Gibraltar national football team records and statistics

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The Gibraltar team lining up before their 2013 match against Slovakia; the team's first official match as a UEFA member.

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]

The list encompasses the records set by the team, their managers and their players since joining UEFA in 2013. The player records section itemises the team's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Gibraltar's record appearance maker is Liam Walker, who has made 44 appearances since 2013. Lee Casciaro is the record goalscorer, scoring three goals in total. All figures are correct as of the match played on 18 November 2019.

Player records

See also: List of Gibraltar international footballers

Appearances

Liam Walker holds the appearances record for Gibraltar with 44 caps.
  • Most appearances: Liam Walker, 44
  • Most consecutive appearances: Liam Walker, 40 (from 5 March 2014 to 8 September 2019)

List of ten most capped players

# Name National career Caps Goals
1 Liam Walker 2013–present 44 2
02= Joseph Chipolina 2013–present 42 2
Roy Chipolina 2013–present 42 2
4 Lee Casciaro 2014–present 33 3
5 Anthony Bardon 2014–present 29 0
6 Jack Sergeant 2013–present 28 0
7 Jayce Olivero 2016–present 27 0
8 Jean-Carlos Garcia 2014–present 26 0
9 Kyle Casciaro 2013–present 24 1
10 Ryan Casciaro 2013–present 24 0

Goalscorers

Roy Chipolina scored Gibraltar's first goal as members of UEFA.

List of goalscorers

Lee Casciaro holds the goalscoring record with three goals.
# Name National career Goals Caps Average
1 Lee Casciaro 2014–present 3 33 0.09
02= Joseph Chipolina 2013–present 2 42 0.05
Roy Chipolina 2013–present 42 0.05
Jake Gosling 2014–present 12 0.17
Liam Walker 2013–present 44 0.05
06= George Cabrera 2014–present 1 8 0.13
Kyle Casciaro 2013–present 24 0.04
Tjay De Barr 2018–present 16 0.06
Anthony Hernandez 2014–present 23 0.04
Adam Priestley 2013–present 17 0.06
Reece Styche 2014–present 7 0.14

Progression of goalscoring record

Goals Player Date Opponent Score Notes
1
 Roy Chipolina 1 March 2014  Faroe Islands
1–4
 [a]
Jake Gosling 26 May 2014  Estonia
1–1
Kyle Casciaro 4 June 2014  Malta
1–0
Lee Casciaro 29 March 2015  Scotland
1–6
2
 Jake Gosling 7 September 2015  Poland
1–8
 [b]
Lee Casciaro 13 November 2016  Cyprus
1–3
Liam Walker 25 March 2018  Latvia
1–0
Joseph Chipolina 16 October 2018  Liechtenstein
2–1
3
 Lee Casciaro 15 October 2019  Georgia
2–3
  1. ^ Roy Chipolina, Jake Gosling, Kyle Casciaro and Lee Casciaro jointly held the record with one goal.
  2. ^ Jake Gosling, Lee Casciaro, Liam Walker and Joseph Chipolina jointly held the record with two goals.

Managerial records

Allen Bula was the head coach of Gibraltar when they joined UEFA; becoming their first official manager.
See also: Gibraltar national football team § Gibraltar managers
  • First full-time manager: Allen Bula managed Gibraltar from 2010 (before Gibraltar became members of UEFA) to 2014
  • Longest-serving manager: Jeff Wood – 2 years, 226 days[6]
  • Shortest tenure as manager: David Wilson – 5 months (March to July 2016)[7]
  • Highest win percentage: Desi Curry, 100%
  • Lowest win percentage: Dave Wilson and Jeff Wood, 0.00%

Team records

Matches

Firsts

Gibraltar (in red) playing against the Faroe Islands in 2014, their first official match at the Victoria Stadium; during this match Gibraltar scored and conceded their first goals of international football.

Record results

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 2, from 13 October 2018 to 16 October 2018[18]
  • Record consecutive defeats:
    • 12, from 29 March 2016 to 10 October 2017[18]
    • 12, from 16 November 2018 to 16 November 2019
  • Record consecutive draws: 1, 19 November 2013; 26 May 2014; 23 March 2016[18]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 2, from 26 May 2014 to 4 June 2014 and from 13 October 2018 to 16 October 2018[18]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 24, from 7 September 2014 to 10 October 2017[18]

Goals

  • Most goals scored in a match: 2
  • Most goals conceded in a match: 9, 31 August 2017 v Belgium, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[13]
  • Most goals scored in a qualifying tournament:
  • Fewest goals scored in a qualifying tournament: 2 in 10 matches, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[13]
  • Most goals conceded in a qualifying tournament: 56 in 10 matches, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[13]
  • Fewest goals conceded in a qualifying tournament: 31 in 8 matches, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[13]

Points

  • Most points in a qualifying tournament:
  • Fewest points in a qualifying tournament:
    • 0 in 10 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2016[19]
    • 0 in 10 matches, FIFA World Cup qualification, 2018
    • 0 in 8 matches, UEFA European Championship qualifying, 2020

Statistics

By opponent

Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD W% First Last
 Andorra 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 2021 2022
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 050.00 2018 2018
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 000.00 2016 2017
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 000.00 2017 2017
 Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 000.00 2020 2022
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00 2015 2015
 Cyprus 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00 2016 2017
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 000.00 2019 2019
 Estonia 5 0 1 4 1 14 −13 000.00 2014 2019
 Faroe Islands 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 000.00 2014 2022
 France 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 000.00 2023 2023
 Georgia 6 0 0 6 3 19 −16 000.00 2014 2022
 Germany 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 000.00 2014 2015
 Greece 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 000.00 2016 2023
 Grenada 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 2022 2022
 Kosovo 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 2019 2019
 Latvia 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 025.00 2016 2021
 Liechtenstein 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 050.00 2016 2022
 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 000.00 2024 2024
 Malta 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 033.33 2014 2023
 Montenegro 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00 2021 2021
 Netherlands 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 000.00 2021 2023
 North Macedonia 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 000.00 2018 2022
 Norway 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 000.00 2021 2021
 Poland 2 0 0 2 1 15 −14 000.00 2014 2015
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00 2016 2016
 Republic of Ireland 6 0 0 6 0 21 −21 000.00 2014 2023
 San Marino 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 2020 2020
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 000.00 2015 2015
 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 2013 2013
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 000.00 2021 2021
  Switzerland 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 000.00 2019 2019
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 000.00 2021 2021
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00 2023 2023
Total 86 8 9 69 30 293 −263 009.30 2013 2024

By competition

Competition P W D L GF GA GD Win % First Last
FIFA World Cup qualification 10 0 0 10 3 47 −44 000.00 2016 2017
Friendly 12 2 3 7 4 23 −19 016.67 2013 2019
UEFA Euro qualifying 18 0 0 18 5 87 −82 000.00 2014 2019
UEFA Nations League 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 033.33 2018 2018
Total 46 4 3 39 17 172 −155 008.70 2013 2019

By home stadium

Stadium P W D L GF GA GD Win % First Last
Estádio Algarve 12 1 1 10 3 49 −46 008.33 2013 2017
Victoria Stadium 13 2 1 10 9 37 −28 015.38 2014 2019
Total 25 3 2 20 12 86 −74 012.00 2013 2019

References

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  3. ^ "Belgium's Christian Benteke scored the fastest ever World Cup qualifying goal after 8.1 seconds against Gibraltar". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Belgium's Benteke scores fastest goal in competitive internationals". TheGuardian.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 Gibraltar 0". Sky Sports. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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