Siġġiewi F.C. is a football club from the village of Siġġiewi in Malta. Founded in 1945, it currently plays in the Maltese National Amateur League. Their home kit colours are red and yellow.

History

The first football team in Siggiewi was formed in 1945 by a group of amateurs, who used to play casual football in a field at Ta' Kandja.Carmel Vella, SIĠĠIEWI (Città Ferdinand) - A Profile of History, Social Life and Traditions (Malta, 2002) Reggie Pace, Ninu Mallia and Freddie Curmi were the main promoters of the game. Mr Emilio Camilleri, who had settled in the village during the war period and was an influential person within the circles of the Malta Football Association, helped the team to be admitted in the third division of the Maltese Football League for the 1946–47 season.Carmel Baldacchino, Goal - The Official Encyclopaedia of the Malta Football Association; Volume 3 - The Good and the Lean Years (1936-1949) (Malta, 2014)

Siġġiewi's first ever match was a friendly match against Pioneer Corps in 1944. Siġġiewi won the match two-nil. Siġġiewi made their competitive debut on 11 November 1945 in a match valid for the Anglo Maltese Minors Cup. Siġġiewi, who back then used to play in red shirts and white shorts, faced Vittoriosa Rovers and lost heavily by the score of five-nil. Almost a year later, specifically on 13 October 1946, Siġġiewi debuted in the Maltese third division under the name Siġġiewi United. Siġġiewi faced Sliema Amateurs and the latter scored three goals without reply from Siġġiewi. Siġġiewi United participated in the 1947–48 season, which ultimately was the last time the team played under that name. Indeed, after sitting out the 1948–49 season, Siġġiewi participated in the 1949–50 season, however this time under the current name of Siġġiewi F.C.Carmel Baldacchino, Goal - The Official Encyclopaedia of the Malta Football Association; Volume 4 - The Fifties, a Period of Consolidation (1949-1959) (Malta, 2015)

The team continued to play in the Third Division for many years until, in 1970–71, they won one of the sections of the Third Division for the first time and were promoted to the Second Division. They won the Third Division again in 1973–74 and 1989–90. In the 1996–97 season, Siggiewi FC were promoted for the first time to the First Division, the second tier of the Maltese football league system. Siġġiewi plied their trade in the First Division for just two seasons, as they reverted to the lower divisions after 1998–99, where they have remained ever since.

Mr Karmenu Vassallo was the first president of the club, and he retained the post for the next eight consecutive years. Mr Nicholas Pace was chosen as the first secretary. Thereafter, these postes were held by several other persons. For instance, Gozitan-born Mr Anthony Buttigieg, served as president for 23 years and in 1987 he was nominated honorary president for life. Mr Reggie Pace and the well-known sports personality Mr John Debattista, both occupied the post of secretary for many years.

In 1972, Siġġiewi FC managed to obtain on lease the land at Hesri, where the present Siggiewi Ground now stands.

Siġġiewi Sports Complex As part of the MFA programme of assisting member clubs and affiliated associations to improve their facilities, the association's President Norman Darmanin Demajo inaugurated a synthetic pitch at Siġġiewi which will serve the locality's footballers, including the youths and youngsters in the nursery, in their development. The synthetic pitch was inaugurated during the 2010/2011 season.

Present for the ceremony were Siġġiewi F.C President and Committee, Robert Musumeci (former mayor of Siġġiewi) and Clyde Puli (former parliamentary secretary for youth and sport).

Youth sector Siġġiewi is also the mother club of its nursery, the Siġġiewi Football Club Youth Nursery. The youth nursery, caters for children aged between 5 and 16 years, was established in 1992 and is affiliated with the Malta Youth Football Association. The youth nursery participates in the under-15 league organised by the Malta Youth FA.

Futsal

Siġġiewi F.C. Futsal competed in the Maltese Futsal League until 2022. In their last season, they finished 9th out of 11 teams in the league, winning in the second stage the Challenger League with a 3–2 win over St George's in the final.

