Mellieħa S.C.


Mellieħa Sports Club is a semi-professional sports club based in the town of Mellieħa, Malta, which competes in the Maltese National Amateur League. Founded in 1947, the sports club has departments in football, baseball & softball, netball and snooker.
WWW melliehasportsclub.org

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 association football|football league system|Maltese football]. They were relegated the following season and have not returned to the top tier since. 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.
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.

Futsal

Mellieħa S.C. also had a futsal team, which participated in Malta's top futsal league until 2024. The 2021–22 season was the last edition of the Enemed Futsal League in which Mellieha FC Futsal participated, finishing 5th out of 11 teams, earning a spot in the Second stage where they finished at the bottom of the table with 18 points.
In the quarter-final of the 2021–22 edition of the E&L Futsal Trophy, Mellieħa was defeated 2–14 by University of Malta. In the 2021–22 futsal cup, Mellieħa reached the First round, defeating 7–1 Msida, then losing to Ħamrun.
Currently, only the youth team exists, even producing players for the under-17 and under-19 teams of the national team.

Player records

Appearances and goalscoring

  • Most appearances: Ray Vella, 377+ ; Kevin Gauci, 383
  • Record goal scorer: Wayne Borg St. John, 159 in 317 games
  • Most goals in one season: Wayne Borg St. John, 22
  • 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:
  • Joe Borg
  • Edwin Vella
  • John Calleja
  • Kristinu Grima
  • Grezzju Grech
  • Charlie Abela
  • Joe Cauchi
  • Salvu Vella
  • Alfred Fenech
  • Anthony Borg
  • Alfred Vella Borg
  • Charlie Grima
  • Frans Vella
  • Ralph Farrugia
  • Stephen Deguara
  • Kevin Gambin
  • Ray Vella
  • Keith Fenech
  • Kevin Gambin
  • Kamal Edgeli
  • William Borg
  • Kevin Gambin
  • Kevin Gauci
  • Joseph Mercieca
  • Kevin Gauci
  • Wayne Borg St. John
  • Wayne Borg St. John
  • William Borg
  • Wayne Borg St. John
  • Kevin Gauci
  • David Fenech
  • Luke Cauchi
  • Matthew Vella
  • Philip Taylor
  • Matthew Abela
  • David Cauchi
  • Jake Farrugia
  • James Abela
  • Jack Vella
  • Jake Farrugia
  • Jake Farrugia
  • Malcolm Vella Vidal
  • Christopher Edafe Uzeh

Managers

  • Tony Pepperoni
  • Alfred Bartolo
  • Frankie Zammit
  • Carmel Bartolo
  • John Calleja
  • John Buttiġieġ
  • John Calleja
  • Selection Board
  • Salvu Vella
  • Charlie Grima & Charlie Fenech
  • George Micallef
  • Dennis Fenech
  • Freddie Cardona
  • Euchar Grech & Nefail Zhejani
  • Dennis Fenech
  • Ronald Vella
  • Ilir Pelinku
  • Dennis Fenech
  • Ilir Pelinku
  • Ronald Vella
  • Kevin Gambin & Nikolay Filipov
  • JoJo Bajada
  • Alex Delia
  • Dennis Fenech
  • Brian Bartolo
  • Vojko Martinović & Alex Delia
  • Alex Delia
  • Brian Bartolo
  • Antoine Camilleri
  • Warren Said
  • Vesko Petrović

Honours

League

First DivisionSecond DivisionThird Division
  • '''Fourth Division'''

Cup

Second/Third Division FA CupFourth Division Cup
  • '''Christmas Cup'''