As for domestic club football, 14 Gozitan clubs participated in the 2022–23 Gozitan football season, with 8 playing in First Division, the top division in Gozo, and the remaining six in the Second Division.
The Gozo Football Association also held a number of cup competitions, namely:
the G.F.A. Cup, a knock-out cup which was contested by all Gozitan clubs;
the Super Cup, contested by the holders of the First Division and the G.F.A. Cup;
the First Division Knock-Out, a knock-out cup contested by clubs playing in the First Division;
the Second Division Knock-Out, a knock-out cup contested by clubs playing in the Second Division; and
The draw for all the competitions organised by the Gozo Football Association for the 2022–23 season was held on 22 July 2022.[2] All matches organised by the Gozo Football Association were held at either the Gozo Stadium or the Kerċem Ajax Stadium. No matches were held at the Sannat Ground, given that it was still being refurbished.
The 2022–23 season was the 73rd edition of the Gozitan First Division. It was played between 9 September 2022 and 16 April 2023 and was contested by eight teams.
In terms of format, the First Division was split into two phases. In the first part of the season, the eight teams of the First Division faced each other played in a double round-robin format. Thereafter, the First Division was split into two divisions, with the top four at the end of the first part of the season qualifying for the Top Four and the bottom four qualifying for the Playout.[2]
Each club in both divisions played each other twice, with the winner of the Top Four being crowned winners of the 2022-23 First Division, the club ending bottom of the Playout being relegated to the 2023-24 Second Division, and the club ending second from bottom getting the chance to defend the top flight status by qualifying for the Promotion/Relegation Play-off.[2]
Ultimately, Nadur Youngsters won the league for a record 14th time,[6]Sannat Lions got relegated, and Victoria Hotspurs ended up penultimate and vied for their top division status in the Promotion/Relegation Play-off, which they lost against Xagħra United.
Source: Gozo FA Rules for classification: 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. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Promotion/Relegation Play-offedit
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The Promotion/Relegation Play-off was contested by Victoria Hotspurs, who finished second from bottom in the First Division, and Xagħra United, who ended runners-up in the Second Division. Xagħra United won the match 2–1, thus winning the right to participate in the upcoming First Division and condemning Victoria Hotspurs to Second Division football.
The 2022–23 season was the 61st edition of the Gozitan Second Division. It was played between 16 October 2022 and 19 March 2023 and was contested by six teams.
Each team played each other 3 times, thus playing 15 matches in total. S.K. Victoria Wanderers won the Second Division for the sixth time whereas Xagħra United ended runners-up and qualified for the 2022-23 Promotion/Relegation Play-off.
The GFA Cup was contested by all the fourteen clubs of First Division and the Second Division.
Out of the fourteen participants, the first two which were drawn, namely Nadur Youngsters and S.K. Victoria Wanderers, got a bye and qualified directly to the Quarter Finals. Conversely, the remaining twelve teams were drawn to contest the Preliminary Round, with the winners of the six ties joining Nadur Youngsters and S.K. Victoria Wanderers in the Quarter Finals.[2]
The 2022 Gozitan Super Cup was the 32nd Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Gozitan First Division and the G.F.A. Cup.
