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Gudja United F.C.
Gudja United Football Club is a Malta, Maltese professional football (soccer), football club from the south-eastern village of Gudja that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. Gudja United plays in blue and white striped jerseys. Their arch-rivals are Għaxaq F.C. Players Current squad External linksOfficial website 1945 establishments in Malta Football clubs in Malta Gudja Association football clubs established in 1945 {{Malta-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Agostinelli
Andrea Agostinelli (born 20 April 1957) is an Italian football coach and former professional footballer. He played as midfielder. Coaching career In April 2013, he was hired by Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ... as coach. Career Statistics References 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Ancona Italian footballers Association football midfielders Italy under-21 international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players S.S. Lazio players S.S.C. Napoli players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Modena F.C. players Atalanta B.C. players U.S. Avellino 1912 players U.S. Lecce players Genoa C.F.C. players Mantova 1911 players A.S. Lodigiani players Italian football managers Mantova 1911 managers U.S. Pistoiese 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with Bank of Valletta (colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Football Association, the Premier League is contested by 16 teams and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Challenge League. As of June 2022, the Premier League ranks 46th out of 55 members in the UEFA coefficient. The league was first competed in 1909 as the First Division, before switching to its current name in 1980; the First Division in turn replaced the Second Division. Sliema Wanderers and Floriana have won the title a record 26 times. The current champions are Hibernians who won their 13th title in the 2021–22 season. Format * 5 clubs: 1909–1912 * 8 clubs: 1912–1913 * 7 clubs: 1913–1914 * 6 clubs: 1914–1917 * 8 clubs: 1917–1918 * 5 clubs: 1918–1919 * 6 clubs: 1919–1920 * 9 clubs: 1920–1921 * 7 club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Maltese Premier League
The 2021–22 Maltese Premier League will be the 107th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-flight league football in Malta. Ħamrun Spartans are the defending champions, having won their 8th title the previous season. On 9 April, the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. Following the decision of the Maltese Football Association Executive Committee, the teams that had finished in the relegation places in the previous Premier League season would be relegated to the Challenge League due to having played the prerequisite 75% of matches for the seasons result to stand. However, as the Challenge League teams did not complete 75% of matches, they would not be promoted to the Premier League to replace the exiting teams, meaning that the 2021–22 season will have only 12 teams competing. The Premier League consists of two rounds. In the First Round, every team plays each opponent twice, once "home" and once "away" (in actuality, the designati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudja
Gudja is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 as of March 2017. The village is located on high grounds, south of Valletta. It is administered by the Gudja Local Council. A number of schools, clubs, public gardens and recreations places are found around the village. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, evident from remains still ''in situ''. Scarce Punic remains were found in an area known as Xlejli, within the village. Several remains of the Roman period are scattered in the whereabouts, notoriously the Ħal Resqun Catacombs. The area was inhabited during the Arab and subsequent medieval periods, and the settling found today dates to the Order of St. John. The centre of the village further developed during the British period, after which a number of modern neighbourhoods were built. The village has a concentration of churches, some dating to the medieval period, and other secular historic buildings such as Palazzo Dorell. Promi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Għaxaq F
Għaxaq ( mt, Ħal Għaxaq, ) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 4,722 people as of March 2014. It is mainly a residential area surrounded by land used for agricultural purposes. The village's name is probably related to the noble family named ''Axiaq'' (also spelt ''Axiak'' or ''Asciak'') which had feudal lands in the area in the fourteenth century, or it may be derived from the Maltese word meaning ''delight''. The village's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, popularly known in Maltese as ''Santa Marija'', which is therefore the village's patron saint. Celebrations take place annually from 30 July to 15 August. A secondary feast is celebrated on the week before the first Sunday of June. This is dedicated to Saint Joseph, husband of Mary. He is also the saint patron of the church. During these feasts the village is decorated with highly artistic statues and colourful lights and banners. Saint Mary's Parish Church Għaxaq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Micallef
Karl Micallef (born 8 September 1996) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gudja United and the Malta national team. Career Micallef made his international debut for Malta on 26 March 2019, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Caruana in the 85th minute of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ..., which finished as a 0–2 loss. Career statistics International References External links * * * 1996 births Living people Maltese men's footballers Malta men's youth international footballers Malta men's under-21 international footballers Malta men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mintoff
John Mintoff (born 23 August 1988) is a Maltese international footballer who plays for Gudja United as a midfielder. Career Mintoff spent most of his career at Sliema Wanderers, appearing in 229 matches over 15 seasons with the club. He spent time on loan at Mqabba, Floriana and Tarxien Rainbows before moving to Gudja United permanently in 2022. He made his international debut for Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ... in 2012. He has appeared for them in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. References External links * 1988 births Living people Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Mqabba F.C. players Floriana F.C. players Maltese Premier League players Men's association football midfielders [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vito Plut
Vito Plut (born 8 July 1988) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Sliema Wanderers as a forward. Honours Maribor *Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2008–09 *Slovenian Cup: 2009–10 *Slovenian Supercup: 2009 Sliema Wanderers *Maltese FA Trophy The FA Trophy, currently known as the IZIBET FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football cup competition that takes place in Malta. The cup was founded in 1933; following a match between England and Italy, played in Rome in May 1933, ...: 2023–24 References External links Vito Plutat NZS {{DEFAULTSORT:Plut, Vito 1988 births Living people People from the Municipality of Semič Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers FC Koper players NK Maribor players ND Gorica players S.K. Beveren players 1. FC Saarbrücken players Floriana F.C. players Birkirkara F.C. players FSV Frankfurt players Tarx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayrton Azzopardi
Ayrton Azzopardi (born 12 September 1993) is a Maltese international footballer who plays for Gudja United as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in Pietà, Azzopardi has played club football for Hibernians, Msida Saint-Joseph, Pembroke Athleta, Tarxien Rainbows, Sliema Wanderers, Floriana and San Ġwann. He made one international appearance for Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ... in 2012. References 1993 births Living people Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers Hibernians F.C. players Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. players Pembroke Athleta F.C. players Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Floriana F.C. players San Ġwann F.C. players Maltese Premier League players Men's association football midfie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahinga Selemani
Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani (born March 15, 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays for Canadian club Valour FC. Born in Canada, he represented the United States at youth international level. Early life Selemani was born in Canada in Moncton, New Brunsick, later moving to Windsor, Ontario as a child, before moving to the United States and being raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He began playing youth soccer in Canada with Windsor Internationals. From 2009 to 2014, he played with the Michigan CSA Wolves. He attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, where he won the district championship with the soccer team in 2011 and was named to the All-State team. College career In February 2014, he committed to attend the University of Michigan, where he played for the men's soccer team. He made his collegiate debut on August 29 against the FIU Panthers. He scored his first goal on October 26 against the Indiana Hoosiers. At the end of the season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
