Gibraltar national football team results (unofficial matches)
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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] On 13 May 2016 Gibraltar was accepted as a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA);[2] this was after their original application in 2014 was denied.[3]
The list encompasses the unofficial matches played by the team since 1993. There are three types of unofficial matches: any match that was played by the senior Gibraltar national team before joining UEFA in 2013, any match played by the development team (such as the team representing Gibraltar in the Men's Football at the 2015 Island Games) or any friendly match played against a club team. The team's largest unofficial victory came on 29 June 2003 when they defeated Sark by nineteen goals to nil.[4] Their worst loss is 5–0 against Greenland in 1993.[4]
Unofficial matches
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
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The letters next to the stadium name indicate where the match was played:
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| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition |
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| 4 July 1993 | Isle of Wight (N) |  Jersey
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1–2 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 5 July 1993 | Isle of Wight (N) |  Ynys Môn
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0–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 6 July 1993 | Isle of Wight (N) |  Greenland
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0–5 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 8 July 1993 | Isle of Wight (N) |  Shetland
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1–0 | Island Games – 7th place match |
| 16 July 1995 | Gibraltar (H) | Greenland
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0–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 17 July 1995 | Gibraltar (H) |  Isle of Man
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2–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 18 July 1995 | Gibraltar (H) | Ynys Môn
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2–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 20 July 1995 | Gibraltar (H) | Jersey
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1–0 | Island Games – Semi-final |
| 22 July 1995 | Gibraltar (H) |  Isle of Wight
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0–1 | Island Games – Final |
| 29 June 1997 | Jersey (N) |  Guernsey
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1–2 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 1 July 1997 | Jersey (N) |  Frøya
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4–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 2 July 1997 | Jersey (N) | Greenland
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5–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 3 July 1997 | Jersey (A) | Jersey
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2–3 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 3 July 1997 | Jersey (N) | Shetland
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1–2 | Island Games – 5th place match |
| 28 June 1999 | Gotland (N) |  Åland Islands
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1–2 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 29 June 1999 | Gotland (N) | Jersey
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1–5 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 1 July 1999 | Gotland (N) | Shetland
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2–3 | Island Games – 9th – 12th place semi-finals |
| 2 July 1999 | Gotland (N) | Frøya
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5–1 | Island Games – 11th place match |
| 11 June 2000 | Gibraltar (H) |  Monaco
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5–0 | Friendly |
| 9 July 2001 | Isle of Man (N) |  Orkney
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2–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 10 July 2001 | Isle of Man (N) | Jersey
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1–2 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 12 July 2001 | Isle of Man (N) | Shetland
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2–0 | Island Games – 5th – 8th place semi-finals |
| 13 July 2001 | Isle of Man (N) |  Rhodes
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2–0 | Island Games – 5th place match |
| 18 February 2002 | France (N) | Monaco
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2–2 | Friendly |
| 29 June 2003 | Guernsey (N) |  Sark
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19–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 30 June 2003 | Guernsey (N) | Greenland
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2–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 1 July 2003 | Guernsey (N) | Isle of Wight
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1–2 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 3 July 2003 | Guernsey (N) | Orkney
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7–1 | Island Games – 5th – 8th place semi-finals |
| 4 July 2003 | Guernsey (N) | Ynys Môn
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0–2 | Island Games – 5th place match |
| 21 May 2004 | Gibraltar (H) | Isle of Wight
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2–0 | GFA Tournament |
| 23 May 2004 | Gibraltar (H) | Isle of Man
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1–0 | GFA Tournament |
| 27 May 2005 | Gibraltar (H) | Monaco
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4–0 | Friendly |
| 29 May 2006 | Germany (N) | Republic of St. Pauli | 1–1 | FIFI Wild Cup – Group phase |
| 31 May 2006 | Germany (N) |  Tibet
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5–0 | FIFI Wild Cup – Group phase |
| 1 June 2006 | Germany (N) |  Northern Cyprus
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0–2 | FIFI Wild Cup – Semi-final |
| 3 June 2006 | Germany (N) | Republic of St. Pauli | 2–1 | FIFI Wild Cup – Third place match |
| 1 July 2007 | Rhodes (N) | Jersey
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1–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 2 July 2007 | Rhodes (N) |  Menorca
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2–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 4 July 2007 | Rhodes (N) |  Bermuda U23
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2–0 | Island Games – Semi-final |
| 5 July 2007 | Rhodes (A) | Rhodes
