The 2017–18 Gozo First Division (known as the BOV GFA First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st season of the

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 roun ...

, the highest division in

Gozitan Gozo ( ), known in antiquity as Gaulos, is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. As ...

football. The season began on 15 September 2017. Following a dominant campaign, Victoria Hotspurs ended the season as champions, winning their twelfth title in their history.

Format

The season is composed of a round-robin system where each team plays each other three times, totalling 21 games in total. The seventh-placed team will play a relegation play-off with the second-placed team in the Second Division. Most of the matches are scheduled to be played at the

Gozo Stadium The Gozo Stadium (), formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Ground, is the main stadium of the island of Gozo, Malta. The Gozo Stadium, which is located in Xewkija, seats only 1,644 people but its standing areas at each end of its main stand ensure ...

, with Sannat Ground and

Kerċem Ajax Stadium The Kerċem Ajax Stadium () is a stadium located in Kerċem, Gozo, Malta. The stadium is believed to seat around 1,000 people and hosts the Gozo Football League Second Division and domestic cup matches. Background and description The stadium was ...

being used as well.

Teams

Xagħra United are relegated after they finished last the previous season. They are replaced by Għarb Rangers, who won the 2016–17 Second Division title.

League table

Results

Matches 1–14

Teams play each other twice, once assigned as home and once away.

Matches 15–22

Teams play every other team once (either assigned at home or away).

Relegation play-off

A play-off match took place between the seventh-placed team from the First Division, S.K. Victoria Wanderers, and the second-placed team from the Second Division, Sannat Lions, for a place in the 2018–19 GFA First Division.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Awards

Monthly awards

References

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