The Victoria Stadium is the home venue for unofficial matches played by the Gibraltar national football team.

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 1997 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][5] Their worst loss is 5–0 against Greenland in 1993.[4][5]

Unofficial matches

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
  – indicates Gibraltar won the match
  – indicates Gibraltar's opposition won the match
  – indicates the match ended in a draw
 The letters next to the stadium name indicate where the match was played:
(H) – indicates the match was a home game
(A) – indicates the match was an away game
(N) – indicates the match was played at a neutral venue
Date Venue Opponents Score Competition
4 July 1993 Isle of Wight (N)  Jersey 1–2 Island Games – Group phase
5 July 1993 Isle of Wight (N)  Ynys Môn 0–1 Island Games – Group phase
6 July 1993 Isle of Wight (N)  Greenland 0–5 Island Games – Group phase
8 July 1993 Isle of Wight (N)  Shetland 1–0 Island Games – 7th place match
16 July 1995 Gibraltar (H)  Greenland 0–1 Island Games – Group phase
17 July 1995 Gibraltar (H)  Isle of Man 2–1 Island Games – Group phase
18 July 1995 Gibraltar (H)  Ynys Môn 2–0 Island Games – Group phase
20 July 1995 Gibraltar (H)  Jersey 1–0 Island Games – Semi-final
22 July 1995 Gibraltar (H)  Isle of Wight 0–1 Island Games – Final
29 June 1997 Jersey (N)  Guernsey 1–2 Island Games – Group phase
1 July 1997 Jersey (N)  Frøya 4–0 Island Games – Group phase
2 July 1997 Jersey (N)  Greenland 5–1 Island Games – Group phase
3 July 1997 Jersey (A)  Jersey 2–3 Island Games – Group phase
3 July 1997 Jersey (N)  Shetland 1–2 Island Games – 5th place match
28 June 1999 Gotland (N)  Åland 1–2 Island Games – Group phase
29 June 1999 Gotland (N)  Jersey 1–5 Island Games – Group phase
1 July 1999 Gotland (N)  Shetland 2–3 Island Games – 9th – 12th place semi-finals
2 July 1999 Gotland (N)  Frøya 5–1 Island Games – 11th place match
11 June 2000 Gibraltar (H)  Monaco 5–0 Friendly
9 July 2001 Isle of Man (N)  Orkney 2–0 Island Games – Group phase
10 July 2001 Isle of Man (N)  Jersey 1–2 Island Games – Group phase
12 July 2001 Isle of Man (N)  Shetland 2–0 Island Games – 5th – 8th place semi-finals
13 July 2001 Isle of Man (N)  Rhodes 2–0 Island Games – 5th place match
18 February 2002 France (N)  Monaco 2–2 Friendly
29 June 2003 Guernsey (N)  Sark 19–00 Island Games – Group phase
30 June 2003 Guernsey (N)  Greenland 2–0 Island Games – Group phase
1 July 2003 Guernsey (N)  Isle of Wight 1–2 Island Games – Group phase
3 July 2003 Guernsey (N)  Orkney 7–1 Island Games – 5th – 8th place semi-finals
4 July 2003 Guernsey (N)  Ynys Môn 0–2 Island Games – 5th place match
21 May 2004 Gibraltar (H)  Isle of Wight 2–0 GFA Tournament
23 May 2004 Gibraltar (H)  Isle of Man 1–0 GFA Tournament
27 May 2005 Gibraltar (H)  Monaco 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 5–0 FIFI Wild Cup – Group phase
1 June 2006 Germany (N)  Northern Cyprus 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 1–1 Island Games – Group phase
2 July 2007 Rhodes (N)  Menorca 2–1 Island Games – Group phase
4 July 2007 Rhodes (N) Bermuda Bermuda U23 2–0 Island Games – Semi-final
5 July 2007 Rhodes (A)  Rhodes 4–0 Island Games – Final
20 May 2008 Wales (N)  England C 0–1 Four Nations Tournament
22 May 2008 Wales (A)  Wales Semi-Pro 2–6 Four Nations Tournament
24 May 2008 Wales (N)  Scotland Semi-Pro 2–4 Four Nations Tournament
28 June 2009 Åland Islands (N)  Guernsey 0–0 Island Games – Group phase
29 June 2009 Åland Islands (N)  Frøya 8–0 Island Games – Group phase
30 June 2009 Åland Islands (N)  Ynys Môn 1–3 Island Games – Group phase
3 July 2009 Åland Islands (N)  Isle of Wight 3–0 Island Games – 9th place match
12 March 2011 Gibraltar (H)  Faroe Islands 3–0 Friendly
26 June 2011 Isle of Wight (N)  Alderney 6–1 Island Games – Group phase
27 June 2011 Isle of Wight (N)  Ynys Môn 6–3 Island Games – Group phase
28 June 2011 Isle of Wight (A)  Isle of Wight 2–3 Island Games – Group phase
30 June 2011 Isle of Wight (N)  Saare County 4–0 Island Games – 5th place match
4 August 2011 Gibraltar (H) Spain Cádiz B 0–1 Friendly
15 November 2011 Gibraltar (H)  England 3–1 Friendly
9 January 2012 Gibraltar (H) England Bury 2–1 Friendly
28 June 2012 Gibraltar (H)  Isle of Man 2–0 International Challenge Shield
30 June 2012 Gibraltar (H)  Jersey 2–1 International Challenge Shield
20 July 2012 Gibraltar (H) England Portsmouth 4–0 Friendly
31 July 2012 Gibraltar (H) England Notts County 3–1 Friendly
3 July 2013 Gibraltar (H) Scotland Hibernian 1–3 Friendly
10 July 2013 Gibraltar (H) England Charlton Athletic 0–2 Friendly
28 June 2015 Jersey (N)  Gotland 2–1 Island Games – Group phase
29 June 2015 Jersey (N)  Ynys Môn 1–1 Island Games – Group phase
30 June 2015 Jersey (N)  Guernsey 0–4 Island Games – Group phase
2 July 2015 Jersey (N)  Åland [b]0–0[lower-alpha 1] Island Games – 9th place match

