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Sliema Wanderers F.C.

Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" (of the shilling),[1] is a professional Maltese football club.[2] It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema. It currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.

Sliema Wanderers
Full nameSliema Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blues
The Wanderers
Founded3 November 1909; 114 years ago (1909-11-03)
GroundTigne Sports Complex,
Sliema,
Malta
Capacity1,000
ChairmanKeith Perry
ManagerPaul Zammit
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2023–24Maltese Premier League, 3rd of 14th

History

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The club was founded in 1909. The club competed in the first ever Maltese Premier League season in 1909–10 and finished in second position to Floriana after the five-game season came to an end.

Ten years down the line Sliema Wanderers finally made their mark in Maltese football by winning the Maltese Premier League title in the 1919–20 season. Since then the team have gone on to win the title 26 times, a record for Malta; the last three being in 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2004–05.

Sliema Wanderers also hold the record for the most FA Trophy wins, with their first coming in 1935, when they overpowered Floriana with a 4–0 victory. The club have gone on to win this particular honour 20 times, most recently in 2000, 2004 and in 2009; the last title was won against Valletta 7–6 on penalties after the match finished 3–3 following extra time.

With all these honours, Sliema Wanderers are currently the most successful team in the history of Maltese football with approximately 113 honours. Sliema Wanderers train at the Tigne Sports Complex, in Sliema.

Sliema Wanderers also had a futsal team, which participated in Malta's top futsal league.

2000s

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The 2000s saw Sliema Wanderers becoming a dominant club in the Maltese scene again.

Summer 2003 had President Robert Arrigo signing Maltese internationals Jamie Pace, Djibril Sylla and Daniel Bogdanovic.[3]

Season 2004-05 saw the Wanderers, under the presidency of Robert Arrigo, win their 26th Maltese Premier League title.[4] Part of this success was Michael Mifsud's return to his boyhood club after being leaving 1.FC Kaiserslautern on a free.[5]

Season 2005-06 started with a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Sheriff Tiraspol.[6] Much to Arrigo's chagrin, lost Michael Mifsud to Lillestrøm SK, in a move made possible by Nikki Dimech who acted as his representative, albeit being a lengthy transfer saga that was complicated by International Transfer Clearance issues and compensation fees.[4][7][8]

2010s

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Sliema Wanderers clinched a Maltese FA Trophy in season 2015-16.

Keith Perry was confirmed as president in the beginning of season 2016-17 despite rumours.[9] John Buttigieg was appointed as Head Coach.[10]

2020s

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The club endured a rough start to the 2020s. The club started off with a bang, signing former Arsenal F.C. midfielder Denílson.[11][12][13][14][15] Further players were signed and Keith Perry was appointed chairman of the club, and Jeffrey Farrugia took over as president.[16][17] A sponsorship deal was struck with Catco Group, an oil investment company based in China and Tunisia. Catco Group however, failed to pay its dues, citing technical reasons. This gave way to unrest within the club, with captain Mark Scerri and head coach Andrea Pisanu making public statements regarding the financial situation of the club, proceeding with resignations such as Perry and team manager Alex Muscat.[18][19] Players went unpaid for months, with another sponsor, Sixt, finally paying the players directly just before Christmas.[20] Eventually a new sponsor was brought on board.[21][22] Farrugia was later ousted as Keith Perry returned in the President's seat in preparation for the upcoming season.[23]

Season 2021-22 was disastrous from a technical point of view. Despite signing two new players in Djibouti international Warsama Hassan and Japanese Yuki Uchida,[24] up until 19 November 2021, the club had not yet won a match, and sat at the bottom of the Maltese Premier League.[25][26][27] The first win came on 20 November, stunning Valletta with a 2–1 result.[28] The dying minutes of the match however, proved fatal, as Warsama Hassan was introduced at 90 minutes. However, the player had just returned from Egypt, where he had featured for his Djibouti national football team in a match against Algeria. Warsama was supposed to be in quarantine, having returned from a Dark Red listed country. Valletta lodged a formal complaint, which was upheld by the Malta Football Association, awarding a 3–0 win to Valletta.[29] Sliema Wanderers' next match was against Birkirkara F.C., resulting in a further loss.[30] On 10 April 2022 Sliema Wanderers lost against Valletta with a 2–1 result, and were relegated to Maltese Challenge League after thirty-seven years in the top flight.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 1 March 2024.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  MLTTimothy Aquilina
2DF  MLTJean Borg
4DF  MLTMiguel D'Alessandro
5DF  MLTJames Vella
6MF  CMRJoseph Minala
7MF  MLTJake Engerer
8MF  MLTMark Scerri
9FW  SVNVito Plut
10FW  BRASamuel Gomes
11DF  MLTMyles Beerman
12GK  NGAEmeka Agu
13MF  GHAJames Arthur
No.Pos. NationPlayer
15DF  BRAGustavo Alcino
18MF  MLTEdmond Agius
19FW  UKRDanylo Kondrakov
20DF  CIVDenis Kouao
21MF  MLTNeil Frendo
22GK  MLTRashed Al-Tumi
25MF  LBRJoachim Adukor
31DF  BRAMurilo Freire
33FW  GHAGeoffrey Acheampong
70FW  MLTLydon Micallef
77MF  SOMMohamed Awad

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
—MF  MLTJean Borg (at Sirens until 30 June 2024)
—MF  MLTBrite Anayochi Ihuomah (at Zurrieq until 30 June 2024)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
—FW  MLTJean Paul Farrugia (at Mosta until 30 June 2024)

