Manchester 62 F.C. is a football club based in Gibraltar. The club was previously known as Manchester United F.C. in honour of the English club

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

, having officially changed from the 2013–14 season. The club's crest was altered also to reflect the name change. The club currently plays in the

Gibraltar Football League The Gibraltar Football League is the only senior tier of association football in Gibraltar, founded in 2019 as the Gibraltar National League after a merger of the Gibraltar Premier Division, which served as the top division of football on the R ...

. The club, like all others in the territory, currently play at the Victoria Stadium on Winston Churchill Avenue.

History

The club was founded as ''Manchester United F.C.'' in 1962, named in honour of the English club Manchester United by a group of supporters, after the manager

Matt Busby Sir Alexander Matthew Busby (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season. He was the first manager of a ...

gave them permission to use the name. They play in the

's First Division. United play their home games in the Victoria Stadium. In 2013,

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs foo ...

gave the Gibraltar Football League one place each in the qualifying rounds of both the

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. ...

and the Champions League, meaning that, for the first time, the two clubs could potentially meet in the same competition.Gibraltar awarded Champions League qualifying spot – BBC
/ref> In June 2022, after years playing as a members-owned amateur club, Manchester 62 was sold to Pittsburgh City United founder Michael Anton Monsour. As part of the takeover, the club announced plans to follow the lead of Pittsburgh City United by mandating protective headgear for its players, subject to approval from the

Gibraltar Football Association The Gibraltar Football Association or also Gibraltar FA (GFA) is the governing body for Gibraltarian football and futsal. It was formed as the ''Gibraltar Civilian Football Association'' in 1895, changing to its current name in later years. It ...

Club names

* 1962–2000 : Manchester United (Gibraltar) Football Club. * 2000–2002 : Manchester United Eurobet Football Club. * 2002–2008 : Manchester United (Gibraltar) Football Club. * 2009–2013 : Manchester United Digibet Football Club. * 2013– : Manchester 62 Football Club.

Players

Current squad

As of 20 July 2022.''

Intermediate League squad

Honours

;

Gibraltar Premier Division The Gibraltar Premier Division was a football league established by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) in 1905, and the top tier of football in Gibraltar. It originally contained eight member clubs, but it has grown over the years. In 1 ...

*Champions: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1995, 1999 ;

Gibraltar Second Division The Gibraltar Second Division was the second tier of football in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The league was founded in 1909 after the expansion of the Gibraltar Premier Divisi ...

*Champions: 1974 ;

Rock Cup The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup football competition, and is organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 a new trophy was prese ...

*Winners: 1977, 1980, 1997, 2003 ;GFA Challenge Trophy *Winners: 2021–22

References

External links

* * Football clubs in Gibraltar Gibraltar National League clubs 1962 establishments in Gibraltar Association football clubs established in 1962 {{europe-footyclub-stub