Wikipedia / Gozo Football League First Division
Wikipedia / Gozo Football League First Division
The Gozitan First Division, known for sponsorship reasons as the BOV GFL First Division, is the top division of the Gozo Football League, the league competition for men's football clubs in Gozo.
The GFL First Division is played with a total of 21 games, usually held between September and April. The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium and Kercem Arkafort Stadium.
Clubs
2022–23 season
Club | Position in 2021–22 | Top division titles | Last top division title |
2nd | 7 | 2015–16 | |
3rd | 1 | 1985–86 | |
1st | 15 | 2023–24 | |
6th | 6 | 1959–60 | |
1st in Second Division | 0 | ||
7th | 10 | 2010–11 | |
4th | 13 | 2018–19 | |
5th | 8 | 2016–17 |
List of winners by season
Club | Titles |
Key
Season | Winner | Runners-up | Third place |
1937–38 | Victoria Stars | ||
1938–39 | Victoria City | Victoria Stars | |
1939–40 | |||
1940–41 to 1943–44 | Cancelled due to World War II | ||
1944–45 | Victoria Athletics | ||
1945–46 | Victoria Athletics | ||
1946–47 | Victoria Athletics | ||
1947–48 | Competition not held | ||
1948–49 | |||
1949–50 to 1951–52 | Competition not held | ||
1952–53 | |||
1953–54 | Competition not held | ||
1954–55 | Victoria Athletics | ||
1955–56 | Competition not held | ||
1956–57 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1957–58 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1958–59 | |||
1959–60 | |||
1960–61 | Competition abandoned due to problems within the GFA | ||
1961–62 | St. George's | ||
1962–63 | |||
1963–64 | |||
1964–65 | |||
1965–66 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1966–67 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1967–68 | |||
1968–69 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1969–70 | |||
1970–71 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1971–72 | |||
1972–73 | |||
1973–74 | S.K. Calypsians | ||
1974–75 | |||
1975–76 | |||
1976–77 | |||
1977–78 | |||
1978–79 | |||
1979–80 | |||
1980–81 | |||
1981–82 | |||
1982–83 | |||
1983–84 | |||
1984–85 | |||
1985–86 | |||
1986–87 | |||
1987–88 | |||
1988–89 | |||
1989–90 | |||
1990–91 | |||
1991–92 | |||
1992–93 | |||
1993–94 | |||
1994–95 | |||
1995–96 | |||
1996–97 | |||
1997–98 | |||
1998–99 | |||
1999–2000 | |||
2000–01 | |||
2001–02 | |||
2002–03 | |||
2003–04 | |||
2004–05 | |||
2005–06 | |||
2006–07 | |||
2007–08 | |||
2009–10 | |||
2010–11 | |||
2011–12 | |||
2012–13 | |||
2013–14 | |||
2014–15 | |||
2015–16 | |||
2016–17 | |||
Competition abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic in Malta | |||
Performance by club
Clubs participating in the 2019–20 Gozo First Division are denoted in bold type
Clubs no longer active are denoted in italics
Club | Winners | Runners-up |
15 | 14 | |
13 | 9 | |
10 | 7 | |
8 | 11 | |
7 | 9 | |
6 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | |
Victoria Athletics | 4 | 0 |
2 | 2 | |
S.K. Calypsians | 1 | 3 |
1 | 2 | |
1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | |
Victoria City | 1 | 0 |
Victoria Stars | 1 | 0 |
Notes
League appearances and goals
As at 31 December 2023
Appearances
No. | Player | Apps | Clubs |
1 | Chris Camilleri | 353 | Xaghra United/Xewkija Tigers/Nadur Youngsters/Sannat Lions/Kercem Ajax/Ghajnsielem/Victoria Hotspurs |
2 | Jason Portelli | 308 | Victoria Hotspurs/Zebbug Rovers/Sannat Lions/Xewkija Tigers/Kercem Ajax/Xaghra United/Ghajnsielem |
3 | John-Paul Grima | 303 | Victoria Hotspurs/Nadur Youngsters/Victoria Wanderers/Gharb Rangers/Sannat Lions |
4 | Paul-Anthony Camilleri | 296 | Nadur Youngsters/Kercem Ajax/Qala St. Joseph/St. Lawrence Spurs |
5 | John Camilleri | 293 | Xaghra United/Ghajnsielem/Sannat Lions/Xewkija Tigers/Kercem Ajax/Victoria Hotspurs |
Goals
No. | Player | Goals | Clubs |
1 | John Camilleri | 156 | Xaghra United/Ghajnsielem/Sannat Lions/Xewkija Tigers/Kercem Ajax/Victoria Hotspurs |
2 | Antonio Claudio Pavlidis Cadu | 138 | |
3 | Sabri Rais | 135 | |
4 | Chris Camilleri | 126 | Xaghra United/Xewkija Tigers/Nadur Youngsters/Sannat Lions/Kercem Ajax/Victoria Hotspurs |
5 | Frank Muscat | 125 | Sannat Lions/Victoria United/Xewkija Tigers/Victoria Hotspurs |
References
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