St Joseph's F.C.

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St Joseph's FC
St Joseph's F.C. logo.png
Full nameSt Joseph's Football Club Gibraltar
Nickname(s)Saints
Founded20 January 1912; 110 years ago (20 January 1912)
GroundVictoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
Capacity2,000
ChairmanChristian Hook
ManagerJaime Molina
LeagueGibraltar National League
2020–21Championship Group: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
WebsiteClub website

St Joseph's Football Club, created in 1912, is an association football club based in Gibraltar. It currently plays in the Gibraltar National League. The club also has two Futsal teams and more than 10 youth teams. In 2013, they established links as a feeder club to Real Balompédica Linense. The club was granted an official UEFA licence in 2015.

History[]

Formed in 1912, St Joseph's are Gibraltar's oldest still existing football club, with the next oldest, Manchester 62, formed 50 years later. They have consistently competed in the Gibraltar Premier Division in that time. However, they have only won the title once: in the 1995–96 season. They have seen considerably better fortunes in the Rock Cup, however, with 10 titles in their history, including a league and cup double in 1996. Their last Rock Cup triumph came in 2013.

Since Gibraltar became a member of UEFA, the Saints have seen more mixed fortunes, including narrowly avoiding relegation in the 2013–14 season, ending up in the relegation play-off and narrowly beating Mons Calpe to retain their Premier Division status. Since that near miss, they have consistently finished in the top half of the league, and in 2017 qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time with a 3rd-place finish, after Gibraltar had been given an additional spot in the competition. However, their maiden campaign would be short-lived as they suffered a resounding 10-0 aggregate defeat to AEL Limassol of Cyprus. In August, the club were hit when two players, club captain Esteban Montes and Alberto Montaño, were imposed with five and three year bans from football in Gibraltar, respectively, for breaching rules on betting. Both players were immediately released from the club.[1]

Achievements[]

  • Gibraltar Football League: 1
1995–96
1956, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013
2007

Current squad[]

First team[]

As of 17 August 2020[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Gibraltar GIB Jamie Robba
2 DF Gibraltar GIB Jamie Serra
3 MF Gibraltar GIB Julian Valarino (on loan from Lincoln Red Imps)
4 MF Spain ESP Ezequiel Rojas
5 DF Spain ESP Bauti
6 MF Spain ESP Iván Ruíz
7 MF Gibraltar GIB Sykes Garro
8 MF Gibraltar GIB Andrew Hernandez
10 FW Spain ESP Boro
11 DF Spain ESP Nano
12 FW Sierra Leone SLE TJ Brima (on loan from Europa Point)
13 GK Spain ESP Félix Romero
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Gibraltar GIB Erin Barnett
15 MF Spain ESP Cristian Pecci
16 DF Gibraltar GIB Aymen Mouelhi (captain)
17 MF Gibraltar GIB Kevagn Robba
18 FW Ghana GHA Ishmael Antwi
19 FW Spain ESP Juanfri
20 DF Argentina ARG Federico Villar
21 MF Gibraltar GIB Alain Pons
22 MF Spain ESP Juan Manuel González
23 GK Gibraltar GIB Harry Victor
24 FW Spain ESP Domingo Ferrer

Intermediate team[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Gibraltar GIB Dylan Duo
8 MF Gibraltar GIB Jerome Linares
20 FW Gibraltar GIB Oliver Gowans
31 FW Gibraltar GIB Nicholas Grech
32 DF Gibraltar GIB Nick Llambias
33 FW Gibraltar GIB Jesse Clinton
34 FW Gibraltar GIB Jeremy Hyde
35 MF Gibraltar GIB Ryan Faraj
36 DF Gibraltar GIB Ewan Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF Gibraltar GIB Shaun Rocca
38 DF Gibraltar GIB Nolan Cerisola
40 MF Gibraltar GIB Lee Soiza
42 MF Gibraltar GIB Ethan Barnes
43 FW Gibraltar GIB Chisum Sanchez
44 MF Spain ESP Ferran Cañadillas
47 MF Gibraltar GIB Nigel Wink
48 DF Gibraltar GIB João Hill de Oliveira

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Gibraltar GIB Kelvin Morgan (on loan at Bruno's Magpies)
No. Pos. Nation Player

European record[]

Accurate as of match played 15 July 2020
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 9 1 3 5 6 25 −19 011.11
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 11 1 4 6 8 29 −21 009.09

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Cyprus AEL Limassol 0–4 0–6 0–10
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 1–1 1–1 2–2, 2–4 (p)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League PR Kosovo Prishtina 2–0 1–1 3–1
1Q Scotland Rangers 0–4 0–6 0–10
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 1–2 N/A N/A
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Estonia FCI Levadia 1–1 1–3 2–4
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round

References[]

  1. ^ Official St Joseph's Statement Re: GFA Betting Rule Breaches GibFootballTalk. 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ St Joseph's – Squad UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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