St. Joseph's Football Club is a professional football club based in Gibraltar. Founded in 1912, it currently plays in the Gibraltar Football League. The club also has two futsal teams and more than 10 youth teams.
History Formed in 1912, St Joseph's are Gibraltar's oldest still existing football club, with the next oldest, Manchester 62, formed 50 years later. They have consistently competed in the Gibraltar Premier Division in that time. However, they have only won the title once: in the 1995–96 season. They have seen considerably better fortunes in the Rock Cup, however, with 10 titles in their history, including a league and cup double in 1996. Their last Rock Cup triumph came in 2013. In 2013, they established links as a feeder club to Real Balompédica Linense.
Since Gibraltar became a member of UEFA, the Saints initially endured more mixed fortunes, including narrowly avoiding relegation in the 2013–14 season, ending up in the relegation play-off and narrowly beating Mons Calpe to retain their Premier Division status. Since that near miss, they have consistently finished in the top half of the league, and in 2017 qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time with a 3rd-place finish, after Gibraltar had been given an additional spot in the competition. However, their maiden campaign would be short-lived as they suffered a resounding 10-0 aggregate defeat to AEL Limassol of Cyprus. In August, the club were hit when two players, club captain Esteban Montes and Alberto Montaño, were imposed with five and three year bans from football in Gibraltar, respectively, for breaching rules on betting. Both players were immediately released from the club.Official St Joseph's Statement Re: GFA Betting Rule Breaches GibFootballTalk. 17 August 2017.
The club quickly established themselves at one of the "Big Three" of Gibraltarian football in the UEFA era before running into financial difficulties in early 2022. As a result of this, in June that year, former Burnley owner and chairman Mike Garlick purchased the club, with Weymouth owner Mark Palmer also joining the board.Former Burnley FC chairman takes over St Joseph Gibraltar Chronicle. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Seasons (since UEFA acceptance) SeasonDivisionLeague recordRock CupPepe ReyesCupEuropean competitionsTop league scorer(s)CompetitionResultPlayerGoals2013–14Premier Division144192029137thSecond roundWinners — — 62014–15Premier Division2112273618384thSemi-finalRunners-up — — 112015–16Premier Division27143105037453rdSecond round— — — 92016–17Premier Division2716655318543rdSemi-final— — — 152017–18Premier Division2717375330543rdQuarter-final— UEFA Europa League First qualifying roundBoro 92018–19Premier Division2717466929553rdQuarter-final— UEFA Europa League Preliminary roundBoro 212019–20National League1714215815442ndSemi-final— UEFA Europa League First qualifying roundJuanfri 242020–21National League2014337120453rdQuarter-final— UEFA Europa League Preliminary roundJuanfri 222021–22National League2011274527353rdQuarter-final— UEFA Europa Conference League First qualifying roundJuanfri 142022–23Football League2010283625325thSemi-final— UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying roundBoro 82023–24Football League2520326216632ndSemi-final— — — 152024–25Football League2521316515662ndQuarter-finalWinners UEFA Conference League First qualifying round 10
Honours Gibraltar Football League: 1 1995–96 Rock Cup: 9 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2011–12, 2013 Gibraltar Premier Cup: 1 1955–56 Pepe Reyes Cup: 2 2013, 2024 Gibraltar Women's Football League: 1 2007
Current squad First team 2023/24 Squad St Joseph's FC. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
On loan
Club staff PositionNameClub ManagementManager Javi MuñozAssistant coach Juan Mari SánchezFitness coach Dani Fernández David Herrera Adrián DiazGoalkeeping coach Félix Romero Gato RomeroPhysio Jaime RojasHead AnalystCoach Fernando Rosado Kit manager Christian HookTeam delegate Ángel ChozasBoardChairman Mike GarlickPresident Stuart RodriguezTechnical Director John Paul HendrickSecretary David O'FlahertyHead of Youth Kane Forster Chisum SanchezYouth co-ordinator Christopher Gonzalez
European record
Accurate as of match played 16 July 2026 CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin% Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q AEL Limassol 0–4 0–6 0–10 2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR B36 Tórshavn 1–1 1–1 2–2, 2–4 (p)2019–20UEFA Europa League PR Prishtina 2–0 1–1 3–1 1Q Rangers 0–4 0–6 0–10 2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR B36 Tórshavn 1–2 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q FCI Levadia 1–1 1–3 2–42022–23UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Larne 0–0 1–0 1–0 2Q Slavia Prague 0–4 0–7 0–11 2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Shelbourne 1–1 1–2 2–3 2025–26 UEFA Conference League 1Q Cliftonville 2–2 3–2 5–4 2Q Shamrock Rovers 0–4 0–0 0–4 2026–27 UEFA Conference League 1Q Bohemians 0–2 0–0 0–2
Notes PR: Preliminary round 1Q: First qualifying round
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