Valletta F.C.

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Valletta F.C.

Full name

Valletta Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Lions

Founded

1943

Ground

Ta'Qali Stadium

Capacity

17,797

Chairman

Charles Camilleri

Manager

Paul Zammit

League

Maltese Premier League

2006-07

Premier League, 5th





Home colours





Away colours

Valletta Football Club is a football team in Valletta, Malta.

The team was founded in 1943, as merge of Valletta Prestons and Valletta St. Paul's, inheriting the successes of the extinct Valletta United, which had won two league championships before the World War II. The first European appearance of the team was on 1963, on a Champions' League qualifying round against Dukla Prague.

Valletta FC have been champions of Malta 18 times, including the 2 triumphs of Valletta United.

[edit] Achievements

Maltese Football League:18

  1914/15 1931/32 1944/45
  1945/46 1947/48 1958/59 
  1959/60 1962/63 1973/74 
  1977/78 1979/80 1983/84 
  1989/90 1991/92 1996/97 
  1997/98 1998/99 2000/01

Maltese Cup:11

  1959/60 1963/64 1974/75 
  1976/77 1977/78 1990/91 
  1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 
  1998/99 2000/01

[edit] Current Squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Saviour Darmanin
		GK	Miguel Montfort
		DF	Renie Forace
		DF	Branko Nisevic
		DF	Massimo Grima
		DF	Jonathan Bondin
		DF	Mark Barbara
		DF	Brandon Bonnici
		DF	Steve Bezzina
		DF	Clive Spiteri