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2025–26 Lincoln Red Imps F.C. season

During the 2025–26 season, Lincoln Red Imps competed in the Gibraltar Football League, Rock Cup, and UEFA Conference League.

Lincoln Red Imps
2025–26 season
OwnerDylan Viagas
ManagerJuanjo Bezares
Gibraltar Football League1st
Pepe Reyes CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Toni García
(9 goals)
All:
Tjay De Barr
(14 goals)

Season summary

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This season marks the Red Imps' second appearance in the group stage or league phase of a major UEFA competition, following their qualification for the UEFA Conference League after previously reaching the same stage in the 2021–22 season.[1][2]

On 17 August 2025, the Red Imps defeated Magpies 3–0 to win their 13th Pepe Reyes Cup, and their first since 2022.[3]

On 23 October, the Red Imps beat Polish side Lech Poznań 2–1 to secure their first ever win in a group stage or league phase of a UEFA competition.[4] On 11 December, the Red Imps score a late winner against SK Sigma Olomouc to claim a 2–1 Conference League victory in the first meeting between teams from Gibraltar and the Czech Republic in European competition history.[5]

First-team squad

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As of 3 September 2025[6]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Nauzet Santana
2 DF  ESP Jesús Toscano
3 DF  ESP Christian Rutjens
4 MF  GIB Nicholas Pozo
5 DF  GHA Ibrahim Ayew
6 DF  GIB Bernardo Lopes (captain)
7 FW  GIB Lee Casciaro
8 MF  ESP Mandi
9 FW  PHI Kike Gómez
10 FW  GIB Tjay De Barr
11 MF  ESP Juanje
13 GK  GIB Jaylan Hankins
15 DF  ESP Rafa Muñoz
16 DF  GIB Tayler Carrington
18 FW  ESP Toni García
19 MF  GIB Kyle Clinton
20 DF  GIB Ethan Britto
21 DF  ESP Nano
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  GIB Graeme Torrilla
23 MF  ESP Joe
25 GK  GIB Ryan Smith
27 GK  ESP Curro Fernández
28 DF  GIB Ryan Azopardi
29 MF  GIB Lee Chipolina
31 FW  GIB Jonathan Sciortino
35 MF  GIB Jayvan Garro
36 DF  GIB Alex Collado
69 DF  GIB Julian Laguea
70 FW  ESP Víctor Villacañas
71 DF  GIB Javan Peacock
77 FW  GIB Anthony Avellano
80 FW  SEN Boubacar Sidik Dabo
— MF  ESP Borja Fernández
— MF  GIB Liam Jessop (on loan from Chesterfield)
— FW  EGY Ayman El Ghobashy
— FW  CRO Toni Kolega


Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Gibraltar Football League 14 September 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 Winners 27 23 3 1 89 17 +72 085.19
Rock Cup Winners 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Pepe Reyes Cup 17 August 2025 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
UEFA Champions League 8 July 2025 25 July 2025 First qualifying round phase Second qualifying round 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 050.00
UEFA Europa League 7 August 2025 28 August 2025 Third qualifying round Play-off round 4 0 2 2 2 10 −8 000.00
UEFA Conference League 6 October 2025 18 December 2025 League phase League phase 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 033.33
Total 46 32 6 8 116 51 +65 069.57

Last updated: 21 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Gibraltar Football League

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Lincoln Red Imps 22 19 2 1 79 14 +65 59 Qualification for the GFL Championship Group.
2 St Joseph's 22 19 1 2 90 10 +80 58
3 Mons Calpe 22 15 1 6 55 24 +31 46[b]
4 Europa 22 15 1 6 44 16 +28 46[b]
5 Lions Gibraltar 22 12 2 8 47 34 +13 38
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Fair Play
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the top six teams advance to the GFL Championship Group.
  2. 1 2 Ranked by goal difference, head-to-head points: Mons Calpe 3, Europa FC 3.Head-to-head goal difference: Mons Calpe 0, Europa FC 0.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIN SJO EFC MON LGI LYN
1 Lincoln Red Imps (C) 27 23 3 1 89 17 +72 72 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–1
2 St Joseph's 27 20 3 4 96 17 +79 63 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round 3–3 1–0
3 Europa 27 18 2 7 54 20 +34 56 0–0 4–1 3–1
4 Mons Calpe 27 18 1 8 66 35 +31 55 3–2 3–1
5 Lions Gibraltar 27 13 4 10 53 44 +9 43 1–1 0–3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 11 1 0 49 6  +43 34 7 0 0 34 3  +31 4 1 0 15 3  +12

