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Lincoln Red Imps F.c.

Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar.

They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with 27 league titles, including fourteen consecutive titles between 2003 and 2016, and in 2014 were the first team to represent Gibraltar in the UEFA Champions League's qualifying stage. In August 2021, Lincoln became the first club from Gibraltar to ever reach the group stages of a European club competition after defeating the Latvian champions Riga FC in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Lincoln Red Imps
Lincoln Red Imps F.c.
Full nameLincoln Red Imps Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red Imps
Short nameLincoln
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976) as Blue Batons
GroundVictoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
Capacity5,000
ChairmanDylan Viagas
ManagerJavi Muñoz
LeagueGibraltar National League
2022–23Championship Group: 1st
Overall: Champions
WebsiteClub website
Lincoln Red Imps F.c. Current season

The club has won 7 domestic trebles and 4 doubles in its history. They hold the record for Europe's longest chronological unbeaten league run of 88 matches over 1,959 days from May 2009 to September 2014.

History

The football club was first formed in 1976 by Elton Duarte in the quarry pitch. A group of players associated to the old Police youth team called the "Blue Batons" and complemented by players that had been released by Glacis United and St Jago's joined forces to form the first Lincoln team that played in the Gibraltar fourth division as a youth team. The team was named after Lincoln City FC, who are nicknamed the "Imps" after the legend of the Lincoln Imp. Lincoln Red Imps received their name after they were sponsored by Reg Brealey, the former Sheffield United chairman and Lincoln resident who is friends with Charles Polson.

When this Lincoln team became old enough to play Senior Football, it was decided to place the young team into the GFA second division. The team started to climb to the top in the second division in the season 1981–82 winning the league, the division cup and gaining promotion to the GFA's first division after only one season. The next year Lincoln finished in mid table in the first division. In 1983–84 Lincoln won the league and promotion to the Gibraltar Premier Division.

In 1984–85 Lincoln played their first season in the Gibraltar Premier Division in which they were joint champions with Glacis United – the first of seven league titles which were won between 1984 and 1994.

Lincoln won 14 Gibraltar Premier Division titles in a row from 2003 to 2016, bettering the previous record of nine in a row held by Glacis United in the 1960s. They also won the national treble of League, Rock Cup and Senior Cup in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011.

2014

In 2014, after Gibraltar had joined UEFA as the 54th member, Lincoln became the first Gibraltarian team to play in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League. After claiming a 1–1 draw in the home match, they lost 5–2 at Faroese team HB and were eliminated in the first qualifying round.

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    Lincoln Red Imps squad in May 2014
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    UEFA President Michel Platini at the 2014 Rock Cup presentation
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    Lincoln Red Imps Captain lifting 2014 Rock Cup from Platini
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    Lincoln Red Imps players with 2014 silverware
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    Joseph Chipolina holding plaque commemorating club's Rock Cup victory

2015

Lincoln won both the 2015 Rock Cup with a 4–1 victory over Lynx F.C. and the 2014–15 Gibraltar Premier Division championship by 16 points, again playing in the qualification stages for the UEFA Champions League for with their second straight double. In the First Qualifying Round Lincoln were drawn against FC Santa Coloma of Andorra. After a scoreless draw in the first leg in Gibraltar, the club earned a 2–1 victory at the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella to advance to the Second Qualifying Round with goals coming from Anthony Bardon and Lee Casciaro. With the victory, Lincoln became the first club from Gibraltar to reach the second round of UEFA Champions League qualification, setting up an encounter with 2015 Danish champions FC Midtjylland, which Lincoln Red Imps lost on aggregate 0–3.

2016

In 2016 Lincoln pulled off a surprise victory against Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, with a 1–0 victory at home after a 48th-minute strike from Lee Casciaro in the club's second round match of the UEFA Champions League qualifying stage. The match was Brendan Rodgers first competitive fixture as manager of Celtic. The Glasgow side still comfortably qualified thanks to a 3–0 victory in the return leg at Celtic Park.

2021

On 26 August 2021, Lincoln became the first team from Gibraltar to qualify for the group stage in a European Competition, as they defeated Riga FC by a score of 3–1 (4–2 aggregate) and advanced to the group stage of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Seasons (since UEFA acceptance)

Season Division League record Rock Cup Pepe Reyes
Cup 		Europe
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos Competition Result
2013–14 Premier 14 11 3 0 66 6 36 1st Winners Runners-up — —
2014–15 Premier 21 19 1 1 80 12 58 1st Winners Winners Champions League First qualifying round
2015–16 Premier 27 25 1 1 130 9 76 1st Winners Winners Champions League Second qualifying round
2016–17 Premier 27 23 3 1 100 16 72 2nd Runners-up Runners-up Champions League Second qualifying round
2017–18 Premier 27 21 2 4 71 19 65 1st Semi-finals Winners Europa League First qualifying round
2018–19 Premier 27 21 3 3 84 19 66 1st Second round Runners-up Champions League
Europa League 		Preliminary round
Second qualifying round
2019–20 National 17 13 0 4 68 15 39 3rd Abandoned Runners-up Champions League
Europa League 		Preliminary round
Second qualifying round
2020–21 National 20 15 3 2 62 13 48 1st Winners — Europa League Second qualifying round
2021–22 National 20 19 1 0 65 17 58 1st Winners Runners-up Champions League
Europa League
Europa Conference League 		Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Group stage
2022–23 National 20 17 1 2 68 14 52 1st Runners-up Winners Champions League
Europa Conference League 		First qualifying round
Second qualifying round

Stadium

Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
Victoria Stadium

Lincoln currently plays all league games at the 2,000-seat Victoria Stadium. The club share this ground with all clubs currently participating in the Gibraltar Premier Division, as well as the Gibraltar Women's Football League, of which Lincoln also runs a team.

