Fgura United F.C.

Fgura United
Full name Fgura United Football Club
Founded 1971
Ground Fgura United Football Complex
Chairman Adrian Camilleri
Manager Ramon Zammit
League Maltese First Division
2014–15 5th
Website Club home page

Fgura United Football Club, commonly known as Fgura United is a Maltese football club based in Fgura, Malta. The Club currently plays in the Maltese First Division.

Fgura United was founded on June 1, 1971 and is the oldest sport organisation in the locality of Fgura, Malta.

History

Early years (1971–1974)

Fgura United was founded on June 1, 1971 and is the oldest sport organisation in the locality of Fgura, Malta.The first president was Mr. Zaren Vella, with Mr. C Farrugia as the secretary and Mr. E Muscat as the treasurer. During the club's early years, the premises changed twice from St Thomas Street in 1973, then to Triq L-Isponsun and then back to St Thomas Street in new premises that the club has invested in. Between the 1971/72 and 1973/74 seasons the club participated in the MFA Amateur League and the MFA Minor League.

Domestic Competition(1975–2011)

Fgura United entered the National League in 1974/75 season when the club participated in the MFA 4th Division. Fgura United has been participating in all MFA tournaments including the National, Reserves, Under 21 and Under 19 competitions continuously ever since. Since 1995, Fgura United has run a youth nursery which aims to train young footballers aged 6–16 to develop their talents and enable them to participate in Maltese youth competitions including the Under 12, Under 15 & Under 17.

New Era (2012–Present)

In 2012 The club, finally has suitable training facilities and a club house. The project included the football ground and a five-a-side pitch – both with artificial turf and a club house including a hall, offices for administration, a bar and five dressing rooms which were funded mainly through the UEFA Hat-Trick Programme, the Malta Football Association, Kunsill Malti għall-iSport, the Good Causes Fund and the club itself who thanks to the sound administration throughout the years was able to inject the funds obtained for the sale of property into the new complex which was built over the past months. opened their new artificial turf ground to replace the old one. Michel Platini was present at the opening of the pitch. The pitch is now Fgura's training ground. In Season 2013/14 Fgura United achieved the biggest success in clubs history by winning promotion to Maltese First Division. Another milestone was made during the following season which they were a debut team in the first division and manage to make 15 games unbeaten which secure their status in the first division which was the main target for the club. In their debut season in Maltese First Division team has done more than expected by winning high 5th place at the end of the season.

Club facilities

In 2012 The club finally got suitable training facilities and a club house. The project included the football ground and a five-a-side pitch – both with artificial turf and a club house including a hall, offices for administration, a bar and five dressing rooms. The facilities were inaugurated by UEFA president Michel Platini. Thanks to the quality of this facility, except of senior team, the complex is also used by Fgura United youth teams, but also by some of the most prominent football clubs in Malta. For the future is planned construction of another five-a-side pitch, tennis courts, gym, apartments for the players and a small park which will be within this complex as well.

League and cup history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P
2014–15 1. Division 5 2611105 322743
2015–16 1. Division - 0000 000

Honours and achievements

Domestic


Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2013–2014 adidas Decantae
2014–2015 adidas Chain Supermarket
2015–2016 adidas Chain Supermarket James Caterers


Players

Senior squad 2015/2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Malta GK Brandon Bartolo
12 Malta GK Ryan Marmara'
19 Malta GK Warren Bianco
- Malta GK Elton Camilleri
4 Malta DF Jonathan Bugeja
14 Spain DF Juan Manuel Ruiz Perez
20 Malta DF Luke Vella Critien
2 Malta DF Kurt Pace
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Dejan Vukovic
- Malta DF Nicholas Fenech
No. Position Player
6 Malta MF Andre' Farrugia
13 Malta MF Darren Attard
8 Malta MF Iro Curmi
3 Malta MF Joseph Farrugia
10 Colombia MF Steeven Sandoval Escobar
11 Malta MF Quincy Bregman
18 Brazil MF Ricardo Costa
17 Malta MF Chris Vella
16 Malta FW Joseph Dalli
9 Chile FW Francisco Arriagada

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head Coach Malta Ramon Zammit
Assistant Coach Malta Mark Vella
Goalkeepers Coach Serbia Ivan Milosevic
Physio Malta Pauline Fenech

Club Officials

Position Name
President Malta Adrian Camilleri
Honorary President Malta Lawrence Bugeja
General Secretary Malta Stefan Vella
Team Manager Malta Godfrey Salerno
Treasurer Malta Stephen Plumpton
Kit ManagerMalta Mauro Bianco
Nursery Secretary Malta Larkin Bonnici

External links


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