Sliema Wanderers F.C.

Association football club

Football club

Sliema Wanderers

Full name| Sliema Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Blues
The Wanderers
Founded| 3 November 1909; 115 years ago (1909-11-03)
Ground| Tigne Sports Complex,
Sliema,
Malta
Capacity| 1,000
Chairman| Keith Perry
Manager| Paul Zammit
League| Maltese Premier League
2023–24| Maltese Premier League, 3rd of 14th
Website| https://sliemawfc.com/

Home colours

Away colours

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Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" (of the shilling),[1] is a professional Maltese football club.[2] It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema. It currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.

## History

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The club was founded in 1909. The club competed in the first ever Maltese Premier League season in 1909–10 and finished in second position to Floriana after the five-game season came to an end.

Ten years down the line Sliema Wanderers finally made their mark in Maltese football by winning the Maltese Premier League title in the 1919–20 season. Since then the team have gone on to win the title 26 times, a record for Malta; the last three being in 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2004–05.

Sliema Wanderers also hold the record for the most FA Trophy wins, with their first coming in 1935, when they overpowered Floriana with a 4–0 victory. The club have gone on to win this particular honour 20 times, most recently in 2000, 2004 and in 2009; the last title was won against Valletta 7–6 on penalties after the match finished 3–3 following extra time.

With all these honours, Sliema Wanderers are currently the most successful team in the history of Maltese football with approximately 113 honours. Sliema Wanderers train at the Tigne Sports Complex, in Sliema.

Sliema Wanderers also had a futsal team, which participated in Malta's top futsal league.

### 2000s

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The 2000s saw Sliema Wanderers becoming a dominant club in the Maltese scene again.

Summer 2003 had President Robert Arrigo signing Maltese internationals Jamie Pace, Djibril Sylla and Daniel Bogdanovic.[3]

Season 2004-05 saw the Wanderers, under the presidency of Robert Arrigo, win their 26th Maltese Premier League title.[4] Part of this success was Michael Mifsud's return to his boyhood club after being leaving 1.FC Kaiserslautern on a free.[5]

Season 2005-06 started with a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Sheriff Tiraspol.[6] Much to Arrigo's chagrin, lost Michael Mifsud to Lillestrøm SK, in a move made possible by Nikki Dimech who acted as his representative, albeit being a lengthy transfer saga that was complicated by International Transfer Clearance issues and compensation fees.[4][7][8]

### 2010s

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Sliema Wanderers clinched a Maltese FA Trophy in season 2015-16.

Keith Perry was confirmed as president in the beginning of season 2016-17 despite rumours.[9] John Buttigieg was appointed as Head Coach.[10]

### 2020s

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The club endured a rough start to the 2020s. The club started off with a bang, signing former Arsenal F.C. midfielder Denílson.[11][12][13][14][15] Further players were signed and Keith Perry was appointed chairman of the club, and Jeffrey Farrugia took over as president.[16][17] A sponsorship deal was struck with Catco Group, an oil investment company based in China and Tunisia. Catco Group however, failed to pay its dues, citing technical reasons. This gave way to unrest within the club, with captain Mark Scerri and head coach Andrea Pisanu making public statements regarding the financial situation of the club, proceeding with resignations such as Perry and team manager Alex Muscat.[18][19] Players went unpaid for months, with another sponsor, Sixt, finally paying the players directly just before Christmas.[20] Eventually a new sponsor was brought on board.[21][22] Farrugia was later ousted as Keith Perry returned in the President's seat in preparation for the upcoming season.[23]

Season 2021-22 was disastrous from a technical point of view. Despite signing two new players in Djibouti international Warsama Hassan and Japanese Yuki Uchida,[24] up until 19 November 2021, the club had not yet won a match, and sat at the bottom of the Maltese Premier League.[25][26][27] The first win came on 20 November, stunning Valletta with a 2–1 result.[28] The dying minutes of the match however, proved fatal, as Warsama Hassan was introduced at 90 minutes. However, the player had just returned from Egypt, where he had featured for his Djibouti national football team in a match against Algeria. Warsama was supposed to be in quarantine, having returned from a Dark Red listed country. Valletta lodged a formal complaint, which was upheld by the Malta Football Association, awarding a 3–0 win to Valletta.[29] Sliema Wanderers' next match was against Birkirkara F.C., resulting in a further loss.[30] On 10 April 2022 Sliema Wanderers lost against Valletta with a 2–1 result, and were relegated to Maltese Challenge League after thirty-seven years in the top flight.