Last updated: 21 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAHHAAAHHHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWDWWWW
Position865344343232
Points369121518212225283134
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) 1 Lincoln Red Imps 4–0 Lions Gibraltar Europa Sports Park
15:30 (14:30 UTC+1)
Soccerway
Red Imps
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 2 Lynx 2–5 Lincoln Red Imps Europa Sports Park
15:30 (14:30 UTC+1)
Soccerway
Red Imps
24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 3 Lincoln Red Imps 7–0 Magpies Europa Sports Park
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1)
Soccerway
Red Imps		 Referee: Jose Antonio Diaz Lorente
28 September 2025 (2025-09-28) 4 Lincoln Red Imps 7–0 Europa Point Victoria Stadium
18:30 (17:30 UTC+1)
Soccerway
Red Imps
18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) 5 College 1975 0–3 Lincoln Red Imps Victoria Stadium
15:30 (14:30 UTC+1) Soccerway
27 October 2025 (2025-10-27) 6 Lincoln Red Imps 3–2 Manchester 62 Victoria Stadium
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1) Soccerway
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) 7 Mons Calpe 0–3 Lincoln Red Imps Victoria Stadium
15:30 (14:30 UTC+1) Soccerway
23 November 2025 (2025-11-23) 8 St Joseph's 0–3 Lincoln Red Imps Victoria Stadium
15:30 (14:30 UTC+1) Soccerway
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 9 Glacis United 0–3 Lincoln Red Imps Victoria Stadium
18:30 (17:30 UTC+1) Soccerway
4 December 2025 (2025-12-04) 10 Lincoln Red Imps 6–1 Glacis United Victoria Stadium
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1) Soccerway
7 December 2025 (2025-12-07) 11 Lincoln Red Imps 4–0 Hound Dogs Victoria Stadium
18:30 (17:30 UTC+1) Soccerway
21 December 2025 (2025-12-21) 12 Lincoln Red Imps 3–0 Lynx Victoria Stadium
15:30 (14:30 UTC+1) Soccerway

Rock Cup

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Pepe Reyes Cup

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17 August 2025 (2025-08-17) Final Lincoln Red Imps 3–0 Magpies Europa Sports Park
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1)
Report

UEFA Champions League

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First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 17 June 2025.

8 July 2025 (2025-07-08) First leg Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 2–3 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Við Djúpumýrar, Klaksvík[note 1]
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1)
Report[7]
Attendance: 740[8]
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)
15 July 2025 (2025-07-15) Second leg Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 2]
17:30
Report[10] Attendance: 758[11]
Referee: Ben Mcmaster (Northern Ireland)

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.

22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) First leg Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 0–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 2]
18:00 Report[12]
Attendance: 622[13]
Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29) Second leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 5–1
(6–1 agg.)		 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report[14]
Attendance: 31,241[15]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

UEFA Europa League

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Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.

7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) First leg Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–1 Armenia Noah Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 3]
18:00
Report[17]
Attendance: 728[18]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) Second leg Noah Armenia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(5–6 p)		 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Abovyan City Stadium, Abovyan
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Report[19] Attendance: 3,100[20]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
Penalties

Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) First leg Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 0–4 Portugal Braga Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal[note 4]
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) Report[21]
Attendance: 1,988[22]
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) Second leg Braga Portugal 5–1
(9–1 agg.)		 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Report[23]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

