Qala St. Joseph F.C.
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| Full name | Qala St. Joseph Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Gozo Stadium Gozo, Malta (Capacity 4000) |
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| Chairman |  Paul Buttigieg |
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| Manager | John Cassar |
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| League | Gozo FL Division One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Gozo FL Division One, 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
[edit] History
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 conceding 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:
[edit] Current squad
Goalkeepers: Ini Aktpan, Jonathan Mizzi, Joseph Xerri
Defenders: Andrew Portelli Glenn Cefai, Brian Portelli, Ivan Grech, Paul Camilleri, John Rapa,
Midfielders: Andreas Fotso, Mark Bonello, Mario Mifsud, Dennis Abela, Christian Portelli,
Jason Bonello, Charlie Attard
Forwards: Joseph Xerri, Dione Lautier, Peter Said, Clayton Caruana
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. They also have over 10 million supporters
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