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 4 September 2024. 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

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1  | GK |  MLT | Fabian Lauri
2  | DF |  MLT | Jean Borg
5  | MF |  MLT | Neil Frendo
6  | MF |  ITA | Juan Felipe Belfiore
7  | DF |  MLT | Adam Magri Overend
8  | MF |  MLT | Edmond Agius
9  | FW |  SVN | Vito Plut
10  | FW |  UKR | Maksym Pryadun
11  | DF |  MLT | Myles Beerman
12  | GK |  NGA | Emeka Agu
14  | FW |  MLT | Nicholas Strickland
15  | DF |  BRA | Gustavo Alcino
18  | MF |  POR | Serginho
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20  | MF |  BRA | Wescley
21  | FW |  MLT | Kyrian Nwoko
22  | DF |  MLT | Cain Attard
25  | DF |  MLT | Kieran Gauci
28  | GK |  CRO | Josip Bender
31  | DF |  BRA | Murilo Freire
33  | FW |  GHA | Geoffrey Acheampong
41  | MF |  CIV | Samba Koné
42  | MF |  GHA | Simon Zibo
70  | MF |  MLT | Stephen Pisani
77  | MF |  SOM | Mohamed Awad
94  | FW |  BRA | Haraan Barbosa

### Out on loan

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

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## European record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Country  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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1963–64 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Preliminary Round  |  | Borough United | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2
1964–65 | European Cup | Preliminary Round  |  | Dinamo București | 0–2  | 0–5  | 0–7
1965–66 | European Cup | Preliminary Round  |  | Panathinaikos | 1–0  | 1–4  | 2–4
1966–67 | European Cup | Preliminary Round  |  | CSKA Sofia | 1–2  | 0–4  | 1–6
1968–69 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | US Rumelange | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2(a)
2\. Round  |  | Randers Freja | 0–2  | 0–6  | 0–8
1969–70 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | IFK Norrköping | 1–0  | 1–5  | 2–5
1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Akademisk BK | 2–3  | 0–7  | 2–10
1971–72 | European Cup | 1\. Round  |  | ÍA Akranes | 0–0  | 4–0  | 4–0
2\. Round  |  | Celtic | 1–2  | 0–5  | 1–7
1972–73 | European Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Górnik Zabrze | 0–5  | 0–5  | 0–10
1973–74 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–3
1974–75 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Lahti | 2–0  | 1–4  | 3–4
1975–76 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Sporting CP | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–5
1976–77 | European Cup | 1\. Round  |  | TPS Turku | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2(a)
1977–78 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–0  | 0–5  | 0–5
1979–80 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Boavista | 2–1  | 0–8  | 2–9
1980–81 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Barcelona | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–3
1981–82 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Aris Thessaloniki | 2–4  | 0–4  | 2–8
1982–83 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Swansea City | 0–5  | 0–12  | 0–17
1987–88 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Vllaznia | 0–4  | 0–2  | 0–6
1988–89 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Victoria București | 0–2  | 1–6  | 1–8
1989–90 | European Cup | 1\. Round  |  | KF Tirana | 1–0  | 0–5  | 1–5
1990–91 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Dukla Prague | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–4
1993–94 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying Round  |  | Degerfors | 1–3  | 0–3  | 1–6
1995–96 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary Round  |  | AC Omonia | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–5
1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary Round  |  | Margveti Zestaponi | 1–3  | 3–0  | 4–3
Qualifying Round  |  | Odense BK | 0–2  | 1–7  | 1–9
1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1\. Round  |  | Diósgyőr | 2–3  | 0–2  | 2–5
1999–00 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | FC Zürich | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–4
2000–01 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | FK Partizan | 2–1  | 1–4  | 3–5
2001–02 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Matador Púchov | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–4
2002–03 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Polonia Warsaw | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–5
2003–04 | UEFA Champions League | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Skonto Riga | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–3(a)
2\. Qualifying Round  |  | Copenhagen | 0–6  | 1–4  | 1–10
2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | FBK Kaunas | 0–2  | 1–4  | 1–6
2005–06 | UEFA Champions League | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–4  | 0–2  | 1–6
2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Rapid București | 0–1  | 0–5  | 0–6
2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Litex Lovech | 0–3  | 0–4  | 0–7
2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 2\. Qualifying Round  |  | Maccabi Netanya | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–3
2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Šibenik | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–3
2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Khazar Lankaran | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2
2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1\. Qualifying Round  |  | Ferencváros | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3
2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2\. Qualifying Round  |  | Noah | 0−0  | 0−7  | 0−7

