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'''Southclan''', also recorded as '''Southclan Malta''' and '''South Clan''', is a Maltese paintball team. Its documented international activity includes participation in the Sicilian Paintball Cup in May 2016 and the [[National Xball League]] European Championships in 2024. [1][2]

== History ==

=== Sicilian Paintball Cup, 2016 ===

According to a retrospective account published by [[Malta Paintball]], Southclan travelled to Sicily for the Sicilian Paintball Cup in May 2016. The account identifies [[Chris Cioffi]], Jesmond Cioffi and Albert Vella among the Maltese squad. [1]

The event was promoted by the Sicilian Paintball League as a combined speedball and woodsball competition. Its original Facebook listing advertised a two-day programme and identified Paintball Siracusa LoSpazio and Paintball Sicilia League among the hosts. [3]

Malta Paintball's account describes three-player speedball at LoSpazio Siracusa and a woodsball stage advertised for Palazzolo Acreide. It does not provide Southclan's final placing or individual match results. [1]

Contemporary event media includes Paintball Licata footage titled ''Sicilian's Paintball Cup 29-05-2016 – Woodsball Splash!'', published on 30 May 2016. This provides a separate contemporary record of the event, but its title and description do not establish Southclan's roster or result. [4]

In a retrospective post dated 12 October 2026, Malta Paintball described the 2016 visit to Siracusa as Southclan's first overseas tournament. The post again identified Chris Cioffi, Jesmond Cioffi and Albert Vella. This description concerns the team's overseas competition history rather than its founding date. [5]

=== Later team record ===

Southclan's PBLeagues profile records its home town as Żejtun and its home field as [[Epic Fields Paintball]] in San Pawl il-Baħar. The profile gives a registration date of 14 July 2024; this is a database registration date rather than a team founding date. [2]

At the 2024 European Championships, held from 28 August to 1 September, the team entered as ''SOUTHCLAN MALTA''. PBLeagues records a finish of 25th among 28 teams in the Amateur division. [2][6]

== Documented players ==

=== Players identified for the 2016 Sicily trip ===

Malta Paintball's retrospective accounts identify the following players among the squad that travelled to Sicily in 2016. These accounts do not state that the list is complete. [1][5]

* [[Chris Cioffi]]
* Jesmond Cioffi
* Albert Vella

=== PBLeagues team listing ===

The team's PBLeagues Members listing identifies three players. This is a team membership listing and is not presented here as an event-specific roster. [2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Player !! Listed role
|-
| [[Chris Cioffi]] || Player
|-
| Jesmond Cioffi || Player
|-
| Kyle Magri || Player
|}

== Tournament record ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Competition !! Recorded participation or result
|-
| 2016 || Sicilian Paintball Cup || Participation reported by Malta Paintball; placing not supplied. [1]
|-
| 2024 || NXL European Championships, Amateur 3v3 || 25th of 28. [2][6]
|}

== See also ==

* [[Paintball in Malta]]
* [[Malta Paintball]]
* [[Epic Fields Paintball]]
* [[Chris Cioffi]]
* [[National Xball League]]

== References ==

# [https://www.maltapaintball.org/news/southclan-takes-maltese-paintball-to-the-sicilian-paintball-cup Southclan Takes Maltese Paintball to the Sicilian Paintball Cup]. Malta Paintball. Retrospective account carrying a historical dateline of 31 May 2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/6F6FTVLbEYikOucf SOUTHCLAN MALTA: team profile and Members listing]. PBLeagues. Records the team's home town, home field, registration date, listed players and 2024 European Championships placing.
# [https://www.facebook.com/events/paintball-siracusa-lospazio/sicilian-paintball-cup/1692502787680857/ Sicilian Paintball Cup]. Original Facebook event listing, May 2016. Advertises a two-day combined speedball and woodsball competition.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXCfU1nQcHc Sicilian's Paintball Cup 29-05-2016 – Woodsball Splash!]. Paintball Licata, YouTube, 30 May 2016.
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/DeY_iQxEUNP/ Throwback to 2016: South Clan in Sicily]. Malta Paintball, Instagram, 12 October 2026. Retrospective account identifying three participants and describing the trip as the team's first overseas tournament.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8533/teams European Championships: official placings]. PBLeagues, 2024.

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/team/6F6FTVLbEYikOucf Southclan Malta on PBLeagues]

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