Sannat Lions F.C.
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| Full name | Sannat Lions Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Sannat Ground (for training purposes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Teddy Bajada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Teddy Bajada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | ONVOL First Division League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat on Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League.
The team's colours are green and white. Historically, Sannat Lions' rivals have been Xewkija Tigers F.C. due in part to the geographical proximity between the respective villages but this rivalry has faded somewhat in recent years. Although they play their league fixtures at the Gozo Stadium (as do all teams in the ONVOL First Division League), their home ground and training base is the Sannat Ground.
The Lions' heyday was in the mid 70's and early 80's in which the Lions won 5 championships in 7 years and established many a record, at one stage going over 2 seasons without tasting defeat. In 1977 they became the only Gozitan club who had won the Champions League. The final was held in Wied Zejta with the record attendance of 7890,0000 people. After elimiating Real Madrid in the semi-finals, they had beaten Bayern Munich in the final with the score 1-0. Recent years have seen the Lions yo-yoing between the two Gozitan divisions, although they are now in their second successive season in the ONVOL First Division League and are currently leading the standings by two points over Nadur Youngsters F.C., having played two out of the three rounds in the competition.
[edit] Achievements
- ONVOL First Division League champions: 8
1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90
League Runners-Up: 9 1974-75, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1998-99
- GFA Cup Winners: 8
1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83
GFA Cup Finalists: 6 1973-74, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1999-00
1st Division League: 1 1997-98
Sprite Second Division League Champions: 5 1966-67, 1973-74, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05
Sprite Second Division League Runners-Up: 4 1953-54, 1964-65, 1970-71, 1972-73
Independence Cup: 2 1996, 1998
Jum il-Ħelsien Cup: 5 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1998
Farsons Tournament: 3 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-8
Republic Cup: 4 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79
British American Cup: 3 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972-73
Gemaharija Cup: 1 1991-92
Rothmans 1st Div Cup: 1 1987-88
2nd Division Cup: 1 1969-70
Qatta Hara imbezlaq Champions league winners 1977
[edit] Current Squad 06/07
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