Gibraltar Football Association

Gibraltar Football Association

The Gibraltar Football Association or also Gibraltar FA is the governing body for Gibraltarian football and futsal. It was formed as the Gibraltar Civilian Football Association in 1895, changing to its current name in later years. It is one of the oldest football associations in the world.

History

The Gibraltar Football Association, the GFA, is one of the Worlds oldest, dating back to 1895. This article describes a little of its history and the positive impact on the ball skills and competitive edge of their players that the influx of thousands of National Servicemen made in the late 1940s and early 1950s, This, combined with visits of senior professional teams from mainland Europe, turned them into a group of players who punched well above their weight and enabled them to compete at any level, it also raised the level of support from the indigenous populous of 30,000

The site also highlights the subsequent negative effect resulting from the Spanish football authorities’ embargo on senior Spanish teams from playing in Gibraltar and their subsequent impasse on the GFA’s attempts to obtain affiliation with Uefa.