Hibernians F.C.
Full name | Hibernians Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) |
Hibs Raħal Ġdid (Paola) Peacocks | ||
Founded | 1922 | ||
Ground |
Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
Capacity | 4,000 | ||
Chairman | Tony Bezzina | ||
Manager | Branko Nisevic | ||
League | Maltese Premier League | ||
2014–15 | 1st | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Hibernians F.C. is a Maltese association football club based in the town of Paola.
History
The club was founded in 1922 as Hibernians FC[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 about 4,000.
Honours
- Winners (11): 1960–61, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15
- Winners (10): 1961–62, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Winners (2): 1994, 2007,2015
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. In January 2015 they offered a contract to convicted rapist Ched Evans until the end of the Maltese season.[3] This was blocked by the Ministry of Justice in the UK since, as a convicted sex offender on licence, Evans was barred from working abroad.
Current squad
As of 11 July, 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Robert Gatt (June 30, 1998 – July 8, 2007)
- Edmond Lufi (2007 – Sept 8, 2008)
- Mark Miller (July 1, 2008–12)
- Michael Woods (June 13, 2012–13)
- Branko Nisevic (May 30, 2013–)
Women's team
A women's team plays in the Women's Maltese First Division. The team is the national record champion with ten titles. The most recent one was won in 2015.[4]
References
- 1 2 "History". www.hiberniansfc.org. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.hiberniansfc.org/Honours.aspx
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30662865
- ↑ "Hibernians BOV Women's League Champions". maltafootball.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
External links
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