F.C. Għarb Rangers is a football club from the village of
Għarb
Għarb ( mt, L-Għarb) is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,539 people (as of March 2014).
History
Għarb started as a small hamlet which developed around the middle ...
, on the island of
Gozo
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(
Malta
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). The club was founded in 1968.
They currently play in the
Second Division
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of
Gozo Football League
The Gozo Football League is a football competition for clubs on the Maltese island of Gozo, in the Mediterranean Sea.
The league is run by the Gozo Football Association and currently has 14 teams split into two divisions, the First Division ( ...
, that they won once in 2017.
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.
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.
Since the following season,
St. Lawrence Spurs F.C.
St. Lawrence Spurs Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of San Lawrenz, Gozo. The club was founded in 1968. They currently play in the Gozo Football League Second Division.
History
St. Lawrence Spurs was established in 1968 ...
and Għarb Rangers are two independent football clubs.
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.
Għarb Rangers competed in
Maltese FA Trophy
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six times. In
2011–12,
2012–13
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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
*
GFL Second Division Knock-Out
**Champions (2): 1999–2000, 2015–16
*
GFL Second Division
**Champions (1): 2016–17
Current squad
References
External links
Għarb Rangers on FacebookSeason 2022–23
Football clubs in Malta
Gozitan football clubs
Association football clubs established in 1968
1968 establishments in Malta
Għarb
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