2023–24 Gozo First Division

The 2023–24 Gozo First Division (known as the BOV GFL First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the Gozo Football League First Division, the highest division in Gozitan football. The season began on 7 September 2023 and ended on 21 April 2024.^[1][2]

Gozo Football League First Division

Season	2023–24
Dates	7 September 2023 – 21 April 2024
Champions	Nadur Youngsters
Relegated	Kerċem Ajax
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Nadur Youngsters won the league title (their third consecutive title win and fifteenth overall). The seventh-placed team (Għajnsielem) qualified for the Gozo First Division play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (Kerċem Ajax) were relegated to the 2024–25 Gozo Second Division.

Teams

The league consisted of eight teams; the top six teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Gozo Football League Second Division. Nadur Youngsters entered the season as defending champions.^[3][4]

2022–23 Gozo Football League Second Division champions S.K. Victoria Wanderers replaced the 2022–23 Gozo Football League First Division bottom-placed team Sannat Lions.^[5] Second Division runners-up Xagħra United defeated seventh-placed First Division team Victoria Hotspurs in a play-off to take their place in the league.^[6][7]

Team	Home city
Għajnsielem	Għajnsielem
Kerċem Ajax	Kerċem
Nadur Youngsters	Nadur
Oratory Youths	Victoria
Qala Saints	Qala
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	Victoria
Xagħra United	Xagħra
Xewkija Tigers	Xewkija

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nadur Youngsters (C)	21	14	5	2	55	16	+39	47
2	Qala Saints	21	14	3	4	42	17	+25	45
3	S.K. Victoria Wanderers	21	7	6	8	38	33	+5	27
4	Xewkija Tigers	21	6	7	8	26	33	−7	25
5	Xagħra United	21	5	7	9	19	37	−18	22
6	Oratory Youths	21	4	9	8	22	35	−13	21
7	Għajnsielem (O)	21	6	3	12	29	51	−22	21	Qualification for the Gozo First Division play-off
8	Kerċem Ajax (R)	21	4	8	9	23	32	−9	20	Relegation to the Gozo Second Division

Source: Gozo FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Each team faces each other three times (once at home, once away, and then once more either at home or away).

Home \ Away	GĦJ	KRĊ	NDR	ORA	QAL	SKV	XRA	XWK	GĦJ	KRĊ	NDR	ORA	QAL	SKV	XRA	XWK
Għajnsielem	—	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–3	3–6	2–0	2–3	—	1–1	—	1–2	—	—	—	1–0
Kerċem Ajax	0–0	—	1–3	1–3	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	—	—	0–5	2–2	—	2–3	—	1–2
Nadur Youngsters	6–0	0–0	—	5–0	3–0	1–0	2–4	5–0	2–0	—	—	—	1–1	4–0	2–0	—
Oratory Youths	1–3	0–4	1–1	—	1–3	0–4	0–0	2–2	—	—	0–2	—	0–0	1–1	3–1	—
Qala Saints	6–2	2–3	0–2	1–0	—	0–0	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–0	—	—	—	—	—	—
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	2–3	2–3	1–3	1–0	0–3	—	3–0	2–3	3–1	—	—	—	1–2	—	—	0–0
Xagħra United	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	0–5	—	1–1	3–1	0–0	—	—	0–2	2–2	—	—
Xewkija Tigers	2–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–1	—	—	—	6–2	1–4	0–4	—	1–2	—

Source: Gozo FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Gozo First Division play-off

The seventh-placed team (Għajnsielem) faced the second-placed team from the 2023–24 Gozo Second Division (Sannat Lions) for the final place in the 2024–25 Gozo First Division.

Għajnsielem v Sannat Lions

26 April 2024	Għajnsielem	5–0	Sannat Lions	Xewkija
19:00	Hili 29' da Cruz 41' Emmanuel 62', 63', 76'			Stadium: Gozo Stadium