Mellieħa S.C.

Mellieħa
Mellieħa S.C. crest
Full nameMellieħa Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Boys in Blue
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundMellieħa Sports Complex
ChairmanAlfred Vella Borg
ManagerVesko Petrović
LeagueNational Amateur League
2024–25National Amateur League, 8th of 16
Websitemelliehasportsclub.org

Mellieħa Sports Club is a semi-professional sports club based in the town of Mellieħa, Malta[1], which competes in the Maltese National Amateur League[2]. Founded in 1947, the sports club has departments in football, baseball & softball[3], netball[4] and snooker.

History

Mellieħa S.C. began as a football club in 1947 and has competed ever since. Their most notable achievement happened in 1992 when they finished runners-up in the Maltese First Division, which earned them a promotion to the Premier League, the top-tier in Maltese football. They were relegated the following season and have not returned to the top tier since.[5] For the 2020–21 season, they competed in the National Amateur League, finishing 4th in group A before being knocked out in the first round of the promotion play-offs.

In 2022, La Liga club, Valencia CF, announced that they were becoming a technical partner with Mellieħa S.C. to develop the Maltese club's football school to after the two clubs participated in a VCF Soccer Camp held in Italy three years earlier.[6]

Mellieħa S.C will play in the National Amateur League in the 2025-26 season. In June 2025, it was announced that Vesko Petrović would take over from Warren Said as manager of the senior football squad for the following season.[7]

Current squad

As of 7 April 2025[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Anthony Curmi
2 DF Malta MLT Warren Vella
4 DF Malta MLT Wayne Chetcuti
5 DF Malta MLT Jake Saliba
6 MF Malta MLT Ismael Borg
7 MF Malta MLT Leon Theuma
8 MF Malta MLT Jacob Farrugia
9 FW Malta MLT Malcolm Vella Vidal
9 FW Libya LBY Layth Saeb Kuwafi
10 FW Malta MLT Michael Camilleri
11 MF Malta MLT Mirco Vella
12 GK Malta MLT Mark Cutajar
13 FW Nigeria NGA Tejumola Ebenezer Ayorinde
14 DF Malta MLT Iven Zammit
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Malta MLT Sasa Glumac
16 MF Nigeria NGA Edafe Christopher Uzeh
17 MF Malta MLT Alexander Akl
18 DF Malta MLT Christian Grech
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Marc Bolane Kakou Adonis
20 DF Malta MLT Matthias Vella
21 MF Nigeria NGA Daniel Oluwatobi Ighalo
22 MF Malta MLT Cody Baguley
23 FW Malta MLT Craig Cilia
23 GK Malta MLT Daniel Tonna
24 DF Malta MLT Dylan Douglas Camilleri
25 DF Malta MLT Liam Spiteri
25 FW Malta MLT Isaac Schembri
26 GK Malta MLT James Magro

Player records

Appearances and goalscoring

  • Most appearances: Ray Vella, 377+ (no exact records held); Kevin Gauci, 383
  • Record goal scorer: Wayne Borg St. John, 159 in 317 games (2000–2016)
  • Most goals in one season: Wayne Borg St. John, 22 (2009–10)
  • Oldest player ever: Ray Vella, 46 years

Player of the Year

The following is a table of Player of the Year winners from 1961 to 2024[9]:

