Founded: 1947
Club colours: Maroon & Blue
Major honours:
FA Trophy Winners: 1972/73 (1)
1st Division Champions: 2015/16 (1)
2^nd Division Champions (2^nd level): 1963/64 (1)
2^nd Division Champions (3^rd level): 1985/86, 1993/94, 1998/99, 2011/12 (4)
3^rd Division Champions: 2008/09 (1)
2^nd Division Knock-Out Cup Winners: 1956/57, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1976/77 (4)
2^nd & 3^rd Division Knock-Out Cup Winners: 1998/99 (1)
2^nd Division Sons of Malta Cup Winners: 1968/69, 1977/78 (2)
3^rd Division Knock-Out Cup Winners: 1978/79 (1)
3^rd Division Sons of Malta Cup Winners: 1979/80 (1)

Gzira was the epic centre of Maltese football since 1922 when all football activity was transferred to the Empire Sports Ground, which later on became the Empire Stadium, Malta’s national football stadium for five decades. In 1947, in the shadow of the old national stadium, Gzira United FC were formed. The club from the harbour town won promotion to the 2^nd Division in 1953, where it spent 11 consecutive years before being crowned 2^nd Division champions in 1964. Their stay amongst the elite of Maltese football lasted only one season but in 1968 they managed to win promotion for a second time. What followed were seven memorable years, in where the small club reached dazzling heights with a third spot in 1971 and even winning the FA Trophy in 1973, representing Malta in the European Cup Winners’ Cup the following season. In 1975, the club were relegated back into the 2^nd division and even spent one season in 3^rd before rising up to the Premier Division in 1981. By the end of 1982 however, Gzira were relegated and the club entered into a dismal 30-year period, with one of the few highlights being season 1998/99, when they were crowned 2^nd Division champions by winning all their 13 league games and eventually also winning the 2^nd & 3^rd Division Knock Out Cup. In 2016, the ambitious club were back in the Premier Division after a 34-year absence. In 2019, Gzira shocked Croatian giants Hajduk Split in the Europa League, progressing to the 2^nd Qualifying round by beating their more quoted opponents 1-3 at the Poljud Stadium, perhaps the biggest shock by a Maltese team in the history of the European Cup. In 2022 and 2023, the Maroons managed to survive two rounds in the UEFA Europa Conference League, establishing their name as one of the most successful Maltese clubs in Europe.

Player Records
Most Club Appearances: Albert Cristiano (356 matches)
Most Club Goals: Martin Vidal (63 goals)
Most capped player for national team: Steve Borg (13 caps) for Malta

Malta Footballer of the Year Award Winners (1)
Andrew Cohen (2017/18)

records correct as at 1^st January 2024

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