It was contested on 21 September 2022 by Nadur Youngsters, who won both the 2021-22 First Division and the 2021-22 G.F.A. Cup, and Ghajnsielem, who were runners-up in both competitions.[8]
The cup was contested by the clubs participating in the 2022-23 First Division. Given that there were eight contestants, all clubs were drawn to the participate in the Quarter-Finals.[2]
The clubs who ended up in the last four positions of 2021-22 Second Division qualified for the Preliminary Round. The winners of the two ties qualified for the semi-finals, where they joined the seeded teams, namely S.K. Victoria Wanderers as the club relegated from the 2021-22 First Division and Munxar Falcons as the Second Division runners-up for the same season, which got a bye and qualified directly to the Semi-Finals.[2]
The Second Division Challenge Cup consisted of two phases. In the first phase, the Qualifying Round, which was played between 3 September 2022 and 5 October 2022, the clubs of the Second Division faced each other in a single round-robin tournament. The clubs which placed in the first two places qualified for the final.[2]
By virtue of finishing first and second place respectively in the Qualifying Round, S.K. Victoria Wanderers and Xagħra United won the right to play the Second Division Challenge Cup Final.[11]
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External linksedit
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Gozo Team at Men's Football Tournament - Island Games Guernsey 2023
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2022, gozitan, football, 2022, season, annual, competitive, association, football, season, gozo, organised, gozo, football, association, 2022, gozo, 2023, island, games, first, division, nadur, youngsters, second, division, victoria, wanderers, nadur, youngste. The 2022 23 season was the annual competitive association football season in Gozo organised by the Gozo Football Association for 2022 23 2022 23 in Gozitan football Gozo 2023 Island Games First Division Nadur Youngsters Second Division S K Victoria Wanderers G F A Cup Nadur Youngsters Super Cup Ghajnsielem First Division Knock Out Cup Nadur Youngsters Second Division Knock Out Cup Xagħra United Second Division Challenge Cup S K Victoria Wanderers 2021 22 2023 24 Contents 1 Overview 2 2023 Island Games 2 1 Squad 2 2 Group 4 2 3 Fixtures 3 First Division 3 1 First Phase 3 1 1 League table 3 1 2 Results 3 2 Second Phase 3 2 1 Top Four 3 2 2 Play Out 3 3 Promotion Relegation Play off 3 3 1 Details 4 Second Division 4 1 League table 4 2 Results 4 2 1 Matches 1 to 10 4 2 2 Matches 11 to 15 5 G F A Cup 5 1 Preliminary Round 5 2 Quarter Finals 5 3 Semi Finals 5 4 Final 5 4 1 Details 6 Super Cup 6 1 Details 7 First Division Knock Out Cup 7 1 Quarter Finals 7 2 Semi Finals 7 3 Final 7 3 1 Details 8 Second Division Knock Out Cup 8 1 Preliminary Round 8 2 Semi Finals 8 3 Final 8 3 1 Details 9 Second Division Challenge Cup 9 1 Qualifying Round 9 2 Final 9 2 1 Details 10 2022 23 Individual Honours 11 Maltese FA Trophy 11 1 Preliminary Round 11 2 Round Of 32 11 3 Round of 16 12 National Amateur Cup 12 1 Preliminary Round 12 2 Round of 16 13 References 14 External linksOverview editDuring the 2022 23 football season the Gozo national football team participated in the 2023 Island Games 1 As for domestic club football 14 Gozitan clubs participated in the 2022 23 Gozitan football season with 8 playing in First Division the top division in Gozo and the remaining six in the Second Division The Gozo Football Association also held a number of cup competitions namely the G F A Cup a knock out cup which was contested by all Gozitan clubs the Super Cup contested by the holders of the First Division and the G F A Cup the First Division Knock Out a knock out cup contested by clubs playing in the First Division the Second Division Knock Out a knock out