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LINCOLN RED IMPS COMMERCIAL/CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES Combining business with pleasure LINCOLN RED IMPS With a current population of 35,000 By the end of the last siege, in the late 18th people, the six square kilometres of the century, Gibraltar had faced fourteen Rock of Gibraltar are steeped in history, sieges in 500 years. In the years after from the very beginning around 100,000 Trafalgar, Gibraltar became a major base in years ago when primitive humans and the Peninsular War. Neanderthals fished the shoreline and inhabited the limestone caves. Gibraltar grew rapidly during the 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming one of The Rock of Gibraltar, a 426m-high Britain’s most important possessions in the limestone ridge, guarding the entrance to Mediterranean. It was a key stopping point the Mediterranean has for many years for vessels en route to India via the Suez been fought over by Spain, France and Canal. A large British naval base was Britain, all claiming possession. First constructed at great expense at the end of settled by the Moors of Tariq ibn Ziyad in the 19th century to became the backbone 711AD and later ruled by Spain, this much- of Gibraltar’s economy. The Naval Base is prized site and its people have witnessed still in existence today. many sieges and battles over the centuries. Layers of fortifications include the remains Gibraltar’s history spans over 2,900 years of a 14th-century Moorish Castle and the and started being recorded around 950 BC 18th century Great Siege Tunnels, which with the Phoenicians who lived nearby. The were expanded by the British and enabled Carthaginians and Romans later the Allies to control the entrance to the worshipped Hercules in shrines said to Mediterranean during the Second World have been built on the Rock of Gibraltar, War. It was attacked on several occasions which they called Mons Calpe, the ‘Hollow by German, Italian and Vichy French forces, Mountain’, and which they regarded as one though without causing much damage. of the twin Pillars of Hercules. The Moors renamed the Rock from Mons Today, a British Overseas Territory, the Calpe to Jebel Tarik (The Mount of Tariq), Government of Gibraltar is not which subsequently its name was subordinate to the Government of the corrupted to Gibraltar. United Kingdom. After a number of wars, Gibraltar became The British Government, however, is part of the Kingdom of Spain and remained responsible for defence and external affairs under Spanish rule until 1704. It was but Gibraltar has full internal self- captured during the War of the Spanish government under its 2006 Constitution. Succession by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in the name of Charles VI of Austria. At the end of Nowadays, Gibraltar benefits from an THE ROCK ON WHICH I STAND the war, Spain ceded the territory to extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, Britain under the terms of the Treaty of and its position as an international Utrecht of 1713. conference centre. Spain tried to regain control of Gibraltar, The financial sector, Internet gambling, which Britain had declared a Crown tourism, shipping services fees, and duties Territory, through military, diplomatic and on consumer goods generate revenue and economic pressure. Gibraltar was besieged a very popular jurisdiction for European off and heavily bombarded during three wars shore companies. Its economic success has between Britain and Spain but the attacks made it one of the wealthiest areas of were repulsed on each occasion. Europe. 02 COMMERCIAL BROCHURE OF THE LINCOLN RED IMPS LINCOLN RED IMPS A PROUD FOOTBALLING HISTORY Football was introduced in Gibraltar by the British Armed Forces in the late 19th century. In 1907 The Gibraltar Football League was first established by the Association as a result of Exactly when the first civilian football teams were formed is not known, but the earliest the increasing numbers of civilian teams being formed and together with the fact that records mention that the Prince of Wales was already in existence in 1892 and the Gibraltar civilian teams were not allowed to compete in the Military League and Cup. FC was formed the following year in November 1893. The first league competition saw eight teams competing, with Prince of Wales FC being the In 1895 the Gibraltar Civilian Football Association was established changing its name to the winner. The growing success of the League and Cup competitions was reflected in the Gibraltar Football Association (or also Gibraltar FA) in the later years. The Gibraltar Football increasing number of new teams that were registering with the association. Such was the Association is said to be one of the ten oldest Football Associations in existence today. increase in participating teams that