# Gozo Football League First Division

The Gozitan First Division, known for sponsorship reasons as the BOV GFL First Division, is the top division of the Gozo Football League, the league competition for men's football clubs in Gozo.
The GFL First Division is played on three rounds where each team plays each other once, with a total of 21 games played in total by each team, usually held between the months of September and April. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned league champion, while the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division. A relegation play-off match takes place between the seventh-placed team in the First Division and the second-placed team in the Second Division, with the winner securing a place in the following season's First Division.
The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium and Kercem Arkafort Stadium.

## Clubs
### 2022–23 season

| Club | Position in 2021–22 | Top division titles | Last top division title |
| Għajnsielem | 2nd | 7 | 2015–16 |
| Kerċem Ajax | 3rd | 1 | 1985–86 |
| Nadur Youngsters | 1st | 15 | 2023–24 |
| Oratory Youths | 6th | 5 | 1959–60 |
| Qala Saints | 1st in Second Division | 0 | |
| Sannat Lions | 7th | 10 | 2010–11 |
| Victoria Hotspurs | 4th | 13 | 2018–19 |
| Xewkija Tigers | 5th | 8 | 2016–17 |

## List of winners by season

Key :
| Club (X) | Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point (if more than one) |
| Season | Winner | Runners-up | Third place |
| 1937–38 | Victoria Stars | | |
| 1938–39 | Victoria City | Victoria Stars | Għajnsielem |
| 1939–40 | Xagħra Blue Stars | | |
| 1940–41 to 1943–44 | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1944–45 | Victoria Athletics | Xagħra Blue Stars | Xewkija Tigers |
| 1945–46 | Victoria Athletics (2) | Xewkija Tigers | Xagħra Blue Stars |
| 1946–47 | Victoria Athletics (3) | | |
| 1947–48 | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| 1948–49 | Salesian Youths | Victoria Hotspurs | Għajnsielem |
| 1949–50 to 1951–52 | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| 1952–53 | Salesian Youths (2) | St. Andrew's | |
| 1953–54 | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| 1954–55 | Victoria Athletics (4) | | |
| 1955–56 | Competition not held | Competition not held | Competition not held |
| 1956–57 | Salesian Youths (3) | S.K. Calypsians | Xewkija Tigers |
| 1957–58 | Salesian Youths (4) | Għajnsielem | S.K. Calypsians |
| 1958–59 | Salesian Youths (5) | Għajnsielem | Xewkija United |
| 1959–60 | Salesian Youths (6) | | |
| 1960–61 | Competition abandoned due to problems within the GFA | Competition abandoned due to problems within the GFA | Competition abandoned due to problems within the GFA |
| 1961–62 | Victoria Hotspurs | Nadur Youngsters | St. George's |
| 1962–63 | Victoria Hotspurs (2) | Xagħra Young Stars | Nadur Youngsters |
| 1963–64 | Xagħra Young Stars (2) | Nadur Youngsters | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1964–65 | Victoria Hotspurs (3) | Nadur Youngsters | S.K. Victoria Wanderers |
| 1965–66 | Victoria Hotspurs (4) | S.K. Calypsians | Nadur Youngsters |
| 1966–67 | Victoria Hotspurs (5) | Nadur Youngsters | S.K. Calypsians |
| 1967–68 | Nadur Youngsters | Għajnsielem | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1968–69 | S.K. Calypsians | Għajnsielem | Nadur Youngsters |
| 1969–70 | Għajnsielem | Victoria Hotspurs | Nadur Youngsters |
| 1970–71 | Għajnsielem (2) | S.K. Calypsians | Xewkija Tigers |
| 1971–72 | Għajnsielem (3) | Oratory Youths | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1972–73 | Għajnsielem (4) | Nadur Youngsters | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1973–74 | Għajnsielem (5) | Victoria Hotspurs | S.K. Calypsians |
| 1974–75 | Xewkija Tigers | Sannat Lions | Għajnsielem |
| 1975–76 | Sannat Lions | Xewkija Tigers | Għajnsielem |
| 1976–77 | Sannat Lions (2) | Għajnsielem | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1977–78 | Sannat Lions (3) | Nadur Youngsters | Għajnsielem |