cup contested by clubs playing in the Second Division and the Second Division Challenge Cup a cup contested by clubs playing in the Second Division The draw for all the competitions organised by the Gozo Football Association for the 2022 23 season was held on 22 July 2022 2 All matches organised by the Gozo Football Association were held at either the Gozo Stadium or the Kerċem Ajax Stadium No matches were held at the Sannat Ground given that it was still being refurbished Gozitan clubs also participated in the knock out cups organised by the Malta Football Association Indeed the clubs of the First Division participated in the 2022 23 Maltese FA Trophy 3 whereas the clubs of the Second Division participated in the National Amateur Cup 4 2023 Island Games editMain article Football at the 2023 Island Games Squad edit The following players were called up for the 2023 Island Games by coach Mark Buttigieg 5 Caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2023 No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club 1 1 GK Steve Sultana 1990 09 07 7 September 1990 age 33 0 0 nbsp Nadur Youngsters 12 1 GK Daniel Spiteri 1996 05 16 16 May 1996 age 28 0 0 nbsp Kerċem Ajax 2 2 DF Sam Frank Bajada 1988 01 16 16 January 1988 age 36 0 0 nbsp S K Victoria Wanderers 3 2 DF Ferdinando Apap captain 1992 07 29 29 July 1992 age 31 3 0 nbsp Hibernians 4 2 DF Lawrence Grima 1995 12 31 31 December 1995 age 28 0 0 nbsp Qala Saints 5 2 DF Neil Camilleri 2003 05 02 2 May 2003 age 21 0 0 nbsp S K Victoria Wanderers 6 2 DF Manuel Tabone 1989 05 10 10 May 1989 age 35 0 0 nbsp Nadur Youngsters 11 2 DF Kenneth Mercieca 1987 10 29 29 October 1987 age 36 1 0 nbsp Xagħra United 13 2 DF Gennaro Hill 1996 04 20 20 April 1996 age 28 0 0 nbsp Nadur Youngsters 16 2 DF Kurt Grima 2000 12 17 17 December 2000 age 23 0 0 nbsp Għajnsielem 18 2 DF Ian Xuereb 1993 10 19 19 October 1993 age 30 0 0 nbsp Nadur Youngsters 8 3 MF Dejan Bogdanovic 2003 06 29 29 June 2003 age 20 0 0 nbsp Xewkija Tigers 10 3 MF Shaun Attard 1994 07 25 25 July 1994 age 29 0 0 nbsp Qala Saints 14 3 MF Michael Bezzina 1992 04 09 9 April 1992 age 32 3 1 nbsp Xagħra United 15 3 MF Chris Mercieca 1997 06 07 7 June 1997 age 26 0 0 nbsp Qrendi 17 3 MF Stefan Cassar 1997 10 29 29 October 1997 age 26 0 0 nbsp Nadur Youngsters 7 4 FW Jordi Parnis 2000 01 19 19 January 2000 age 24 0 0 nbsp Qala Saints 9 4 FW Sam Harland 1995 09 14 14 September 1995 age 28 0 0 nbsp S K Victoria Wanderers 19 4 FW Matthias Mercieca 2003 08 20 20 August 2003 age 20 0 0 nbsp Xewkija Tigers 20 4 FW Joseph Zammit 2001 01 18 18 January 2001 age 23 0 0 nbsp Nadur Youngsters Group 4 edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Jersey 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 9 nbsp Gozo 3 2 0 1 4 1 3 6 nbsp Menorca 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 nbsp Saint Helena 3 0 0 3 0 13 13 0 Fixtures edit Jersey v Gozo 9 July 2023 Group 4Jersey1 0GozoSaint Sampson Guernsey15 30 CET Sol Solomon nbsp 36 Report Stadium The Corbet Field Gozo v Saint Helena 10 July 2023 Group 4Gozo3 0Saint HelenaSaint Sampson Guernsey15 30 CET Keith Yon nbsp 27 o g Samuel Harland nbsp 36 Jordi Parnis nbsp 80 Report Stadium The Track Menorca v Gozo 11 July 2023 Group 4Menorca0 1GozoSaint Martin Guernsey11 30 CET Report Jordi Parnis nbsp 53 Stadium Blanche Pierre Lane Guernsey v Gozo 13 July 2023 Match for 5th placeGuernsey1 0GozoSaint Martin Guernsey15 30 CET Keene Domaille nbsp 52 Report Stadium Blanche Pierre LaneFirst Division editFirst DivisionDates9 September 2022 22 April 2023RelegatedVictoria Hotspurs Sannat LionsMatches played80Goals scored265 3 31 per match Top goalscorer nbsp Marcelo Barbosa Nadur Youngsters 16 goalsBiggest home winGħajnsielem 6 0 Sannat Lions Kerċem Ajax 6 0 Sannat LionsBiggest away winSannat Lions 0 8 GħajnsielemHighest scoringKerċem Ajax 6 3 Għajnsielem 2021 222023 24 All