All-time record of unofficial matches

Record by opponent

Roy Chipolina scored six goals in the match against Sark, the most goals scored for Gibraltar by an individual in a single match.
Opponents P W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Åland 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Alderney 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
Bermuda Bermuda U23 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
England Bury 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Spain Cádiz B 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
England Charlton Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 England 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
 Faroe Islands 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Frøya 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 100.00
 Gotland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Greenland 4 2 0 2 7 7 +0 050.00
 Guernsey 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 000.00
Scotland Hibernian 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Isle of Man 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Isle of Wight 5 2 0 3 8 6 +2 040.00
 Jersey 7 2 1 4 9 14 −5 028.57
 Menorca 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Monaco 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 066.67
 Northern Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
England Notts County 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Orkney 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00
England Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Republic of St. Pauli 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Rhodes 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Saare County 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Sark 1 1 0 0 19 0 +19 100.00
 Scotland Semi-Pro 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
 Shetland 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 050.00
 Tibet 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Wales Semi-Pro 1 0 0 1 2 6 −4 000.00
 Ynys Môn 6 2 1 3 10 10 +0 033.33

Record by competition

Competition P W D L GF GA GD Win %
FIFI Wild Cup 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00
International Challenge Shield 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Island Games 43 22 4 17 107 55 +52 051.16
Four Nations Tournament 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 000.00
Friendly 11 7 1 3 27 11 +16 063.64
GFA Tournament 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Total 65 35 6 24 153 82 +71 053.85

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The match went to extra time and remained 0–0. The Åland Islands defeated Gibraltar 6–5 in the subsequent penalty shootout.

References

  1. ↑ "Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gibraltar voted into FIFA". FIFA. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gibraltar FA to appeal to Cas after membership bid is rejected by Fifa". theguardian.com. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Football". iiga.org. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 Nash, Matthew (19 November 2013). "Six things you didn't know about Gibraltar's national football team". Metro. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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