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 on three rounds where each team plays each other once, with a total of 21 games played in total by each team, usually held between the months of September and April. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned league champion, while the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division. A relegation play-off match takes place between the seventh-placed team in the First Division and the second-placed team in the Second Division, with the winner securing a place in the following season's First Division.
The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium.
^ abcS.K. Victoria Wanderers were known as Victoria United.
^The 2019–20 season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. Nadur Youngsters were crowned as title winners based on sporting merits.
^Kelder Lennard, GOZO TOP LEAGUE RECORDS - ALL TIME RECORDS (Malta, 2023)
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Gozo Football Association official website
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gozo Football League First Division news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 GFL First DivisionFounded1937Region GozoNumber of teams8Level on pyramid1Relegation toSecond DivisionDomestic cup s G F A CupGFA Super CupIndependence CupFreedom Day CupFirst Division Knock OutInternational cup s The FA Trophy MalteseCurrent championsNadur Youngsters 15th title 2023 24 WebsiteOfficial siteCurrent 2023 24 First Division The GFL First Division is played on three rounds where each team plays each other once with a total of 21 games played in total by each team usually held between the months of September and April Teams are ranked by total points then goal difference and then goals scored At the end of each season the club with the most points is crowned league champion while the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division A relegation play off match takes place between the seventh placed team in the First Division and the second placed team in the Second Division with the winner securing a place in the following season s First Division The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium Contents 1 Clubs 1 1 2022 23 season 2 List of winners by season 2 1 Performance by club 3 Notes 4 League appearances and goals 4 1 Appearances 4 2 Goals 5 References 6 External linksClubs edit2022 23 season edit Club Position in 2021 22 Top division titles Last top division title Għajnsielem 2nd 7 2015 16 Kerċem Ajax 3rd 1 1985 86 Nadur Youngsters 1st 15 2023 24 Oratory Youths 6th 5 1959 60 Qala Saints 1st in Second Division 0 Sannat Lions 7th 10 2010 11 Victoria Hotspurs 4th 13 2018 19 Xewkija Tigers 5th 8 2016 17List of winners by season editKey Club X Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point if more than one Season Winner 1 Runners up 2 Third place 2 1937 38 Victoria Stars 1938 39 Victoria City Victoria Stars Għajnsielem 1939 40 Xagħra Blue Stars a 1940 41 to 1943 44 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 45 Victoria Athletics Xagħra Blue Stars a Xewkija Tigers 1945 46 Victoria Athletics 2 Xewkija Tigers Xagħra Blue Stars a 1946 47 Victoria Athletics 3 1947 48 Competition not held 1948 49 Salesian Youths b Victoria Hotspurs Għajnsielem 1949 50 to 1951 52 Competition not held 1952 53 Salesian Youths b 2 St Andrew s 1953 54 Competition not held 1954 55 Victoria Athletics 4 1955 56 Competition not held 1956 57 c Salesian Youths b 3 S K Calypsians Xewkija Tigers 1957 58 Salesian Youths b 4 Għajnsielem S K Calypsians 1958 59 Salesian Youths b 5 Għajnsielem Xewkija United d 1959 60 Salesian Youths b 6 1960 61 Competition abandoned due to problems within the GFA 1961 62 Victoria Hotspurs Nadur Youngsters St George s 1962 63 Victoria Hotspurs 2 Xagħra Young Stars a Nadur Youngsters 1963 64 Xagħra Young Stars a 2 Nadur Youngsters Victoria Hotspurs 1964 65 Victoria Hotspurs 3 Nadur Youngsters S K Victoria Wanderers 1965 66 Victoria Hotspurs 4 S K Calypsians Nadur Youngsters 1966 67 Victoria Hotspurs 5 Nadur Youngsters S K Calypsians 1967 68 Nadur Youngsters Għajnsielem Victoria Hotspurs 1968 69 S K Calypsians Għajnsielem Nadur Youngsters 1969 70 Għajnsielem Victoria Hotspurs Nadur Youngsters 1970 71 Għajnsielem 2 S K Calypsians Xewkija Tigers 1971 72 Għajnsielem 3 Oratory Youths Victoria Hotspurs 1972 73 Għajnsielem 4 Nadur Youngsters Victoria Hotspurs 1973 74 Għajnsielem 5 Victoria Hotspurs S K Calypsians 1974 75 Xewkija Tigers Sannat Lions Għajnsielem 1975 76 Sannat Lions