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Gozo Football League Second Division
Encyclopedia
Melita Second Division |
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Founded |
1948 |
Nation |
![]() Gozo Gozo is a small island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago... |
Promotion To |
First Division Gozo Football League First Division The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system... |
Number of Teams |
7 |
Level on Pyramid |
Level 2 |
Cups |
G.F.A. Cup G.F.A. Cup The Gozo Football Association Cup, commonly known as the G.F.A. Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Gozo football, run by and named after Gozo Football Association.... , Second Division Knock-Out Second Division Knock-Out The Second Division Knock-Out is a football competition that takes place in Gozo.The cup holders are SK Victoria Wanderers which won the cup after beating Zebbug Rovers in the final. This competition is played on a knock-out basis between the clubs of the Second Division... |
Current Champions (2008/09) |
Xewkija Tigers Xewkija Tigers F.C. Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village... |
Website |
Gozo FA |
The Gozitan Seond Division, known as Melita Second Division for sponsorship reasons is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League
Gozo Football League
The Gozo Football League is a football competition for clubs on the Maltese island of Gozo.The league is run by the Gozo Football Association and currently has 14 teams split equally into two divisions, the First Division and the Second Division, thus making it two levels in the process...
. The league was first competed in 1948.
The Melita Second Division is played in the same manner as the First Division. It is based on three rounds, each team play each other three times, thus the teams in the Second Division play 18 games each in total. The season is usually held between September and April. At the end of the season, the champion is promoted to the First Division and the team finishing in the bottom of the First Division is relegated to the Second Division. A promotion/relegation playoff game takes place between the team placing second in the Second Division and the 6th placed team in the First Division.
The majority of matches of the second division are played at the Sannat Ground
Sannat Ground
The Sannat Ground is a football stadium in Sannat, Gozo. The Sannat Ground usually stages matches from the Second Division. It approximately holds 1,500 people. Works have recently been completed to change the pitch of the Sannat Ground from hard ground to artificial turf...
, however occasionally they are played at the Gozo Stadium
Gozo Stadium
The Gozo Stadium, formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Ground, is the national stadium of the island of Gozo, Malta. The Gozo Stadium stages matches of the highest division in Gozo, part of the Second Division League and the matches of the Gozo F.C. It approximately holds 4,000 people. It is...
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2009/2010 Clubs
In the 2009/2010 season the Second Division will consists of the following teams:- Gharb Rangers
- Munxar Falcons
- Oratory YouthsOratory Youths F.C.Oratory Youths Football Club are a football club from the Maltese Isle of Gozo, from the capital of Victoria. The club were previously called the Salesian Youths founded in 1946, in relation to the Roman Catholic religious order Salesians of Don Bosco...
- Qala St. JosephQala St. Joseph F.C.Qala St. Joseph F.C. is a football club from the village of Qala in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1968 and is named after the village patron Saint Joseph. They play in the Gozo Football League....
- St. Lawrence SpursSt. Lawrence Spurs F.C.St. Lawrence Spurs Football Club is a football club based in the village of Saint Lawrence in Gozo, Malta.-History:The club was founded by local village resident and Malta Post worker Toni Formosa in 1968, it was difficult at first to put the club together as the economy in those days was low, even...
- Xagħra United
- Żebbuġ Rovers
Champions
Here is a complete list of the past champions of the Second Division.- 2008-2009 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 2007-2008 SK Victoria WanderersS.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C.S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season....
- 2006-2007 Victoria Hotspurs
- 2005-2006 Qala St. JosephQala St. Joseph F.C.Qala St. Joseph F.C. is a football club from the village of Qala in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1968 and is named after the village patron Saint Joseph. They play in the Gozo Football League....
- 2004-2005 Sannat LionsSannat Lions F.C.Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League....
- 2003-2004 Xagħra United
- 2002-2003 Sannat LionsSannat Lions F.C.Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League....
- 2001-2002 Xagħra United
- 2000-2001 Sannat LionsSannat Lions F.C.Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League....
- 1999-2000 Kercem AjaxKerċem Ajax F.C.Kerċem Ajax Football Club are a Gozitan football club from the village of Kerċem, which currently plays in the Gozo First Division.-Club history:...
- 1998-1999 St. Lawrence SpursSt. Lawrence Spurs F.C.St. Lawrence Spurs Football Club is a football club based in the village of Saint Lawrence in Gozo, Malta.-History:The club was founded by local village resident and Malta Post worker Toni Formosa in 1968, it was difficult at first to put the club together as the economy in those days was low, even...
- 1997-1998 Żebbuġ Rovers
- 1996-1997 Kercem AjaxKerċem Ajax F.C.Kerċem Ajax Football Club are a Gozitan football club from the village of Kerċem, which currently plays in the Gozo First Division.-Club history:...
