Despite being set up a mere eight years ago, the club has already achieved promotion to the 1st Division, has opened its own premises, launched an Under 19s team and established a Youth Academy.
The 3 colours on the new crest (yellow, red and blue) represent these 3 entities which form the basis of the club's kits when competing in official MFA Competitions.
Modelled on the Swieqi Coat of arms it incorporates the red and yellow (merged into orange) symbolising the valleys and fields of Ta' l-Ibrag and Madliena.
The initial five people who 'founded' the club were: Michael Calleja, Ralph Agius Fernandez, Gavin Ellul, Justin Fenech & Mauro Miceli.
Contrary to the previous campaign, the KO Quick Keno Competition proved to be much more fruitful as Swieqi lost 0–2 to Senglea Athletic and registered draws against Santa Venera and Gharghur.
A slump in fortunes then followed, although Swieqi did register some positive results during the season such as a 3–1 victory against title challengers Ghaxaq, a 6–2 win vs Kalkara and a 0–0 draw against eventual section winners Pembroke Athleta.
Welcoming on board Mario Mifsud as Club Technical Director and with Roberto Debrincat reconfirmed as Manager, the coaching staff undertook the difficult task of rebuilding an underachieving team.
With fresh players brought in, a renewed sense of optimism generated throughout the club given the sparkling new premises launched, Swieqi embarked on a determined assault to ensure promotion would be secured.
However, a post-new year slump followed with the Orange losing some crucial games but recovering quickly by beating Zejtun 1–0 (and achieving the double over them) and holding Zabbar to a 0–0 draw.
With Neil Farrugia in stunning form, the Orange continued to rack up with after win and Promotion to Section D was finally sealed when Swieqi beat St. George's 4–0 at the Sirens ground.
Nevertheless, with a reduced budget and entirely new coaching staff, Swieqi struggled for much of the Second Division campaign but did manage to survive when they decisively beat Kirkop United 2–0 in the penultimate game of the season.
Despite enduring a very difficult campaign (finishing bottom of their section), the Orange still performed bravely throughout all encounters and registered some positive results such as 2–2 draw v Kirkop and a 0–2 loss vs Valletta.
The 2016–17 season got off to the worst possible start with Swieqi United losing 3 points after Attard won a protest after the Orange had fielded an ineligible player.
New signings in particular Kyle Muscat and Sean Gatt Baldacchino provided much needed stability to a team which was already on the way up and with the additions of Roderick Taliana, foreigner Ion-Alin Margarit and Matthew Laferla – the group started to gel and grow stronger.
Coaches Billy Mock and Rodney Bugeja had utilised more than 20 minors players with the Seniors team thereby highlighting Swieqi's philosophy of promoting youth and giving them a chance.
Led by Andrea Vella and Julian Bonello, the young Orange gained some respectable results beating the likes of Zabbar St. Patrick's and Fgura United along the way.
Our Women's team finally managed to gain their first major silverware winning the BOV 2nd Division in clinical fashion (losing only one game all season).
The group was expertly led by new coach Keith Gouder (assisted by Jochen Lenders), who managed to win promotion with a couple of games to spare.
The Under 19s also capped off a great season by winning Promotion to Section C (also completing an entire rnd unbeaten) and played against some quality sides (including Premier League outfits Naxxar Lions and Tarxien Rainbows) but managed to beat them nevertheless.
Aptly guided by Gilbert Micallef and Nick Debono, it was a competitive league, but the team managed a good number of performances and an overall positive season.
Women's U19 Squad - We digressed from our standards in previous seasons, as at the time of abandonment, the club was in 3rd place overall, behind Birkirkara and a vastly improved Raiders GFC.
The boys dug deep throughout the season to secure some amazing results – whilst simultaneously holding off a resolute Naxxar Lions, a dogged and determined Santa Lucia and a crafty Floriana side.
The U19s clinched the championship in the penultimate fixture against Santa Lucia when a 1-1 draw ensured that the group will be playing in Malta’s top youth division!
Despite changing coaches on more than one occasion, the girls maintained their composure to end the season on a high and book a place in the trophy knock-out final.
Unfortunately, the Orange fell short against Birkirkara (0-3) although there could be no complaints about the result since the Yellows were that little bit better on the night and their experience of navigating tense and tight finals paid dividends.
The Under 20s enjoyed a positive campaign notching some very memorable victories – although honours were won at U16 level – where the girls managed to beat San Gwann 2-0 in the knock-out final to claim the cup.
During the Play-out phase, Swieqi United excelled, finishing at the top with 14 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses, accumulating 50 points and a positive goal difference of 15.
The team, led by coach Dylan Micallef and supported by a mix of local and foreign talents, delivered a strong performance, highlighted by a 3-3 draw against Luxol St. Andrews.
[1] Recent Performances In the 2023/2024 season, Swieqi United finished as runners-up in the Assikura Women's League having secured their first major silverware by winning the knock-out trophy in 2022-23, defeating Hibernians.
This move not only provides financial compensation but also includes initiatives focused on player development, aiming to raise the standard and professionalism of the sport on the island.