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	José Galán
League	Gibraltar Football League
2024–25	Gibraltar Football League, 7 th
Website	www.glacisunited.com

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

1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1999–2000

• Rock Cup: 5

1974–75, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1996–97, 1997–98

• Pepe Reyes Cup: 2

2000, 2005

• Gibraltar Division 2 Cup: 2

2005, 2007 (won by Glacis United Reserve team)

Players

Current squad

As of 15 August 2025 ^[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 George Lord 2 DF   ENG Toby Raison 3 DF   ENG Evan Allen 4 DF   GIB Jayron Negron 5 MF   GIB Haitham Tarrak 6 MF   ESP Iker Navarro 7 MF   GIB Cecil Prescott 8 FW   GIB Bryce Gomez 10 MF   ENG Harvey Welch 11 MF   ENG Francois Antoine 12 MF   FRA Vincent Folléa 14 MF   GIB Julian Brinkman 15 MF   USA Orlando Frias 16 MF   ENG Joshua Kazadi 17 MF   GIB Mohamed Badr 18 FW   ESP Adam Bueno

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   BUL Valentin Yotov 20 MF   GER Sven Rüschensheim-Sickmann 21 FW   ENG Michael Bakare (player-coach) 23 DF   ENG Luke Sowerby 24 DF   GER Dyosandro Ayissi-Akoumba 26 FW   USA Jack Imperato 30 GK   ESP Olivier Sánchez — GK   GIB Jake Victor — GK   GIB Mark Warwick — DF   ENG Matt Clenahan — MF   GIB Zakariae Ben Abdel Hanin — MF   ESP José Galán (player-coach) — MF   NED San Halabjai — MF   ENG Klaudio Krasniqi(player-coach) — MF   ENG Calvyn Massala

Club staff

Position	Name
Club Management
Interim Head coach	José Galán
Assistant coach	Miguel Ángel Berlanga
U23 head coach	Michael Bakare
U23 assistant coach	Charley McMillan
Coach	Klaudio Krasniqi
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.