Għajnsielem F.C.

Għajnsielem F.C.
Full nameGħajnsielem Football Club
NicknameThe Blacks
Short nameGĦJ[1]
Founded1936 (1936)
GroundFr. Karm Cassar
PresidentJoe Debono
Head CoachElton Vella
LeagueGozo First Division
2026–27Gozo First Division,
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/ghajnsielem.fc/

Għajnsielem Football Club is a football club from the Maltese island of Gozo, in the village of Għajnsielem. They are the oldest-still-active club in Gozo and was founded in 1936. The club has won the Gozo Football League First Division seven times.


Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  MLT Nathan Chukwudi Njoku
4 MF  MLT Alberto Xuereb (Captain)
5 DF  MLT Ian Xuereb
6 DF  MLT Wayne Hili
7 MF  MLT Naim Ibrahim Belhadj
8 MF  MLT Joseph Xerri
9 FW  MLT Decon Attard
10 MF  BRA Tom Tom
15 MF  MLT Dylan Mercieca
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  MLT Lucas Tabone
17 FW  COL Duvan Mosquera Torres
18 MF  MLT Stefan Cassar
19 FW  MLT Joshua Buttigieg
20 MF  BRA Elizeu Bahia
22 MF  MLT Mark Scicluna
25 DF  COL Daniel Murillo
29 DF  ARG Gabriel Mannino
33 GK  MLT Richard Sammut
70 FW  VEN Jhon Gonzalez
99 GK  MLT Owen Attard


Current Staff

PositionName
Head coachMalta Elton Vella
Assistant coachMalta Xavier Saliba
Goalkeepers coachEngland Simon Horne
Team managerMalta Charlie Azzopardi
Kit managerMalta Jonathon Sultana
PositionName
PresidentMr. Joe Debono
Vice-presidentMr. Angel Theuma
SecretaryMr. Clint Azzopardi
Assistant SecretaryMr. Silvano Spiteri
TreasurerMr. Sergio Mallia
Assistant TreasurerMr. Ryan Mifsud
Spiritual DirectorFr. Joseph Hili
Committee MemberMr. James Said
Committee MemberMr. Mario Xuereb
Committee MemberMr. Larry Azzopardi


Honours

  • Gozo Football League
    • Champions (7): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2004–05, 2015–16
  • G.F.A. Cup
    • Winners (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2016–17[2]
  • Independence Cup
    • Winners (6): 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1987–88, 2002–03
  • Zammit Cup
    • Winners (1): 1936
  • Gozo Super Cup
    • Winners (5): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2022–23

References

  1. ↑ "Blacks back in the reckoning". timesofmalta.com.
  2. ↑ "Għajnsielem FC celebrations". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

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