Għarb Rangers F.C.

Maltese football club

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F.C. Għarb RangersFull name| F.C. Għarb Rangers

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Short name| Rangers
Founded| 1968; 55 years ago (1968)
Coordinates| 36°03′32″N 14°12′35″E﻿ / ﻿36.05889°N 14.20972°E﻿ / 36.05889; 14.20972
Chairman|  Joe Cauchi
League| GFL Second Division
2022-23| 6
Website| Club website

F.C. Għarb Rangers is a football club from the village of Għarb, on the island of Gozo (Malta). The club was founded in 1968.[1]

They currently play in the Second Division of Gozo Football League,[2] that they won once in 2017.[3]

## History[edit]

In 1968 a football team was established in Għarb with the name of Għarb Rangers. They took part to the Gozitan championship for two seasons, 1968–69 and 1969–70, with a team formed by local players. Then the team was inactive for 15 years.[1]

In 1985, thanks to an agreement with the neighbour town of San Lawrenz, a team named Għarb St. Lawrence Rangers was made up to participate in the Gozitan league 1985-86, organized in a single division with eleven teams. Their record that year was 0-1-9.[4]

Since the following season, St. Lawrence Spurs F.C. and Għarb Rangers are two independent football clubs.[1]

## Recent seasons[edit]

After winning the Second Division of Gozo Football League in 2017, the Rangers competed in the First Division for three years until 2020.[5][6]

Għarb Rangers competed in Maltese FA Trophy six times. In 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2015–16 they lost the first round, while in 2016–17 they lost the first round after defeating 2-1 the Maltese team Xghajra Tornadoes in the preliminary round. In 2018–19 Rangers lost the second round after defeating Xghajra Tornadoes 2-1 again in the first round. In 2019–20, their last appearance in the competition, Rangers lost the first round 2-0 vs. Gozitan team Xewkija Tigers.

## Honours[edit]

* GFL Second Division Knock-Out
* Champions (2): 1999–2000, 2015–16
* GFL Second Division
* Champions (1): 2016–17[3]

## Current squad[edit]

As of 15 February 2023[7]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  MLT | Owen Xuereb
32  | GK |  MLT | Etienne Bajada
29  | GK |  MLT | John Paul Cassar
11  | DF |  MLT | Andre Cini
29  | DF |  MLT | Omar Calleja
39  | DF |  MLT | Christian Grech
30  | DF |  MLT | Steve Farrugia
49  | DF |  MLT | Josef Buttigieg
79  | DF |  MLT | Andrew Borg
13  | DF |  MLT | Justin Xerri
27  | MF |  BRA | Joao Pedro Soares De Souza

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "gharbnet.com". 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.
2. ^ "Gozo FA season 2021/2022". 25 April 2022.
3. ^ a b "Għarb Rangers win GFA 2nd Div. 2016/2017". 25 April 2022.
4. ^ "Gozo FA season 1985/1986". 28 April 2022.
5. ^ "Gozo FA season 2018/2019". 27 April 2022.
6. ^ "Gozo FA season 2019/2020". 27 April 2022.
7. ^ "Gharb Rangers current squad". Retrieved 15 February 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Għarb Rangers on Facebook
* Season 2022–23

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