2024 Women's Rock Cup

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2024 Women's Rock Cup
Tournament details
Country Gibraltar
Dates18 April – TBC 2024
Teams6
Defending champions Lions Gibraltar (2022–23)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored5 (2.5 per match)
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2024.
  2022–23

The 2024 Women's Rock Cup is the premier women's cup tournament contested by clubs from Gibraltar. It is the 10th edition of the tournament since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA in 2013.

Contents

Lions Gibraltar are the reigning champions, having defeated Lynx in the previous season's final. [1]

Format

In a change to previous editions, this season's Women's Rock Cup will feature a group stage before knock-outs. 6 teams will participate in this season's edition, with the five teams competing in the Gibraltar Women's Football League joined by a Gibraltar U16 representative team. [2] The GFA Girls team and Hercules will make their debuts in the competition.

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lions Gibraltar 110040+43Qualification for Semi-finals
2 Lynx 21011433
3 GFA Girls 10010110
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: GFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
18 April 2024 Lynx 1–0 GFA Girls Victoria Stadium
18:30
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Referee: Juan Vega
23 April 2024 Lions Gibraltar 4–0 Lynx Victoria Stadium
20:00
Referee: Keilan Prescott

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Hercules 110031+23Qualification for Semi-finals
2 Europa 110030+33
3 Gibraltar Wave 20021650
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: GFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
18 April 2024 Gibraltar Wave 1–3 Hercules Victoria Stadium
21:00
Referee: Raymond Gomez
24 April 2024 Europa 3–0
(w/o)
Gibraltar Wave Victoria Stadium
18:30

Semi-finals

The top 2 from each group will progress to the semi-finals of the competition.

Scorers

2 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. Lions Gibraltar Women complete Cup and League Double Gibraltar Chronicle. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. Women's Rock Cup 2024 Gibraltar FA. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.