2015–16 Gibraltar Premier Division

May 2026 Premier Division 2015–16 Lincoln Red Imps AngelsBritannia XI Champions League Lincoln Red Imps Europa League Europa FC Pedro Carrión Padial(29 goals) Lincoln Red Imps 13–1 Angels(30 April 2016) Britannia XI 1–16 Europa FC(7 May 2016) Britannia XI 1–16 Europa FC(7 May 2016) 135 509 2014–15 2016–17 16 May 2016 The 2015–16 Gibraltar Premier Division (known as the Argus Insurance Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of the national amateur and semi-professional football league in Gibraltar since its establishment - the highest level of football in Gibraltar. The league was contested by ten clubs, expanded from eight clubs in the last two seasons, including all clubs from last season and two promoted clubs from 2014–15 Gibraltar Second Division.http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=gib/news/newsid=2258804.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150730175614/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=gib/news/newsid=2258804.html dead 30 July 2015 Season review: Gibraltar UEFA 3 July 2015 5 July 2015 The winner of the Gibraltar Premier Division, Lincoln Red Imps was allocated a spot in Champions League qualification, and as they won the Rock Cup a spot in the Europa League was given to the runners-up Europa FC.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11685&view=rules Premier Division 2015/2016: Season rules Scoresway 27 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125224806/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11685&view=rules 25 November 2015 dead Lincoln Red Imps were the reigning champions, sealing a record 21st title last season. The Gibraltar football season kicked off with the Pepe Reyes Cup between Lincoln and Europa FC, which Lincoln won 3–2 after extra time. The season proper kicked off on the following Friday, September 25, with St Joseph's facing Lions. Format Each of the ten Premier Division teams will play each other three times for a total of 27 matches each.http://gibfootballtalk.com/premier-division-fixtures-2015-16 Premier Division Fixtures 2015-16 GibFootballTalk 29 August 2015 15 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160115075808/http://gibfootballtalk.com/premier-division-fixtures-2015-16/ dead It is expected that the tenth-placed team will be relegated while the ninth-placed team from the Premier Division will enter a playoff with the second-placed team from the Second Division for a spot in the 2016–17 Premier Division.http://gibfootballtalk.com/2nd-division-fixtures-2015-16 2nd Division Fixtures 2015-16 GibFootballTalk 29 August 2015 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306010143/http://gibfootballtalk.com/2nd-division-fixtures-2015-16/ dead Teams Gibraltar right 200 Location of the stadium where all teams play 36.14923 -5.35019 Victoria Stadium left After the 2014–15 season no teams were relegated, and both Gibraltar United and Angels were promoted as champions and runners-up of the 2014–15 Gibraltar Second Division, when the league expands to ten teams this season. ClubFinishing position 2014–15Angels 122nd in Second division (Promoted)Britannia XI 7thEuropa FCnote Club changed name from College Europa FC to Europa FC starting this season 2ndGibraltar United 111st in Second division (Promoted)Glacis United 6thLincoln Red Imps 1st (champions)Lions Gibraltar 8thLynx 3rdManchester 62 5thSt Joseph's 4th Notes note League table main WDL UEFA, Soccerway LIN EUR STJ LIO LYN MAN GLA GIB BRI ANG CL1Q EL1Q RPO REL complete 3 0 24 20 107 8 2 17 35 84 21 2 4 82 18 9 2 16 28 57 10 2 15 40 67 25 1 1 130 9 14 3 10 49 44 11 2 14 37 40 9 5 13 41 49 14 3 10 50 37 R R C Angels Britannia XI Europa FC Gibraltar United Glacis United Lincoln Red Imps Lions Gibraltar Lynx Manchester 62 St Joseph's 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11685&view=rules Premier Division 2015/2016 - Season rules Scoresway 1 August 2015 QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round red2 Qualification for the play-off red1 Relegation to the Gibraltar Second Division Lincoln Red Imps qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Rock Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league. Results Matches 1–18 Teams play each other twice. main FBR grey ANG BRI EFC GIB GLA LIN LGI LYN MAN SJO Angels 0–3 2–3 1–2 0–3 0–13 0–3 1–2 1–5 0–3 Britannia XI 3–1 1–4 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–4 0–1 0–2 4–3 Europa FC 3–0 10–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 Gibraltar United 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–6 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–2 Glacis United 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–6 6–0 0–2 1–1 3–5 Lincoln 5–0 3–2 2–0 7–0 11–0 4–0 4–0 4–0 4–0 Lions Gibraltar 2–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 5–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 Lynx 6–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 Manchester 62 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 St Joseph's 4–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 22 February 2016 uefa.com Matches 19–27 Teams play each other once. main FBR grey ANG BRI EFC GIB GLA LIN LGI LYN MAN SJO Angels null 0–3 1–7 null null 0–1 1–2 1–6 null Britannia XI 4–3 1–16 0–2 null null 1–4 0–2 null null Europa FC null null null 0–1 2–0 0–1 null 5–0 2–1 Gibraltar United null null 1–3 0–2 null null null 2–2 1–3 Glacis United 6–1 1–0 null null 1–4 null 2–1 null null Lincoln 13–1 10–0 null 4–0 null null 4–0 null null Lions Gibraltar null null null 1–3 6–3 1–7 4–1 null null Lynx null null 0–1 0–1 null null null 2–0 2–4 Manchester 62 null 6–0 null null 1–3 0–4 2–2 null 3–0 St Joseph's 0–1 4–0 null null 2–2 0–3 2–1 null null 16 May 2016 uefa.com Top goalscorers 16 May 2016Gibraltar Premier League-Top Scorers https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/gib/domestic/league/1087/ RankPlayerClubGoals1SPA Pedro Carrión PadialEuropa FC292GIB George CabreraLincoln Red Imps243ARG Guido AbayiánLincoln Red Imps204SPA Sergio GinesLions Gibraltar195GIB Kyle CasciaroLincoln Red Imps17GIB Lee CasciaroLincoln Red Imps7GIB Joseph ChipolinaLincoln Red Imps16ARG Cristian ToncheffManchester 62SPA Juan Pablo Pereira SastrieLynx/Glacis United10GIB Robert MontovioGibraltar United15 Promotion/relegation play-off At the end of the season, the ninth-placed team from the Premier Division, Britannia XI, entered a play-off with Mons Calpe, the second-placed team from the Second Division for a spot in the 2016–17 Premier Division. 2016 5 31 y 20:30 CEST Britannia XI 1–2 Report Mons Calpe Gilroy 2 V. Gonzalez 50 52 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Mons Calpe are promoted to the 2016–17 Gibraltar Premier Division. See also 2015–16 Gibraltar Second Division References External links Season at soccerway.com Gibraltar Football Association https://web.archive.org/web/20160617051417/http://www.gibraltarfa.com/domestic-football/first-division 17 June 2016 Category:Gibraltar Premier Division seasons Gib 1