2018–19 Gozo First Division


The 2018–19 Gozo First Division was the 72nd season of the Gozo Football League First Division, the highest division in Gozitan football. The season began on 14 September 2018. Victoria Hotspurs were able to defend the title won the previous season, winning their thirteenth title in their history.

Format

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.

Teams

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.
TeamHome city2017–18 season
GħajnsielemGħajnsielem4th
Għarb RangersGħarb6th
Kerċem AjaxKerċem5th
Munxar FalconsMunxar1st
Nadur YoungstersNadur2nd
S.K. Victoria WanderersVictoria7th
Victoria HotspursVictoria1st
Xewkija TigersXewkija3rd

League table

Results

Matches 1–14

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

Matches 15–22

Teams play every other team once.

Relegation play-off

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.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Elton da SilvaVictoria Hotspurs30
2 Marcelo Junior BarbosaNadur Youngsters28
3 Luis André de Melo LimaGħajnsielem23
4 Hugo Santa Rosa CruzGħarb Rangers17
5 Darko KrsticXewkija Tigers15
6 Leiner Garcia PanessoMunxar Falcons/Nadur Youngsters12
7 Augustine James ObajeS.K. Victoria Wanderers11
8 Felipe Augusto de OliveiraKerċem Ajax10
8 Henrique de Souza MacielVictoria Hotspurs10
10 Claudio Antunes PavlidisXewkija Tigers9
10 Yuri de Jesus MessiasNadur Youngsters9

Awards

Monthly awards