statistics correct as of 26 March 2023 The 2022 23 season was the 73rd edition of the Gozitan First Division It was played between 9 September 2022 and 16 April 2023 and was contested by eight teams Club Location Position in 2021 22 Għajnsielem Għajnsielem 2nd Kerċem Ajax Kerċem 3rd Nadur Youngsters Nadur 1st Oratory Youths Victoria 6th Qala Saints Qala 1st in Second Division Sannat Lions Sannat 7th Victoria Hotspurs Victoria 4th Xewkija Tigers Xewkija 5th In terms of format the First Division was split into two phases In the first part of the season the eight teams of the First Division faced each other played in a double round robin format Thereafter the First Division was split into two divisions with the top four at the end of the first part of the season qualifying for the Top Four and the bottom four qualifying for the Playout 2 Each club in both divisions played each other twice with the winner of the Top Four being crowned winners of the 2022 23 First Division the club ending bottom of the Playout being relegated to the 2023 24 Second Division and the club ending second from bottom getting the chance to defend the top flight status by qualifying for the Promotion Relegation Play off 2 Ultimately Nadur Youngsters won the league for a record 14th time 6 Sannat Lions got relegated and Victoria Hotspurs ended up penultimate and vied for their top division status in the Promotion Relegation Play off which they lost against Xagħra United First Phase edit League table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Nadur Youngsters 14 10 3 1 34 11 23 33 Qualification for the Top Four 2 Qala Saints 14 8 4 2 31 16 15 28 3 Kerċem Ajax 14 8 3 3 28 14 14 27 4 Xewkija Tigers 14 6 3 5 19 11 8 21 5 Għajnsielem 14 4 3 7 26 25 1 15 Qualification for the Play Out 6 Oratory Youths 14 3 5 6 15 22 7 14 7 Victoria Hotspurs 14 2 3 9 21 35 14 9 8 Sannat Lions 14 2 2 10 11 51 40 8Updated to match es played on 29 March 2023 Source Gozo FARules for classification 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 Results edit Home Away GĦJ KRĊ ORY NDR QLS SNT VCH XWK Għajnsielem 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 1 6 0 2 1 1 1 Kerċem Ajax 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 3 0 1 0 Oratory Youths 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 Nadur Youngsters 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 3 1 Qala Saints 4 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 3 Sannat Lions 0 8 1 3 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 1 0 7 Victoria Hotspurs 1 0 3 2 2 2 3 5 3 4 2 3 1 3 Xewkija Tigers 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Updated to match es played on 29 March 2023 Source Gozo FALegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second Phase edit Top Four edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NDR QLS KRĊ XWK 1 Nadur Youngsters C 20 13 4 3 47 21 26 43 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 Qala Saints 20 11 6 3 42 25 17 39 3 2 1 3 2 0 3 Kerċem Ajax 20 9 5 6 34 26 8 32 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 Xewkija Tigers 20 7 6 7 26 19 7 27 1 2 1 1 3 1 Source Gozo FARules for classification 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 C Champions Play Out edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GĦJ ORY VCH SNT 1 Għajnsielem 20 8 3 9 39 36 3 27 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 Oratory Youths 20 6 5 9 24 33 9 23 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 Victoria Hotspurs Q 20 4 4 12 32 45 13 16 Qualification to Promotion Relegation Play off 1 2 3 0 1 2 4 Sannat Lions R 20 4 3 13 21 62 41 15 Relegation to the 2023 24 Gozitan Second Division 1 4 1 2 2 2 Source Gozo FARules for classification 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 Q Qualified for the phase indicated R Relegated Promotion Relegation Play off edit 20222024 