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2022–23 in Gozitan football
Файл:Flag of Gozo.svg
Gozo
2023 Island Games
First Division
Nadur Youngsters
Second Division
S.K. Victoria Wanderers
G.F.A. Cup
Nadur Youngsters
Super Cup
Ghajnsielem
First Division Knock-Out Cup
Nadur Youngsters
Second Division Knock-Out Cup
Xagħra United
Second Division Challenge Cup
S.K. Victoria Wanderers

The 2022–23 season is the annual competitive association football season in Gozo organised by the Gozo Football Association for 2022–23.

Overview

During the 2022-23 football season, the Gozo national football team will be participating in the 2023 Island Games.

As for domestic club football, 14 Gozitan clubs participated in the 2022–23 Gozitan football season, with 8 playing in First Division, the top division in Gozo, and the remaining six in the Second Division.

The Gozo Football Association also held a number of cup competitions, namely:

• the G.F.A. Cup, a knock-out cup which was contested by all Gozitan clubs;
• the Super Cup, contested by the holders of the First Division and the G.F.A. Cup;
• the First Division Knock-Out, a knock-out cup contested by clubs playing in the First Division;
• the Second Division Knock-Out, a knock-out cup contested by clubs playing in the Second Division; and
• the Second Division Challenge Cup, a cup contested by clubs playing in the Second Division.

The draw for all the competitions organised by the Gozo Football Association for the 2022–23 season was held on 22 July 2022. All matches organised by the Gozo Football Association were held at either the Gozo Stadium or the Kerċem Ajax Stadium. No matches were held at the Sannat Ground, given that it was still being refurbished.

The Gozitan clubs also participated in the knock-out cups organised by the Malta Football Association. Indeed, the clubs of the First Division participated in the 2022–23 Maltese FA Trophy whereas the clubs of the Second Division participated in the National Amateur Cup.

2023 Island Games

Squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Island Games by coach Mark Buttigieg.

Caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2023

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Шаблон:Flagicon Jersey	3	3	0	0	10	0	10	9
Шаблон:Flagicon Gozo	3	2	0	1	4	1	3	6
Шаблон:Flagicon Menorca	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Шаблон:Flagicon Saint Helena	3	0	0	3	0	13	-13	0

First Division

The 2022–23 season was the 73rd edition of the Gozitan First Division. It was played between 9 September 2022 and 16 April 2023 and was contested by eight teams.

Club	Location	Position in 2021–22
Għajnsielem	Għajnsielem	Шаблон:Ntsh2nd
Kerċem Ajax	Kerċem	Шаблон:Ntsh3rd
Nadur Youngsters	Nadur	Шаблон:Ntsh1st
Oratory Youths	Victoria	Шаблон:Ntsh6th
Qala Saints	Qala	Шаблон:Ntsh1st in Second Division
Sannat Lions	Sannat	Шаблон:Ntsh7th
Victoria Hotspurs	Victoria	Шаблон:Ntsh4th
Xewkija Tigers	Xewkija	Шаблон:Ntsh5th

In terms of format, the First Division was split into two phases. In the first part of the season, the eight teams of the First Division faced each other played in a double round-robin format. Thereafter, the First Division was split into two divisions, with the top four at the end of the first part of the season qualifying for the Top Four and the bottom four qualifying for the Playout.

Each club in both divisions played each other twice, with the winner of the Top Four being crowned winners of the 2022-23 First Division, the club ending bottom of the Playout being relegated to the 2023-24 Second Division, and the club ending second from bottom getting the chance to defend the top flight status by qualifying for the Promotion/Relegation Play-off.

Ultimately, Nadur Youngsters won the league for a record 14th time, Sannat Lions got relegated, and Victoria Hotspurs ended up penultimate and vied for their top division status in the Promotion/Relegation Play-off, which they lost against Xagħra United.

First Phase

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League table

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| name_GĦJ=Għajnsielem | name_KRĊ=Kerċem Ajax | name_ORY=Oratory Youths | name_NDR=Nadur Youngsters | name_QLS=Qala Saints | name_SNT=Sannat Lions | name_VCH=Victoria Hotspurs | name_XWK=Xewkija Tigers

|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

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Results

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| name_GĦJ=Għajnsielem | name_KRĊ=Kerċem Ajax | name_ORY=Oratory Youths | name_NDR=Nadur Youngsters | name_QLS=Qala Saints | name_SNT=Sannat Lions | name_VCH=Victoria Hotspurs | name_XWK=Xewkija Tigers

| match_GĦJ_KRĊ = 0–0 | match_GĦJ_ORY = 1–2 | match_GĦJ_QLS = 1–1 | match_GĦJ_NDR = 2–4 | match_GĦJ_SNT = 6–0 | match_GĦJ_VCH = 2–1 | match_GĦJ_XWK = 1–1