| 1978–79 | Victoria United | Sannat Lions | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1979–80 | Victoria Hotspurs (6) | Sannat Lions | Victoria United |
| 1980–81 | Sannat Lions (4) | Victoria United | Calypsian Bosco Youths |
| 1981–82 | Sannat Lions (5) | | |
| 1982–83 | Xewkija Tigers (2) | Victoria Hotspurs | Sannat Lions |
| 1983–84 | Xewkija Tigers (3) | Sannat Lions | Calypsian Bosco Youths |
| 1984–85 | Victoria Hotspurs (7) | Xewkija Tigers | Calypsian Bosco Youths |
| 1985–86 | Kerċem Ajax | Xewkija Tigers | Sannat Lions |
| 1986–87 | Sannat Lions (6) | Victoria Hotspurs | Xagħra United |
| 1987–88 | Sannat Lions (7) | Victoria Hotspurs | Xagħra United |
| 1988–89 | Xagħra United (3) | Sannat Lions | Xewkija Tigers |
| 1989–90 | Sannat Lions (8) | Xagħra United | Xewkija Tigers |
| 1990–91 | Victoria Hotspurs (8) | Xewkija Tigers | Sannat Lions |
| 1991–92 | Xagħra United (4) | Xewkija Tigers | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1992–93 | Xagħra United (5) | | |
| 1993–94 | Victoria Hotspurs (9) | Nadur Youngsters | Xagħra United |
| 1994–95 | Nadur Youngsters (2) | Xagħra United | Munxar Falcons |
| 1995–96 | Nadur Youngsters (3) | Victoria Hotspurs | Għajnsielem |
| 1996–97 | Nadur Youngsters (4) | Victoria Hotspurs | Għajnsielem |
| 1997–98 | Xagħra United (6) | Nadur Youngsters | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 1998–99 | Nadur Youngsters (5) | Sannat Lions | Xagħra United |
| 1999–2000 | Victoria Hotspurs (10) | Għajnsielem | Nadur Youngsters |
| 2000–01 | Xewkija Tigers (4) | Nadur Youngsters | Għajnsielem |
| 2001–02 | Nadur Youngsters (6) | Xewkija Tigers | Għajnsielem |
| 2002–03 | Nadur Youngsters (7) | Xewkija Tigers | Żebbuġ Rovers |
| 2003–04 | Żebbuġ Rovers | Nadur Youngsters | Għajnsielem |
| 2004–05 | Għajnsielem (6) | Xewkija Tigers | Kerċem Ajax |
| 2005–06 | Nadur Youngsters (8) | Kerċem Ajax | Sannat Lions |
| 2006–07 | Nadur Youngsters (9) | Sannat Lions | Xagħra United |
| 2007–08 | Nadur Youngsters (10) | Victoria Hotspurs | Sannat Lions |
| 2008–09 | Sannat Lions (9) | Għajnsielem | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 2009–10 | Victoria Hotspurs (11) | Għajnsielem | Nadur Youngsters |
| 2010–11 | Sannat Lions (10) | Għajnsielem | Nadur Youngsters |
| 2011–12 | Xewkija Tigers (5) | Nadur Youngsters | S.K. Victoria Wanderers |
| 2012–13 | Nadur Youngsters (11) | Kerċem Ajax | S.K. Victoria Wanderers |
| 2013–14 | Xewkija Tigers (6) | S.K. Victoria Wanderers | Nadur Youngsters |
| 2014–15 | Xewkija Tigers (7) | Nadur Youngsters | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 2015–16 | Għajnsielem (7) | Xewkija Tigers | Kerċem Ajax |
| 2016–17 | Xewkija Tigers (8) | Nadur Youngsters | Għajnsielem |
| 2017–18 | Victoria Hotspurs (12) | Nadur Youngsters | Xewkija Tigers |
| 2018–19 | Victoria Hotspurs (13) | Nadur Youngsters | Xewkija Tigers |
| 2019–20 | Nadur Youngsters (12) | Xewkija Tigers | Victoria Hotspurs |
| 2020–21 | Competition abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic in Malta | Competition abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic in Malta | Competition abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic in Malta |
| 2021–22 | Nadur Youngsters (13) | Għajnsielem | Kerċem Ajax |
| 2022–23 | Nadur Youngsters (14) | Qala Saints | Kerċem Ajax |
| 2023–24 | Nadur Youngsters (15) | Qala Saints | S.K. Victoria Wanderers |

### Performance by club

Titles won by club (%)
    As of 25 May 2020
* Clubs participating in the 2019–20 Gozo First Division are denoted in bold type
* Clubs no longer active are denoted in italics
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| Nadur Youngsters | 15 | 13 |
| Victoria Hotspurs | 13 | 9 |
| Sannat Lions | 10 | 7 |
| Xewkija Tigers | 8 | 11 |
| Għajnsielem | 7 | 8 |
| Xagħra United | 6 | 4 |
| Oratory Youths | 6 | 1 |
| Victoria Athletics | 4 | 0 |
| S.K. Calypsians | 1 | 3 |
| S.K. Victoria Wanderers | 1 | 2 |
| Kerċem Ajax | 1 | 2 |
| Żebbuġ Rovers | 1 | 0 |
| Victoria City | 1 | 0 |
| Victoria Stars | 1 | 0 |