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4–0 | Island Games – Final |
| 20 May 2008 | Wales (N) |  England C
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0–1 | Four Nations Tournament |
| 22 May 2008 | Wales (A) |  Wales Semi-Pro
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2–6 | Four Nations Tournament |
| 24 May 2008 | Wales (N) |  Scotland Semi-Pro
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2–4 | Four Nations Tournament |
| 28 June 2009 | Åland Islands (N) | Guernsey
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0–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 29 June 2009 | Åland Islands (N) | Frøya
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8–0 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 30 June 2009 | Åland Islands (N) | Ynys Môn
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1–3 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 3 July 2009 | Åland Islands (N) | Isle of Wight
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3–0 | Island Games – 9th place match |
| 12 March 2011 | Gibraltar (H) |  Faroe Islands
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3–0 | Friendly |
| 26 June 2011 | Isle of Wight (N) |  Alderney
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6–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 27 June 2011 | Isle of Wight (N) | Ynys Môn
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6–3 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 28 June 2011 | Isle of Wight (A) | Isle of Wight
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2–3 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 30 June 2011 | Isle of Wight (N) |  Saare County
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4–0 | Island Games – 5th place match |
| 4 August 2011 | Gibraltar (H) | Cádiz B | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 15 November 2011 | Gibraltar (H) | England C
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3–1 | Friendly |
| 9 January 2012 | Gibraltar (H) | Bury | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 28 June 2012 | Gibraltar (H) | Isle of Man
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2–0 | Unknown[A] |
| 30 June 2012 | Gibraltar (H) | Jersey
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2–1 | Unknown[A] |
| 20 July 2012 | Gibraltar (H) | Portsmouth | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 31 July 2012 | Gibraltar (H) | Notts County | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 July 2013 | Gibraltar (H) | Hibernian | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 10 July 2013 | Gibraltar (H) | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 28 June 2015 | Jersey (N) |  Gotland
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2–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 29 June 2015 | Jersey (N) | Ynys Môn
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1–1 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 30 June 2015 | Jersey (N) | Guernsey
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0–4 | Island Games – Group phase |
| 2 July 2015 | Jersey (N) | Åland Islands
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0–0[B] | Island Games – 9th place match |
All-time record of unofficial matches
Record by opponent
| Opponents | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Åland Islands
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Alderney
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Bermuda U23
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Bury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Cádiz B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| England C
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Faroe Islands
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Frøya
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 100.00 |
| Gotland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Greenland
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Guernsey
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Hibernian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Isle of Man
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Isle of Wight
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 40.00 |
| Jersey
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 28.57 |
| Minorca
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Monaco
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 66.67 |
| Northern Cyprus
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Orkney
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Republic of St. Pauli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Rhodes
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Saare County
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Sark
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 100.00 |
| Scotland Semi-Pro
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Shetland
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Tibet
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Wales Semi-Pro
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Ynys Môn
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 33.33 |
Record by competition
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFI Wild Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Island Games | 43 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 107 | 55 | +52 | 51.16 |
| Four Nations Tournament | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0.00 |
| Friendly | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 63.64 |
| GFA Tournament | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Unknown[A] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 65 | 35 | 6 | 24 | 153 | 82 | +71 | 53.85 |
See also
Notes
- A. ^ The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation lists the 2012 matches against Isle of Man and Jersey as FA Int. Chall. but the abbreviation is not explained
- B. ^ The match went to extra time and remained 0–0. The Åland Islands defeated Gibraltar 6–5 in the subsequent penalty shootout
References
- ^ "Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar voted into FIFA". FIFA. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar FA to appeal to Cas after membership bid is rejected by Fifa". theguardian.com. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Football". iiga.org. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
External links
- Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Gibraltar - List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2016.