Angels F.C.

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Angels
Angels F.C. logo.png
Full nameAngels Football Club
Founded2014
Dissolved2018
Ground Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Capacity2000
OwnerEdmund Hosken
ChairmanJoshua Lhote
ManagerJuan José Jiménez
2017–18 Expelled

Angels F.C. is a football team from Gibraltar. They played in the Gibraltar Second Division and the Rock Cup until February 2018, when their license was revoked. [1]

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History

Angels Football Club formed in 2014, after the rising interest in association football on the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. In July 2014 it was announced that the club would compete in the Gibraltar Second Division for its maiden season. After a slow start to the season the club climbed the table and after a tight title race with other new entries Gibraltar United and Europa Point, the side won promotion with a win over Mons Calpe on the final day of the season, overturning a 2–1 score at half-time. [2] The club, despite finishing second, was awarded promotion due to the GFA's decision to expand the Gibraltar Premier Division to 10 teams. The side sacked Juanfran Fernandez Perez in July 2015, with Albert Ferry coming in as his replacement.

On 7 November 2016, Lewis Fraser took over from Joel Richard Williams, who left to coach in India. Lewis comes with experience from youth academies in the UK. As a result of the loss of a number of players, the side suffered a record 20–1 defeat to Gibraltar Phoenix on 16 November 2016, having only been able to field 9 players (one of which played with an injury). They eventually finished 8th in the table, ahead of only Hound Dogs, although they drew praise for their attitude on and off the pitch. On June 22, 2017, Fraser resigned as manager of Angels.

The club started strongly in the 2017–18 season, being in the title race by the winter break. However, on 2 February 2018, the Gibraltar Football Association found gross violations of player quota and home grown player rules at the club, and revoked their license for the season. [3] Their record was expunged and the club was expelled from the league. They were not re-admitted to the league the following season.

Seasons

SeasonDivisionLeague record Rock Cup
PWDLGFGAPtsPos
2014–15 Second 2621237620652nd ↑ R2
2015–16 Premier 27302420107910th ↓ QF
2016–17 Second 1641111766138th R1
2017–18 Second 00000009th R1

Final squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Francisco José Jimenez
2 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Moya
3 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP José Antonio Ferrer
4 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafael Moreno
5 DF Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB Edmund Hosken
6 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Adrian Pino
7 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jose Antonio Gonzalez
8 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Samuel Valero
9 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Daniel Moreno
11 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Toufik Larouia
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 DF Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB Scott Kelly
13 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pedro Ardanaz
14 MF Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Tomer Hemed
15 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa
16 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP José Antonio Ligero
17 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Alfonso Moreno
18 DF Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB Tyrone Sampere
19 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ndiaga Kane
20 MF Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB Kyle Gomez
21 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP José María Martos

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References

  1. ↑ "Gibraltar Football Association". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gibraltar 2014/15".
  3. ↑ "GFA revokes domestic licence for Angels FC".


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