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	\| clubname = Dingli Swallows		\| clubname = Dingli Swallows
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	\| fullname = Dingli Swallows Football Club		\| fullname = Dingli Swallows Football Club
	\| nickname = The Swallows		\| nickname = The Swallows
	\| founded = 1948		\| founded = {{start date and age\|df=yes\|1948}}
	\| ground = ~~Corradino~~ ~~Stadium~~		\| ground = Tartarni Ground
	\| capacity =		\| capacity = 500
	\| chairman =		\| chairman = Joseph Cuschieri
	\| ~~manager~~ = ~~Jesmond~~ ~~Zammit~~		\| mgrtitle = Head Coach
			\| manager = Nicolai Caruana
	\| league = ]

	\| season = ]
	\| ~~position~~ = ]~~, 1st~~		\| league = ]
			\| season = ]
	\| current = First Division Champions
			\| position = ], Group A, 10th
	\| shirtsupplier = red and blue.
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	'''Dingli Swallows Football Club''' ~~are~~ a ] ] club from the small village of ], which currently plays in the ].		'''Dingli Swallows Football Club''' is a ] ] club from the small village of ], which currently plays in the ]. The club was founded in 1948.<ref name=":0" />

	==History==		==History==
			In the 2008–09 season the club won the ] gaining promotion to ] for the first time in their history.<ref name=soccerwaytrophies /><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/dingli-seal-promotion.257269 \|title=Dingli seal promotion \|newspaper=Times of Malta \|date=17 May 2009 \|access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> In their first season they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back down.
	Dingli Swallows were promoted this year as champions from the ] to the ] for the first time in their history. In the Championship decider match they beat ] 2-1 at the Corradino Stadium on the 19th May 2009. This is to be considered as a big success for a club hailing from such a small village and will certainly be recorded in capital letters in the club's history books. One must not forget to mention the man behind all this success. Coach Jesmond Zammit, backed by the club's managing committee, worked a lot for this glorious day and finally he reached the target.

			==Current squad==
	Notorious players in the history of the Dingli Swallows Club were Edmond Caruana, George Xuereb, Ally Dawson, Kevin Asciak, Jeremy Agius, Mark Galea and Kurt Formosa and Edwin Casha.

			<small>Source:</small><ref name=":0">{{Citation
	==Notable Players==
			\|title=Maltese Football Association Website for Ħad-Dingli Swallows
	''See ]''
			\|url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/93/bov-amateur-league-c.htm?feature=teams&mp=175 }}</ref>
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			{{Fs start}}
	==Club Officials and Coaching Staff==
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=GK \| name=Emanuele Galea}}
	{\|-table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=GK \| name=Kyle Zammit}}
	\|valign="top"\|
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Andre Attard}}
	===Club Officials===
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Karl Cilia}}
	* '''President:''' Joe Cassar
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Gianluca Theuma}}
	* '''Vice President:''' Mark Chetcuti
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Denzil Briffa}}
	* '''Secretary:''' Carmelo Muscat
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Ettiene Farrugia}}
	* '''Assistant Secretary:''' Mark Farrugia
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Richard Deschrijver}} (Club prod.)
	* '''Treasurer:''' Rigovert Casha
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=DF \| name=Guiseppe Versace}} (Club prod.)
	* '''Assistant Treasurer:''' Jason Cachia
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Dale Valletta}}
	* '''Executive Committee Members:'''
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Jonathan Pace}} (Club prod.)
	** Pierre Buontempo
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Matthew Borg}} (Club prod.)
	** David Camilleri
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Dario Borg}} (Club prod.)
	** Joseph Cuschieri
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Melchior Tonna}}
	** Victor Cuschieri
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Adrian Lanzon}}
	** Bruce Genovese
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Andrew Scerri}}
	** Jesmond Zammit
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=MF \| name=Robert Ciantar}} (Club Captain)
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=FW \| name=Daniel Cilia}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=Romania \| pos=FW \| name=Alin-Ion Margarit}}
			{{Fs player \| nat=Malta \| pos=FW \| name=Luke Galea}} (Club prod.)

			{{Fs end}}
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	===Coaching Staff===
	* '''Head Coach:''' Jesmond Zammit
	\|}

			==Club officials and coaching staff==
	==External links==
	*.
	*.

			===Club officials===
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			<small>Source:</small><ref name=":0" />
	{{Maltese Premier League}}
	{{Maltese football}}
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			* '''President:''' Joseph Cuschieri
	]
			* '''Vice President:''' Shawn Tanti
			* '''Secretary:''' Brendan Tanti
			* '''Treasurer:''' Rigovert Casha

			==Honours==
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			* ]: ]<ref name=soccerwaytrophies>{{cite web \|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/malta/dingli-swallows-fc/9570/trophies/ \|title=DINGLI SWALLOWS FC - trophies \|website=soccerway.com \|access-date=6 April 2021 }}</ref>

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/93/bov-amateur-league-c.htm?feature=teams&mp=175

			{{Maltese football clubs}}
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Football club

Dingli Swallows

Full name

Dingli Swallows Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Swallows

Founded

1948; 76 years ago (1948)

Ground

Tartarni Ground

Capacity

500

Chairman

Joseph Cuschieri

Head Coach

Nicolai Caruana

League

National Amateur League

2021–22

National Amateur League, Group A, 10th

Home colours

Dingli Swallows Football Club is a Maltese football club from the small village of Ħad-Dingli, which currently plays in the Maltese National Amateur League. The club was founded in 1948.

History

In the 2008–09 season the club won the Maltese First Division gaining promotion to Maltese Premier League for the first time in their history. In their first season they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back down.

Current squad

Source:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	MLT	Emanuele Galea
—	GK	MLT	Kyle Zammit
—	DF	MLT	Andre Attard
—	DF	MLT	Karl Cilia
—	DF	MLT	Gianluca Theuma
—	DF	MLT	Denzil Briffa
—	DF	MLT	Ettiene Farrugia
—	DF	MLT	Richard Deschrijver (Club prod.)
—	DF	MLT	Guiseppe Versace (Club prod.)
—	MF	MLT	Dale Valletta
—	MF	MLT	Jonathan Pace (Club prod.)
—	MF	MLT	Matthew Borg (Club prod.)
—	MF	MLT	Dario Borg (Club prod.)
—	MF	MLT	Melchior Tonna
—	MF	MLT	Adrian Lanzon
—	MF	MLT	Andrew Scerri
—	MF	MLT	Robert Ciantar (Club Captain)
—	FW	MLT	Daniel Cilia
—	FW	ROU	Alin-Ion Margarit
—	FW	MLT	Luke Galea (Club prod.)

Club officials and coaching staff

Club officials

Source:

President: Joseph Cuschieri
Vice President: Shawn Tanti
Secretary: Brendan Tanti
Treasurer: Rigovert Casha

Honours

Maltese First Division: 2008–09

References

^ Maltese Football Association Website for Ħad-Dingli Swallows
^ "DINGLI SWALLOWS FC - trophies". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"Dingli seal promotion". Times of Malta. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

External links

https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/93/bov-amateur-league-c.htm?feature=teams&mp=175

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