St Joseph's F.C.

St Joseph’s Football Club, created in 1912, is an association football club based in Gibraltar. It currently plays in the Gibraltar National League. The club also has two Futsal teams and more than 10 youth teams. In 2013, they established links as a feeder club to Real Balompédica Linense. The club was granted an official UEFA licence in 2015.

St Joseph's FC
Full nameSt Joseph's Football Club Gibraltar
Nickname(s)Saints
Founded20 January 1912 (20 January 1912)
GroundVictoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
Capacity2,000
ChairmanChristian Hook
ManagerRaúl Procopio Baizán
LeagueGibraltar National League
2019–20Championship Group: 2nd
Overall: 2nd[lower-alpha 1]
WebsiteClub website

History

Formed in 1912, St Joseph's are one of Gibraltar's oldest existing football clubs. They have consistently competed in the Gibraltar Premier Division in that time, however, they have only won the title once; in the 1995-96 season. They have seen considerably better fortunes in the Rock Cup, however, with 9 titles in their history, including a league and cup double in 1996. Their last Rock Cup triumph came in 2013.

Since Gibraltar became a member of UEFA, the Saints have seen more mixed fortunes, including narrowly avoiding relegation in the 2013-14 season, ending up in the relegation play-off and narrowly beating Mons Calpe to retain their Premier Division status. Since that near miss, they have consistently finished in the top half of the league, and in 2017 qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time with a 3rd-place finish, after Gibraltar had been given an additional spot in the competition. However, their maiden campaign would be short-lived as they suffered a resounding 10-0 aggregate defeat to AEL Limassol of Cyprus. In August, the club were hit when two players, club captain Esteban Montes and Alberto Montaño, were imposed with five and three year bans from football in Gibraltar, respectively, for breaching rules on betting. Both players were immediately released from the club.[1]

Achievements
  • Gibraltar Football League: 1
1995–96
1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013

Current squad
As of 1 February 2020[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Jamie Robba
2 DF Ryan Casciaro
3 DF Mauri Torres
4 MF Ezequiel Rojas
5 DF Kenneth Chipolina
6 DF Iván Lobato
7 MF Sykes Garro
8 FW Ernesto Cornejo
9 MF Kevagn Robba
10 FW Boro (captain)
11 MF Pedro Martinez
12 MF Andrew Hernandez
13 GK Francisco Javier Mateo
No. Position Player
14 FW Ángel Guirado
15 MF Cristian Pecci
16 DF Francisco Cano
18 DF Jamie Serra
19 FW Juanfri
20 DF Federico Villar
21 MF Alain Pons
22 MF Juan Manuel González
24 FW Domingo Ferrer
25 DF Aymen Mouelhi
— DF Nano
— MF Carlos Carrasco
— MF Evan Green

Out on Loan
No. Position Player
No. Position Player

European record
Accurate as of 18 July 2019
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 8 1 3 4 5 23 −18 012.50
Total 8 1 3 4 5 23 −18 012.50

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q AEL Limassol 0–4 0–6 0–10
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR B36 Tórshavn 1−1 1−1 2–2, 2–4 (p)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League PR Prishtina 2−0 1−1 3–1
1Q Rangers 0–4 0–6 0–10
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round

References
  1. Official St Joseph's Statement Re: GFA Betting Rule Breaches GibFootballTalk. 17 August 2017.
  2. St Joseph's - Squad UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  1. Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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