Oratory Youths F.C.

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	George Curmi
Manager	John Cassar
League	Gozo Melita Division Two
2009–10	Gozo FL Division Two, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

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.

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

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

Senior Squad for Season 2010–11

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

No. Position Player GK George Vella (Oratory Youths Product) GK Tony Debrincat (SKVW Product) DF Martin Cremona (Oratory Youths Product) DF George Louis Zammit (Oratory Youths Product) DF Marvin Buttigieg (Victoria Hotspurs Product) DF Marvin Grech (Oratory Youths Product) DF Josmar Grech (Kercem Ajax Product) DF Charles Xuereb (Xaghra United Product) DF Chris Cardona (Xewkija Tigers Product) DF Kevin Grech (Victoria Hotspurs Product) MF Francesco Cini (Oratory Youths Product) MF Alex Sacco (Kercem Ajax Product) MF Orlando Atzori (Kercem Ajax Product) MF Oliver Saliba (Oratory Youths Product) MF Francesco Mumford (Oratory Youths Product) MF Joseph Mizzi (Victoria Hotspurs Product) MF Stephen Theuma (Oratory Youths Product) MF Ryan Mercieca (Oratory Youths Product) MF Keith Farrugia (Oratory Youths Product) FW Derek Bugeja (Oratory Youths Product) FW Gorgi Portelli (Oratory Youths Product) FW Paul Anthony Attard (Nadur Youngsters Product) FW Dione Lautier (Oratory Youths Product) FW Andrew Zammit (Oratory Youths Product) FW Joseph Grech (Kercem Ajax Product) FW Matthew Borg (Oratory Youths Product)

Manager – John Cassar(Former Qala St. Joseph Coach)

Committee for Season 2010–2011

President: Mr George Curmi

Vice President: Mr George Mizzi

Secretary: Mr David Galea

Vice Secretary : Mr Emanuel Cini

GFA Council Member : Mr Emanuel Cini

GYFA Delegate: Mr George Mizzi

Cashier : Mr George Farrugia

Kit Manager: Mr David Galea

External links

• Official Website
• GozoFootball.com