| match_KRĊ_GĦJ = 6–3 | match_KRĊ_ORY = 2–0 | match_KRĊ_NDR = 0–2 | match_KRĊ_QLS = 0–2 | match_KRĊ_SNT = 6–0 | match_KRĊ_VCH = 3–0 | match_KRĊ_XWK = 1–0

| match_ORY_GĦJ = 2–0 | match_ORY_KRĊ = 0–1 | match_ORY_NDR = 0–2 | match_ORY_QLS = 0–3 | match_ORY_SNT = 2–0 | match_ORY_VCH = 2–2 | match_ORY_XWK = 0–1

| match_QLS_GĦJ = 4–0 | match_QLS_KRĊ = 3–3 | match_QLS_ORY = 4–1 | match_QLS_NDR = 0–0 | match_QLS_SNT = 3–1 | match_QLS_VCH = 3–1 | match_QLS_XWK = 1–3

| match_SNT_GĦJ = 0–8 | match_SNT_KRĊ = 1–3 | match_SNT_ORY = 2–2 | match_SNT_NDR = 0–6 | match_SNT_QLS = 1–3 | match_SNT_VCH = 1–1 | match_SNT_XWK = 0–7

| match_VCH_GĦJ = 1–0 | match_VCH_KRĊ = 3–2 | match_VCH_ORY = 2–2 | match_VCH_NDR = 3–5 | match_VCH_QLS = 3–4 | match_VCH_SNT = 2–3 | match_VCH_XWK = 1–3

| match_NDR_GĦJ = 3–1 | match_NDR_KRĊ = 0–0 | match_NDR_ORY = 2–2 | match_NDR_QLS = 2–0 | match_NDR_SNT = 2–1 | match_NDR_VCH = 3–0 | match_NDR_XWK = 3–1

| match_XWK_GĦJ = 0–1 | match_XWK_KRĊ = 0–1 | match_XWK_ORY = 0–0 | match_XWK_NDR = 1–0 | match_XWK_QLS = 0–0 | match_XWK_SNT = 0–1 | match_XWK_VCH = 2–1

}}

Second Phase

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Top Four

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source=Gozo FA

|team1=NDR |team2=QLS |team3=KRĊ |team4=XWK

|win_NDR=13 |draw_NDR=4 |loss_NDR=3|gf_NDR=47 |ga_NDR=21|status_NDR=C |win_QLS=11 |draw_QLS=6 |loss_QLS=3|gf_QLS=42 |ga_QLS=25 |win_KRĊ=9|draw_KRĊ=5 |loss_KRĊ=6 |gf_KRĊ=34 |ga_KRĊ=26 |win_XWK=7|draw_XWK=6|loss_XWK=7|gf_XWK=26|ga_XWK=19

|col_G = green1 |text_C = Champions |result1=G |show_matches=y

|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

| update = complete | matches_style = FBR

| name_NDR=Nadur Youngsters | match_NDR_QLS = 1–2 | match_NDR_KRĊ = 4–1 | match_NDR_XWK = 2–2

| name_QLS=Qala Saints | match_QLS_NDR = 3–2 | match_QLS_KRĊ = 1–3 | match_QLS_XWK = 2–0

| name_KRĊ=Kerċem Ajax | match_KRĊ_NDR = 1–2 | match_KRĊ_QLS = 2–2 | match_KRĊ_XWK = 0–0

| name_XWK=Xewkija Tigers | match_XWK_NDR = 1–2 | match_XWK_QLS = 1–1 | match_XWK_KRĊ = 3–1 }}

Play-Out

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source=Gozo FA

|team1=GĦJ |team2=ORY |team3=VCH |team4=SNT

|win_GĦJ=8 |draw_GĦJ=3 |loss_GĦJ=9|gf_GĦJ=39 |ga_GĦJ=36 |win_ORY=6 |draw_ORY=5 |loss_ORY=9|gf_ORY=24 |ga_ORY=33 |win_VCH=4|draw_VCH=4 |loss_VCH=12 |gf_VCH=32 |ga_VCH=45|status_VCH=Q |win_SNT=4|draw_SNT=3|loss_SNT=13|gf_SNT=21|ga_SNT=62|status_SNT=R

|col_QR = red2 |text_QR = Qualification to Promotion/Relegation Play-off |result3=QR

|col_R = red1 |text_R = Relegation to the 2023–24 Gozitan Second Division |result4=R |show_matches=y

|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

| update = complete | matches_style = FBR

| name_GĦJ=Għajnsielem | match_GĦJ_ORY = 2–0 | match_GĦJ_VCH = 2–3 | match_GĦJ_SNT = 2–1

| name_ORY=Oratory Youths | match_ORY_GĦJ = 5–1 | match_ORY_VCH = 2–1 | match_ORY_SNT = 0–3

| name_VCH=Victoria Hotspurs | match_VCH_GĦJ = 1–2 | match_VCH_ORY = 3–0 | match_VCH_SNT = 1–2

| name_SNT=Sannat Lions | match_SNT_GĦJ = 1–4 | match_SNT_ORY = 1–2 | match_SNT_VCH = 2–2 }}