European record

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SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1963–64UEFA Cup Winners' CupPreliminary Round Borough United0–00–20–2
1964–65European CupPreliminary Round Dinamo București0–20–50–7
1965–66European CupPreliminary Round Panathinaikos1–01–42–4
1966–67European CupPreliminary Round CSKA Sofia1–20–41–6
1968–69UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round US Rumelange1–01–22–2(a)
2. Round Randers Freja0–20–60–8
1969–70UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round IFK Norrköping1–01–52–5
1970–71Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1. Round Akademisk BK2–30–72–10
1971–72European Cup1. Round ÍA Akranes0–04–04–0
2. Round Celtic1–20–51–7
1972–73European Cup1. Round Górnik Zabrze0–50–50–10
1973–74UEFA Cup1. Round Lokomotiv Plovdiv0–20–10–3
1974–75UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round Lahti2–01–43–4
1975–76UEFA Cup1. Round Sporting CP1–21–32–5
1976–77European Cup1. Round TPS Turku2–10–12–2(a)
1977–78UEFA Cup1. Round Eintracht Frankfurt0–00–50–5
1979–80UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round Boavista2–10–82–9
1980–81UEFA Cup1. Round Barcelona0–20–10–3
1981–82UEFA Cup1. Round Aris Thessaloniki2–40–42–8
1982–83UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round Swansea City0–50–120–17
1987–88UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round Vllaznia Shkodër0–40–20–6
1988–89UEFA Cup1. Round Victoria București0–21–61–8
1989–90European Cup1. Round KF Tirana1–00–51–5
1990–91UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1. Round Dukla Prague1–20–21–4
1993–94UEFA Cup Winners' CupQualifying Round Degerfors1–30–31–6
1995–96UEFA CupPreliminary Round AC Omonia1–20–31–5
1996–97UEFA CupPreliminary Round Margveti Zestafoni1–33–04–3
Qualifying Round Odense BK0–21–71–9
1998UEFA Intertoto Cup1. Round Diósgyőr2–30–22–5
1999–00UEFA Cup1. Qualifying Round FC Zürich0–30–10–4
2000–01UEFA Cup1. Qualifying Round FK Partizan2–11–43–5
2001–02UEFA Cup1. Qualifying Round Matador Púchov2–10–32–4
2002–03UEFA Cup1. Qualifying Round Polonia Warsaw1–30–21–5
2003–04UEFA Champions League1. Qualifying Round Skonto Riga2–01–33–3(a)
2. Qualifying Round Copenhagen0–61–41–10
2004–05UEFA Champions League1. Qualifying Round FBK Kaunas0–21–41–6
2005–06UEFA Champions League1. Qualifying Round Sheriff Tiraspol1–40–21–6
2006–07UEFA Cup1. Qualifying Round Rapid București0–10–50–6
2007–08UEFA Cup1. Qualifying Round Litex Lovech0–30–40–7
2009–10UEFA Europa League2. Qualifying Round Maccabi Netanya0–00–30–3
2010–11UEFA Europa League1. Qualifying Round Šibenik0–30–00–3
2013–14UEFA Europa League1. Qualifying Round Khazar Lankaran1–10–11–2
2014–15UEFA Europa League1. Qualifying Round Ferencváros1–11–22–3
2024–25UEFA Conference League2. Qualifying Round

Managerial history

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See Sliema Wanderers F.C. Managers

ManagerPeriod
Salvinu Schembri1963–1964
János Bédl1 July 1964 – 30 June 1966
Victor Scerri1968–1978
Edward Aquilina1979–1983
Robbie Buttigieg1981–1982
Tony Formosa1982–1986
Lawrence Borg1987–1989
Augustine EguavoenJuly 1999 – October 1999
Martin Gregory1999–2000
Jeff Wood2001–2002
Lawrence Borg2001–2002
Edward Aquilina2002–2006
Ray Farrugia2006–2007
Stephen Azzopardi1 November 2007 – 30 May 2010
Mark Marlow1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011
Danilo Dončić3 February 2011 – 27 May 2012
Clive Mizzi27 May 2012 – 7 August 2012
Alfonso Greco1 July 2012 – October 2014
Stephen AzzopardiOctober 2014 – December 2015
Alfonso Greco1 January 2016 – May 2016
John ButtigiegJune 2016 – 2019

Honours

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CompetitionTitlesSeasons
Maltese Premier League 261919–20, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
Maltese FA Trophy221934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2023–24
Maltese Challenge League21983–84, 2022–23
Maltese Super Cup31996, 2000, 2009
Cassar Cup[31]111923–24, 1924–25, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1945–46, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1966–67
Scicluna Cup101949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66
Euro Cup Malta61982, 1987, 1990, 2004, 2005, 2010[32]
Independence Cup51964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1981–82
Cousis Shield41917–18, 1919–20, 1923–24, 1925–26
MFA League Cup41965–66, 1969–70, 1978–79, 1984–85
Christmas Cup31966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71
Super 5 Cup31990–91, 2001–02, 2003–04
Löwenbräu Cup31999, 2001, 2002
Christmas Tourney Cup21936–37, 1948–49
Schembri Shield21955–56, 1957–58
Testaferrata Cup21964–65, 1974–75
Sons of Malta Cup21972–73, 1979–80
Empire Sports Ground Cup11923–24
MFA Cup11931–32
MPFA Shield11954–55

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