Sliema Wanderers F.C.

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Sliema Wanderers
Full name Sliema Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s) The Blues, The Wanderers
Founded 1909
Ground University Stadium
(Capacity 17.800)
Chairman Flag of Malta Robert Arrigo
Head Coach Flag of Malta Stephen Azzopardi
League Maltese Premier League
2006-07 2nd
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Sliema Wanderers F.C. is a Maltese football team from the town of Sliema, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. The club was founded in 1909 and is the most successful club on the island.

The club has been Maltese champion 26 times; a record for Malta; the last three being in 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005. It is also the club that has won most FA trophies in the history of Maltese football. Sliema Wanderers F.C. currently holds the most honours of all the Maltese football clubs. It is currently under the presidency of former town mayor; businessman and Member of Parliament Robert Arrigo.

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[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Malta GK Henry Bonello
22 Flag of Nigeria GK Murphy Akanji
4 Flag of Malta DF Brian Said (captain)
13 Flag of Malta DF Jeffrey Chetcuti
2 Flag of Malta DF Alex Muscat
3 Flag of Malta DF Ian Ciantar
25 Flag of Malta DF Sharlon Pace
17 Flag of Malta DF Kane Paul Farrugia
20 Flag of Malta DF Ian Azzopardi
7 Flag of Malta MF Noel Turner
10 Flag of Malta MF Roderick Bajada
8 Flag of Malta MF Mark Scerri
11 Flag of Malta MF Matthew Bartolo
No. Position Player
24 Flag of Malta MF Roderick Briffa
9 Flag of Brazil MF André Rocha da Silva
18 Flag of Malta FW Orosco Anonam
14 Flag of Malta FW Ivan Woods
15 Flag of Malta MF Chucks Nwoko
46 Flag of Malta FW Etienne Barbara
21 Flag of Malta FW Miguel Ciantar
5 Flag of Serbia DF Branko Nisevic
16 Flag of Malta MF Beppe Muscat
23 Flag of Italy FW Valerio Mottola
Flag of Brazil FW Duda

[edit] Former Players

[edit] Honours

  • Maltese Premier League
    • Winners (26): 1919-20, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1948-49, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-2005
    • Runners-Up (29): 1909-10, 1916-17, 1921-22, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2005-06
  • FA Trophy
    • Winners (19): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2004
    • Runners-Up (17): 1938, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003

Division 1 Champions 1983-84

Super Cup 1996, 2000

Löwenbräu Cup 1999, 2001, 2002

Super 5 Cup 1990-91, 2001-02, 2003-04

Cassar Cup 1923-24, 1924-25, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1945-46, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1966-67

Scicluna Cup 1949-50, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66

Cousis Shield 1917-18, 1919-20, 1923-24, 1925-26

Christmas Cup 1966-67, 1967-68, 1970-71

Independence Cup 1964-65, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1981-82

Testaferrata Cup 1964-65, 1974-75

MFA Cup 1931-32

Sons of Malta Cup 1972-73, 1979-80

Euro Cup 1982, 1987, 1990, 2004, 2005

Christmas Tourney Cup 1936-37, 1948-49

Schembri Shield 1955-56, 1957-58

Empire Sports Ground Cup 1923-24

MFA League Cup 1965-66, 1969-70, 1978-79, 1984-85

MPFA Shield 1954-55

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