2018–19 Gozo First Division

The season is composed of a round-robin system where each team plays each other three times, totalling 21 games. The seventh-placed team will play a relegation play-off with the second-placed team in the Second Division. Most of the matches are scheduled to be played at the Gozo Stadium, with Sannat Ground and Kerċem Ajax Stadium being used as well.

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{{location map~ |Malta |lat=36.043611 |long=14.243056 |label_size=90|label=Victoria|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.026944 |long=14.290278 |label_size=90|label=Għajnsielem|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.061111 |long=14.209167 |label_size=90|label=Għarb R.|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.040556 |long=14.229722 |label_size=90|label=Kerċem A.|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.038056 |long=14.295 |label_size=90|label=Nadur Y.|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.033056 |long=14.258333 |label_size=90|label=Xewkija T.|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.030278 |long=14.235278 |label_size=90|label=Munxar F.|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Malta |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=36.072054 |long=14.358583 |label_size=90|label=Victoria teams
S.K. Victoria W.
Victoria H.|position=right}}

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Eight teams compete in the league – the top six teams from the previous season, the winner of the relegation play-off between the seventh-placed team and the second-placed team in the Second Division, and a promoted team from the Second Division. Second Division winner Munxar Falcons replaced Oratory Youths.{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-04-30/football/BOV-GFA-Div-II-Munxar-Falcons-crowned-Champions-6736189019 |title=BOV GFA Div. II: Munxar Falcons crowned Champions |publisher=The Malta Independent |date=30 April 2018 }}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gozo2019.html RSSSF]

|team1=VCH |team2=NDR |team3=XWK |team4=GĦJ |team5=SKVW |team6=KRĊ |team7=GĦB |team8=MXR

|result1=CHA |result7=RPO |result8=REL

|update=28 April 2019

|win_GĦJ=7 |draw_GĦJ=5 |loss_GĦJ=9 |gf_GĦJ=41 |ga_GĦJ=52

|win_GĦB=4 |draw_GĦB=6 |loss_GĦB=11|gf_GĦB=32 |ga_GĦB=50

|win_KRĊ=5 |draw_KRĊ=6 |loss_KRĊ=10|gf_KRĊ=26 |ga_KRĊ=44

|win_MXR=5 |draw_MXR=2 |loss_MXR=14|gf_MXR=30 |ga_MXR=73

|win_NDR=15|draw_NDR=4 |loss_NDR=2 |gf_NDR=72 |ga_NDR=25

|win_SKVW=6|draw_SKVW=3|loss_SKVW=12|gf_SKVW=29|ga_SKVW=44

|win_VCH=19|draw_VCH=1 |loss_VCH=1 |gf_VCH=68 |ga_VCH=22

|win_XWK=8 |draw_XWK=3 |loss_XWK=10|gf_XWK=57 |ga_XWK=45

|status_VCH=C

|status_GĦB=O

|status_MXR=R

| name_GĦJ=Għajnsielem

| name_GĦB=Għarb Rangers

| name_KRĊ=Kerċem Ajax

| name_MXR=Munxar Falcons

| name_NDR=Nadur Youngsters

| name_SKVW=S.K. Victoria Wanderers

| name_VCH=Victoria Hotspurs

| name_XWK=Xewkija Tigers

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.{{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=1264&view=rules |title=Gozo First Division 2018/2019 - Season rules |work=Scoresway |accessdate=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331104022/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=1264&view=rules |archive-date=31 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CHA=green1 |text_CHA=

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Gozo FA Second Division

}}

Teams play each other twice, once assigned as home and once away.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gozo2019.html RSSSF]

| update = 28 April 2019

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1=GĦJ | team2=GĦB | team3=KRĊ |team4=MXR | team5=NDR | team6=SKVW | team7=VCH | team8=XWK