UEFA Conference League

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League phase

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
24 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
25 Romanian Football Federation Universitatea Craiova 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
26 Gibraltar Football Association Lincoln Red Imps 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 7
27 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 6
28 Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6
Source: UEFA[24]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round123456
GroundAHHAHA
ResultLWDLWL
Position362122262426
Points034477
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) 1 Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom, Mostar
18:45
Report[25] Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 2 Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 2–1 Poland Lech Poznań Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 2]
21:00
Report[26]
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) 3 Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–1 Croatia Rijeka Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 2]
21:00
Report[27]
Attendance: 1,194
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
27 November 2025 (2025-11-27) 4 Hamrun Spartans Malta 3–1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps National Stadium, Ta' Qali[note 5]
18:45
Report[28]
Referee: Jovan Kochevski (North Macedonia)
11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) 5 Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 2–1 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 2]
21:00
Report[29]
Attendance: 686[30]
Referee: Bence Csonka (Hungary)
18 December 2025 (2025-12-18) 6 Legia Warsaw Poland 4–1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:00
Report[31]
Attendance: 9,429[32]
Referee: Danilo Nikolić (Serbia)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank Pos. Player Football League Rock Cup Pepe Reyes Cup Champions League Europa League Conference League Total
1 FWGibraltar Tjay De Barr80131114
2 FWPhilippines Kike70101211
3 FWSpain Toni García9000009
4 DFGibraltar Bernardo Lopes5002018
5 MFGibraltar Nicholas Pozo6000017
6 FWSenegal Boubacar Sidik Dabo4000004
7 MFSpain Juanje2000002
MFSpain Víctor Villacañas2000002
FWEgypt Ayman El Ghobashy2000002
10 MFSpain Mandi1000001
MFGibraltar Liam Jessop1000001
MFGibraltar Lee Chipolina0010001
DFSpain Jesús Toscano1000001
DFSpain Christian Rutjens0000011
Own goals 1000012
Totals490352766

Last updated: 21 December 2025.
Source: [citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Víkingur Gøta played their home match at Við Djúpumýrar in Klaksvík, instead of their regular stadium, Sarpugerði, in Norðragøta, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lincoln Red Imps played their home matches at Europa Sports Park, instead of the Victoria Stadium, due to renovation works.[9]
  3. ↑ Lincoln Red Imps played their third qualifying round home match at Europa Sports Park, instead of their regular stagium, Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, due to renovation works.[16]
  4. ↑ Lincoln Red Imps played their play-off round home match at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal, instead of their regular stadium, Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, due to renovation works.
  5. ↑ Hamrun Spartans will play their home matches at National Stadium, Ta' Qali, instead of their regular stadium, Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

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  1. ↑ "2025/26 Conference League: Meet the league phase teams". UEFA. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps not quite the minnows". Gibraltar Chronicle. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps 3 – 0 FCB Magpies". Lincoln Red Imps. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "LINCOLN RED IMPS 2 – 1 LECH POZNAN". Lincoln Red Imps. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "GIBRALTAR'S LINCOLN RED IMPS SHOCK OLOMOUC FOR SECOND CONFERENCE LEAGUE WIN". Tribal Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  6. ↑ First Team Archived 21 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Víkingur Gøta vs L. Red Imps". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Víkingur vs. Lincoln Red Imps" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "UEFA exceptionally agrees to the Gibraltar FA's request to use the Europa Point Stadium for the 2024 Nations League and European Club Competition qualifying matches". Gibraltar Football Association. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "L. Red Imps vs Víkingur Gøta". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps vs. Víkingur" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "L. Red Imps vs Crvena Zvezda". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps vs. Red Star Belgrade" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Crvena Zvezda vs L. Red Imps". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Red Star Belgrade vs. Lincoln Red Imps" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "UEFA exceptionally agrees to the Gibraltar FA's request to use the Europa Point Stadium for the 2024 Nations League and European Club Competition qualifying matches". Gibraltar Football Association. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps vs Noah". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps vs. Noah" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Noah vs Lincoln Red Imps". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Noah vs. Lincoln Red Imps" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps vs Braga". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps vs. Braga" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Braga vs Lincoln Red Imps". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "Zrinjski vs. L. Red Imps". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "L. Red Imps vs. Lech Poznań". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "L. Red Imps vs. Rijeka". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Hamrun Spartans vs. L. Red Imps". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "L. Red Imps vs. Sigma Olomouc". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  30. ↑ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Lincoln Red Imps v Sigma Olomuc" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  31. ↑ "Legia Warszawa vs. L. Red Imps". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Legia Warszawa v Lincoln Red Imps" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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