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词条 Floriana F.C.
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  1. History

     Formation  Club colours and mascot  Domestic successes  UEFA competitions  Youth sector  Rivalries  Colours 

  2. Honours

  3. Players

     Current squad 

  4. Non-playing staff

     Administration 

  5. Managerial history

  6. European Record

     Matches 

  7. References

  8. External links

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| chairman = {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Gaucci
| manager = {{flagicon|ITA}} Guido Ugolotti
| league = Maltese Premier League
| season = 2017–18
| position = Maltese Premier League, 6th
| website = http://florianafc.org/
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Floriana Football Club is a semi-professional Maltese football club in the city of Floriana that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.[2] It has one of the largest fan followings on the islands and remains the most successful club in Maltese history, along with Sliema Wanderers. In all, Floriana F.C. has won 25 national leagues and 20 FA Trophies. It is also the only team from Malta to have qualified from the qualifying rounds to the first round proper of the UEFA Champions League, in the 1993–94 season.

History

Floriana Football Club was founded in 1894 with the inauguration of the football ground officiated by Queen Alexandra.[3] The site was a cricket ground from 1890 till its conversion project.[3] Together with St. George's FC, is one of the two oldest clubs in Malta.[4] During that period, football in Malta was introduced by the British Servicemen who were stationed on the island, which was then a colony of the British Empire.[4]

The club is affiliated to the Malta Football Association which in turn is a member of both UEFA and FIFA.[5] The teams colours were green and red but after a friendly match against the Royal Dublin Fusiliers which plays in green and white, Floriana FC changed its colours to green and white. The teams nicknames are: Tal-Irish and Greens.

Floriana Football Club has won the major Maltese League championship 25 times and the FA Trophy 20 times.

Formation

Football was introduced in Malta at the end of the 19th Century by the British troops stationed on the island.[3] At that time Malta formed part of the British Empire and, the Island was the base of British forces in the heart of the Mediterranean.[4] The forces' barracks, which were strategically located around the island of Malta, enjoyed large areas that were used as parade grounds, training areas and for sporting activities.[3]

The sports practised by the soldiers were mainly cricket, hockey and football.[3] The British forces in Malta were mainly stationed in Floriana, Cospicua, Mtarfa, Marsa and Sliema.[3] The locals who were influenced by the soldiers stationed in the area were introduced to these sporting activities.[4] The most popular sport amongst the residents of Floriana was football,[4] however some also practised cricket and hockey.[3] Floriana still has its hockey club, carrying the name Floriana Young Stars Hockey Club.

Club colours and mascot

Between 1894 and 1905 the club's colours were green/red quartered shirts, black shorts with green and red socks.[4] The official colours of the club as we know them today, green and white vertical striped shirts, white shorts and green/white horizontal striped socks, were introduced in 1905.[4] At that time the Royal Dublin Fusiliers were stationed in Floriana.[4] During that year, three friendly matches were held between this regiment and FFC.[4] At the end of the final match both teams exchanged their shirts and later the FFC changed their official colours to their green and white shirts.[4] The regiment left the Island for India in that same year.[4] The ties between Floriana and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers were so strong that the people hailing from Floriana were nicknamed after the Irish, "Tal-Irish".[4]

The club's mascot is the lion, which features prominently on the club's badge since 1936 together with the Latin motto "Ex Ludis Virtus", meaning "virtue out of the game".[6] In this regard the club's badge represents the fierceness of the lion together with the virtues of sportsmanship. The lion was chosen as the clubs mascot for two general reasons attributed to history of Floriana.

First attribution is to the coat-of-arms of the Grandmaster of Order of St. John, Manoel de Vilhena, which has the lion on it.[6] Vilhena was the mastermind behind the construction of a fortification suburg of Floriana (originally known as Borgo Vilhena) to defend the capital city of Valletta from land attacks.[4] He even ordered the construction of a lion statue fountain, with his Grandmaster code of arms being held by the lions hand, in the centre of Floriana's main square, St. Anne Square, which is still there today.[6]

Second attribution to the lion is the statue of St. Publius who is the patron saint of Floriana. The St. Publius' statue has a lion with it which shows how Publius was killed for his Christian preachings.