The Promotion Relegation Play off was contested by Victoria Hotspurs who finished second from bottom in the First Division and Xagħra United who ended runners up in the Second Division Xagħra United won the match 2 1 thus winning the right to participate in the upcoming First Division and condemning Victoria Hotspurs to Second Division football Details edit 22 April 2023 2023 04 22 16 00 CETVictoria Hotspurs1 2Xagħra UnitedAndrea Debrincat nbsp 40 Report Kenneth Mercieca nbsp 18 Michael Bezzina nbsp 25 Gozo Stadium XewkijaReferee Darryl AgiusSecond Division editSecond DivisionDates16 October 2022 19 March 2023ChampionsS K Victoria Wanderers 6 PromotedS K Victoria Wanderers Xagħra UnitedMatches played45Goals scored153 3 4 per match Biggest home winS K Victoria Wanderers 5 0 Għarb RangersBiggest away winMunxar Falcons 0 5 S K Victoria WanderersHighest scoringGħarb Rangers 3 5 St Lawrence Spurs 2021 222023 24 All statistics correct as of 25 March 2023 The 2022 23 season was the 61st edition of the Gozitan Second Division It was played between 16 October 2022 and 19 March 2023 and was contested by six teams Club Location Position in 2021 22 Għarb Rangers Għarb 6th Munxar Falcons Munxar 2nd S K Victoria Wanderers Victoria 8th in First Division St Lawrence Spurs San Lawrenz 4th Xagħra United Xagħra 5th Zebbuġ Rovers Zebbuġ 3rd Each team played each other 3 times thus playing 15 matches in total S K Victoria Wanderers won the Second Division for the sixth time whereas Xagħra United ended runners up and qualified for the 2022 23 Promotion Relegation Play off League table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 S K Victoria Wanderers P 15 11 2 2 38 13 25 35 Promotion to the 2023 24 Gozitan First Division 2 Xagħra United 15 9 2 4 29 17 12 29 Qualification for the Promotion Relegation Play off 3 Zebbuġ Rovers 15 7 1 7 29 24 5 22 4 Munxar Falcons 15 5 4 6 21 31 10 19 5 St Lawrence Spurs 15 4 4 7 18 24 6 16 6 Għarb Rangers 15 0 5 10 18 44 26 5Updated to match es played on 25 March 2023 Source Gozo FARules for classification 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 P Promoted Results edit Matches 1 to 10 edit Home Away GĦB MXR SKV STL XGR ZBĠ Għarb Rangers 2 2 2 5 3 5 0 3 0 3 Munxar Falcons 2 2 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 S K Victoria Wanderers 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 St Lawrence Spurs 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 2 3 Xagħra United 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 3 Zebbuġ Rovers 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 Source Gozo FALegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Matches 11 to 15 edit Home Away GĦB MXR SKV STL XGR ZBĠ Għarb Rangers 1 2 2 5 Munxar Falcons 0 5 2 3 0 4 S K Victoria Wanderers 5 0 4 3 2 1 St Lawrence Spurs 1 1 0 1 Xagħra United 5 2 1 0 0 3 Zebbuġ Rovers 1 2 0 1 Source Gozo FALegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win G F A Cup editG F A CupTournament detailsCountryGozoDates22 October 2022 23 April 2023Teams14Defending championsNadur Youngsters 9 7 Tournament statisticsMatches played13Goals scored67 5 15 per match All statistics correct as of 23 April 2023 2021 222023 24 The GFA Cup was contested by all the fourteen clubs of First Division and the Second Division Out of the fourteen participants the first two which were drawn namely Nadur Youngsters and S K Victoria Wanderers got a bye and qualified directly to the Quarter Finals Conversely the remaining twelve teams were drawn to contest the Preliminary Round with the winners of the six ties joining Nadur Youngsters and S K Victoria Wanderers in the Quarter Finals 2 Preliminary Round edit Zebbuġ Rovers 2 v Kerċem Ajax 1 22 October 2022Zebbuġ Rovers 2 1 2Kerċem Ajax 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Sannat Lions 1 v Qala Saints 1 22 October 2022Sannat Lions 1 1 10Qala Saints 