Għajnsielem F.C.

Full nameGħajnsielem Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blacks
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936)
GroundFr. Karm Cassar
PresidentJonathan Borg
Head CoachMatthew Portelli
LeagueGozo First Division
2023–24Gozo First Division, 7th.
Websitewww.ghajnsielemfc.com

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Japan JPN Ryota Watanabe
1 GK Malta MLT Carlos Camilleri
30 GK Malta MLT Luke Buttigieg
5 DF Brazil BRA Luiz Henrique Motta
2 DF Malta MLT Marco Ciangura
DF Malta MLT Charlon Grima
3 DF Malta MLT Thomas Sciberras
16 DF Malta MLT Jake Vella
18 DF Malta MLT Wayne Hili
23 DF Malta MLT Kurt Bajada
18 DF Malta MLT Joshua Micallef
5 DF Malta MLT Justin Azzopardi
59 DF Brazil BRA Valdeci JR
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Malta MLT Paul Vella
6 MF Malta MLT Naim Ibrahim Belhadj
8 MF Brazil BRA Bruno da Cruz
13 MF Malta MLT Antonio Xuereb
4 MF Malta MLT Alberto Xuereb
10 MF Malta MLT Ismael Belhadj
97 MF Malta MLT Damon Hili
22 MF Malta MLT Mark Anthony Scicluna
9 FW Malta MLT Decon Attard
26 FW Malta MLT Daniel Bogdanović
99 FW Brazil BRA Patrick Cruz
14 FW Nigeria NGA Godwin Emmanuel

Honours

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  • 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[1]
  • 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

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  1. ^ "Għajnsielem FC celebrations". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
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