  • Malta Joe Borg (1961–62)
  • Malta Edwin Vella (1962–63)
  • Malta John Calleja (1963–64)
  • Malta Kristinu Grima (1964–65)
  • Malta Grezzju Grech (1965–66)
  • Malta Charlie Abela (1966–67)
  • Malta Joe Cauchi (1967–68)
  • Malta Salvu Vella (1969–70)
  • Malta Alfred Fenech (1970–71)
  • Malta Anthony Borg (1971–72)
  • Malta Alfred Vella Borg (1972–73)
  • Malta Charlie Grima (1973–74)
  • Malta Frans Vella (1989–90)
  • Malta Ralph Farrugia (1990–91)
  • Malta Stephen Deguara (1991–92)
  • Malta Kevin Gambin (1993–94)
  • Malta Ray Vella (1994–95)
  • Malta Keith Fenech (1995–96)
  • Malta Kevin Gambin (1996–97)
  • Libya Kamal Edgeli (1997–98)
  • Malta William Borg (1998–99)
  • Malta Kevin Gambin (1999–2000)
  • Malta Kevin Gauci (2000–01)
  • Malta Joseph Mercieca (2001–02)
  • Malta Kevin Gauci (2002–03)
  • Malta Wayne Borg St. John (2003–04)
  • Malta Wayne Borg St. John (2004–05)
  • Malta William Borg (2005–06)
  • Malta Wayne Borg St. John (2006–07)
  • Malta Kevin Gauci (2007–08)
  • Malta David Fenech (2008–09)
  • Malta Luke Cauchi (2009–10)
  • Malta Matthew Vella (2010–11)
  • Malta Philip Taylor (2011–12)
  • Malta Matthew Abela (2012–13)
  • Malta David Cauchi (2013–14)
  • Malta Jake Farrugia (2014–15)
  • Malta James Abela (2015–16)
  • Malta Jack Vella (2017–18)
  • Malta Jake Farrugia (2018–19)
  • Malta Jake Farrugia (2020–21)
  • Malta Malcolm Vella Vidal (2022–23)
  • Nigeria Christopher Edafe Uzeh (2023–24)

Managers

  • Malta Tony Pepperoni (1967–70)
  • Malta Alfred Bartolo (1974–76)
  • Malta Frankie Zammit (1976–77)
  • Malta Carmel Bartolo (1977–78)
  • Malta John Calleja (1978–80)
  • Malta John Buttiġieġ (1980–81)
  • Malta John Calleja (1981–82)
  • Malta Selection Board (1982–83)
  • Malta Salvu Vella (1983–84)
  • Malta Charlie Grima & Malta Charlie Fenech (1984–85)
  • Malta George Micallef (1985–88)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (1988–94)
  • Malta Freddie Cardona (1994–96)
  • Malta Euchar Grech & Albania Nefail Zhejani (1996–97)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (1997–99)
  • Malta Ronald Vella (1999–2002)
  • Albania Ilir Pelinku (2002–04)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (2004–05)
  • Albania Ilir Pelinku (2005–08)
  • Malta Ronald Vella (2008–09)
  • Malta Kevin Gambin & Bulgaria Nikolay Filipov (2009–11)
  • Malta JoJo Bajada (2011–12)
  • Malta Alex Delia (2012–13)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (2013–15)
  • Malta Brian Bartolo (2015–16)
  • Serbia Vojko Martinović & Malta Alex Delia (2016–17)
  • Malta Alex Delia (2017–18)
  • Malta Brian Bartolo (2018–2021)
  • Malta Antoine Camilleri (2022–2023)
  • Malta Warren Said (2024-2025)
  • Montenegro Vesko Petrović (2025-present)

Honours

League

Runners-up (1): 1991–92
Winners (1): 1990–91
Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Winners (2): 1961–62, 1988–89
Runners-up (1): 2017–18
  • Fourth Division
Winners (1): 1975–76

Cup

  • Second/Third Division FA Cup
Winners (1): 2003–04
  • Fourth Division Cup
Winners (1): 1978–79
  • Christmas Cup
Winners (1): 1972–73

References

  1. ^ "MELLIEHA SPORTS CLUB - Home". Mellieħa Sports Club. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "IZIBet Amateur League 1". maltafootball.info. 19 July 2025. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Mellieha Northenders - Malta Baseball and Softball Association". Malta Baseball and Softball Association. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Mellieħa Netball Club Official Facebook Page". Mellieha Netball SC.
  5. ^ "Malta – List of Final Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Valencia CF become new technical partner for Mellieha SC". Valencia CF. 8 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "'Ninsab entużjast u ambizzjuż ħafna biex nilħaq il-miri mixtieqa minn Mellieħa SC' – Vesko Petrovic" ['I am very enthusiastic and ambitious to achieve the desired goals of Mellieħa SC' – Vesko Petrovic]. Talk.mt (in Maltese). 13 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Mellieħa SC 2024-25 season stats MFA
  9. ^ "History - MELLIEHA SPORTS CLUB". Mellieħa Sports Club. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025.
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