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Europa Point F.C. is a football team from Gibraltar. The club, is best known for its "A Progressive Club" philosophy, and currently plays in the Gibraltar National League the top senior tier of association football in Gibraltar.[1] They also participate in the Rock Cup, the territory's primary cup competition.
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| Full name | Europa Point Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | A Progressive Club | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Pär Magnus Roos | ||
| Head coach | Garry Lowe | ||
| League | Gibraltar National League | ||
| 2021–22 | Challenge Group: 4th Overall: 10th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club formed in 2014 amidst the growing interest in association football on the territory of Gibraltar. The club held trials specifically aimed at bringing in youth team players that had been released by professional sides in England and Spain with the goal of getting them back into competitive football, with club founder John Gontier having formerly worked with such players while working for League Football Education. Before their maiden season, the club also announced a partnership with Chesterfield in League One, where the English side has first option on any Europa Point player.
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 Corey Woolfolk had purchased a controlling stake in Europa Point. Woolfolk took over as chairman of the club, while John Gontier moved to CEO. On 10 November, Joaquin Rodriguez was announced as the new Head of Commercial and Football Operations. As part of the takeover, Europa Point became a partner club to Bantu Rovers in Zimbabwe.[citation needed] Gontier negotiated to re-take control of the club in early 2019, helping the club to a second-place finish in the league.[3]
In the inaugural season newly formed Gibraltar National League, Europa Point started poorly under former Gibraltar national football team manager Allen Bula. However, the appointment of ex-Leyton Orient boss Ian Hendon in late November 2019 saw a significant upturn in results, only for the season to be voided by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 2020–21 season, Gontier sold his remaining stake in the club to focus on Gibraltar Women's Football League side Gibraltar Wave. In November 2021, former Charlton Athletic player and Kemi City chairman Mark Tivey was announced as the club's new co-owner and technical director.[4]
In February 2022, West of Scotland Football League Premier Division side Rossvale announced new co-owner's, shareholder's and directors to their newly formed structure subject to SFA approval. Europa Point co-owners Mark Tivey[5] and Andrew Pritchard MSc[6] joined Chairman Dom McInally in forming the new structure of the club, subject to SFA approval. In doing so, the two clubs established a link with players moving between the two clubs.[7]
In June 2022 a Swedish consortium of 5 parties, led by former shareholder Pär Magnus Roos, purchased the club from Pritchard and Tivey.[8]] Roos was appointed club director to oversee running of the club.
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
Current squad
First team
Correct as of 8 September 2022.
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 |  Garry Lowe |
| Player-Assistant Coach U23 Coach |
 Ryan McCarthy |
| Physio | Gabriel Benatar |
| Board | |
| Chairman Team delegate |
 Par Magnus Roos |
Honours
- Gibraltar National League - Challenge Group
- Runners Up: 2019–20[lower-alpha 1]
- Gibraltar Second Division
- Winners: 2015–16
- Runners-up: 2018–19
- Gibraltar Second Division Cup
- Winners: 2014–15,[9] 2015–16
Notes
- 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". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- Julian Lopez impresses as Europa Point finish second Football Gibraltar. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Official Statement Europa Point FC. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- Tivey, Mark. "LinkedIn".
- Pritchard, Andrew. "LinkedIn".
- Wilson, Fraser (2022-02-09). "Rossvale in ambitious tie-up with Gibraltar Premier Division club Europa Point". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- [https://sweden.postsen.com/sports/27199/Swedish-owners-take-over-club-in-Gibraltar.html Swedish owners take over club in Gibraltar Sweden Posts English. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- Europa Point FC see off Angels FC after Extra Time Gibraltar FA. 20 April 2015 [dead link].
External links
- Official website
- Europa Point F.C. on Twitter
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