Glacis United F.C.

Glacis United

Full name	Glacis United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Clarets
Founded	1965;60 years ago (1965)
Ground	Victoria Stadium, Winston Churchill Avenue Gibraltar
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Glacis United FC Ltd.
Chairman	Bennie Brinkman
Manager	Michael Bakare
League	Gibraltar Football League
2023–24	9th
Website	www.glacisunited.com
Home colours Away colours

Glacis United Football Club is a professional football club from Gibraltar, founded in 1965 and a member of the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The club share the Victoria Stadium with all other teams in the territory.

One of Gibraltar's most decorated teams, Glacis United currently compete in the Gibraltar Football League.

History

Glacis United were formed in 1965 and immediately saw success as the dominant force in Gibraltarian football throughout the 1960s through to the 1980s, winning 9 consecutive titles from 1965 to 1966 to 1973–74 and further consecutive titles in the 1980s. However, the emergence of Lincoln Red Imps saw Glacis's dominance decline, and their 17th and final title to date came in the 1999–2000 season. Since then, the club have settled into mid-table in Gibraltar, with the club particularly struggling since the GFA joined UEFA in 2013. The recruitment of Manuel Jimenez Perez in 2016, however, saw a more successful season with the club finishing 4th in the 2016–17 season, challenging St Joseph's for 3rd place and UEFA Europa League qualification. Manager Manuel Jimenez Perez left at the end of the season, and was replaced by Mariano Marcos Garcia on 9 July 2017. Juan Andrés Espinosa was announced as his assistant.

Honours

• Gibraltar Premier Division: 17

1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1997, 2000

• Rock Cup: 5

1975, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998

• Pepe Reyes Cup: 2

2000, 2005

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2024 ^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Nihatcan Azakan 2 FW   ENG De Niro Pinto 3 DF   GIB James Chiles-Cowell 4 MF   GIB Elton Victory 5 DF   ENG Michael Bakare (player-head coach, captain) 6 DF   ENG Matt Clenahan 7 FW   ENG Veron Parkes 8 MF   POL Kacper Bialek 9 FW   ENG Onur Bakici 10 MF   ENG Klaudio Krasniqi 11 MF   ENG Joshua Samuels 12 MF   KOS Qendrim Murselaj 13 DF   ENG Reed Wilson 15 FW   GIB Bryce Gomez 16 FW   ENG Anthony Ralenekov

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW   ENG Ebraima Davies 19 MF   ENG Calvyn Massala 20 MF   ENG Joshua Kazadi 21 MF   GIB Etien Victory 30 GK   GIB Jake Victor(on loan from Manchester 62) 39 DF   GIB Evan Lopez — GK   ENG Dylan Taylor — GK   GIB Mark Warwick — DF   ENG Toby Allen — DF   POR Nélson Benga — DF   IRL Al-Amin Obasa — MF   ENG Franois Antoine — MF   POR Alex Monteiro — MF   GIB Cecil Prescott — MF   GIB Haitham Tarrak

Club staff

Position	Name
Club Management
Player-head coach	Michael Bakare
Assistant coach	Craig Cowell
	Luke P Donkin
Physio	Gabe Benatar
Board
Chairman	Bennie Brinkman
Head of Youth Development	Kieran Alman

References

1. "First Division 17/18 Results – Gibraltar Football Association". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.