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The Gibraltar national football team represents the Gibraltar in association football and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.
France v Gibraltar was a football match belonging to the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying that took place on 18 November 2023. France's 14–0 victory became the largest in their history, as well as the largest in the history of the European Championship qualifiers .
France score seven goals in each half as they record their biggest ever win by thrashing 10-man Gibraltar 14-0 in Euro 2024 qualifying.
Gibraltar national football team results [a] No. Date Venue H/A Opponents Score Competition Gibraltar scorers and time of goal Att. Ref. 1 19 November 2013 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé: H Slovakia: 0–0: Friendly: 350 [13] 2 1 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar: H Faroe Islands: 1–4 Friendly: Roy Chipolina 21' 500 [14] 3 5 March 2014
Gibraltar managed to score 3 goals (1 against Switzerland and 2 against Georgia) while conceding 31. They also put up a good fight against Ireland , Round of 16 finishers in the previous edition , losing by narrow margins on both occasions (0–1 home, 0–2 away).
The Gibraltar Football League is the only senior tier of association football in Gibraltar, founded in 2019 as the Gibraltar National League after a merger of the Gibraltar Premier Division, which served as the top division of football on the Rock since 1905, and the Gibraltar Second Division, which had existed since 1909.
Organised football has been played in the country since the 19th century. Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1997 which was rejected, as UEFA would only allow membership for applicants recognised as sovereign states by the United Nations. In October 2012, Gibraltar reapplied for membership and it was granted in March 2013. [1]
It was formed as the Gibraltar Civilian Football Association in 1895, changing to its current name in later years. It is one of the oldest football associations in the world [ citation needed ] . From October 2012, the GFA were provisional members of UEFA and the Gibraltar national futsal team , under-19 and under-17 representative teams ...