## Managerial history

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See Sliema Wanderers F.C. Managers

Manager  | Period

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Salvinu Schembri | 1963–1964
János Bédl | 1 July 1964 – 30 June 1966
Victor Scerri | 1968–1978
Edward Aquilina | 1979–1983
Robbie Buttigieg | 1981–1982
Tony Formosa | 1982–1986
Lawrence Borg | 1987–1989
Augustine Eguavoen | July 1999 – October 1999
Martin Gregory | 1999–2000
Jeff Wood | 2001–2002
Lawrence Borg | 2001–2002
Edward Aquilina | 2002–2006
Ray Farrugia | 2006–2007
Stephen Azzopardi | 1 November 2007 – 30 May 2010
Mark Marlow | 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011
Danilo Dončić | 3 February 2011 – 27 May 2012
Clive Mizzi | 27 May 2012 – 7 August 2012
Alfonso Greco | 1 July 2012 – October 2014
Stephen Azzopardi | October 2014 – December 2015
Alfonso Greco | 1 January 2016 – May 2016
John Buttigieg | June 2016 – 2019

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2010)

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## Honours

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Competition  | Titles  | Seasons

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Maltese Premier League | 26 | 1919–20, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
Maltese FA Trophy | 22 | 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2023–24
Maltese Challenge League | 2 | 1983–84, 2022–23
Maltese Super Cup | 3 | 1996, 2000, 2009
Cassar Cup[31] | 11 | 1923–24, 1924–25, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1945–46, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1966–67
Scicluna Cup | 10 | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66
Euro Cup Malta | 6 | 1982, 1987, 1990, 2004, 2005, 2010[32]
Independence Cup | 5 | 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1981–82
Cousis Shield | 4 | 1917–18, 1919–20, 1923–24, 1925–26
MFA League Cup | 4 | 1965–66, 1969–70, 1978–79, 1984–85
Christmas Cup | 3 | 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71
Super 5 Cup | 3 | 1990–91, 2001–02, 2003–04
Löwenbräu Cup | 3 | 1999, 2001, 2002
Christmas Tourney Cup | 2 | 1936–37, 1948–49
Schembri Shield | 2 | 1955–56, 1957–58
Testaferrata Cup | 2 | 1964–65, 1974–75
Sons of Malta Cup | 2 | 1972–73, 1979–80
Summer Cup | 1 | 2024
Evolution Gaming Summer Cup[33] | 1 | 2016
Atkins Cup | 1 | 1922–23
Empire Sports Ground Cup | 1 | 1923–24
MFA Cup | 1 | 1931–32
MPFA Shield | 1 | 1954–55
Summer Cup | 1 | 2004

## Statistics

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### Domestic

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Post-WWII season-by-season performance of the club:[34][35][36]