Xewkija Tigers Għajnsielem 1976 77 Sannat Lions 2 Għajnsielem Victoria Hotspurs 1977 78 Sannat Lions 3 Nadur Youngsters Għajnsielem 1978 79 Victoria United e Sannat Lions Victoria Hotspurs 1979 80 Victoria Hotspurs 6 Sannat Lions Victoria United e 1980 81 Sannat Lions 4 Victoria United e Calypsian Bosco Youths b 1981 82 Sannat Lions 5 1982 83 Xewkija Tigers 2 Victoria Hotspurs Sannat Lions 1983 84 Xewkija Tigers 3 Sannat Lions Calypsian Bosco Youths b 1984 85 Victoria Hotspurs 7 Xewkija Tigers Calypsian Bosco Youths b 1985 86 Kerċem Ajax Xewkija Tigers Sannat Lions 1986 87 Sannat Lions 6 Victoria Hotspurs Xagħra United 1987 88 Sannat Lions 7 Victoria Hotspurs Xagħra United 1988 89 Xagħra United 3 Sannat Lions Xewkija Tigers 1989 90 Sannat Lions 8 Xagħra United Xewkija Tigers 1990 91 Victoria Hotspurs 8 Xewkija Tigers Sannat Lions 1991 92 Xagħra United 4 Xewkija Tigers Victoria Hotspurs 1992 93 Xagħra United 5 1993 94 Victoria Hotspurs 9 Nadur Youngsters Xagħra United 1994 95 Nadur Youngsters 2 Xagħra United Munxar Falcons 1995 96 Nadur Youngsters 3 Victoria Hotspurs Għajnsielem 1996 97 Nadur Youngsters 4 Victoria Hotspurs Għajnsielem 1997 98 Xagħra United 6 Nadur Youngsters Victoria Hotspurs 1998 99 Nadur Youngsters 5 Sannat Lions Xagħra United 1999 2000 Victoria Hotspurs 10 Għajnsielem Nadur Youngsters 2000 01 Xewkija Tigers 4 Nadur Youngsters Għajnsielem 2001 02 Nadur Youngsters 6 Xewkija Tigers Għajnsielem 2002 03 Nadur Youngsters 7 Xewkija Tigers Zebbuġ Rovers 2003 04 Zebbuġ Rovers Nadur Youngsters Għajnsielem 2004 05 Għajnsielem 6 Xewkija Tigers Kerċem Ajax 2005 06 Nadur Youngsters 8 Kerċem Ajax Sannat Lions 2006 07 Nadur Youngsters 9 Sannat Lions Xagħra United 2007 08 Nadur Youngsters 10 Victoria Hotspurs Sannat Lions 2008 09 Sannat Lions 9 Għajnsielem Victoria Hotspurs 2009 10 Victoria Hotspurs 11 Għajnsielem Nadur Youngsters 2010 11 Sannat Lions 10 Għajnsielem Nadur Youngsters 2011 12 Xewkija Tigers 5 Nadur Youngsters S K Victoria Wanderers 2012 13 Nadur Youngsters 11 Kerċem Ajax S K Victoria Wanderers 2013 14 Xewkija Tigers 6 S K Victoria Wanderers Nadur Youngsters 2014 15 Xewkija Tigers 7 Nadur Youngsters Victoria Hotspurs 2015 16 Għajnsielem 7 Xewkija Tigers Kerċem Ajax 2016 17 Xewkija Tigers 8 Nadur Youngsters Għajnsielem 2017 18 Victoria Hotspurs 12 Nadur Youngsters Xewkija Tigers 2018 19 Victoria Hotspurs 13 Nadur Youngsters Xewkija Tigers 2019 20 f Nadur Youngsters 12 Xewkija Tigers Victoria Hotspurs 2020 21 Competition abandoned due COVID 19 pandemic in Malta 2021 22 Nadur Youngsters 13 Għajnsielem Kerċem Ajax 2022 23 Nadur Youngsters 14 Qala Saints Kerċem Ajax 2023 24 Nadur Youngsters 15 Qala Saints S K Victoria Wanderers Performance by club edit Titles won by club Nadur Youngsters 15 18 Victoria Hotspurs 13 18 Sannat Lions 10 14 Xewkija Tigers 8 11 Għajnsielem 7 10 Xagħra United 6 11 Oratory Youths 6 8 Other clubs 10 13 As of 25 May 2020 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 Nadur Youngsters nbsp 15 13 Victoria Hotspurs nbsp 13 9 Sannat Lions nbsp 10 7 Xewkija Tigers 8 11 Għajnsielem 7 8 Xagħra United 6 4 Oratory Youths 6 1 Victoria Athletics 4 0 S K Calypsians 1 3 S K Victoria Wanderers 1 2 Kerċem Ajax 1 2 Zebbuġ Rovers 1 0 Victoria City 1 0 Victoria Stars 1 0Notes edit a b c d e Xagħra United were known as Xagħra Blue Stars and Xagħra Young Stars a b c d e f g h i Oratory Youths were known as Salesian Youths and Calypsian Bosco Youths The result of the 1956 57 championship deciding match between Salesian Youths and S K Calypsians is unknown Xewkija Tigers F C were known as Xewkija United a b c S K Victoria Wanderers were known as Victoria United The 2019 20 season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Malta Nadur Youngsters were crowned as title winners based on sporting merits League appearances and goals editAs at 31 December 2023 3 Appearances edit 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 edit 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 Nadur Youngsters Kercem Ajax Xewkija Tigers 3 Sabri Rais 135 Victoria Hotspurs Xewkija Tigers Sannat Lions Kercem Ajax 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 HotspursReferences edit Gozo List of Champions RSSSF 13 September 2018 a b Gozo Final Tables RSSSF 5 June 2005 Kelder Lennard GOZO TOP LEAGUE RECORDS ALL TIME RECORDS Malta 2023 External links editGozo Football Association official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gozo Football League First Division amp oldid 1225409603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
