Hibernians F.C.
Hibernians Football Club is a Maltese professional football club based in the town of Paola. They are the only Malta football club to have never been relegated from the Premier League.
History
The club played one season in 1922 as Constitutionals FC, representing the pro-British Constitutional Party. They started up again in the 1927–28 season and became a top amateur side, winning the Amateur League in 1930–31.Meanwhile, the Constitutional Party had upset the Catholic Church so much that, in May 1930, Catholics were told not to vote for the party. The football club changed its name a year later to Hibernians Football Club as a nod to Hibernian, the club founded by Irish Catholics in Edinburgh. They won their first match as Hibernians 2–1, against in October 1931. They had to wait for a place to become available in the professional league, but in January 1933 they joined the league with a 3–1 victory over Sliema Rangers. They have stayed in the top division ever since. Hibernians then won their first league title in 1961, with a team featuring Maltese international players like brothers Louis and Eddie Theobald and Freddie Mizzi.
Around 1970 English football legend Sir Stanley Matthews managed Hibernians. He led the club to a League title and two Maltese FA Trophies.
Hibernians faced a long period of decline followed the success of the 1980s to the end of the decade. Hibernians have a futsal team, which plays in Malta's top futsal league, the Premier Futsal League.
Stadium
The club's home ground is Hibernians Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Paola, which has a capacity of about 3,000.Honours
Source:- Maltese Premier League
- * Winners : 1960–61, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22
- Maltese FA Trophy
- * Winners : 1961–62, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2024–25
- Maltese Super Cup
- * Winners : 1994, 2007, 2015, 2022
- Cassar Cup
- *Winners : 1961–62, 1962–63
- Testaferrata Cup
- *Winners : 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81
- Independence Cup
- *Winners : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71
- Sons of Malta Cup
- *Winners : 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
- Olympic Cup
- *Winners : 1962–63
- Schembri Shield
- *Winners : 1961–62
European record
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Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Players
Maltese teams are limited to eight players without Maltese citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.Current squad
Out on loan
Historical list of coaches
- Joe A. Griffiths
- Saviour Cuschieri
- Jimmy Davidson
- Hillary Tagliaferro
- Lino Bugeja
- Hillary Tagliaferro
- Johnny Calleja
- George Busuttil
- Eddie Theobald
- Johnny Calleja
- George Busuttil
- Terenzio Polverini
- Edward Darmanin
- Joe Cilia
- Brian Talbot
- Mark Miller
- Robert Gatt
- Edmond Lufi
- Mark Miller
- Michael Woods
- Branko Nišević
- Mark Miller
- Mario Muscat
- Stefano Sanderra
- Andrea Pisanu
- Silvio Vella
- Branko Nišević
Women's team