Season  | League

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Div.  | Tier  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P
1944–45  | Maltese Premier League | I  | 2nd | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 5  | 3
1945–46  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 12  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 39  | 15  | 17
1946–47  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 14  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 30  | 25  | 14
1947–48  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 14  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 35  | 23  | 19
1948–49  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 11  | 0  | 3  | 33  | 15  | 22
1949–50  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 31  | 15  | 19
1950–51  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 14  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 25  | 11  | 18
1951–52  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 14  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 27  | 15  | 19
1952–53  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 14  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 20  | 16  | 13
1953–54  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 31  | 16  | 20
1954–55  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 10  | 1  | 3  | 33  | 16  | 21
1955–56  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 12  | 0  | 2  | 48  | 12  | 24
1956–57  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 12  | 2  | 0  | 43  | 6  | 26
1957–58  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 10  | 1  | 3  | 32  | 11  | 21
1958–59  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 9  | 0  | 5  | 31  | 21  | 18
1959–60  | Maltese Premier League  | 5th | 14  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 19  | 20  | 15
1960–61  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 31  | 16  | 20
1961–62  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 25  | 20  | 17
1962–63  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 14  | 9  | 3  | 2  | 26  | 13  | 21
1963–64  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 13  | 0  | 1  | 39  | 9  | 26
1964–65  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 9  | 2  | 1  | 36  | 9  | 20
1965–66  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 24  | 7  | 17
1966–67  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 25  | 7  | 16
1967–68  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 36  | 11  | 20
1968–69  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 14  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 14  | 8  | 17
1969–70  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 24  | 9  | 19
1970–71  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 14  | 7  | 6  | 1  | 17  | 5  | 20
1971–72  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 18  | 10  | 6  | 2  | 28  | 7  | 26
1972–73  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 18  | 10  | 5  | 3  | 34  | 14  | 25
1973–74  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 18  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 25  | 14  | 21
1974–75  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 18  | 11  | 2  | 5  | 30  | 20  | 24
1975–76  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 18  | 11  | 4  | 3  | 35  | 13  | 26
1976–77  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 18  | 10  | 7  | 1  | 34  | 14  | 27
1977–78  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 18  | 8  | 8  | 2  | 28  | 14  | 24
1978-79  | Maltese Premier League  | IA  | 1st  | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 16  | 5  | 14
ICP  | 3rd | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 7  | 9  | 4
1979–80  | Maltese Premier League  | I  | 2nd | 18  | 13  | 2  | 3  | 47  | 11  | 28
1980–81  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 10  | 3  | 1  | 27  | 8  | 23
1981–82  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 24  | 20  | 18
1982–83  | Maltese Premier League  | 7th ↓  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 14  | 11  | 12
1983-84  | Maltese First Division | IIP1  | 2nd  | 7  | 4  | 1  | 2  |  |  | 9
IIP2  | 1st ↑  | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  |  |  | 11
1984–85  | Maltese Premier League  | I  | 3rd | 13  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 13  | 10  | 15
1985–86  | Maltese Premier League  | 6th | 14  | 4  | 3  | 7  | 19  | 22  | 11
1986–87  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 14  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 12  | 16  | 14
1987–88  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 19  | 7  | 19
1988–89  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 16  | 11  | 4  | 1  | 32  | 16  | 26
1989–90  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 16  | 11  | 2  | 3  | 36  | 11  | 24
1990–91  | Maltese Premier League  | 5th | 16  | 4  | 7  | 5  | 24  | 20  | 15
1991–92  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 18  | 10  | 4  | 4  | 37  | 20  | 24
1992–93  | Maltese Premier League  | 7th | 18  | 6  | 3  | 9  | 26  | 31  | 15
