Exiles S.C.

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Exiles
Founded1967;56 years ago (1967)
League Maltese Waterpolo Premier League
Based in Sliema
ArenaExiles, Sliema
Colors  
PresidentAndrew Paris
Website http://www.exiles.com.mt/

Exiles Sports Club is a Maltese waterpolo team (it also has a swimming team), currently playing in the top tier Maltese Waterpolo Premier League. The club was founded in 1967 and hails from Sliema. [1] The team is currently known as Exiles Elia Caterers for sponsorship reasons. [2]

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The Exiles Club is situated beneath one of the De Redin towers; this is portrayed on the club's crest. [3]

The club is named after the Exiles beach, of which the name is unclear: either after a mispronunciation of a Customs and Excise Office that was once stationed on the bay, or after Russian exiles settled in the area after the Bolshevik Revolution. [4] It is worth noting that before the club was built, a hut stood in the location, which acted as the seat of the Malta Eastern Club, which was an exclusive club for Cable & Wireless St. Julian's branch employees, taking the name from the Eastern Telegraph Company. [4]

The club celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2017. [5]

The club operates a Beach Lido. [6]

Current squad

Squad as at June 30, 2018: [7]

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