Pembroke Athleta
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| Full name | Pembroke Athleta Football Club |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Ground | Pembroke Grounds Pembroke Malta |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman |
 Alex Calleja |
| Manager |
 Artim Šakiri
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| League | Maltese Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Maltese Premier League, 8th |
Pembroke Athleta Football Club are a Maltese football club from the town of Pembroke, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. Originally they were founded in 1962 but they were in an amateur level. They competed in the Maltese Third Division in 1994 for the first time.
Pembroke Athleta reached the Premier League for the first time in 2015.
A game of note for the club was when Pembroke were drawn against giants Hibernians in the Maltese FA Trophy. Pembroke went into half time with a shock score of 2–2 courtesy of goals from Matthew Borg and Lydon Cilia but during the second half, the endless attacks from Hibernians proved too much and despite some very good saves from Pembroke goalkeeper Rodrick Debattista and a perfectly executed goal from Pembroke Captain Carlo Leonardi, Pembroke eventually succumbed to Hibs and the game ended with the score at 5–3. During the same season, Pembroke managed to clinch first place in the Maltese Third Division and promotion to the Maltese Second Division. They finished in 1st place after managing to take 63 points from 26 games.
Still led by Jacques Scerri, Pembroke prepared for their first season in the Maltese Second Division. John Roland Emeka was the club's marquee signing, with the Nigerian striker arriving from recently relegated Senglea Athletic. Other signings included Matthew Mulholland, Jonathan Vella, Michael Ellul, Kane Micallef and Nicholas Grima. Pembroke started the season in incredible form, remaining unbeaten for the first 7 games, even topping the table at one point. Things went a bit sour as the season reached December though and 3 consecutive losses without scoring cost the club.
In the end the team finished in 7th place, a solid mid-table position having won 12, drew 7 and lost 9 of their 26 games. Throughout the season, the Greys scored a total of 42 goals and conceded 30, the best defensive record out of all the sides that did not clinch promotion. John Roland Emeka proved his worth by ending the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals.
In the Maltese FA Trophy, Pembroke once again managed to make their way into the Third Round, beating Gozitan side Xewkija Tigers 3–2. In the Third Round, they were drawn against Premier League club Qormi FC. Qormi in the end triumped with a score of 5–2 which was obtained in extra time. Like the previous year Pembroke had made a Premier League team (who would end the tournament as runners-up) struggle.
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