Senglea Athletic F.C.

Senglea Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional football club. It is the primary football club in Senglea. This club takes part in the Maltese Second Division organised by the Malta Football Association.

History

Senglea Athletic Football Club was founded in 1943. It took over from the former Senglea United club, which had been formed in 1921 following the demise of Senglea Shamrocks.^[1] After World War II the club began to compete in the second division organised by the Malta Football Association.

Apart from moments of success and happiness, this club also had his disappointing moments. For many times this club had to play in the lowest divisions of Malta.

The most moments of glory and happiness occurred in the mid-70's when the club was promoted to the second division, and later on to the first division. For a number of successive times Senglea Athletic F.C. were declared champions of the second division.

For another time, in 1981, the club was promoted to the Maltese Premier Division.^{[note 1]} During that season, Senglea Athletic made history when they contested in the final of the MFA Trophy, while being in the Maltese First Division. The club was very near to participate in the European Cup Winners' Cup, but unfortunately the final against Floriana F.C. ended in a 2-1 loss for Senglea Athletic F.C. During that time the president for the club was Walter Clinch.

From that time onwards Senglea Athletic F.C. passed through some very bad moments due to financial crisis. But then in the year 2000, they got back to their feet and were promoted from the Maltese Third Division to the Maltese Second Division, together with Msida F.C.. During that time the president for Senglea Athletic F.C. was Reno Chirchop.

The next year, Senglea Athletic F.C., this time again with Msida F.C., were promoted to the Maltese First Division. During that time the president for Senglea Athletic F.C. was Dr. Vincent S. Zammit. The club's aim of competing in the Maltese Premier League took a step backwards, when during the 2008-09 season they were relegated to the Maltese Second Division. During the season 2009-10 Senglea Athletic finished in the 9th place, just a position above the relegation play-offs.

Kit

The home kit of Senglea Athletic F.C. consists of the primary colours of Senglea, yellow and red. The manufacturer of the kits is Nike, while the sponsor is Bronk Productions.

Current squad

Senior Squad

Note: The same squad number may be used by more than one player. If that is the case, the last player who have used the number is assigned with it.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Youth Squad

Also known as: Minors or Under-19
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

The coach of the youth squad is Richard Mercieca.

During the 2007/08 season Senglea were crowned champions of Section D of the MFA Youth League, and thus they were promoted to Section C.

The following season also proved to be a successful one for the Senglea boys. Apart from finishing 4th in Section C, taking into consideration that this was their first season in this level, they also managed to reach the semi-final of the Youth Knock-Out B, where clubs from Sections B, C and D take part. In the semi-final they lost 5-1 to the Section B club, Qormi F.C..

Notable former players

• Glenn Bonello
• Godwin Cassar (Malta call-up)
• John Camilleri (Malta Youths call-up)
• Raymond Camilleri
• Kevin Mifsud
• Mark Tanti (Malta U-21 call-up)
• Ibrahim Tarek
• Trevor Thomas
• Lawrence Attard

Club Officials and Coaching Staff

Statistics

Honours

Club

• Maltese First Division (Level 2)
  • Champions : 1980/81

• Maltese Second Division (Level 3)
  • Runners-Up : 2001/02

• Maltese Third Division (Level 4)
  • Runners-Up : 2000/01

• F.A. Trophy
  • Runners-Up : 1980/81

• Youths / Minors (Under-19)
  • Section C
    • Champions : 1960/61, 1967/68
  • Section D
    • Champions : 2007/08
  • Youth Knock-Out B
    • Semi-Final : 2008/09, 2009/10

Individual

• Maltese First Division (Level 2)
  • Best Player
    • Winner : George Attard (2005/06)
    • Runner-Up : Elvin Attard (2002/03)
    • Nominee : Anthony Ewurum (2007/08) ^[2]
  • Top-Scorer
    • Runner-Up : Anthony Ewurum (2007/08)

• Maltese Third Division (Level 4)
  • Best Player
    • Winner : Gatt Victor (2000/01)
  • Top-Scorer
    • Winner : Gatt Victor (2000/01)

Gallery

Footnotes

Notes

1. ^ Prior to 1980, the top level of the Maltese Football League was known as the First Division, however it was renamed the Premier League and has stayed so since, with the First Division (formerly known as the Second Division) one level lower.

References

External links

• Senglea Athletic Football Club Official Website
• Senglea Athletic Football Club Season 2007-2008
• Senglea Athletic Football Club Youth Nursery Official Website
• Senglea Athletic Football Club at Bet Study
• Senglea Athletic Football Club Information (Maltese)