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

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The Promotion/Relegation Play-off was contested by Victoria Hotspurs, who finished second from bottom in the First Division, and Xagħra United, who ended runners-up in the Second Division. Xagħra United won the match 2–1, thus winning the right to participate in the upcoming First Division and condemning Victoria Hotspurs to Second Division football.

Second Division

The 2022–23 season was the 61st edition of the Gozitan Second Division. It was played between 16 October 2022 and 19 March 2023 and was contested by six teams.

Club	Location	Position in 2021–22
Għarb Rangers	Għarb	Шаблон:Ntsh6th
Munxar Falcons	Munxar	Шаблон:Ntsh2nd
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	Victoria	Шаблон:Ntsh8th in First Division
St. Lawrence Spurs	San Lawrenz	Шаблон:Ntsh4th
Xagħra United	Xagħra	Шаблон:Ntsh5th
Żebbuġ Rovers	Żebbuġ	Шаблон:Ntsh3rd

Each team played each other 3 times, thus playing 15 matches in total. S.K. Victoria Wanderers won the Second Division for the sixth time whereas Xagħra United ended runners-up and qualified for the 2022-23 Promotion/Relegation Play-off.

League table

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|team1=SKV |team2=XGR |team3=ŻBĠ |team4=MXR |team5=STL |team6=GĦB

|result1=P |result2=PO

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|status_SKV=P

| name_GĦB=Għarb Rangers | name_MXR=Munxar Falcons | name_SKV=S.K. Victoria Wanderers | name_STL=St. Lawrence Spurs | name_XGR=Xagħra United | name_ŻBĠ=Żebbuġ Rovers

|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

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Results

Matches 1 to 10

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| match_MXR_GĦB = 2–2 | match_MXR_SKV = 2–3 | match_MXR_STL = 0–0 | match_MXR_XGR = 1–3 | match_MXR_ŻBĠ = 1–0

| match_SKV_GĦB = 1–0 | match_SKV_MXR = 3–1 | match_SKV_STL = 0–0 | match_SKV_XGR = 1–0 | match_SKV_ŻBĠ = 3–0

| match_STL_GĦB = 0–0 | match_STL_MXR = 1–2 | match_STL_SKV = 0–4 | match_STL_XGR = 1–0 | match_STL_ŻBĠ = 2–3

| match_XGR_GĦB = 2–2 | match_XGR_MXR = 2–2 | match_XGR_SKV = 1–0 | match_XGR_STL = 2–0 | match_XGR_ŻBĠ = 2–3

| match_ŻBĠ_GĦB = 3–1 | match_ŻBĠ_MXR = 1–2 | match_ŻBĠ_SKV = 2–2 | match_ŻBĠ_STL = 2–1 | match_ŻBĠ_XGR = 2–3 }}

Matches 11 to 15

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| name_GĦB=Għarb Rangers | name_MXR=Munxar Falcons | name_SKV=S.K. Victoria Wanderers | name_STL=St. Lawrence Spurs | name_XGR=Xagħra United | name_ŻBĠ=Żebbuġ Rovers

| match_GĦB_MXR = 1–2 | match_GĦB_SKV = | match_GĦB_STL = | match_GĦB_XGR = | match_GĦB_ŻBĠ = 2–5

| match_MXR_GĦB = | match_MXR_SKV = 0-5 | match_MXR_STL = 2-3 | match_MXR_XGR = 0–4 | match_MXR_ŻBĠ =

| match_SKV_GĦB = 5–0 | match_SKV_MXR = | match_SKV_STL = 4–3 | match_SKV_XGR = | match_SKV_ŻBĠ = 2–1

| match_STL_GĦB = 1–1 | match_STL_MXR = | match_STL_SKV = | match_STL_XGR = 0–1 | match_STL_ŻBĠ =

| match_XGR_GĦB = 5–2 | match_XGR_MXR = | match_XGR_SKV = 1–0 | match_XGR_STL = | match_XGR_ŻBĠ = 0–3

| match_ŻBĠ_GĦB = | match_ŻBĠ_MXR = 1–2 | match_ŻBĠ_SKV = | match_ŻBĠ_STL = 0–1 | match_ŻBĠ_XGR = }}

G.F.A. Cup

The GFA Cup was contested by all the fourteen clubs of First Division and the Second Division.