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Xewkija Tigers 1 v Oratory Youths 1 23 October 2022Xewkija Tigers 1 0 1Oratory Youths 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Għajnsielem 1 v Victoria Hotspurs 1 23 October 2022Għajnsielem 1 5 2Victoria Hotspurs 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Munxar Falcons 2 v Għarb Rangers 2 25 October 2022Munxar Falcons 2 4 2Għarb Rangers 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium St Lawrence Spurs 2 v Xagħra United 2 25 October 2022St Lawrence Spurs 2 1 4Xagħra United 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Quarter Finals edit Xagħra United 2 v Kerċem Ajax 1 12 November 2022Xagħra United 2 1 5Kerċem Ajax 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium S K Victoria Wanderers 2 v Għajnsielem 1 12 November 2022S K Victoria Wanderers 2 0 3Għajnsielem 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Oratory Youths 1 v Qala Saints 1 13 November 2022Oratory Youths 1 2 3Qala Saints 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Nadur Youngsters v Munxar Falcons 2 13 November 2022Nadur Youngsters4 0Munxar Falcons 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Semi Finals edit Għajnsielem 1 v Kerċem Ajax 1 2 April 2023Għajnsielem 1 4 2Kerċem Ajax 1 Gozo Stadium Nadur Youngsters 1 v Qala Saints 1 2 April 2023Nadur Youngsters 1 3 1Qala Saints 1 Gozo Stadium Final edit 20222024 Details edit 23 April 2023 2023 04 23 16 00 CETNadur Youngsters6 0GħajnsielemMarcelo Barbosa nbsp 7 23 65 pen Stefan Cassar nbsp 21 Igor Nedeljkovic nbsp 28 61 ReportGozo Stadium XewkijaReferee Matthew De GabrieleSuper Cup editSuper Cup 20212023 The 2022 Gozitan Super Cup was the 32nd Maltese Super Cup an annual football match played between the title holders of the Gozitan First Division and the G F A Cup It was contested on 21 September 2022 by Nadur Youngsters who won both the 2021 22 First Division and the 2021 22 G F A Cup and Ghajnsielem who were runners up in both competitions 8 Details edit 2 September 2022 2022 09 02 19 00 CETNadur Youngsters2 4GħajnsielemJoseph Zammit nbsp 25 Adrian Parnis nbsp 72 o g Report Patrick Dos Santos Cruz nbsp 2 nbsp 68 pen Daniel Farrugia nbsp 45 Shaun Attard nbsp 90 4 Gozo Stadium XewkijaReferee Darryl AgiusFirst Division Knock Out Cup editFirst Division Knock Out CupTournament detailsCountryGozoDates29 October 2022 12 April 2023Teams8Defending championsNadur Youngsters 2 9 Final positionsChampionsNadur Youngsters 3 Runner upQala SaintsTournament statisticsMatches played7Goals scored28 4 per match All statistics correct as of 31 March 2023 2021 222023 24 The cup was contested by the clubs participating in the 2022 23 First Division Given that there were eight contestants all clubs were drawn to the participate in the Quarter Finals 2 Quarter Finals edit Victoria Hotspurs v Oratory Youths 29 October 2022Victoria Hotspurs4 0Oratory YouthsKerċem Ajax Stadium Kerċem Ajax v Nadur Youngsters 30 October 2022Kerċem Ajax0 3Nadur YoungstersKerċem Ajax Stadium Sannat Lions v Għajnsielem 6 November 2022Sannat Lions1 3GħajnsielemKerċem Ajax Stadium Qala Saints v Xewkija Tigers 5 November 2022Qala Saints3 1Xewkija TigersKerċem Ajax Stadium Semi Finals edit Victoria Hotspurs v Nadur Youngsters 8 March 2023Victoria Hotspurs1 4Nadur YoungstersGozo Stadium Għajnsielem v Qala Saints 8 March 2023Għajnsielem1 4Qala SaintsGozo Stadium Final edit 20222024 Details edit 12 April 2023 2023 04 12 18 30 CETNadur Youngsters2 1Qala SaintsMarcelo Barbosa nbsp 11 Gennaro Hili nbsp 41 Igor Nedeljkovic nbsp 32 Report Rafael Conrado Prudente nbsp 32 Gozo Stadium XewkijaReferee Andrea ScirihaSecond Division Knock Out Cup editSecond Division Knock Out CupTournament detailsCountryGozoDates24 March 2023 14 April 2023Teams6Defending championsZebbuġ Rovers 2 10 Final positionsChampionsXagħra United 4 Runner upZebbuġ RoversTournament