Qala St. Joseph F.C.
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Qala St. Joseph F.C is a football club from the village of Qala on Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1968 and is named after the village patron Saint Joseph. They play in the Gozo Football League.
The team's colours are maroon and light blue. The nickames used for the players are the "Maroons" or the "Saints". Qala St. Joseph's main rivals on the island of Gozo are their neighbours' Nadur Youngsters F.C.
The Maroons have never been main contenders for the top honours in Gozo. They have won the Second Division League on three occasions(1976/77, 1994/95 and 2005/06), and the Second Division Knock/Out Cup on two occasions (2004/05 and 2005/06).
The most successful season was the 2005/06 one, in which they were able to achieve the Second Division League and Cup double. One should note that the Saints managed to win the Second Division League without conceeding a single loss during the 2005/06 season. Furthermore, their foreign import, Ishaku Umoru, was joint top scorer in the Second Division League and Joseph Xerri was voted as Best Second Division League Player during this memorable season
For the current season (2006/07) Qala are playing in the ONVOL First Division League. They are being coached by John Cassar. The entire squad for the 2006/07 season is:
Goalkeepers: Ini Aktpan, Jonathan Mizzi, Kenny Grima
Defenders: Glenn Cefai, Brian Portelli, Ivan Grech, Paul Camilleri, John Rapa, Jonathan Muscat, Jonathan Bajada
Midfielders: Rufin Oba, Mark Bonello, Mario Mifsud, Dennis Abela, Christian Portelli, Simon Camilleri, Jason Bonello, Charlie Attard, Noel Mizzi
Forwards: Alexander Ribic, Joseph Xerri, Kenneth Mercieca, Dione Lautier, Peter Said
The clubs main sponsors for the current season are D-Bar Cafe and Xerri il-Bukkett Bar & Restaurant, along with Urban Jungle, the local representatives of international sportsware company Nike.