| name_GĦJ=Għajnsielem

| name_GĦB=Għarb Rangers

| name_KRĊ=Kerċem Ajax

| name_MXR=Munxar Falcons

| name_NDR=Nadur Youngsters

| name_SKVW=S.K. Victoria Wanderers

| name_VCH=Victoria Hotspurs

| name_XWK=Xewkija Tigers

| match_GĦJ_GĦB = 2–2

| match_GĦJ_KRĊ = 2–2

| match_GĦJ_NDR = 2–3

| match_GĦJ_MXR = 3–2

| match_GĦJ_SKVW = 2–6

| match_GĦJ_VCH = 2–3

| match_GĦJ_XWK = 4–2

| match_GĦB_GĦJ = 0–3

| match_GĦB_KRĊ = 4–2

| match_GĦB_MXR = 1–2

| match_GĦB_NDR = 1–3

| match_GĦB_SKVW = 2–2

| match_GĦB_VCH = 1–3

| match_GĦB_XWK = 1–2

| match_KRĊ_GĦJ = 0–2

| match_KRĊ_GĦB = 1–1

| match_KRĊ_MXR = 1–3

| match_KRĊ_NDR = 1–1

| match_KRĊ_SKVW = 0–1

| match_KRĊ_VCH = 0–3

| match_KRĊ_XWK = 1–1

| match_MXR_GĦJ = 2–2

| match_MXR_GĦB = 0–2

| match_MXR_KRĊ = 1–5

| match_MXR_NDR = 1–7

| match_MXR_SKVW = 4–1

| match_MXR_VCH = 0–8

| match_MXR_XWK = 5–4

| match_NDR_GĦJ = 6–2

| match_NDR_GĦB = 5–0

| match_NDR_KRĊ = 3–0

| match_NDR_MXR = 6–0

| match_NDR_SKVW = 1–0

| match_NDR_VCH = 2–2

| match_NDR_XWK = 1–1

| match_SKVW_GĦJ = 0–2

| match_SKVW_GĦB = 1–0

| match_SKVW_KRĊ = 1–3

| match_SKVW_MXR = 1–2

| match_SKVW_NDR = 2–4

| match_SKVW_VCH = 0–2

| match_SKVW_XWK = 2–5

| match_VCH_GĦJ = 3–1

| match_VCH_GĦB = 3–1

| match_VCH_KRĊ = 6–1

| match_VCH_MXR = 3–2

| match_VCH_NDR = 3–2

| match_VCH_SKVW = 2–0

| match_VCH_XWK = 2–1

| match_XWK_GĦJ = 1–1

| match_XWK_GĦB = 7–1

| match_XWK_KRĊ = 2–3

| match_XWK_MXR = 9–0

| match_XWK_NDR = 1–2

| match_XWK_SKVW = 5–0

| match_XWK_VCH = 2–0

| match_GĦJ_KRĊ_note = The match played on 12 October was abandoned at half–time due to heavy rainfall with Kerċem Ajax winning 1–0.{{cite news |url=http://gozofa.com/2018/10/ghajnsielem–kercem–match–abandoned–due–to–heavy–rain/ |title=Ghajnsielem, Kercem match abandoned due to heavy rain |publisher=Gozo Football Association |date=13 October 2018 |first=Darren |last=Cassar }} The second half was played on 15 October.{{cite news |url=http://gozofa.com/2018/10/ghajnsielem–avoid–a–defeat–with–a–goal–scored–in–stoppage–time/ |title=Ghajnsielem avoid a defeat with a goal scored in stoppage time |publisher=Gozo Football Association |date=16 October 2018 |first=Darren |last=Cassar }}

| match_GĦJ_SKVW_note = S.K. Victoria Wanderers is originally the home team in this tie

| match_GĦB_GĦJ_note = Għajnsielem is originally the home team in this tie

| match_MXR_KRĊ_note = Kerċem is originally the home team in this tie

| match_MXR_VCH_note = Victoria Hotspurs is originally the home team in this tie

| match_XWK_KRĊ_note = Kerċem is originally the home team in this tie

}}

Teams play every other team once (either assigned at home or away).

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gozo2019.html RSSSF]

| update = 28 April 2019

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1=GĦJ | team2=GĦB | team3=KRĊ |team4=MXR | team5=NDR | team6=SKVW | team7=VCH | team8=XWK

| name_GĦJ=Għajnsielem

| name_GĦB=Għarb Rangers

| name_KRĊ=Kerċem Ajax

| name_MXR=Munxar Falcons

| name_NDR=Nadur Youngsters

| name_SKVW=S.K. Victoria Wanderers

| name_VCH=Victoria Hotspurs

| name_XWK=Xewkija Tigers

| match_GĦJ_GĦB = 1–4

| match_GĦJ_KRĊ = 1–2

| match_GĦJ_NDR =

| match_GĦJ_MXR =

| match_GĦJ_SKVW =

| match_GĦJ_VCH = 1–5

| match_GĦJ_XWK =

| match_GĦB_GĦJ =

| match_GĦB_KRĊ = 1–1

| match_GĦB_MXR =

| match_GĦB_NDR = 2–2

| match_GĦB_SKVW =

| match_GĦB_VCH = 0–3

| match_GĦB_XWK = 2–4

| match_KRĊ_GĦJ =

| match_KRĊ_GĦB =

| match_KRĊ_MXR = 1–1

| match_KRĊ_NDR = 0–6

| match_KRĊ_SKVW =

| match_KRĊ_VCH =

| match_KRĊ_XWK = 1–0

| match_MXR_GĦJ = 1–2

| match_MXR_GĦB = 1–4

| match_MXR_KRĊ =

| match_MXR_NDR =

| match_MXR_SKVW = 0–3

| match_MXR_VCH =

| match_MXR_XWK =

| match_NDR_GĦJ =

| match_NDR_GĦB =

| match_NDR_KRĊ =

| match_NDR_MXR = 4–1

| match_NDR_SKVW =

| match_NDR_VCH =

| match_NDR_XWK = 3–1

| match_SKVW_GĦJ = 1–1

| match_SKVW_GĦB = 2–2

| match_SKVW_KRĊ = 2–0

| match_SKVW_MXR =

| match_SKVW_NDR = 1–4

| match_SKVW_VCH =

| match_SKVW_XWK =

| match_VCH_GĦJ =

| match_VCH_GĦB =

| match_VCH_KRĊ = 2–1

| match_VCH_MXR = 2–0

| match_VCH_NDR = 4–2

| match_VCH_SKVW = 2–1

| match_VCH_XWK =

| match_XWK_GĦJ = 2–5

| match_XWK_GĦB =

| match_XWK_KRĊ =

| match_XWK_MXR = 4–2

| match_XWK_NDR =

| match_XWK_SKVW = 1–2

| match_XWK_VCH = 2–7

}}

A play-off match took place between the seventh-placed team from the First Division, Għarb Rangers, and the second-placed team from the Second Division, Sannat Lions, for a place in the 2019–20 GFL First Division.

{{football box collapsible

|result =

|nobars = 1

|date = 30 April 2019

|score = 1–0

|time =

|report = http://gozofa.com/2019/05/gharb-rangers-retain-division-i-status-with-a-narrow-win-in-the-play-off/

|team1 = Għarb Rangers (1)

|team2 = Sannat Lions (2)

|goals1 = R. Zammit {{goal|16}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gozo Stadium

|location = Xewkija

|attendance =

|referee = Sandro Spiteri

|motm =

}}

{{updated|28 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.maltafootball.com/tables-statistics/gozo/first-division/ |title=Gozo Football League First Division |website=MaltaFootball.com |accessdate=13 October 2018 }}

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{{Gozo Football League First Division}}

{{Maltese football}}

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