Europa Point F.C.
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | |||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
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Chairman | Pär Magnus Roos | ||
Head coach | Roberto Carrasco | ||
League | Gibraltar Football League | ||
2023–24 | 4th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Europa Point F.C. is a football team from
History
The club formed in 2014 amidst the growing interest in
After a strong start to the season, including a tight promotion challenge against Gibraltar United, the club narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing third in the league despite having the strongest goalscoring record in the Gibraltar Second Division. Despite missing out on promotion on the final day of the season, the club did end the season with silverware as they beat promoted side Angels 5–3 in a thrilling Gibraltar Division 2 Cup final that went to extra time.
After missing out on promotion in 2014–15, Europa Point were crowned champions of the 2015–16 Gibraltar Second Division[2] after an unbeaten league campaign (W17 D5) and completed the double by retaining the Gibraltar Second Division Cup by beating Bruno's Magpies 3–2 A.E.T in the final. In preparation for the new season in the Premier Division they have signed many players including ex-Norwich City players George Jermy and Tom Walters. However, the players failed to impress and despite substantial changes in playing and coaching staff throughout the season, Europa Point finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated.
On 1 November 2017, it was announced that an American consortium headed by Peter Grieve and
In the inaugural season newly formed
In July 2020, Andrew Pritchard purchased a majority stake in the club, while John Gontier stayed on as minority shareholder. Following the end of the
In July 2023, Swedish coach Dalibor Savić was appointed head coach, with player Ryan McCarthy becoming player-assistant manager. In his first season in charge, aided by a number of high-profile Scandinavian signings such as Johan Andersson, Johannes Ström and former Norway international Thomas Drage, Europa Point secured a top 6 finish in the Gibraltar Football League for the first time in their history.
Seasons
Season | Division | League record | Rock Cup | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||
2014–15 | Second | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 20 | 63 | 3rd | Quarter-finals |
2015–16 | Second | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 79 | 56 | 1st ↑ | First round |
2016–17 | Premier | 27 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 120 | 8 | 10th ↓ | Quarter-finals |
2017–18 | Second | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 4th | Second round |
2018–19 | Second | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 39 | 2nd | Second round |
2019–20[a] | National | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 38 | 25 | 8th | Quarter-finals |
2020–21 | National | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 73 | 3 | 11th | First round |
2021–22 | National | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 14 | 10th | Quarter-finals |
2022–23 | GFL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 7 | 11th | First Round |
2023–24 | GFL | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 4th | First Round |
Current squad
First team
Correct as of 31 July 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
Position | Name |
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Club Management | |
Head Coach | ![]() |
U23 Head Coach | ![]() |
U23 Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Physio | ![]() |
Board | |
Chairman | ![]() |
Team Delegate | ![]() |
Head of Youth | ![]() |
Honours
- Gibraltar National League – Challenge Group
- Gibraltar Second Division
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
- Gibraltar Second Division Cup
- Winners (1): 2014–15,[5] 2015–16
Notes
- ^ a b Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Results not officially recognised.
References
- ^ Moitra, Soumalya (4 November 2016). ""I trained with the Argentinian National team, with the likes of Messi, Aguero, Di Maria" says Indian born Uday Arora". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Gibraltar 2015/16". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ Julian Lopez impresses as Europa Point finish second Archived 2019-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Official Statement Archived 2021-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Europa Point FC. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Europa Point FC see off Angels FC after Extra Time Gibraltar FA. 20 April 2015 [dead link].