The first game won by the team was confirmed on the feast of the patron's village St. Publius, on 13 April 1910, which is to some considered as a divine confirmation.[6]

Domestic successes

Since the foundation of the Malta Football Association, in 1909,[7] (fiv)and local competitions the club won a total of 107 honours, which includes 25 league titles and 25 Cup knock out competitions. The club has also achieved a number of impressive feats, such as four consecutive league championships, ten doubles (League plus Cup) and a League title with maximum points.

UEFA competitions

Over the years FFC participated in the various competitions organised by the European football body, UEFA, such as the:

  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Fairs Cities' Cup
  • UEFA Europa League
  • Intertoto Cup

In 1962, the club was the first to represent Malta in UEFA competitions in its Cup Winners' Cup against the Hungarian side Ujpest Dozsa. Over the years, FFC had the opportunity to meet some renowned European football clubs, including the likes of:

  • {{flagicon|England}} Ipswich Town
  • {{flagicon|Italy}} Inter Milan
  • {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Sparta Rotterdam
  • {{flagicon|Greece}} Panathinaikos
  • {{flagicon|Hungary}} Ferencváros
  • {{flagicon|Scotland}} Dundee United
  • {{flagicon|Portugal}} FC Porto
  • {{flagicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund
  • {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Hajduk Split
  • {{flagicon|Serbia}} Red Star Belgrade

On two occasions FFC made it to the next round, 1993–94 Champions Cup and Intertoto Cup 1999–00.

Youth sector

In 1987 the club founded its youth sector, Floriana FC Nursery (FFCN), which is affiliated to the Malta Youth Football Association.[8] The club's youth sector may also be considered as one of the most successful organisations of its type on the Island; not only has it produced a number of some of the finest footballers, but it has also won a number of league titles organised by the Association. The following are some of the major honours won by FFCN:

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  • U/14 League Champions – twice
  • U/16 League Champions – six times, four of which in a row, 1993 to 1997
  • U/18 League Champions – six times, four of which in a row, 1996 to 2000

Today all the major six Premiership clubs in Malta have at least two players forming part of their squad, which have been raised by the Floriana Youth Nursery.

Rivalries

During their history Floriana had two main rivals Sliema Wanderers and neighbors Valletta.[4] The rivalry against Sliema is very old but today has lost much of its legacy.[4] The rivalry was at its peak from 1910 and till the late 1970s when the two sides dominated the Maltese football scene.[4] Football hooliganism between supporters and direct conflicts were something usual.[4]

Today the rivalry has declined. Recently Floriana won the 20th FA Trophy against Sliema. This triggered again the rivalry between both clubs as Floriana won 9 finals in this Cup Competition against The Blues.

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The rivalry against Valletta City is still alive.[9] The fact that the two cities are near each other's the rivalry continues to persist and it is one of the most classic derbies in Maltese football.[9] The matches between the two sides always attract big crowds to the stadium and the fans treat these clashes as cup finals.[9]

Colours

Floriana' s official colors at the beginning of the century were green and red quartered shirts with black shorts.[4] Later on these were replaced with Green and white striped shirts and white shorts.[4] These colors were adopted after a game played at the Floriana Parade Ground against the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.[4] This regiment of the British army was stationed at Floriana.[4] The two sides played three times against each other in 1904–05.[4] The Fusiliers won the first two games while the third one ended all square.[4]