a Second Division was added in 1909, and in 1910 the Prior to the Gibraltar League being established, from 1895 to 1907, the only known football association was organising separate Leagues and Cup competitions. competition being played on the Rock was the Merchant’s Cup. This cup was donated every year by the Merchant in Gibraltar, hence its name. The first Merchant Cup Final recorded is Over the years club numbers continued to grow on the Rock to the extent that the between Gibraltar FC and Jubilee FC and was witnessed by 1,500 spectators. Association had to maintain up to four senior divisions at various times. The start of the 2019/2020 season saw the new Gibraltar National League get underway. COMMERCIAL BROCHURE OF THE LINCOLN RED IMPS 03 LINCOLN RED IMPS UEFA AND FIFA MEMBERSHIP On 8 January 1997 the GFA applied for FIFA membership, and in March 1999 FIFA confirmed that the GFA fulfilled the requirements of Article 4.7 of the FIFA Statutes and consequently passed their file onto UEFA. On 12 April 1999 the GFA applied for membership of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). This immediately drew a hostile reception from the Spanish Football Federation and the Spanish Government. After a long legal challenge, at the UEFA Congress held London on 24 May 2013, Gibraltar finally became the 54th member of UEFA and the smallest UEFA nation by population, with a team in the UEFA Champions League from the 2014/15 season. Three years later, on May 13th 2016, Gibraltar was granted FIFA membership so they can enter for the World Cup, playing their first qualification game on September 6th 2016 at home to Greece. Gibraltar took part in the UEFA Nations League in 2018 and our club sides have enjoyed participation in both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competitions in recent years. 04 COMMERCIAL BROCHURE OF THE LINCOLN RED IMPS LINCOLN RED IMPS NEW DOMESTIC LEAGUE STRUCTURE This year has seen the introduction of a new League system in which both the Premier Division and Second Division has been merged. The League will consist of three rounds in total. In the first round, teams shall play each other once. After the first round has been completed, the League shall split into two groups. The best seven ranked teams shall play the remaining two rounds in a group called The Championship Group. The remaining teams shall play the remaining two rounds in a separate group called The Challenge Group. The Gibtelecom Rock Cup will continue to run alongside the League competition. Currently the Gibraltar National League holds three slots in European Competitions. The League winners will compete in the UEFA Champions League, the League runner-up will compete in the UEFA Europa League, whilst the third European slot goes to the Rock Cup winners. There is also a Women’s League and Cup competition. With the abolishment of the Reserve League in 2017, the GFA introduced an Under 23 Intermediate League in 2018. At youth level, clubs compete in the Under-12, 14 and 16 categories. The GFA also provides non-competitive Leagues from Under-5 to Under-10 categories. COMMERCIAL BROCHURE OF THE LINCOLN RED IMPS 05 LINCOLN RED IMPS The club was first formed in 1976 by Charles Polson and managed by Charles Head. A group of players associated to the old Police youth team called the Blue Batons and subsequently ARICH HISTORY complemented by players that had been released from other local clubs. That year Lincoln Red Imps debuted for the first implement the necessary changes by reviewing time in senior football in the local Fourth and developing our policies and the manner in Division. Who would have thought back then which we do business to continue to thrive and that Lincoln Red Imps would go on to become consolidate itself as Gibraltar’s leading football the most successful football club in the history club. of Gibraltar football? Since the Gibraltar Football Association was Eight years later, for season 1984/85, Lincoln admitted to UEFA as the 54th Nation in 2014, had made it to the top-tier of Gibraltar football Lincoln Red Imps made history by being the first and successfully went on to win the title for the Gibraltarian team to participate in the UEFA first time in their debut season. This was the Champions League and has continued to do so first of seven League titles between 1984 and every year since, with the exception of one year 1994. when we participated in the UEFA Europa League. At the same time, the club continued to develop its Youth Programme and continued to produce Overall our campaign in Europe can be very talented, young players that eventually considered as successful with progression to paid off at the turn of the Millennium as the club the second round of the UEFA Champions dominated the local football scene. League and UEFA Europa League.

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