St Joseph's F.C.
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.
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| Full name | St Joseph's Football Club Gibraltar | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Saints | ||
| Founded | 20 January 1912 | ||
| Ground | Victoria Stadium, Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Christian Hook | ||
| Manager | Raúl Procopio Baizán | ||
| League | Gibraltar National League | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship Group: 2nd Overall: 2nd[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 9 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]
Current squad
- 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.
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Intermediate team
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European record
- Accurate as of 20 August 2020
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 11.11 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 11.11 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  AEL Limassol |
0–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | PR |  B36 Tórshavn |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2, 2–4 (p) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | PR |  Prishtina |
2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1Q |  Rangers |
0–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | PR | B36 Tórshavn |
1–2 | N/A | N/A |
- Notes
- PR: Preliminary round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
References
- Official St Joseph's Statement Re: GFA Betting Rule Breaches GibFootballTalk. 17 August 2017.
- St Joseph's - Squad UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
External links
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