Gibraltar Football League

Rumours of the new league began in 2018, when the Gibraltar FA announced plans for a single tier format in its league constitution for the 2018–19 Gibraltar Premier Division.{{cite web |url=https://www.gibraltarfa.com/uploads/documents/gibraltar-fa-league-rules-season-2018-2019.pdf |title=Senior League Rules |publisher=GFA |access-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414003723/https://www.gibraltarfa.com/uploads/documents/gibraltar-fa-league-rules-season-2018-2019.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2019 |url-status=dead }} On 1 August 2019, the GFA confirmed details of the restructure of domestic football in Gibraltar, and the format of the new 16 team league.[https://www.chronicle.gi/key-changes-to-the-domestic-league-revealed-to-clubs/ Key changes to the domestic league revealed to clubs] Gibraltar Chronicle. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. After 4 teams left the league, the remaining 12 teams are to follow the same league format.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/fc-olympique-expelled-from-all-gfa-competitions-100|title=FC Olympique expelled from all GFA competitions.|website=Gibraltar Football Association|language=en|access-date=2019-10-04}} For the first 4 editions of the competition, teams played one round of games as a single league, before splitting into two groups: the Championship Group contested by the top 6 sides, and the Challenge Group between the bottom 6 sides. The winners of the Challenge Group will receive the GFA Challenge Trophy and receive a bye to the second round of the next season's Rock Cup. Hound Dogs, who participated in the final season of the Gibraltar Second Division, were granted special dispensation to compete in the Gibraltar Intermediate League.

The first season of the Gibraltar National League had no champion, as the season was declared null and void by the Gibraltar FA as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, the Gibraltar FA announced that every game of the 2021–22 Gibraltar National League season would be streamed online through a broadcasting deal with Footters.[https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/gibraltar-national-league-to-launch-with-new-historic-partnerships-355 Gibraltar National League to launch with new historic partnerships] Gibraltar FA. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

In July 2022, the league rebranded as the Gibraltar Football League, with a new identity and logo.[https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/introducing-a-new-identity-for-the-gibraltar-football-league-469 Introducing a new identity for the Gibraltar Football League] Gibraltar FA. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022. The following year saw a change of format for the league. Instead of a single round-robin before the league split, the league instead returned to a double round robin format, with each team playing each other twice. At the end of the regular season, only the top 6 progressed to the next stage, entering the GFL Championship Group to decide the champion.[https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/mens-domestic-football-season-to-kick-off-on-friday-15th-september-with-the-traditional-pepe-reyes-memorial-cup-597 Mens Domestic Football Season to Kick off on Friday 15th September with the traditional Pepe Reyes Memorial Cup] Gibraltar FA. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

Of the 17 teams that formed the initial league, three founder teams withdrew before the inaugural season started: Gibraltar Phoenix, Gibraltar United, and Leo. Additionally, Olympique 13 were expelled from the league after forfeiting the first two matches of the 2019-20 season.{{cite web |title=FC Olympique expelled from all GFA competitions |url=https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/fc-olympique-expelled-from-all-gfa-competitions-100 |website=Gibraltar Football Association |access-date=17 September 2019 |date=11 September 2019}} Hound Dogs, while a founding member, opted not to join the National League, instead competing in the Gibraltar Intermediate League for financial reasons. In December 2020, Boca Gibraltar were also expelled from the league. As such, the following 11 teams currently contest the competition.

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Table includes top three of the Championship Group (top half of table) and Challenge Group (bottom half of table)

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• Gibraltar Premier Division

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• [http://www.gibraltarfa.com/ Gibraltar FA Website]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gibchamp.html Gibraltar – List of Champions], RSSSF.com

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