Gibraltar national under-21 football team


The Gibraltar national under-21 football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions at under-21 level and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. It is a full member of FIFA and is therefore eligible to enter any FIFA-sanctioned tournaments. Gibraltar applied for full UEFA membership and was accepted by the UEFA Congress in May 2013 and can therefore compete in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship beginning with the 2015 edition of the tournament, although they did not participate until 2017, in qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

UEFA Acceptance

Since being accepted into UEFA in May 2013, they have not formed under-21 team, until announcement in December 2016. The Gibraltar Football Association announced that Gibraltar will be participating in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship for the first time as from 2017 with qualifying games for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, that will take place in Italy. The draw for the qualifiers was in Switzerland on 26 January 2017 and Gibraltar will play in Group 7.
They played their first ever international on 8 June 2017, against Austria, losing 3–0. After losing their next 4 games without scoring, the Gibraltar U21 team secured a historic 1–0 win over Macedonia on 10 October 2017, with a goal from captain Graeme Torrilla meaning that Gibraltar earned their first competitive win at any level since joining UEFA.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Record of matches

The following table shows Gibraltar under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 20 March 2019. Only official matches are included.
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2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Matches

Players

Current squad

For the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against and on 14 and 19 November 2019.
Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2019 after the match against. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
WD Withdrew for other reasons

Gibraltar under-21 managers

ManagerNationGibraltar u-21 careerPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAWin %
2017–2019
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2019–
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Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 20 March 2019
PositionName
Head Coach David Ochello
Assistant Coach Michael Felice
Goalkeeping Coach Christian Wink
Physio Chris Shaw
Data Analyst Matthew Langtry