1993–94  | Maltese Premier League  | 5th | 18  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 23  | 14  | 19
1994–95  | Maltese Premier League  | 2nd | 18  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 55  | 22  | 39
1995–96  | Maltese Premier League  | 1st | 18  | 15  | 1  | 2  | 55  | 16  | 46
1996–97  | Maltese Premier League  | 4th | 27  | 14  | 4  | 9  | 58  | 30  | 46
1997–98  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 27  | 18  | 2  | 7  | 64  | 26  | 56
1998–99  | Maltese Premier League  | 3rd | 27  | 14  | 5  | 8  | 54  | 32  | 47
1999-00  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 4th  | 18  | 10  | 3  | 5  | 41  | 23  | 33
ICP  | 2nd | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 21  | 13  | 39
2000-01  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 2nd  | 18  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 70  | 24  | 39
ICP  | 2nd | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 26  | 13  | 40
2001-02  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 3rd  | 18  | 12  | 2  | 4  | 48  | 16  | 38
ICP  | 2nd | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 19  | 14  | 36
2002-03  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 1st  | 18  | 14  | 2  | 2  | 51  | 16  | 44
ICP  | 1st | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 19  | 12  | 42
2003-04  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 1st  | 18  | 13  | 2  | 3  | 37  | 15  | 41
ICP  | 1st | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 24  | 12  | 43
2004-05  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 1st  | 18  | 13  | 3  | 2  | 33  | 15  | 42
ICP  | 1st | 10  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 14  | 8  | 40
2005-06  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 2nd  | 18  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 37  | 12  | 39
ICP  | 2nd | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 21  | 15  | 37
2006-07  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 2nd  | 18  | 10  | 4  | 4  | 33  | 21  | 34
ICP  | 2nd | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 17  | 13  | 35
2007-08  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 3rd  | 18  | 9  | 5  | 4  | 31  | 18  | 32
ICP  | 4th | 10  | 6  | 0  | 4  | 16  | 15  | 34
2008-09  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 4th  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 24  | 24  | 26
ICP  | 4th | 10  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 9  | 17  | 25
2009-10  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 4th  | 18  | 9  | 2  | 7  | 29  | 21  | 29
ICP  | 3rd | 10  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 12  | 16  | 30
2010-11  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 7th  | 18  | 5  | 7  | 6  | 22  | 26  | 22
IRP  | 7th | 10  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 5  | 26
2011-12  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 4th  | 18  | 8  | 11  | 3  | 34  | 24  | 35
ICP  | 5th | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 13  | 23  | 23
2012-13  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 5th  | 22  | 11  | 4  | 7  | 34  | 22  | 37
ICP  | 4th | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 14  | 13  | 36
2013-14  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 4th  | 22  | 12  | 7  | 3  | 43  | 24  | 43
ICP  | 5th | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 11  | 18  | 31
2014–15  | Maltese Premier League  | I  | 6th | 33  | 10  | 9  | 14  | 50  | 56  | 26
2015–16  | Maltese Premier League  | 7th | 33  | 12  | 6  | 15  | 49  | 51  | 30
2016–17  | Maltese Premier League  | 6th | 33  | 15  | 7  | 11  | 47  | 37  | 52
2017–18  | Maltese Premier League  | 7th | 26  | 11  | 7  | 8  | 35  | 26  | 40
2018–19  | Maltese Premier League  | 5th | 26  | 13  | 6  | 7  | 37  | 26  | 45
2019–20  | Maltese Premier League  | 10th | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 24  | 22  | 24
2020–21  | Maltese Premier League  | 5th | 23  | 12  | 4  | 7  | 39  | 31  | 40
2021-22  | Maltese Premier League  | IP1  | 12th  | 22  | 2  | 6  | 14  | 12  | 33  | 12
IRP  | 12th ↓  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 10  | 18
2022-23  | Maltese Challenge League | IIP1  | 1st  | 17  | 15  | 2  | 0  | 40  | 10  | 47
IICP  | 1st ↑  | 10  | 9  | 1  | 0  | 26  | 4  | 75
2023–24  | Maltese Premier League  | I  | 3rd | 26  | 14  | 8  | 4  | 34  | 12  | 50
2024–25  | Maltese Premier League  | IM1  | 3rd  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 1  | 15  | 5  | 22
ICP1  | 3rd | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 5  | 8
IM2  | 5th  | 11  | 6  | 0  | 5  | 18  | 13  | 18
ICP2  | 1st | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 4  | 10

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## External links

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* Official website
* "Sliema Wanderers FC". MaltaFootball. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
* "Sliema Wanderers FC". SoccerWay.
* "Kerlon Foquinha assina com Villa Nova-MG para a disputa do Mineiro". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 January 2016.

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