Oratory Youths F.C.

Oratory Youths Football Club is a football club from the Maltese Isle of Gozo, from the capital of Victoria. The club was previously called the Salesian Youths founded in 1946, in relation to the Roman Catholic religious order Salesians of Don Bosco. The club was then renamed Oratory Youths but between the years 1978 and 1989 the club changed its name to Calypsian Bosco Youths before returning to the former and current name Oratory Youths. The club has won the Gozo Football League top division six times.

Oratory Youths

Full name	Oratory Youths Football Club
Nickname(s)	Salesians/Greens/The Youths
Founded	1946
Ground	Gozo Stadium Gozo, Malta
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Joseph Micallef
Manager	Patrick Camilleri
League	Gozo BOV Division Two
2018–19	Gozo FL Division Two, 4th
Home colours Away colours

Honours

• Gozo First Division
  • Champions (6): 1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60
• Gozo Football Association Cup
  • Winners (1):1985-1986
• Gozo Second Division
  • Champions (4): 1948–49 (competed in both the 1st and 2nd div league), 1970–1971, 1979–80, 2012–13
• 2nd Division Knock Out
  • Winners (2):1991-92, 1994–95

Cups from the Past

• Liberty Cup
  • Winners (1):1952-53
• Coronation Cup
  • Winners (1):1952-53
• Galea Cup
  • Winners (Unofficial Statistic) (5):1951-1952, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1970–71, 1971–72
• Dingli Cup
  • Winners (Unofficial Statistic) (2):1956-1957, 1958–59
• MG Cup
  • Winners (1):1959-60
• Victoria Shield
  • Winners (1):2002

Senior Squad for Season 2019–20

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MLT Richard Sammut 2 DF  MLT Marco Ciangura 3 DF  MLT Oliver Saliba 4 MF  MLT Justin Azzopardi – (Vice Captain) 5 DF  MLT Emanuel Buttigieg 6 MF  MLT Paul Rapa 7 MF  MLT Anthony Zammit 8 MF  MLT Keith Farrugia – (Club Captain) 9 FW  MLT Paul Said 10 FW  MLT Elijah Xuereb 11 MF  ESP Bartolomeo Perello' Palou 12 GK  MLT Giacomo Grech 13 DF  MLT Daniel Azzopardi

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  MLT Jurgen Portelli 15 MF  MLT Eric Gauci 16 MF  MLT Matthew Zammit 17 DF  MLT Samuel Azzopardi 18 FW  MLT Christopher Borg 19 FW  MLT Aleandro Bezzina 20 FW  ITA Daniele Degennaro 21 MF  MLT George Attard 22 MF  MLT Sintayehu Curmi 23 DF  MLT Jurgen Attard 25 GK  MLT Nathan Camilleri 26 DF  MLT David Galea

Out on Loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  MLT Nicholas Attard (at Munxar Falcons until 08.06.2020) — DF  MLT Savio Saliba (at Munxar Falcons until 08.06.2020) — MF  MLT Francesco Cini (at Zebbuġ Rovers until 08.06.2020)

Current Coaching staff

Manager – Patrick Camilleri

Club Coach – Nathan Portelli

Goalkeeper Coach – Martin Attard

Youth Team Manager – John Mark Vella

Club Doctor – Dr. Christopher Micallef M.D.

Kit Manager – Louis Buhagiar

Current club Officials

Club chairman: Mr. Joseph Micallef

Club Secretary: Mr. David Galea

Club Financial Controller: Mr. Mario Scicluna

Members:

Mr. Mario Galea (Ground Manager)

Mr. Ryan Cefai Mercieca

Mr. George Farrugia

Mr. Martin Attard

Mr. Gordon John Grech

Dr. Christopher Micallef M.D.

Youth Section Honours

Under 18

• Under 18 League
  • Champions (1): 2012–2013

Under 14

• APS Under 14 Football League
  • Champions (1): 2008–2009
• APS Under 14 Knock Out Cup
  • Winners (1):2008-2009

External links

• Official Website