Gozo Football League
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The Gozo Football League is a football
competition for clubs on the Maltese
island of Gozo
.
The league is run by the Gozo Football Association
and currently has 14 teams split equally into two divisions, the First Division
and the Second Division
, thus making it two levels in the process. The Melita First Division
is the highest level of the Gozo Football League while the Melita Second Division
is the lowest level. At the end of the season, the winners of the Melita Second Division
are promoted into the Melita First Division
, whilst the bottom club of the Melita First Division
is relegated. A promotion/relegation playoff game takes place between the 6th placed First Division team and the team placing second in the Second Division and the winner will particiapte in the Melita First Division
and the loser will participate in the Melita Second Division
is used for First Division games, while most commonly Sannat Ground
is used for Second Division games. Although this is the general standard, both divisions have used each stadium to some extent.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
competition for clubs on the Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
island of Gozo
Gozo
Gozo is a small island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago...
.
The league is run by the Gozo Football Association
Gozo Football Association
The Gozo Football Association is the body that co-ordinates and organises football on the island of Gozo. Formed in 1936 they organise the Gozo Football League, which is split into two divisions,the First Division and the Second Division. They also organise the G.F.A...
and currently has 14 teams split equally into two divisions, the First Division
Gozo Football League First Division
The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system...
and the Second Division
Gozo Football League Second Division
The Gozitan Seond Division, known as Melita Second Division for sponsorship reasons is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1948....
, thus making it two levels in the process. The Melita First Division
Gozo Football League First Division
The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system...
is the highest level of the Gozo Football League while the Melita Second Division
Gozo Football League Second Division
The Gozitan Seond Division, known as Melita Second Division for sponsorship reasons is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1948....
is the lowest level. At the end of the season, the winners of the Melita Second Division
Gozo Football League Second Division
The Gozitan Seond Division, known as Melita Second Division for sponsorship reasons is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1948....
are promoted into the Melita First Division
Gozo Football League First Division
The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system...
, whilst the bottom club of the Melita First Division
Gozo Football League First Division
The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system...
is relegated. A promotion/relegation playoff game takes place between the 6th placed First Division team and the team placing second in the Second Division and the winner will particiapte in the Melita First Division
Gozo Football League First Division
The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system...
and the loser will participate in the Melita Second Division
Gozo Football League Second Division
The Gozitan Seond Division, known as Melita Second Division for sponsorship reasons is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1948....
Stadiums
Only two football stadiums are used for games in Gozo. Generally the 4000 capacity Gozo StadiumGozo Stadium
The Gozo Stadium, formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Ground, is the national stadium of the island of Gozo, Malta. The Gozo Stadium stages matches of the highest division in Gozo, part of the Second Division League and the matches of the Gozo F.C. It approximately holds 4,000 people. It is...
is used for First Division games, while most commonly Sannat Ground
Sannat Ground
The Sannat Ground is a football stadium in Sannat, Gozo. The Sannat Ground usually stages matches from the Second Division. It approximately holds 1,500 people. Works have recently been completed to change the pitch of the Sannat Ground from hard ground to artificial turf...
is used for Second Division games. Although this is the general standard, both divisions have used each stadium to some extent.