Out of the fourteen participants, the first two which were drawn, namely Nadur Youngsters and S.K. Victoria Wanderers, got a bye and qualified directly to the Quarter Finals. Conversely, the remaining twelve teams were drawn to contest the Preliminary Round, with the winners of the six ties joining Nadur Youngsters and S.K. Victoria Wanderers in the Quarter Finals.

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Super Cup

The 2022 Gozitan Super Cup was the 32nd Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Gozitan First Division and the G.F.A. Cup.

It was contested on 21 September 2022 by Nadur Youngsters, who won both the 2021-22 First Division and the 2021-22 G.F.A. Cup, and Ghajnsielem, who were runners-up in both competitions.

First Division Knock-Out Cup

The cup was contested by the clubs participating in the 2022-23 First Division. Given that there were eight contestants, all clubs were drawn to the participate in the Quarter-Finals.

Final

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Details

Ghajnsielem 6 - 0 Nadur Youngters

Second Division Knock-Out Cup

The clubs who ended up in the last four positions of 2021-22 Second Division qualified for the Preliminary Round. The winners of the two ties qualified for the semi-finals, where they joined the seeded teams, namely S.K. Victoria Wanderers as the club relegated from the 2021-22 First Division and Munxar Falcons as the Second Division runners-up for the same season, which got a bye and qualified directly to the Semi-Finals.

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Second Division Challenge Cup

The Second Division Challenge Cup consisted of two phases. In the first phase, the Qualifying Round, which was played between 3 September 2022 and 5 October 2022, the clubs of the Second Division faced each other in a single round-robin tournament. The clubs which placed in the first two places qualified for the final.

Qualifying Round

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|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

|res_col_header=QR |col_P=green1 |show_matches=y

| update = complete | matches_style = FBR

| name_GĦB=Għarb Rangers | match_GĦB_MXR = | match_GĦB_SKV = | match_GĦB_STL = 1-1 | match_GĦB_XGR = 0-2 | match_GĦB_ŻBĠ =

| name_MXR=Munxar Falcons | match_MXR_GĦB = 3-3 | match_MXR_SKV = 3-5 | match_MXR_STL = 0-0 | match_MXR_XGR = | match_MXR_ŻBĠ =

| name_SKV=S.K. Victoria Wanderers | match_SKV_GĦB = 4-0 | match_SKV_MXR = | match_SKV_STL = | match_SKV_XGR = | match_SKV_ŻBĠ = 3-1

| name_STL=St. Lawrence Spurs | match_STL_GĦB = | match_STL_MXR = | match_STL_SKV = 0-4 | match_STL_XGR = | match_STL_ŻBĠ = 2-2

| name_XGR=Xagħra United | match_XGR_GĦB = | match_XGR_MXR = 2-0 | match_XGR_SKV = 1-4 | match_XGR_STL = 5-2 | match_XGR_ŻBĠ =

| name_ŻBĠ=Żebbuġ Rovers | match_ŻBĠ_GĦB = 1-0 | match_ŻBĠ_MXR = 1-2 | match_ŻBĠ_SKV = | match_ŻBĠ_STL = | match_ŻBĠ_XGR = 1-3 }}

Final

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By virtue of finishing first and second place respectively in the Qualifying Round, S.K. Victoria Wanderers and Xagħra United won the right to play the Second Division Challenge Cup Final.

2022-23 Individual Honours

Honour	Winner	Club/Notes
GFA Player of the Year Award	Jordi Parnis	Qala Saints
1st Division Top Scorer	Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Barbosa Jr 16 goals	Nadur Youngsters
1st Division Foreign Player of the Year	Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Barbosa Jr	Nadur Youngsters
People Choice's Award	Jordi Parnis	Qala Saints
GFA Young Player of the Year	Matthias Cordina	Xagħra United
GFA Coach of the Year	Mark Buttigieg	Nadur Youngsters
2nd Division Player of the Year	Matthias Cordina	Xagħra United
2nd Division Top Scorer	Шаблон:Flagicon Aud-Gustine James Obaje 14 goals	S.K. Victoria Wanderers
Gozo 2nd Div. Foreign Player of the Year	Шаблон:Flagicon Aud-Gustine James Obaje	S.K. Victoria Wanderers
GFA Fair Play Award	Sannat Lions
GFA Official of the Year	Josmar Azzopardi	Żebbuġ Rovers
GFA Achievement Awards	John Camilleri	334 Career Goals Top Maltese Scorer
	Frank Muscat	270 Career Goals 7th Top Maltese Scorer
GFA Recognition Award	Gigi Xuereb	Salesian Youths Lifetime Contribution

External links

• Gozo Football Association - Official website
• Malta Football Association - Match Centre
• Gozo Team at Men's Football Tournament - Island Games Guernsey 2023