Due to the ground's failure to meet guidelines in the 2017–18 season, Lincoln, along with Europa and St Joseph's, were forced to play their European competition matches at the Estadio Algarve in Portugal, while improvements were carried out on Victoria Stadium.

It is expected that the ground will be renovated and expanded to a football specific stadium with a capacity of 8,000 by 2021.

Honours

Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
Lincoln Red Imps fans at the Victoria stadium in 2014.
      1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
      2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022

Regional

  • Gibraltar League Senior Cup: 18
      1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14

European record

Lincoln's first qualifying round match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League marked the first match played by a Gibraltarian club in UEFA competition. After converting a penalty, a second half goal was conceded and the game ended in a draw.

Overall

    As of match played 17 August 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 21 6 3 12 23 35 –12
UEFA Europa League 11 2 3 6 11 22 –11
UEFA Europa Conference League 12 1 1 10 7 27 –20
Overall 44 9 7 27 41 84 –43

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Y/N
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  HB Tórshavn 1–1 2–5 3–6 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Santa Coloma 0–0 2–1 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Midtjylland 0–2 0–1 0–3 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Flora Tallinn 2–0 1–2 3–2 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Celtic 1–0 0–3 1–3 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  AEK Larnaca 1–1 0–5 1–6 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2018–19 UEFA Champions League PR Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  La Fiorita 2–0 — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Drita 1–4 — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
UEFA Europa League 2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  The New Saints 1–1 1–2 2–3 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2019–20 UEFA Champions League PR Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Feronikeli 0–1 — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
UEFA Europa League 2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Ararat-Armenia 1–2 0–2 1–4 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Prishtina 3–0
(awd.) 		— — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Union Titus Pétange 2–0 — — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Rangers 0–5 — — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2021–22 UEFA Champions League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Fola Esch 5–0 2–2 7–2 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  CFR Cluj 1–2 0–2 1–4 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
UEFA Europa League 3Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Slovan Bratislava 1–3 1–1 2–4 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
UEFA Europa Conference League PO Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Riga 3–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 4–2 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
GS Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Copenhagen 0–4 1–3 4th place Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  PAOK 0–2 0–2
Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Slovan Bratislava 1–4 0–2
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Shkupi 2–0 0–3 2–3 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Tobol 0–1 0–2 0−3 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Qarabağ 1–2 0–4 1–6 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Bye — — — Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
3Q Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Ballkani 1–3 0–2 1–5 Lincoln Red Imps F.c. 
    Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • GS: Group stage

Current squad

First team

    As of 9 July 2023
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Nauzet Santana
2 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Jesús Toscano
3 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Kaleem Smith
4 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  NGA Samson Bolaji
5 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GHA Ibrahim Ayew
6 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Bernardo Lopes (vice-captain)
7 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Lee Casciaro
8 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Julian Valarino
9 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  BUL Kun Temenuzhkov
10 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Liam Walker
11 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Juampe
13 GK Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Iván Villanueva
14 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Roy Chipolina (captain)
16 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jay Coombes
17 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Marco Rosa
19 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Juanfri
20 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GHA Mustapha Yahaya
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Nano
22 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Graeme Torrilla
23 GK Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Dayle Coleing
24 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jack Sergeant
26 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ENG Dan Bent
27 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ENG Tarik Gidaree
28 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Ryan Azopardi
29 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Lee Chipolina
30 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jonathan Sciortino
33 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  NED Djumaney Burnet
66 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Ethan Britto
69 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Julian Laguea
70 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Víctor Villacañas
77 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Kyle Clinton
80 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Tjay De Barr
81 GK Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Lee Mifsud
88 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ESP Mandi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jaylan Hankins (at Bruno's Magpies)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  PHI Kike Gómez (at Bollullos)

Intermediate League squad

Players registered for the Gibraltar Intermediate League without senior squad numbers. First team players may also appear for this team

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jaylen Duarte
25 GK Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Ryan Smith
26 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Shane Borda
30 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jesse Clinton
32 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Julian Soiza
34 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Kai Villa
35 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Evan Villa
36 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Alex Collado
37 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Leon Ramirez
38 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Kaydan Rodriguez
39 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Ashton Wahnon
No. Pos. Nation Player
43 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Lee Soiza
53 FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Charles Camilleri
59 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Amos Federico
62 MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Stefan Desoiza
64 DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Sebastian Sun Gorny
— DF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Javan Peacock
— MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jayvan Garro
— MF Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Jamie Golding
— FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  GIB Kayden Gonzalez
— FW Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  ENG Harvey Jones-Michael

Club staff

    Correct as of 25 October 2022.
Position Name
Club Management
Head coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Javi Muñoz
Assistant coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Juan José Bezares
Fitness coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Miguel Chamorro
Goalkeeper coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Dani Lima
Strength & Conditioning Coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Liam Mesilio
U23 Head Coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Ryan Casciaro
U23 Assistant Coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Kyle Goldwin
U23 Coach Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Tarik Chrayeh
Head of Youth Development Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Charles Cumbo
Head physio Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Keith Ramirez
Physio Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Adam Oria
Team Doctor Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Francisco Moya
Kit Man Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Alberto Torremocha
Team Delegate Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Daniel Segovia
Board
President Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Dylan Viagas
Director Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Christian Laguea
Director Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Elton Duarte
Sporting director Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Juan José Gallardo
Secretary Lincoln Red Imps F.c.  Michael Ruiz

See also

References

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