Players

Senior squad 2022–2024 Note: The same squad number may be used by more than one player. If that is the case, the last player who have used the number is assigned with it.

(V/CPT)

(CPT)

(V/CPT)

Club officials and coaching staff Club officials President Roderick Farrugia Vice President - Sporting Director Kim Buhagiar Vice President Joenick Farrugia General Secretary Robert J Camilleri Assistant Secretary Julian Grech Treasurer Josef Saliba Assistant Treasurer Christopher Farrugia Spiritual Director Rev Fr.Josef Mifsud Facilities Manager Wayne Zerafa Media officer Andrea Costa Academy Director Owen Camenzuli Nursery Manager Isabelle Spiteri Nursery Secretary Mirana Agius Silvio Nursery Treasurer James Spiteri Projects Coordinator Christian Farrugia Events Coordinator Andrew DebattistaCoaching staff Senior Team Coach David Mifsud Senior Team Assistant Coach Ryan Micallef Team Manager Robert Camilleri Under 21 Coach Simon Agius

Achievements

Maltese Third Division: 1970–71, 1973–74, 1989–90

Club statistics and records

League and cup history

Season League Top Scorer Knockout/Cup Youths Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name Goals Div. Pos. Cup 1946–47 IIIB 6th 5 1 0 4 1 19 2 Did not participate 1947–48 IIIB 6th 5 0 0 5 1 18 0 Did not participate 1948–49 Did not participate 1949–50 IIIA 7th 7 1 0 6 5 24 2 First Round 1950–51 IIIA 7th 7 1 1 5 7 14 3 First Round 1951–52 IIIA8th 7 0 0 7 4 25 0 First Round 1952–53 IIIB 8th 7 0 1 6 2 12 1 First Round 1953–54 IIIB 4th 7 3 1 3 7 9 7 First Round 1954–55 IIIB 7th 7 0 2 5 6 19 2 First Round 1955–56 IIIA 6th 7 2 1` 4 7 16 5 1956–57 IIIA 6th 7 1 1 5 3 12 3 First Round 1957–58 IIIB 7th 7 1 1 5 4 13 3 1958–59 IIIA 4th 7 3 1 3 2 6 7 First Round 1959–60 IIIA 6th 7 1 2 4 5 13 4 Semi-Final 1960–61 IIIB 5th 14 6 2 6 16 17 14 First Round 1961–62 IIIB 3rd 14 6 5 3 17 10 17 First Round 1962–63 IIIA 6th 14 4 1 9 10 19 9 Quarter-Final 1963–64 IIIA 4th 14 6 1 7 19 14 13 First Round 1964–65 IIIA 3rd 16 8 3 5 22 17 19 Quarter-Final 1965–66 IIIC 1st 10 9 1 0 20 4 19 Semi-Final 1966–67 IIIC 2nd 10 7 2 1 18 2 16 Semi-Final 1967–68 IIIB 3rd 10 5 4 1 15 3 13 First Round 1968–69 IIIC 5th 10 1 5 4 9 13 7 Quarter-Final 1969–70 IIIA 2nd 10 6 2 2 15 5 14 Semi-Final 1970–71 IIIA 1st 10 8 1 1 26 3 17 Quarter-Final 1971–72 II 8th 18 4 5 9 10 20 13 Quarter-Final 1972–73 II10th 18 1 4 13 2 32 6 Preliminary Round 1973–74 IIIA1st 16 10 5 1 20 5 25 Semi-Final 1974–75 II9th 18 2 7 9 14 29 11 Quarter-Final 1975–76 IIIA 3rd 12 5 2 5 16 14 12 First Round 1976–77 IIIB 5th 12 3 4 5 5 9 10 First Round 1977–78 IIIA 6th 12 4 1 7 6 12 9 First Round 1978–79 IIIA 3rd 12 3 6 3 6 8 12 Preliminary Round 1979–80 IIIA 4th 8 3 2 3 6 4 8 Quarter-Final 1980–81 IIIB 4th 10 5 3 2 14 6 13 Quarter-Final 1981–82 IIIA 4th 