Vittoriosa Stars Football Club are a Maltese
football club from the seaside town of
Birgu
Birgu ( mt, Il-Birgu , it, Vittoriosa), also known by its title Città Vittoriosa ("''Victorious City''"), is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of ...
, which currently plays in the
Maltese Challenge League. They were founded in 1906.
History
Vittoriosa were promoted to the
Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with Bank of Valletta ( colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Football Associ ...
in 2009, but were excluded before the start of the season as a result of a match-fixing scandal.
In 2010, they defeated
San Gwann 1–0 in a promotion playoff to gain promotion to the top division for the second consecutive season. They were relegated the following year, leading to the departure of their coach Winston Muscat.
Vittoriosa were denied the First Division championship in 2013 after losing their final round match 4–1 to
Pietà Hotspurs F.C.
Pietà Hotspurs Football Club is a Malta, Maltese Association football, football club based in Pietà, Malta, Pietà, founded in 1968, the club currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.
History
Pietà Hotspurs had their league debut on 23 O ...
meant they were tied on points with
Naxxar Lions
Naxxar Lions Football Club is a football club from the town of Naxxar in northern Malta
Their historical and arch-rivals are Mosta FC. A match between Naxxar Lions and Mosta FC, is known as the derby of the north, but because there are other ...
. They lost the championship decider 2–1 to Naxxar Lions, but still clinched another promotion to the top flight. They were relegated from the
2013–14 Maltese Premier League on the final day of the season, again losing to Naxxar Lions by a score of 3–1, which allowed the Lions to jump them in the table.
Olivier Spiteri was manager from 2012 to 2014.
Vittoriosa played the remainder of the decade in the first division, maintaining their second-tier status in 2019 after winning a relegation playoff against
Mgarr United F.C.
Current squad
Personnel
Coaching staff
References
Football clubs in Malta
Association football clubs established in 1906
1906 establishments in Malta
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