Manchester United F.C. (Gibraltar)
Encyclopedia
History
Manchester United F.C. was founded 1957, they are named after the famous English sideManchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
after then-manager Matt Busby
Matt Busby
Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby, CBE, KCSG was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–1971 season...
gave the club permission to use their name. They play in the Gibraltar Football League's First Division. United play their home games in the Victoria Stadium
Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)
Victoria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gibraltar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and holds about 5,000 people. It is located close to the Gibraltar Airport just off Winston Churchill Avenue.-See also:* Football in Gibraltar...
. The club captain Matthew Reoch is since 2001 member of the Gibraltar national football team
Gibraltar national football team
The Gibraltar official football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. It is not yet a member of FIFA or UEFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup or the European Championship. Gibraltar applied for UEFA...
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Clubnames
- 1957-2000 : Manchester United FC
- 2000-2002 : Manchester United Eurobet FC
- 2002-2008 : Manchester United FC
- 2009-present: Manchester United Digibet FC
Achievements
- Gibraltar Football League: 7
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- 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1995, 1999
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- Division 2 : 1974
- Gibraltar Cup (3): 1977, 1980, 2003
Current squad
- Coach: Aaron Bugeja
Notable players
Gibraltar- Lee Albert Ferrary
- Ivan de Haro
- Aaron Payas
- Keith Ruiz
- Ivan Robba