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Founded | 1937 |
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Region | Gozo |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Second Division |
Domestic cup(s) | G.F.A. Cup GFA Super Cup Independence Cup Freedom Day Cup First Division Knock-Out |
International cup(s) | The FA Trophy Maltese |
Current champions | Nadur Youngsters (15th title) (2023–24) |
Website | Official site |
Current: 2023-24 First Division |
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.
Club | Position in 2021–22 | Top division titles | Last top division title |
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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 | 2016–17 |
Club (X) | Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point (if more than one) |
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Club | Winners | Runners-up |
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Nadur Youngsters | 15 | 13 |
Victoria Hotspurs | 13 | 9 |
Sannat Lions | 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 |
Żebbuġ Rovers | 1 | 0 |
Victoria City | 1 | 0 |
Victoria Stars | 1 | 0 |
As at 31 December 2023 [3]
No. | Player | Apps | Clubs |
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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 |
No. | Player | Goals | Clubs |
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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 Hotspurs |
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