10 5 2 3 15 9 12 First Round 1982–83 IIIA 4th 10 5 2 3 12 9 12 Quarter-Final 1983–84 IIIB 4th 14 5 3 6 12 10 13 Second Round 1984–85 IIIB 5th 12 3 5 4 12 14 11 First Round 1985–86 IIIA 2nd 12 6 3 3 22 8 15 Quarter-Final 1986–87 IIIA 3rd 12 5 2 5 18 21 12 Third Round 1987–88 IIIA 5th 12 4 0 8 18 18 8 First Round 1988–89 IIIB 2nd 14 12 1 1 43 5 25 Second Round 2000–01 3rd12th 22 0 7 15 15 47 7 Donald Buhagiar 6 Quarter-final Section C2nd Quarter-final 2001–02 4th11th 15 4 3 8 25 35 15 Roderick Farrugia 10 First round Section B4th Preliminary 2002–03 4th14th 15 3 6 6 17 24 15 Roderick Farrugia 4 First round Section B 8th First round 2003–04 4th11th 15 3 4 18 15 24 13 Pierre Spiteri 4 First round Section B10th Preliminary 2004–05 4th8th 16 6 5 5 26 21 23 Pierre Spiteri 6 First round Section C6th Quarter-final 2005–06 4th7th 16 9 1 6 30 23 28 Josef Micallef 12 First round Section C4th Second round 2006–07 4th10th 18 7 1 10 30 33 22 Pierre Spiteri 10 First round Section C1st Second round 2007–08 4th7th 18 7 2 9 37 38 23 Eman Ciappara 13 First round Section B7th First round 2008–09 4th4th 16 7 4 5 26 20 25 Pierre Spiteri 9 First round Section B9th First round 2009–10 4th5th 18 8 2 8 33 37 26 Jason Camilleri 17 First round Section C9th Second round 2010–11 4th1st^ 20 16 1 3 49 22 49 Jason Camilleri 23 First round Section D2nd Second round 2011–12 3rd11th 26 7 6 13 31 51 27 Roderick Farrugia 10 Third round Section C9th First round 2012–13 3rd8th 26 8 5 13 40 48 29 Roderick Farrugia 13 Second round Section D12th First round 2013–14 3rd11th 26 8 4 14 36 56 28 Mougnini Tape 8 Third round Section E1st Second round 2014–15 3rd7th 26 11 6 9 45 45 39 Mougnini Tape 9 Fourth round Section D9th Preliminary round 2015–16 3rd6th 26 10 9 7 33 25 39 Jason Camilleri 7 Second sound Section E1st Second round 2016–17 3rd6th 26 8 11 7 40 34 35 Samuel Vella Jason Camilleri Didier Sohna 8 Third round Section D5th First round 2017–18 3rd5th 24 11 8 5 43 24 41 Ian Montanaro 9 Third round Section D6th First round 2018–19 3rd13th 24 3 4 17 14 41 13 Marko Nikolic 6 Third round Section D 5th Second round 2019–220 4th2nd 9 7 1 1 16 8 20 Ronnie Celeste 6 Third round Section D 5th Second round ^ Siġġiewi, as winners of Section A, faced the winners of section B, Għargħur, in a play-off to determine the overall winners of the Third Division. Siġġiewi lost the match by three goals to two and therefore ended as runners-up.

Player statistics – most appearances

#NamePositionYearsTotal1 Eman CiapparaMF1997–20223002 Jason CamilleriMF–20222693 Kim BuhagiarMF–20202244 Mark CamilleriFW–20182155 Pierre SpiteriFW−2013201 Updated as at 1 April 2018.

References

Literature Carmel Vella, SIGGIEWI (Città Ferdinand)- A Profile of History, Social Life and Traditions.

External links