Victoria Hotspurs F.C.

Victoria Hotspurs
Full name Victoria Hotspurs Football Club
Nickname(s) The Reds and Tas-Sitt Xhur
Founded 1948
Manager Chris Buttigieg
League Gozo First Division
2011–12 First Division, 6th

Victoria Hotspurs Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. Founded in 1948, the club has won a record of 11 First Division titles, the last one being in the 2009–10 season. In 2000, when they won their tenth title, they became the first club to be awarded a Golden Star for Sport Excellence. Nadur Youngsters followed suit when they won 2007–08 season. The Club is popularly known by the Gozitans simply as il-Hotspurs, which literally means The Hotspurs. The club has one of the largest fans on the island. The Hotspurs hold some rivalries, most notably with neighbours S.K. Victoria Wanderers. This fixture is known as the Derby tar-Rabat (the traditional name for the capital city of Gozo). Other rivalries are against Ghajnsielem F.C and Nadur Youngsters.

Honours

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player
88 Malta GK Matthew Vella
23 Malta GK George Vella
5 Malta DF Kevin Farrugia
9 Malta DF James Tabone
3 Malta DF Mark Muscat
27 Malta DF Mark Buhagiar
2 Malta DF Ferdinando Apap (on loan from Mosta F.C.)
25 Malta DF Dylan Mercieca
33 Malta DF Jason Pace
No. Position Player
18 Malta MF Noel Borg
4 Malta MF Daniel Farrugia (captain)
14 Malta MF Jonathan Bajada
8 Malta MF Alex Tramboo
17 Malta MF Aleandro Bezzina
7 Ivory Coast MF Bamba Moussa
10 Nigeria FW Aboubakar Bello-Osagie
22 Malta FW Michael Bezzina
20 Malta FW Rodney Buttigieg

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