College 1975 F.C.

College 1975 F.C. is an association football team from Gibraltar. Originally formed in 1975, they currently play in the Gibraltar Football League.^[1]

College 1975

Full name	College 1975 Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Dolphins
Founded	1975
Ground	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Capacity	2,000
President	Joseph Mir
Manager	Óscar León
League	Gibraltar Football League
2024–25	8th
Website	https://college1975fc.co.uk/default.aspx
Home colours Away colours

History

Formed in 1975, College spent the majority of their existence moving between the top two divisions in Gibraltar, with second and third teams playing elsewhere in the pyramid. During this time, they went through several variations of their name, most notably College Cosmos, before entering into a partnership with the reforming Europa in 2013, bring in extra resources as the Gibraltar Football Association joined UEFA. This saw an immediate upturn in results, and saw College Europa qualify for the UEFA Europa League at the first attempt via the 2014 Rock Cup. However, in 2015 the partnership between the two sides ended, and while the newly independent Europa retained their place in the Gibraltar Premier Division, the Dolphins, now calling themselves College 1975, were forced to start new in the Gibraltar Second Division.

Since the split, the side largely constructed by player-manager Nolan Bosio competed in the Second Division, reaching the final of the Second Division Cup in 2017, until the two divisions in Gibraltar merged in 2019. With a new management brought in under chairman Joseph Mir, a large scale rebuild of the squad took place, including the establishment of an under-23 side for the Gibraltar Intermediate League. Despite this, the side struggled on their return to the top flight, picking up a solitary point in a 5–5 draw with Europa Point, in their final match before the season was abandoned.^[2]

In 2023, College 1975 entered a partnership with futsal side Hercules FC to enter the Gibraltar Women's Futsal League, where Hercules would act as the Dolphins' affiliate club.

Current squad

First team

As of 16 August 2025.^[3] 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 3 DF  GIB Jamie-Luke McCarthy (captain) 4 DF  GIB Issac Vinet 5 DF  GIB Thomas Hastings 6 DF  ESP Javi Anaya 7 MF  GIB Kiri McGrail 9 FW  ESP Eduardo Navas 10 FW  ESP Pollo 11 MF  POL Oskar Skuza 12 MF  BRA Jessé Boaventura 15 DF  ESP Abel Gavira 16 MF  GIB Jyron Zammitt

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  GIB Christian Chipolina 18 MF  ESP Óscar Escánez 19 FW  ESP Raúl Pérez 20 MF  GIB Kyle Rodriguez 22 MF  GIB Nazim Hughes 30 GK  GIB Alexander Sawyer 40 GK  ESP Francisco Paulino — DF  GIB Stefan Thorne — MF  ESP Juan Carlos Ruiz — MF  GIB Hatim Smith

Club staff

Position	Name
Club Management
Head Coach	Óscar León
Assistant Coach	Antonio Cortés
Goalkeeper Coach	Jonatan Sarmiento
Physical Trainer	D. Gómez
Physio	Nacho Vidal
Board
President	Joseph Mir
Vice-president	Ezzard Mir
Director of Football	Adrian Ballestero
Team Delegate	Tito Podesta

Seasons

Seasons since joining UEFA only.^[a]

Season	Division	League record								Rock Cup
		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos
2013–14	Premier	14	5	4	5	31	20	6	4th of 8	Final
2014–15	Premier	21	12	6	3	42	14	42	2nd of 8	Quarter-finals
2015–16	Second	22	2	0	20	20	114	6	12th of 12	Quarter-finals
2016–17	Second	16	5	1	10	24	40	16	7th of 9	Second round
2017–18	Second	14	2	0	12	14	48	6	7th of 9	First round
2018–19	Second	18	3	2	13	13	62	11	5th of 7	Second round
2019–20	National	18	0	1	17	18	99	1	12th of 12[b]	First round
2020–21	National	18	2	2	14	23	81	8	10th of 11	Quarter-finals
2021–22	National	18	6	2	10	17	28	20	8th of 11	Semi-finals
2022–23	GFL	18	2	3	13	19	51	9	10th of 11	First round
2023–24	GFL	20	3	2	15	21	65	11	11th of 11	First round
2024–25	GFL	20	5	3	12	18	39	18	8th of 11	First round

1. Seasons up to 2015 as part of College Europa FC.
2. Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Club records

Records since joining UEFA only.

• Gibraltar Premier Cup: 2014–15 (as College Europa)
• Best league finish - 2nd, Gibraltar Premier Division: 2014–15 (as College Europa)
• Best Rock Cup performance - Runners-Up: 2014
• Best Second Division Cup performance - Runners up: 2017