Marsaxlokk F.C.

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Marsaxlokk F.C.

Full name

Marsaxlokk Football Club

Founded

1949

Ground

Ta'Qali Stadium,
Valleta, Malta

Capacity

17,000

League

Maltese Football League

2006-07





Home colours





Away colours

Marsaxlokk FC is a Maltese football club, playing in the town of Marsaxlokk.

1 History
2 Recent progress
3 Current Squad
4 External link

[edit] History

The football club, initially known as Marsaxlokk White Stars FC, was formed on 3 November 1949 and adopted the current name in 1954. The club won a place in the 3rd Division of the Malta Football Association in 1955, playing regularly in the 3rd Division from 1965 with occasional promotions to the 2nd Division and regular relegations until 1990. The 1990s were spent in the 2nd Division, usually in a struggle to avoid relegation, but Marsaxlokk narrowly failed to win promotion to the 1st Division in 1992/93.

[edit] Recent progress

In the 1999/2000 season the club won promotion as 2nd Division champions, and after a struggle in its first season in the 1st Division, in 2001/02 the club won the 1st Division championship. In 2002/03 Marsaxlokk played in the Premier Division for the first time, obtaining a place in the Championship Pool. In other words, Marsaxlokk F.C. have the same achievement as much as Mellieha F.C., that is a success promotion from 1st division to the premiere division! Further investment took place for the 2003/04 season, including obtaining three year contracts for Maltese national team captain David Carabott, and internationals David Camilleri and Malcolm Licari, and Lithuanian international player Donatas Vencevicius. The club was rewarded with 4th place in the League and runner-up position in the Trophy, giving the club the right to enter the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup for 2004/05. Unfortunately, the team was unsuccessful in its matches against the Slovenian team, NK Primorje, losing 1-0 at home and 2-0 in Slovenia.

The team is always growing. For 2004/05, two former international Bulgarians were brought, along with a rising Nigerian striker, winning a race for his signature over Hertha BSC Berlin. For 2005/06, very interesting signings were made, these being Brazilian striker Wendell Gomes, Portuguese ex-Boavista defender Nuno Gomes, and after failing to land Paul Gascoigne in 2002/03, former FA Premier League protagonist Chris Bart-Williams was brought.

[edit] Current Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Reuben Gauci
3	DF	Carlo Mamo
4	DF	Nuno Gomes
5	DF	Stephen Wellman
7	MF	Kevin Sammut
8	DF	Chris Bart-Williams
9	FW	Wendell Gomes
10	MF	Andre Schembri
11	MF	Gareth Sciberras
13	FW	Malcolm Licari