2015–16 Valletta F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Valletta's twenty-third title-winning season in the Maltese Premier League. They were knocked out of the Maltese FA Trophy in the fourth round with a defeat to Birkirkara and eliminated in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League with a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Newtown. On the way to their league title they managed an impressive ten-game winning streak, which concluded with a run of just one loss in 23 matches.

Pre-season - Summer Friendship Cup Group Stage MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport129 July 2015Tarxien RainbowsLuxol Stadium5–0Jhonnattann (2) 15', 43', Mifsud Triganza 25', Pani 58' (pen), Borg 77'Report21 August 2015MelitaLuxol Stadium4–0Umeh 10', Priso (2) 15', 90', Mifsud Triganza 23'Report36 August 2015Gżira UnitedLuxol Stadium1–0Priso 53'Report Group A

Knockout Phase MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReportSemi-final11 August 2015Senglea AthleticLuxol Stadium6–0Priso 12', Romeu 18', Montebello (2) 25', 42', Briffa, BajadaReportFinal14 August 2015Sliema WanderersLuxol Stadium2–0Mifsud Triganza 59', Montebello 82'Report

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Newtown won 4–2 on aggregate.

BOV Premier League

First phase Results

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport121 August 2015St. AndrewsVictor Tedesco Stadium3–01,057Priso (2) 45' (pen), 67' (pen), Falcone 89'Report228 August 2015Sliema WanderersNational Stadium1–01,425Falcone 89'Report313 September 2015BirkirkaraNational Stadium2–12,883Falcone 44', Priso 86'Report419 September 2015BalzanHibernians Stadium0–1883Report523 September 2015HiberniansNational Stadium0–12,127Report627 September 2015Naxxar LionsNational Stadium3–1Nafti (2) 40', 73', Umeh 90+2'Report73 October 2015Tarxien RainbowsNational Stadium3–1Nafti 3', Oliveira 13' (o.g.), Mifsud Triganza 87'Report818 October 2015FlorianaNational Stadium3–13,194Falcone 9', Azzopardi 26', Jhonnattann 45'Report924 October 2015QormiVictor Tedesco Stadium2–1871Falcone 11', Nafti 82'Report103 November 2015MostaVictor Tedesco Stadium2–2989Cremona 23', Priso 90+3'Report116 November 2015Pembroke AthletaVictor Tedesco Stadium0–2Report1220 November 2015St. AndrewsVictor Tedesco Stadium4–0695Priso (2) 23', 47', Umeh 42', Mifsud Triganza 59'Report131 December 2015Sliema WanderersHibernians Stadium4–2Priso 33', Falcone (2) 45', 54', Nafti 52'Report145 December 2015BirkirkaraNational Stadium4–02,031Falcone 22', Briffa 34', Priso 59', Borg 90+2'Report1513 December 2015BalzanNational Stadium2–11,226Pani 36', Nafti 43'Report1620 December 2015HiberniansNational Stadium3–21,948Jhonnattann 59', Borg 66', Nafti 71'Report1710 January 2016Naxxar LionsNational Stadium2–1Falcone 84', Suda 88'Report1816 January 2016Tarxien RainbowsVictor Tedesco Stadium1–1752Falcone 36'Report1923 January 2016FlorianaNational Stadium2–12,080Jhonnattann 68', Umeh 86'Report2031 January 2016Pembroke AthletaHibernians Stadium3–2Romeu 15', Briffa 60', Mifsud 76'Report215 February 2016MostaHibernians Stadium3–0608Falcone 42', Jhonnattann 48', Cremona 83'Report2213 February 2016QormiHibernians Stadium2–0831Gill 52', Falcone 69'Report

League table

Second phase Results

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport2321 February 2016St. AndrewsNational Stadium2–11,096Nafti (2) 19', 81'Report2427 February 2016QormiHibernians Stadium2–0936Cremona 5', Mifsud 59'Report251 March 2016Naxxar LionsHibernians Stadium4–0720Umeh 39', Ledesma 49' (pen), Falcone 64', Mifsud 88'Report266 March 2016Sliema WanderersNational Stadium3–01,701Umeh 17', Jhonnattann 65', Nafti 73'Report2713 March 2016Pembroke AthletaNational Stadium2–01,150Jhonnattann 14', Nafti 34'Report2820 March 2016MostaNational Stadium2–11,400Jhonnattann 1', Borg 42'Report292 April 2016Tarxien RainbowsHibernians Stadium2–0Falcone 48', Nafti 50'Report309 April 2016FlorianaNational Stadium0–23,502Report3117 April 2016BirkirkaraNational Stadium0–03,854Report3223 April 2016BalzanNational Stadium2–12,410Falcone 13', Mifsud 81'Report3330 April 2016HiberniansNational Stadium1–15,408Falcone 60'Report

Final league table

FA Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReportR36 January 2016Xewkija TigersKerċem Ajax Stadium3–1Azzopardi 16', Jhonnattann (2) 33', 38'ReportR420 January 2016BirkirkaraNational Stadium0–1Report

