2017–18 Gibraltar Second Division

The 2017–18 Gibraltar Second Division was the fifth season of the second-tier football in Gibraltar since the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA. Like the previous season, this year the league was contested by 9 clubs. The season began on 26 September 2017, and is expected to end in May 2018, with a mid-season break anticipated while Victoria Stadium underwent improvements. There will be no Chesterton's Cup this season.

Second Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsBoca Gibraltar (1st title)
PromotedBoca Gibraltar
Matches played56
Goals scored237 (4.23 per match)
Top goalscorer José Valdivia
(18 goals)
Best goalkeeper Jordan Perez
(8 clean sheets)
Biggest home winEuropa Point 8-0 Hound Dogs
(16 April 2018)
Leo 8-0 Cannons
(29 April 2018)
Biggest away winCannons 0-16 FC Olympique 13
(8 May 2018)
Highest scoringCannons 0-16 FC Olympique 13
(8 May 2018)
Longest winning run4 matches
FC Olympique 13 / Boca
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Europa Point / FC Olympique 13 / Leo
Longest winless run14 matches
Hound Dogs
Longest losing run11 matches
Hound Dogs
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2018.

Gibraltar Phoenix were the reigning champions, having won the league for the first time the previous season and earning promotion to the Premier Division. Boca Gibraltar won their first title this season, securing the title by a single point after a 1–1 draw with arch-rivals Bruno's Magpies on the final day of the season.

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