Exiles S.C.
Exiles Sports Club is a Maltese waterpolo team (it also has a swimming team), currently playing in the top tier Maltese Waterpolo Premier League. The club was founded in 1967 and hails from Sliema.[1] The team is currently known as Exiles Elia Caterers for sponsorship reasons.[2]
| Founded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| League | Maltese Waterpolo Premier League |
| Based in | Sliema |
| Arena | Exiles, Sliema |
| Colors | |
| President | Andrew Paris |
| Website | http://www.exiles.com.mt/ |
The Exiles Club is situated beneath one of the De Redin towers; this is portrayed on the club's crest.[3]
The club is named after the Exiles Beach, of which the name is unclear: either after a mispronunciation of a Customs and Excise Office that was once stationed on the bay, or after the Russian exiles who settled in the area after the Bolshevik Revolution.[4] Before the club was built, a hut stood in the location, which acted as the seat of the Malta Eastern Club, which was an exclusive club for Cable & Wireless St. Julian's branch employees, taking the name from the Eastern Telegraph Company.[4]
The club celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2017.[5]
The club operates a Beach Lido.[6]
Current squad
Squad as at June 30, 2018:[7]
- Simon Apap
- Andrea Bianchi
- Matthew Castillo
- Gianni Ciappara
- Aurélien Cousin
- Luca Felice
- Mark Fenech
- Kurt Griscti
- Benji Lanzon
- Slobodan Nikić
- Michael Paris
- Nicky Paris
- Philip Paris
- Michele Stellini
- Timmy Sullivan
- Sean Xerri de Caro
- Christian von Brockdorff
References
- "exilesarchive". exilesarchive.
- "Exiles".
- "Exiles". exiles.com.mt.
- "A storm brewing at Exiles". Times of Malta. 27 February 2011.
- "Exiles SC to mark 50th anniversary with a programme of activities". 9 January 2017.
- "The Exiles Beach Club in Malta | My Guide Malta". www.myguidemalta.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018.
- "Exiles".