Aloysians Volleyball Club was formed on the 23rd of September 1973.
In those days, with volleyball still in it's infancy in Malta, the club
dominated the local scene, with a number of teams in both the men's and
the women's senior divisions. There is no information at present of the
exact number of leagues won by Aloysians in those years, since no detailed
records were kept.
Season 1994-95
Saint Aloysius College Volleyball Club in it's present state was formed in
August 1994, when the volleyball coach at Saint Aloysius College, Branislav
Vlahovic, thought it was time for the college's Under-19 team to play in the
newly formed national second division. The team at that time consisted of
Claudio Coppini, Paolo Bugeja, Jonathan Chetcuti, Alfred Pullicino, Dathan
Muscat, Karl Mercieca, Andrew Attard, Eric Flask and Josef Micallef.
In that year, the team lost all the matches it played, although it was already
acknowledged that this young team could go far.
The same season saw the debut of the SAC female second division team,
made up of Anna Mifsub Bonnici, Denise borg Millo, Elena Depasquale, Sarah
Caruana, Christine Sammut, Elizabeth Caruana Galizia, Corinne Bonello and
Nadya Apap. This team, too, lost all the matches it played that year.
That season saw the introduction of the National Under 16 League. In this
league SAC showed their real strenght, youths. The youth section was to
become the strongest section of SAC in the following years. In fact, the
male Under 16 team went on to win it's section.
Season 1995-96
The men's team managed to obtain it's first ever victory,
beating Morales by 3-0. The team went on to win three matches that season (all
agains the aforemantioned team)The women's team at the end of the second season
still had to record their first win. In that season the Under 16 team again
finished as winners of their category, for the second consecutive time. The
club introduced for the first time a girls Under 16 team.
Season 1996-97
Season 96/97 was the season in which SAC won promotion to the National 1st division
league. The boys under 16 team finished as runners up in their league, but the under 19
team, based mostly on the Under 16 teams which had been so successful in the
previous two seasons, took home the first Under 19 league they participated in.
The women's 2nd division team also recorded their first ever victory, beating
Depiro 3-2.
The 1996/97 2nd division team :
Standing from left - Branco Vlahovic (Coach); Bernard Muscat; Vladi Comodini;
Jonathan
Chetcuti; Alfred Pullicino; Timmi Leone Ganado
Squatting from left - Bernard Bartolo; Mark Soler; Malcolm St.John;
Kirill Micallef Stafrace; Claudio Coppini (c)
Season 1997-98
The first participation of a SAC team in the First Division took place in 1997/98.
In fact, the male team played in the first division, and ended up as runner up,
also ending as runner up in the National Cup, in both cases behind Pembroke. This
year also saw the birth of SixOnCourt Volleyball Club, made up entirely of former
SAC youth players. In the only season of it's existence, the club ended up as
Under 19 Champions and Under 16 and 2nd Division Runners up, before merging
back into SAC at the end of season 97/98. The SAC Under 16 Girls team recorded
its best ever performance, ending up as runners up in their section.
Season 1998-99
This was the most successful year for the male section. In fact, all the
male teams placed in the first 3 in all the sections. The Division 1 team
finished as runner-up, Division 2 - runner-up, Under 19 - winners, Under 16
- third, Under 14 - runner-up. The female section participated in all the
categories, with the best result being the Semi-final elimination of the
under 16 team, and the marked improvement of he senior and under 19 teams.
The season also saw the first Under 12 tournament organised by the Malta
Volleyball Association, with SAC participating and placing in all the
categories.