Women’s team Raiders FC joined forces with Lija Athletic and as from this coming season, will be known as Raiders Lija Football Club.

In a statement, Raiders FC and Lija Athletic FC announced the union of two elite football organisations to form Raiders Lija Football Club. The merger was carefully crafted with the purpose of developing every  player to their highest potential. Raiders Lija FC is committed to a long-term project that aims to develop players in both recreational and competitive programmes while cultivating a lifelong passion for the game.  

Both clubs decided to merge because combining resources would give the players the best environment  and training facilities right in the heart of the island. Lija Athletic FC also boasts of a professional  administrative and technical setup built on core values such as good governance, fair play and loyalty. Lija have recently also invested in some of the latest recovery equipment manned by professional  personnel. All this will give several players the opportunity to compete at the highest level. Raiders Lija FC is an initial three-year plan aiming towards creating the first Semi-Professional Women’s team in Malta. 

Raiders Lija’s coaching team will continue to be powered by Talent 11 headed by Coach Denis Guerra and  will be competing in all age groups of the female league and festivals (seniors, U20, U16 and U13s Grassroots Festivals).  

Raiders Lija Football Club will be overseen by a committee as in previous years. The new organisational  structure of the technical and administrative personnel is as follows: 

Denis Guerra: Raiders FC Technical Director 
Philip Ciantar: Raiders FC President 
Vanessa Bonnici: Raiders FC Club Secretary 
Amanda La Rosa: Raiders FC Club Treasurer 
Chis Vella: Raiders FC Deputy Club Secretary & Team Manager 
Ronnie Caruana: Raiders FC Club Official 
Colin Ciantar: Lija Athletic F.C. Vice President & Team Manager 
Benjamin Muscat: Lija Athletic F.C. Chairperson & Nursery Coordinator 

Raiders Lija FC are excited to see the evolution and result from pulling together two strong organisational  cultures to provide a new unmatched framework for developing youth football at every level.