A fourth game was organized between the two sides and this time Floriana won 2–1.[4] As a symbol of friendship, the players swapped their shirts.[4] From that moment onwards, Floriana Football Club adopted the colors of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, which are the green and white stripes and white shorts.[4] The Florianites are still called 'Ta' l-Irish' meaning 'The Irish'.[4] In the early 1920s which went something like this:[4] {{cquote|Tal-Irish minn dejjem hadid,
Jagħmel li jrid, deni jew gid.}} In plain English, this translates as 'The Irish are always as strong as metal; they decide if to inflict harm or not'.[4]

Honours

From 1900 to date, Floriana FC won 108 honours. 30 of them were won before the second war, that is, between 1900 and 1940. The other 75 honours were won from 1940 to date.Floriana FC holds the following records*Won four consecutive championships – 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52 and 1952–53.*In 1961–62, Floriana FC won the league without losing a single point. Played and won 14 games, scored 43 goals and conceded 10 goals.*Made the League and Cup double for a record 10 times in seasons 1912–13, 1921–22, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58 and 1992–93.*Between 15 February 1976 and 22 May 1977, Floriana played 37 consecutive games without losing a game. During this period, the Greens scored 99 goals and won seven major honours, which are the League, Trophy, Independence Cup, twice the Sons of Malta Cup and twice the Testaferrata Cup.During Season 1952–53 Floriana FC was the first Local Club to obtain SIX HONOURS in one season,League Champions-FA Trophy-Cassar Charity Cup-Infantile Paralyses Cup-Schembri Shield and Poppy Day Fund Cup (During this season another Cup was playeed the Coronation Cup but was won by Floriana FC arch rivals Valletta FC)

Maltese Premier League (25):

1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1992–93

League Runners-up (13):

1922–23, 1925–26, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1991-92, 1993–94, 2010–11

First Division Champions (1):

1985–86

MFA Knock-Out Competitions (26)National Ground Cup (MFA Cup) (1):

1910–11

Gaelic Whisky Cup (MFA Cup) (1):

1912–13

Cousis Shield (3):

1921–22, 1922–23, 1930–31

Empire Sports Ground Cup (MFA Cup) (2):

1927–28, 1928–29

Maltese FA Trophy (20):

1937–38, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1975-76, 1980–81, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2010–11, 2016-17

FA Trophy Finalists (12):

1934–35, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2005–06

Super Cup (2):

1992–93, 2016-17

Cassar Cup (10):

1920–21, 1922–23, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1949–50, 1951–62, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1960–61

Independence Cup (7):

1966–67, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79

Sons of Malta Cup (6):

1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78

Super 5 Cup (4):

1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98

Testaferrata Cup (3):

1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78

Schembri Shield (3):

1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55

Scicluna Cup (3):

1958–59, 1961–62, 1962–63

Poppy Day Fund Cup (3):

1952–53, 1.953–54, 1954–55

Christmas Cup (2):

1968–69, 1969–70

Malta Playing Field Association Shield – MPFA (2):

1951–52, 1953–54

Partisans Cup (1):

1909

Amateurs Cup (1):

1911

Mtarfa Cup (1):

1912

La Gloire Trophy (1):

1921

Prince of Wales Cup (1):

1921

Malaya Congress Cup (1):

1924

Marian Congress Cup (1):

1949

Infantile Paralysis Cup (1):

1953

Lowenbrau Cup (1):

1993–94

AME Cup (1):

2013

Joma Cup (1):

2018

DIMBROS Summer Tournament (1):

2019

Challenge Cup (1):

