Hibernians F.C.
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| Full name | Hibernians Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Hibs Raħal Ġdid (Paola) Peacocks | ||
| Founded | 1922 | ||
| Ground | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Tony Bezzina | ||
| Manager | Mark Miller | ||
| League | Maltese Premier League | ||
| 2015–16 | Maltese Premier League, 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Hibernians Football Club is a Maltese association football club based in the town of Paola.
History
The club played one season in 1922 as Constitutionals FC, representing the pro-British Constitutional Party.[1] They started up again in the 1927/28 season and became a top amateur side, winning the Amateur League in 1930/1.[1] Meanwhile the Constitutional Party had upset the Catholic Church so much that in May 1930 it was made a mortal sin for Catholics to vote for the party. The football club changed its name a year later to Hibernians Football Club[1] as a nod to Hibernian F.C., the club founded by Irish Catholics in Edinburgh. They won their first match as Hibernians 2-1, against HMS Antelope in October 1931.[1] They had to wait for a place to become available in the professional league, but in January 1933 they joined the league with a 3-1 victory over Sliema Rangers. They have stayed in the top division ever since.[1]
Hibernians faced a long period of decline followed the success of the 1980s to the end of the decade.[1] Hibernians also have a futsal team, which plays in Malta's top futsal league, the Premier Futsal League.
Stadium
The club's home ground is Hibernians Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Paola, which has a capacity of about 4,000.
Honours
- Winners (11): 1960–61, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15
- Winners (10): 1961–62, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Winners (3): 1994, 2007, 2015
Players
Maltese teams are limited to eight players without Maltese citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.
Current squad
As of 11 July, 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Managers
Robert Gatt (June 30, 1998–July 8, 2007)
Edmond Lufi (2007–Sept 8, 2008)
Mark Miller (July 1, 2008–2012)- Michael Woods (June 13, 2012–2013)
Branko Nišević (May 30, 2013–2016)- mark miller (2016-)
Women's team
A women's team plays in the Women's Maltese First Division. The team is the national record champion with twelve titles. The most recent one was won in 2016.[3]
References
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