Summary
Valletta United Water Polo Club is a Water Polo club from Valletta, Malta, and was founded in 1903. The club competes in the Maltese Waterpolo Premier League.[1]
| Founded | 1903 |
|---|---|
| League | Maltese Waterpolo Premier League |
| Based in | Valletta |
| Arena | Marsamxett, Valletta |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| President | Victor Spiteri |
| Head coach | Joseph Cremona |
| Championships | 11 - 1926, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1985, 1990 |
| Division titles | 11 Premier Leagues
7 KOs 3 GHGS Cup's 2 1st Division Leagues 2 1st Division KOs |
For sponsorship reasons, the club was known as Valletta Videoslots between 2018 and 2020.[2]
The club is currently known as Valletta IZIBET, for sponsorship reasons.
The Club has won 11 Water Polo Premier Divisions (1926, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1985, 1990) and 7 Premier KOs, in addition to 2 First Division (2013, 2020) and 2 First Division KOs (2013, 2020).
Premises edit
The club's premises, on Valletta's Marsamxett side, were left in ruins for a long period of time, with letters appearing in newspapers from 2010.[3] Things seemed to have remained the same till 8 years later, when Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Claudio Grech created awareness about the state of the club's premises.[4] Around a month later, the club was given title of the land from the Government of Malta and announced a €2.5 million investment to revamp the club's premises and facilities.[5]
Current squad edit
As at August, 2021:[6]
Benjamin Busuttil- Andrew Bugeja
- Andrea Agius
- Sebastian Busuttil
- Mark Demarco
- Matthew Mifsud
- Kieyan Borg
- Kyle Cremona
- Simon Mallia
- Daniel Rizzo
- Cain Cutajar
Head coach: Joseph Cremona
References edit
- ^ Address: Valletta Landing Place Triq Marsamxett, Valletta Malta
- ^ "Videoslots enters naming partnership with Valletta United WPC". March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Valletta waterpolo pitch in ruins".
- ^ "Is this pitch becoming a dump and a mecca for abuses? - TVM News".
- ^ "WATCH: Waterpolo pitch in Marsamxett to be given new look - TVM News".
- ^ "Aquatic Sports Association of Malta". asaofmalta.eu. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
External links edit
Waterpolo: Valletta United Water Polo Club prepare for upcoming Winter League
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