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Għarb Rangers F.C.

Għarb Rangers F.C.

Maltese football club

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]

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

History

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

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

Current squad

As of 15 February 2023[7]

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References

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


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