Players

Current squad

{{updated|19 February 2019}}{{Fs start}}{{Fs player|no= 2|nat= SLO |pos=MF|name=Ivica Guberac}}{{Fs player|no= 6|nat= ARG |pos=DF|name=Enzo Ruiz}}{{Fs player|no= 8|nat= MLT |pos=MF|name=Clyde Borg}}{{Fs player|no= 9|nat= ALB |pos=MF|name= Kristian Keqi|other=on loan from Arezzo}}{{Fs player|no=11|nat= MLT |pos=MF|name=Brandon Paiber}}{{Fs player|no=12|nat= MLT |pos=GK|name=Ini Etim Akpan}}{{Fs player|no=15|nat= MLT |pos=MF|name=Mattia Zarb}}{{Fs player|no=17|nat= MLT |pos=DF|name=Jurgen Pisani}}{{Fs player|no=20|nat= BRA |pos=MF|name=Tiago Galvão}}{{Fs player|no=21|nat= MLT |pos=DF|name=Jake Stensen}}{{Fs player|no=22|nat= MLT |pos=DF|name=Alexander Cini}}{{Fs player|no=24|nat= MLT |pos=GK|name=Matthew Grech}}{{Fs player|no=25|nat= ARG |pos=MF|name=Ulisses Arias}}{{Fs mid}}{{Fs player|no=26|nat= BRA |pos=DF|name=Arthur}}{{Fs player|no=28|nat= MLT |pos=DF|name=Edward Herrera}}{{Fs player|no=30|nat= MLT |pos=MF|name=Dylan Grima}}{{Fs player|no=32|nat= MLT |pos=DF|name=Edward Herrera}}{{Fs player|no=80|nat= MLT |pos=FW|name=Terence Vella}}{{Fs player|no=90|nat= MLT |pos=GK|name=Justin Spiteri}}{{Fs player|no=91|nat= BRA |pos=MF|name=Emerson Marcelina}}{{Fs player|no=94|nat= MLT |pos=MF|name=Ryan Camenzuli}}{{Fs player|no=96|nat= MLT |pos=FW|name=Daniel Agius}}{{Fs player|no=99|nat= BRA |pos=MF|name=Lucas Vieira}}{{Fs player|no=|nat= ARG |pos=MF|name=Gaston Ezequiel Cesani}}{{Fs player|no= |nat= BIH |pos=MF|name=Goran Galešić}}{{Fs end}}

Non-playing staff

Administration

Position Name
President Riccardo Gaucci
Secretary Dione Borg
Treasurer Mario Cilia
Vice Secretary Ruth Brincat
Vice Treasurer Peter Agius
Vice President Anthony Grech Sant
Webmaster Alan Michael Vella
Club Curator Paul Xuereb
MFA Club Delegate Riccardo Gaucci
Floriana FC Supporters Club Officials Clive Schembri & Ryan Agius
Floriana FC Nursery Representative Nigel Holland
Committee Member Anthony Stellini
Committee Member Clive Schembri

Managerial history

NameNatFromTo
Karim BencherifaMAR}}July 1, 2000June 30, 2002
Ziya YildizBIH}}20022004
Jimmy BriffaMLT}}20052006
Joseph GrechMLT}}20062007
Danilo DončićSRB}}July 1, 2007June 30, 2008
Zoran PopovićSRB}}July 1, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Antonio Carlos VieiraBRA}}July 1, 2008March 24, 2009
Roddy CollinsIRE}}July 1, 2009Dec 15, 2009
Zoran PopovićSRB}}20092010
Todor RaykovBUL}}July 1, 2010Feb 21, 2011
Michael WoodsMLT}}20102012
Joe BrincatMLT}}March 20, 20122012
Mark WrightENG}}Aug 18, 2012Oct 18, 2012
Stephen AzzopardiMLT}}Oct 18, 2012Jan 25, 2012
Iain BrunskillENG}}Jan 29, 2013May 8, 2013
Ian DawesENG}}May 9, 2013April 8, 2014
Giovanni TedescoITA}}April 8, 2014May 8, 2015
Luis OliveiraBEL}}June 14, 2015May 8, 2016
Giovanni TedescoITA}}June 15, 2016December 4,2017

