Sannat Lions F.C.
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Full name | Sannat Lions Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Founded | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Sannat Ground (for training purposes) (Capacity unknown) |
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Chairman | Teddy Bajada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Diato Spiteri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Gozo FL Division One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Recent years have seen the Lions yo-yoing between the two Gozitan divisions, although they are now in their third successive season in the ONVOL First Division League. The team finished the 2006/07 championship in second place, losing the decisive final encounter with Nadur Youngsters F.C. 2-1 in a game where a draw would have sufficed to win their first championship in 17 years.
[edit] Achievements
- ONVOL First Division League winners: 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, 2006-7
- 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
[edit] Current squad 07/08
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[edit] External links
Għajnsielem | Kerċem Ajax | Nadur Youngsters | Sannat Lions | |
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