Gibraltar national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Team 54 |
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| Association | Gibraltar Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Jeff Wood |
| Captain | Roy Chipolina |
| Most caps | Joseph Chipolina (23) |
| Top scorer | Lee Casciaro, Jake Gosling (2) |
| Home stadium |
Victoria Stadium (Friendlies) Estádio Algarve (Qualifiers) |
| FIFA code | GIB |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 205  (9 March 2017)
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| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 182 (November 2016) |
| Highest | 174 (March 2011) |
| Lowest | 188 (July 1995) |
| First international | |
 Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia  (Faro, Portugal; 19 November 2013) |
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| Biggest win | |
Gibraltar 1–0 Malta  (Faro, Portugal; 4 June 2014) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Gibraltar 0–7 Poland  (Faro, Portugal; 7 September 2014)  Republic of Ireland 7–0 Gibraltar (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 11 October 2014) Gibraltar 0–7 Germany  (Faro, Portugal; 13 June 2015) Poland 8–1 Gibraltar (Warsaw, Poland; 7 September 2015) |
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The Gibraltar national football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. Gibraltar applied for full UEFA membership and was accepted by the UEFA Congress in May 2013 and can therefore compete in the UEFA European Championship beginning with the 2016 tournament for which the team has been competing in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D. On 13 May 2016 Gibraltar became a member of FIFA at the governing body's 66th Congress which was held in Mexico City. With a population of 30,000 Gibraltar is the smallest UEFA member in terms of population.
Despite not being an island, Gibraltar set up its first official side for the football competition at the 1993 Island Games and has been a regular in the tournament, winning the 2007 edition.
Gibraltar's first unofficial national match took place against Jersey in the 1993 Island Games in the Isle of Wight, although the team had previously played friendlies versus professional and amateur clubs. The result was a 2–1 loss for the Gibraltarians. Gibraltar's largest unofficial win was 19–0 versus Sark, in St. Martin, Guernsey, whilst their largest unofficial loss was 5–0 versus Greenland – an autonomous region of Denmark – which also took part on the Isle of Wight, in Freshwater.
The history of the Gibraltarian national football side can be traced back to April 1923, when it travelled to Spain to play club side Sevilla in a friendly; two games were played and Gibraltar lost both. The side also managed a draw with Real Madrid in 1949.
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