European Record

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary roundHungary}} Újpest2–52–104–15
1962–63 European Cup Preliminary roundEngland}} Ipswich Town1–40–101–14
1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundWest Germany}} Borussia Dortmund1–50–81–13
1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundNetherlands}} Sparta Rotterdam1–10–61–7
1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundNetherlands}} NAC Breda1–20–11–3
1968–69 European Cup First roundFinland}} Lahti1–10–21–3
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First roundRomania}} Dinamo Bacau0–10–60–7
1970–71 European Cup First roundPortugal}} Sporting CP0–40–50–9
1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundHungary}} Ferencvárosi1–00–61–6
1973–74 European Cup First roundBelgium}} Club Brugge0–20–80–10
1975–76 European Cup First roundSFR Yugoslavia}} Hajduk Split0–50–30–8
1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundPoland}} Śląsk Wrocław1–40–21–6
1977–78 European Cup First roundGreece}} Panathinaikos1–10–41–5
1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundItaly}} Internazionale1–30–51–8
1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundBelgium}} Standard Liège1–30–91–12
1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup First roundScotland}} Dundee United0–00–10–1
1991–92 UEFA Cup First roundSwitzerland}} Neuchâtel Xamax0–00–20–2
1992–93 UEFA Cup First roundGermany}} Borussia Dortmund0–12–72–8
1993–94UEFA Champions League Preliminary roundLithuania}} Ekranas1–01–02–0
First roundPortugal}} Porto0–00–20–2
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying roundIreland}} Sligo Rovers2–20–12–3
1995UEFA Intertoto CupGroup 11Austria}} Tirol Innsbruck0–4 style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}5th
Israel}} Hapoel Petah Tikva style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}1–1
France}} Strasbourg0–4 style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}
Turkey}} Gençlerbirliği style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}0–3
1996–97 UEFA Cup Preliminary roundIsrael}} Beitar Jerusalem1–51–32–8
1997UEFA Intertoto CupGroup 12Austria}} SV Ried1–2 style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}5th
Georgia}} Tbilisi style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}0–5
Russia}} Torpedo Moscow0–1 style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}
Greece}} Iraklis style="text-align:center;" {{n/a}}0–1
1999UEFA Intertoto Cup First roundWales}} Aberystwyth Town2–12–24–3
Second roundFinland}} Jokerit1–11–22–3
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup First roundNorway}} Stabæk1–10–21–3
2011–12 Europa League Second qualifying roundCYP}} AEK Larnaca0–80–10–9
2012–13 Europa League First qualifying roundSWE}} Elfsborg0–40–80–12
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying roundSRB}} Red Star Belgrade3-30-33-6

References

1. ^{{cite journal|journal=Scientia|last=Cassar Pullicino|first=J.|date=1956|title=Social Aspects of Maltese Nicknames|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/Scientia%20(Malta)/Scientia.%2022(1956)2(Apr.-Jun.)/03.pdf|volume=22|issue=2|page=92}}
2. ^https://usa.laliga.es/en/news/laliga-the-best-show-in-malta-1
3. ^{{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=zliK30npLlsC&pg=PA44&dq=false#v=snippet&q=1894&f=false|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|pages=23, 29, 68|isbn=9781134269198}}
4. ^10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 {{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=zliK30npLlsC&pg=PA44&dq=false#v=onepage&q=false&f=false|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|pages=43–46|isbn=9781134269198}}
5. ^{{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=zliK30npLlsC&pg=PA31&false#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|page=31|isbn=9781134269198}}
6. ^{{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=zliK30npLlsC&pg=PA44&dq=false#v=snippet&q=1894&f=false|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|pages=44, 47, 50|isbn=9781134269198}}
7. ^{{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|pages=13|isbn=9781134269198}}
8. ^{{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=zliK30npLlsC&pg=PA81&dq=floriana+football+club.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijhrz08rbQAhXKChoKHd7-AAUQ6AEIIjAC#v=onepage&q=floriana%20football%20club.&f=false|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|page=81|isbn=9781134269198}}
9. ^{{cite book|last1=Armstrong|first1=Gary|last2=Mitchell|first2=Jon P.|title=Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the EU|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|pages=48–50|isbn=9781134269198}}

External links

  • Official Website
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