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St Joseph's F.C.

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St Joseph's
Full nameSt Joseph's Football Club Gibraltar
Nickname(s)The Saints
Founded20 January 1912; 112 years ago (20 January 1912)
GroundVictoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
Capacity2,000
OwnerMike Garlick
Head coachAbraham Paz
LeagueGibraltar Football League
2023–24GFL, 2nd
Websitehttp://www.stjosephsfcgib.co.uk

St Joseph's Football Club is a professional football club based in Gibraltar. Founded in 1912, it currently plays in the Gibraltar Football League. The club also has two futsal teams and more than 10 youth teams.

History

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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. In 2013, they established links as a feeder club to Real Balompédica Linense.

Since Gibraltar became a member of UEFA, the Saints initially endured 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]

The club quickly established themselves at one of the "Big Three" of Gibraltarian football in the UEFA era before running into financial difficulties in early 2022. As a result of this, in June that year, former Burnley owner and chairman Mike Garlick purchased the club, with Weymouth owner Mark Palmer also joining the board.[2]

Achievements

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1995–96
1956, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013
2013, 2024
2007

Current squad

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First team

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As of 10 July 2024[3]

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 Bradley Banda
2 DF Gibraltar GIB Ethan Jolley
3 DF Gibraltar GIB Jayce Olivero
4 DF Spain ESP Javi Paul
5 MF Spain ESP Marco Rosa
6 MF Spain ESP Manolín
7 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Gaúcho
8 MF Spain ESP Bauti
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Rodríguez
10 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Rey
11 MF Gibraltar GIB Liam Walker
12 MF Spain ESP Christian Aznar
13 GK Argentina ARG Marcos Zappacosta
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Gibraltar GIB Erin Barnett
15 DF Gibraltar GIB Ethan Santos
16 FW Gibraltar GIB Michael Yome
17 MF Gibraltar GIB Mitch Gibson
18 FW Angola ANG Alberto Lubango
19 FW Spain ESP Juanfri
20 DF Uruguay URU Gabri Cardozo
21 DF Gibraltar GIB Alain Pons
22 MF Spain ESP Juanma González (captain)
23 FW Argentina ARG Facu Álvarez
30 GK Argentina ARG Gonzalo Paz
— FW Spain ESP Adrián Armental

Club staff

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Position Name
Club Management
Manager Spain Abraham Paz
Assistant coach Spain Eloy Bolaños
Fitness coach Spain Juan Carlos Galindo
Goalkeeping coach Spain Félix Romero
Head physio Spain Jaime Rojas Boy
Head Analyst
Coach 		Spain Fernando Rosado
Kit manager Gibraltar Christian Hook
Board
Chairman England Mike Garlick
President Gibraltar Stuart Rodriguez
Technical Director Gibraltar John Paul Hendrick
Secretary Gibraltar David O'Flaherty
Head of Youth Republic of Ireland Kane Forster
Gibraltar Chisum Sanchez
Youth co-ordinator Gibraltar Christopher Gonzalez

European record

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Accurate as of match played 18 July 2024
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 9 1 3 5 6 25 −19 011.11
UEFA Conference League 7 1 2 4 3 17 −14 014.29
Total 16 2 5 9 9 42 −33 012.50

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 — —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Estonia FCI Levadia 1–1 1–3 2–4
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Northern Ireland Larne 0–0 1–0 1–0
2Q Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–4 0–7 0–11
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1–1 1–2 2–3
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round

References

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  1. ^ Official St Joseph's Statement Re: GFA Betting Rule Breaches GibFootballTalk. 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ Former Burnley FC chairman takes over St Joseph Archived 7 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Chronicle. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ 2023/24 Squad Archived 2 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine St Joseph's FC. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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