Hibernians F.C.

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Paola Hibernians
Full name Hibernians Football Club
Nickname(s) Hibs
Raħal Ġdid (Paola)
Peacocks
Founded 1922
Ground Hibernians Stadium,
Paola, Malta
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Tony Bezzina
Manager Branko Nisevic
League Maltese Premier League
2012/13 2nd
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours

Hibernians F.C. is a Maltese association football club based in the town of Paola.

History

The club was founded in 1922 as Hibernians F.C.[1] The club faced a long period of decline followed the success of the 1980s to the end of the decade.[1] Hibernians also have a futsal team, which plays in Malta's top futsal league, the Premier Futsal League.

Stadium

The club's home ground is Hibernians Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Paola, which has a capacity of 2,000.

Honours

Winners (10): 1960–61, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09
Winners (10): 2011–12, 2012–13

Players

Maltese teams are limited to eight players without Maltese citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.

Current squad

As of 15 July 2013

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

No. Position Player
1 Malta GK Mario Muscat (captain)
2 Malta MF Ayrton Azzopardi
3 Malta DF Keith Tanti
4 Malta DF Adrian Pulis
5 Malta DF Ryan Camilleri
6 Malta DF Jonathan Pearson
7 Brazil MF Jackson
8 Brazil MF Rodolfo Soares
9 Brazil FW Marcelo Dias
10 Malta FW Andrew Cohen
12 Malta GK Daniel Balzan
13 Malta MF Clayton Failla
No. Position Player
14 Malta DF Matthew Gauci
15 Malta MF Brandon Muscat
16 Serbia MF Zoran Levnaić
17 Malta MF Tristan Caruana
19 Malta FW Johann Bezzina
20 Nigeria FW Obinna Obiefule
21 Brazil FW Edison Luiz
22 Malta MF Bjorn Kristensen
23 Malta FW Jean Paul Farrugia
27 Malta FW Stephen Pisani
45 Malta GK Nicholas Grima

UEFA List B

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

No. Position Player
2 Malta DF Karl Conti
3 Malta DF Scott Chircop
4 Malta DF Matthew Tabone
5 Malta DF Dunstan Vella
6 Malta MF Timothy Tabone Desira
No. Position Player
7 Malta MF Neil Chetcuti
10 Malta FW Jurgen Degabriele
11 Malta MF Zachary Scerri
12 Malta GK Rudi Briffa
18 Malta FW Deyan Farrugia

Managers

  • Malta Robert Gatt (June 30, 1998–July 8, 2007)
  • Albania Edmond Lutfi (200?–Sept 8, 2008)
  • England Mark Miller (July 1, 2008–12)
  • Malta Michael Woods (June 13, 2012–1?)
  • Serbia Branko Nisevic (May 30, 2013–)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "History". www.hiberniansfc.org. Retrieved 26 June 2013. 

External links

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