statisticsMatches played5Goals scored14 2 8 per match All statistics correct as of 16 April 2023 2021 222023 24 The clubs who ended up in the last four positions of 2021 22 Second Division qualified for the Preliminary Round The winners of the two ties qualified for the semi finals where they joined the seeded teams namely S K Victoria Wanderers as the club relegated from the 2021 22 First Division and Munxar Falcons as the Second Division runners up for the same season which got a bye and qualified directly to the Semi Finals 2 Preliminary Round edit Għarb Rangers v Xagħra United 24 March 2023Għarb Rangers1 2Xagħra UnitedGozo Stadium Zebbuġ Rovers v St Lawrence Spurs 27 March 2023Zebbuġ Rovers1 0St Lawrence SpursGozo Stadium Semi Finals edit Zebbuġ Rovers v Munxar Falcons 5 April 2023Zebbuġ Rovers5 1Munxar FalconsGozo Stadium Xagħra United v S K Victoria Wanderers 5 April 2023Xagħra United2 1S K Victoria WanderersGozo Stadium Final edit 20222024 Details edit 14 April 2023 2023 04 14 18 30 CETZebbuġ Rovers0 1Xagħra UnitedReport Leiner Garcia Panesso nbsp 58 Gozo Stadium XewkijaReferee Anthony Paul VellaSecond Division Challenge Cup editSecond Division Challenge CupTournament detailsCountryGozoDates3 September 2022 1 April 2023Teams6Final positionsChampionsS K Victoria Wanderers 3 Runner upXagħra UnitedTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored57 3 56 per match All statistics correct as of 31 March 2023 Not held2023 24 The Second Division Challenge Cup consisted of two phases In the first phase the Qualifying Round which was played between 3 September 2022 and 5 October 2022 the clubs of the Second Division faced each other in a single round robin tournament The clubs which placed in the first two places qualified for the final 2 Qualifying Round edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SKV XGR MXR ZBĠ STL GĦB 1 S K Victoria Wanderers 5 5 0 0 20 5 15 15 3 1 4 0 2 Xagħra United 5 4 0 1 13 7 6 12 1 4 2 0 5 2 3 Munxar Falcons 5 1 2 2 8 11 3 5 3 5 0 0 3 3 4 Zebbuġ Rovers 5 1 1 3 6 10 4 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 5 St Lawrence Spurs 5 0 3 2 5 12 7 3 0 4 2 2 6 Għarb Rangers 5 0 2 3 4 11 7 2 0 2 1 1 Source Gozo FARules for classification 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 Final edit 20212023 By virtue of finishing first and second place respectively in the Qualifying Round S K Victoria Wanderers and Xagħra United won the right to play the Second Division Challenge Cup Final 11 Details edit 1 April 2023 2023 04 01 16 00 CETS K Victoria Wanderers1 0Xagħra UnitedKersten Grima nbsp 64 ReportGozo Stadium XewkijaReferee Reuben Spiteri Delicata2022 23 Individual Honours editHonour Winner Club Notes GFA Player of the Year Award Jordi Parnis Qala Saints 1st Division Top Scorer nbsp Marcelo Barbosa 16 goals Nadur Youngsters 1st Division Foreign Player of the Year nbsp Marcelo Barbosa Nadur Youngsters People Choice s Award Jordi Parnis Qala Saints GFA Young Player of the Year Matthias Cordina Xagħra United GFA Coach of the Year Mark Buttigieg Nadur Youngsters 2nd Division Player of the Year Matthias Cordina Xagħra United 2nd Division Top Scorer nbsp Aud Gustine James Obaje 14 goals S K Victoria Wanderers Gozo 2nd Div Foreign Player of the Year nbsp Aud Gustine James Obaje S K Victoria Wanderers GFA Fair Play Award Sannat Lions GFA Official of the Year Josmar Azzopardi Zebbuġ Rovers GFA Achievement Awards John Camilleri 334 Career Goals Top Maltese Scorer Frank Muscat 270 Career Goals 7th Top Maltese Scorer GFA Recognition Award Gigi Xuereb Salesian Youths Lifetime ContributionMaltese FA Trophy editMain article 2022 23 Maltese FA Trophy Preliminary Round edit Mqabba nbsp 2 v Victoria Hotspurs 1 15 November 2022Mqabba nbsp 2 3 2Victoria Hotspurs 1 Centenary Stadium Naxxar Lions nbsp 2 v Oratory Youths 1 16 November 2022Naxxar Lions nbsp 2 5 1Oratory Youths 1 Centenary