Melita F.C.

Origins

Melita Football Club was founded on 28 April 1933 at the first general meeting by Sur Gian Bencini who was elected the first president of the club at that meeting. The cardinal points in its first statute were that the club would have its base in St. Julian's, would have an "amateur" status, that the original colours would be red and white and the motto of the club would be "Play the Game for the Game's Sake" and "The Game First and Foremost". Any or all of these points could only be changed by a unanimous vote at an Extraordinary General Meeting called for such a purpose. The club has been affiliated with the Malta Football Association since 23 April 1944, representing the locality of St. Julian's. Anton Naudi, who served as club president for 26 years starting in 1983, a period during which Melita competed in the First Division. He stepped down in 2009 and was succeeded by, Paul Zammit. Matthew Naudi, was appointed as the new secretary while Alfred Zammit replaced Oliver Lautier as the club's representative on the MFA Council. and John Naudi as vice-president, also an ex player. The treasurer remains the same, Joseph Borg. Although the club has won many honours since its foundation, the greatest of all is the 4–0 victory by the club over Sliema Wanderers in the FA Trophy Final in 1939 and has inscribed its name among the many famous local clubs in this competition. The second biggest success in the club's history was in season 2008–2009 when four…

Maltese FA Trophy (aka F.A. Trophy) 1939: Winners – final versus Sliema Wanderers 4–0 1940: Runners-up – final versus Sliema Wanderers 2–3 1936/37 Malta Amateur Cup Champions 1939/40 Malta Amateur Cup Champions 1952/53 Maltese First Division Champions (Old Second Division) 1962/63 Maltese First Division Champions (Old Second Division) 1970/71 Maltese Second Division Knock-Out Runners Up (Old Second Division) 1999/00 Second/Third Division Knock-out Winners – final versus St. George's 2–1 (a.e.t) 2007/08 Second/Third Division Knock-out Winners – final versus Balzan Youths 5–1 2008/09 Second Division Runners-up 2008/09 Second/Third Division Knock-out Winners – final versus St. Venera Lightnings 3–0 2011/12 Maltese First Division Champions 2020/21 Maltese National Amateur League Section C Winners 2020/21 Maltese National Amateur League Runners-up 2023/24 Maltese Challenge League Champions