Squad statistics First Team No.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA TrophyUEFA Europa LeagueTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Henry Bonello2500000250002DF Jonathan Caruana2402010270303DF Ian Azzopardi19(6)1111021(6)2624DF Diego Balbinot20100030105DF Ryan Camilleri29(1)0202033(1)0916MF Dyson Falzon00002020006DF Juan Cruz Gill3111020341509FW Thierry Fidjeu00001111009FW Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza4(12)20(1)00(2)04(15)2109FW Michael Mifsud6(8)40(1)0006(9)42010MF Roderick Briffa27(1)2201030(1)26011FW Luke Montebello000010100011MF Albert Bruce6(3)000006(3)02011MF Rafael Ledesma8(2)100008(2)11013GK Nicky Vella8020201202014DF Daniel Camilleri0(3)0000(1)00(4)00015FW Russell Fenech0(5)000000(5)00016MF Dario Tabone000000000016DF Jean Borg3(13)310004(13)30017MF Njongo Priso11(2)80(1)00011(3)83017DF Luis Miguel Vergara000000000018MF Shaun Bajada0(1)000000(1)00018MF Jurgen Suda1(13)100001(13)11020FW Federico Falcone28(2)16200030(2)165121MF Llywelyn Cremona19(8)3102022(8)35022MF Nicholas Pulis0(4)00(1)0000(5)00022MF Matthew Spiteri000000000023MF Claudio Pani27110203016024FW Uchenna Umeh16(7)50(1)01(1)017(9)57026GK Manuel Bartolo000000000027FW Jhonnattann237221(1)126(1)102029DF Maxim Focșa000010100030MF Abdelkarim Nafti24(4)11202028(4)115034GK Pietro Marino000000000090DF Romeu21(3)1200023(3)16290MF Stefan Cassar000000000090DF Leon Camilleri0000000000

Transfers

In DatePos.NameFromFee7 June 2015MF Njongo Priso Győri ETOFree7 June 2015DF Maxim Focșa FC Dinamo-Auto TiraspolFree19 June 2015FW Thierry Fidjeu Saint-Colomban LocminéFree19 June 2015MF Claudio Pani CampobassoFree19 June 2015FW Uchenna Umeh Panevėžio EkranasFree19 June 2015FW Jhonnattann Al-MuharraqFree19 June 2015DF Juan Cruz Gill IberiaFree19 June 2015GK Oleksandr Musiyenko FC Nyva TernopilFree10 July 2015DF Jean Borg AttardFree31 July 2015DF RomeuUnattachedFree8 August 2015FW Federico Falcone Rangers de TalcaFree25 August 2015MF Albert Bruce QormiFree5 November 2015MF Ennio HamutenyaUnattachedFree20 January 2016FW Michael Mifsud Sliema WanderersFree29 January 2016DF Luis Miguel VergaraUnattachedFree29 January 2016GK Henry Bonello Sliema WanderersFree1 February 2016MF Rafael Ledesma Sliema WanderersFree

Out DatePos.NameToFee5 July 2015GK Oleksandr MusiyenkoReleasedFree9 July 2015GK Pietro MarinoReleasedFree19 July 2015FW Thierry FidjeuReleasedFree23 July 2015MF Matthew Thorne St. George'sFree20 August 2015DF Jonathan Francica LuqaFree31 August 2015MF Shaun Bajada GħajnsielemFree30 September 2015DF Tristan Nappa Licari Gudja UnitedFree11 January 2016MF Njongo PrisoReleasedFree31 May 2016DF Diego BalbinotReleasedFree31 May 2016DF Luis Miguel VergaraReleasedFree31 May 2016MF Albert BruceReleasedFree31 May 2016MF Abdelkarim NaftiReleasedFree Loan in Date fromDate toPos.NameFrom9 July 201528 January 2016GK Henry Bonello Sliema Wanderers1 August 201531 May 2016MF Stefan Cassar Oratory Youths1 August 201531 May 2016FW Joshua Buttigieg Qala Saints

Loan out Date fromDate toPos.NameTo20 July 201531 May 2016MF Dyson Falzon Mosta29 July 201531 May 2016FW Kurt Borg Żebbuġ Rangers1 August 20151 April 2016FW Terence Scerri Senglea Athletic1 August 201531 May 2016MF Siraj Arab Pembroke Athleta1 August 201531 May 2016DF Miguel Attard Pembroke Athleta1 August 201531 May 2016DF Dario Tabone Żebbuġ Rangers1 August 201531 May 2016MF Dasser Sammut Qrendi3 August 201531 May 2016DF Maxim Focșa Balzan15 August 201531 May 2016MF Cleavon Frendo Marsa19 August 20151 December 2015MF Bjorn Bondin Gudja United24 August 201531 May 2016FW Luke Montebello Tarxien Rainbows24 August 201531 May 2016MF Karl Azzopardi Għargħur28 August 201531 May 2016MF Kurt Magro Qormi30 August 201515 January 2016MF Isaac McCarthy Naxxar Lions31 August 201531 May 2016DF Fabio Muscat Luqa1 September 201531 May 2016MF Brandon Grech Mqabba1 September 201531 May 2016DF Dean Grech Swieqi United2 December 201531 May 2016MF Bjorn Bondin Qrendi7 January 201631 May 2016MF Ennio Hamutenya Naxxar Lions12 January 201631 May 2016MF Ian Montanaro Żejtun Corinthians20 January 201631 May 2016DF Kieron Grima Żebbuġ Rangers21 January 201631 May 2016FW Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza Għajnsielem1 February 201631 May 2016MF Albert Bruce Sliema Wanderers1 February 201631 May 2016MF Isaac Zammit San Ġwann1 February 201631 May 2016MF Isaac McCarthy Lija Athletic

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