Stadium Nadur Youngsters 1 v Vittoriosa Stars nbsp 2 19 November 2022Nadur Youngsters 1 7 1Vittoriosa Stars nbsp 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Xewkija Tigers 1 v Lija Athletic nbsp 2 19 November 2022Xewkija Tigers 1 2 0Lija Athletic nbsp 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Kercem Ajax 1 v Marsaskala nbsp 2 20 November 2022Kercem Ajax 1 3 2Marsaskala nbsp 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Ghajnsielem 1 v Qrendi nbsp 2 20 November 2022Ghajnsielem 1 5 0Qrendi nbsp 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Sannat Lions 1 v Qala Saints 1 22 November 2022Sannat Lions 1 1 3 a e t Qala Saints 1 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Round Of 32 edit Birkirkara nbsp 1 v Nadur Youngsters 1 14 January 2023Birkirkara nbsp 1 4 0Nadur Youngsters 1 Centenary Stadium Attard nbsp 2 v Kerċem Ajax 1 14 January 2023Attard nbsp 2 2 8Kerċem Ajax 1 Victor Tedesco Stadium Mtarfa nbsp 2 v Qala Saints 1 14 January 2023Mtarfa nbsp 2 1 2Qala Saints 1 Victor Tedesco Stadium Pieta Hotspurs nbsp 1 v Xewkija Tigers 1 15 January 2023Pieta Hotspurs nbsp 1 2 0Xewkija Tigers 1 Victor Tedesco Stadium Għajnsielem 1 v Ħamrun Spartans nbsp 1 15 January 2023Għajnsielem 1 1 3 a e t Ħamrun Spartans nbsp 1 Gozo Stadium Round of 16 edit Hibernians nbsp 1 v Kerċem Ajax 1 15 February 2023Hibernians nbsp 1 8 0Kerċem Ajax 1 Tony Bezzina Stadium Gzira United nbsp 1 v Qala Saints 1 15 February 2023Gzira United nbsp 1 3 0Qala Saints 1 Centenary StadiumNational Amateur Cup editMain article National Amateur Cup Malta Preliminary Round edit Pembroke Athleta nbsp 3 v Zebbuġ Rovers 2 8 September 2022Pembroke Athleta nbsp 3 2 6Zebbuġ Rovers 2 Sirens Stadium St Lawrence Spurs 2 v Birzebbuġa St Peter s F C nbsp 3 8 September 2022St Lawrence Spurs 2 0 6Birzebbuġa St Peter s F C nbsp 3 Kerċem Ajax Stadium S K Victoria Wanderers 2 v Xagħra United 2 10 September 2022S K Victoria Wanderers 2 1 2Xagħra United 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Munxar Falcons 2 v Għarb Rangers 2 10 September 2022Munxar Falcons 2 2 0Għarb Rangers 2 Kerċem Ajax Stadium Round of 16 edit Qormi nbsp 3 v Xagħra United 2 8 October 2022Qormi nbsp 3 2 0Xagħra United 2 Sirens Stadium Siggiewi nbsp 3 v Zebbuġ Rovers 2 8 October 2022Siggiewi nbsp 3 2 1Zebbuġ Rovers 2 Sirens Stadium St George s nbsp 3 v Munxar Falcons 2 8 October 2022St George s nbsp 3 9 2Munxar Falcons 2 Luxol StadiumReferences edit Men s football competition draw Guernsey 2023 Retrieved 2 May 2023 a b c d e f g Gozitan champions Nadur start defence of the title against Victoria Hotspurs Gozo Football Association Retrieved 27 March 2023 National Amateur League Quarter Finals and Izibet FA Trophy Preliminary Round Draws Held Today Malta Football Association Retrieved 29 March 2023 National Amateur Cup Draws Were Held Today Malta Football Association Retrieved 29 March 2023 Team Gozo Facebook Gozo Island Games Association Nadur Youngsters crowned Gozitan champions Gozo Football Association Retrieved 1 May 2023 Nadur win the BOV GFA Cup to mark a memorable treble Gozo Football Association Retrieved 31 March 2023 Ghajnsielem win the Super Cup in opening match of the new season Gozo Football Association Retrieved 25 March 2023 Nadur Youngsters win the BOV GFA 1st Division Knock Out Gozo Football Association Retrieved 31 March 2023 Zebbug Rovers win the BOV GFA 2nd Division Knock Out Gozo Football Association Retrieved 31 March 2023 SK Victoria Wanderers end the qualifier with maximum points Gozo Football Association Retrieved 29 March 2023 External links editGozo Football Association Official website Malta Football Association Match Centre Gozo Team at Men s Football Tournament Island Games Guernsey 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 23 in Gozitan football amp oldid 1193308880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
