Gà ¼ira United Football Club is a Maltese professional football club from the small harbor town of Gà ¼ira in central Malta, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.
The club was founded in 1947, won the FA Trophy in 1973 and First Division league Champions. Often plays in Maroon with light blue sleeves on the shirt, with white shorts and white socks. Following the club's promotion to the Maltese Premier League, they signed a sponsorship agreement with JEEP, the global SUV brand, with the agreement of organizing events for the local community. For the 2016âÂÂ17 season the Club played in BOV Premier League for the first time ever and finished 7th place. In the following year 2017âÂÂ18 the maroons placed 3rd place and participated for the first time in the UEFA Europa League. The 2018âÂÂ19 season was another successful one where again Gà ¼ira placed 3rd place and assured themselves to play again in the Europa League for another time.
On 18 July 2019, Gà ¼ira were facing the big Croatian club Hajduk Split at Split for the second leg of the first qualifying round of the 2019âÂÂ20 UEFA Europa League. Gà ¼ira had lost the first leg match at home 0âÂÂ2, a result which was considered normal, due to the big budget differences between the two clubs. The match in Split had the Croatians as strong favorites, offering odds of 1/15 (1.07 in decimal odds) for Hajduk to win the match. Hajduk went at half time winning 1âÂÂ0. However, Brazilian forward Jefferson equalized for Gà ¼ira at the 57th minute, and Hamed Koné scored at the 69th minute making the score 1âÂÂ2 for Gà ¼ira. This result was still not enough for the Maltese side, but found a final goal in the sixth and last minute of injury time, again with Hamed Koné, making the score 1âÂÂ3 for Gà ¼ira, with the Maltese side advancing on away goals rule. This result was considered a major shock for the Croatians, with their manager Sinià ¡a Oreà ¡ÃÂanin being sacked shortly after.
In season 2021/22 UEFA started a new competition, the UEFA Conference League. Gzira qualified after placing 3rd in the Maltese Premier League and in the first round they eliminated again Santa Julia of Andorra. In the second round they faced Rijeka of Croatia and were eliminated with an aggregate of 3âÂÂ0. In season 2022/23 Gzira played again in the same competition and in the first round they eliminated Atletic Club Escaldes of Andorra. In the second round Gzira FC were drawn against Radnicki Nis of Serbia and Gzira shocked again the European football when eliminating this strong side from Serbia. For the first time Gzira United FC played in the 3rd round of a European Competition and played against Austrian giants of Wolfsberger. Gzira obtained a goalless draw in Austria but then they were eliminated in the home match.
Gà ¼ira United also had a futsal team, which participated in Malta's top futsal league until 2024. The 2023âÂÂ24 season was the last edition of the Enemed Futsal League in which Gà ¼ira United Santa Margerita Futsal participated, finishing at 11th place and thus qualified for the Enemed Challenger League.
Previously, under the name Gà ¼ira FC, they finished 8th out of 9 clubs in the 2014âÂÂ15 season. That season, after winning 7âÂÂ4 again Naxxar in the first round, they reached the quarter-final of the domestic cup, where Balzan Futsal defeated them 12âÂÂ1.
Chairman Sharlon Pace
Vice Chairman Roberto Cristiano
Chief Executive Officer Edward Zammit Tabona
General Secretary Dr Ian Micallef
Chief Financial Officer Alexander Cassar