- 1995-1996 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 1994-1995 Qala St. JosephQala St. Joseph F.C.Qala St. Joseph F.C. is a football club from the village of Qala in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1968 and is named after the village patron Saint Joseph. They play in the Gozo Football League....
- 1993-1994 St. Lawrence SpursSt. Lawrence Spurs F.C.St. Lawrence Spurs Football Club is a football club based in the village of Saint Lawrence in Gozo, Malta.-History:The club was founded by local village resident and Malta Post worker Toni Formosa in 1968, it was difficult at first to put the club together as the economy in those days was low, even...
- 1992-1993 Żebbuġ Rovers
- 1991-1992 SK Victoria WanderersS.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C.S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season....
- 1990-1991 Munxar Falcons
- 1989-1990 Nadur Youngsters
- 1988-1989 Żebbuġ Rovers
- 1987-1988 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 1984-1985 Ghajnsielem
- 1983-1984 SK Victoria WanderersS.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C.S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season....
- 1981-1982 Ghajnsielem
- 1980-1981 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 1979-1980 Calypsians Bosco Youths
- 1978-1979 Xagħra United
- 1977-1978 SK Victoria WanderersS.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C.S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season....
- 1975-1976 Kercem AjaxKerċem Ajax F.C.Kerċem Ajax Football Club are a Gozitan football club from the village of Kerċem, which currently plays in the Gozo First Division.-Club history:...
- 1973-1974 Sannat LionsSannat Lions F.C.Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League....
- 1972-1973 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 1971-1972 Xagħra United
- 1970-1971 Oratory YouthsOratory Youths F.C.Oratory Youths Football Club are a football club from the Maltese Isle of Gozo, from the capital of Victoria. The club were previously called the Salesian Youths founded in 1946, in relation to the Roman Catholic religious order Salesians of Don Bosco...
- 1969-1970 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 1968-1969 Xagħra Young Stars
- 1967-1968 Victoria UnitedS.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C.S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season....
- 1966-1967 Sannat LionsSannat Lions F.C.Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League....
- 1965-1966 Ghajnsielem
- 1964-1965 Xewkija TigersXewkija Tigers F.C.Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village...
- 1963-1964 Ghajnsielem
- 1962-1963 SK Victoria WanderersS.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C.S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season....
- 1961-1962 Xagħra Young Stars
- 1959-1960 St George's
- 1958-1959 Victoria Hotspurs
- 1957-1958 Nadur Olympians
- 1953-1954 Kercem AjaxKerċem Ajax F.C.Kerċem Ajax Football Club are a Gozitan football club from the village of Kerċem, which currently plays in the Gozo First Division.-Club history:...
- 1952-1953 Nadur Olympians
- 1948-1949 Salesian YouthsOratory Youths F.C.Oratory Youths Football Club are a football club from the Maltese Isle of Gozo, from the capital of Victoria. The club were previously called the Salesian Youths founded in 1946, in relation to the Roman Catholic religious order Salesians of Don Bosco...
Club | Times |
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Xewkija Tigers Xewkija Tigers F.C. Xewkija Tigers F.C. is a football club from the village of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1939 and is named after the name of the village... |
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Xagħra United/Xagħra Young Stars | 6 |
SK Victoria Wanderers/Victoria United S.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C. S.K. Victoria Wanderers Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. They were founded in 1958 and throughout the clubs history, they have won the Gozitan League championship once, as Victoria United during the 1978-79 season.... |
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Sannat Lions Sannat Lions F.C. Sannat Lions F.C. is a football club from the village of Sannat in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1937 and they play in the ONVOL First Division League.... |
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Kercem Ajax Kerċem Ajax F.C. Kerċem Ajax Football Club are a Gozitan football club from the village of Kerċem, which currently plays in the Gozo First Division.-Club history:... |
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Ghajnsielem | 4 |
Żebbuġ Rovers | 3 |
Nadur Youngsters/Nadur Olympians | 3 |
Qala St. Joseph Qala St. Joseph F.C. Qala St. Joseph F.C. is a football club from the village of Qala in Gozo, Malta. The club was founded in 1968 and is named after the village patron Saint Joseph. They play in the Gozo Football League.... |
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Oratory Youths/Salesian Youths Oratory Youths F.C. Oratory Youths Football Club are a football club from the Maltese Isle of Gozo, from the capital of Victoria. The club were previously called the Salesian Youths founded in 1946, in relation to the Roman Catholic religious order Salesians of Don Bosco... |
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St. Lawrence Spurs St. Lawrence Spurs F.C. St. Lawrence Spurs Football Club is a football club based in the village of Saint Lawrence in Gozo, Malta.-History:The club was founded by local village resident and Malta Post worker Toni Formosa in 1968, it was difficult at first to put the club together as the economy in those days was low, even... |
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Victoria Hotspurs | 2 |
Victoria Stars | 2 |
St. Georges | 1 |
Calypsians Bosco Youths | 1 |
Munxar Falcons | 1 |