar GIB Jayvan Figueras
55 MF Gibraltar GIB Stefan Viagas
88 MF Gibraltar GIB Davan Martin
— MF Gibraltar GIB Jamie Bosio
— MF Gibraltar GIB Jamie McGrail

Out on Loan

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club staff

Position Name
Club Management
Manager Spain Víctor Afonso
Assistant Manager Spain Daniel Segovia
Goalkeeper Coach Spain Miguel Ángel Bazán
Fitness Coach Gibraltar Daniel Fernandez
Strength & Conditioning Coach Gibraltar Liam Mesilio
Head Physio Gibraltar Keith Ramirez
Physio Spain Adam Oria
Kit Man Spain José Manuel López
Team Delegate Gibraltar Christian Fortuna
Board
President Gibraltar Dylan Viagas
Secretary Gibraltar Andrew Horsey

See also

The Invincibles (football)

References

  1. ^ uefa.com. "Lincoln". Uefa.com.
  2. ^ "Imps invite namesakes after Celtic win". 13 July 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. ^ "Club history". lincolnredimps.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Five-goal HB hold off Lincoln comeback". UEFA. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51692518
  6. ^ "2015 Rock Cup Final Match Report". Gibraltar FA. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ "201/15 Gibraltar Premier Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ Gonzalez, Ryan. "Gibraltar double for Rock Cup winners Lincoln". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Qualifying round draws start road to Milan". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Red Imps vs. FC Santa Coloma Match Report 1". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Lincoln Red Imps vs. FC Santa Coloma Match Report 2". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Lincoln Make History!". 5point4sports.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Lincoln Red Imps 1 Celtic 0". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Gibraltar – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Gibraltar – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ "History – Senior Cup TITLES". Lincoln Red Imps FC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  17. ^ "PEPE REYES CUP". footballgibraltar. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Hanssen leveller denies Lincoln dream start". uefa.com. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  19. ^ FIRST TEAM Retrieved 21 June 2019.

External links

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