Founded: 1949
Club colours: Red & White
Major honours:
1^st Division Champions: 2016/17 (1)
2^nd Division Champions: 2009/10 (1)
3^rd Division Champions (3^rd level): 1962/63 & 1977/78 (2)
3^rd Division Champions (4^th level): 1993/94 (1)
2^nd & 3^rd Division Knock Out Cup Winners: 1994/95 (1)
3^rd Division Sons of Malta Cup Winners: 1978/79 (1)

Lija Athletic have been playing in the MFA leagues since season
1949/50, with exception of season 1957/58. The club from central Malta
has been active mostly at 3rd tier of the national football pyramid (35 seasons), but also played 5 seasons in the Premier Division. Apart from winning seven major honours, the club also achieved to win a total of ten promotions in their 70 year+ history. In 2013, the club reached the Semi-Finals of the FA Trophy, their best ever run in this competition. Between 1993 and 1996, the club managed to win three consecutive promotions from the 3^rd Division to the Premier Division, losing only six league matches in three seasons. The club has a youth nursery, the Lija Iklin Youth Academy, with teams in each age category, catering for boys and girls, sharing their training ground with neighbours Balzan FC.

Player Records
Most Club Appearances: Daniel Scerri (370 matches)
Most Club Goals: Erjon Beu (130 goals)
Most capped player for national team: Kabelo Seakanyeng (2 caps) for Botswana

records correct as at 1^st September 2021

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