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Created page with " '''Valletta Paintball Club''' ('''VLTPC''') is a Maltese sporting club associated with recreational paintball, speedball and airsoft. It developed from the amalgamation of the Malta Tactical Airsoft Club (MTAC) and HBI Extreme Sports Club in October 2024, initially operating under the name Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club (MHBIC). [1] The club was affiliated with the Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters (AMACS) and provided an organisational membership struct..."
 
Update Valletta Paintball Club with official amalgamation, statute, committee and membership records; distinguish the 2004 airsoft predecessor from the 2024 merger and later adoption of the Valletta name.
 
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'''Valletta Paintball Club''' ('''VLTPC''') is a Maltese sporting club affiliated with the Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters (AMACS). It developed from the amalgamation of Malta Tactical Airsoft Club and HBI Extreme Sports Club on 23 October 2024, initially taking the name '''Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club''' ('''MHBIC'''). [1]


'''Valletta Paintball Club''' ('''VLTPC''') is a Maltese sporting club associated with recreational paintball, speedball and airsoft. It developed from the amalgamation of the Malta Tactical Airsoft Club (MTAC) and HBI Extreme Sports Club in October 2024, initially operating under the name Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club (MHBIC). [1]
The Valletta Paintball Club name was publicly documented in AMACS's membership renewal announcement of 30 November 2025. [2]
 
The club was affiliated with the Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters (AMACS) and provided an organisational membership structure for activities involving paintball and airsoft equipment. [2]
 
Its current name was publicly documented by November 2025. [3]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Malta Tactical Airsoft Club ===
=== Airsoft predecessor ===


According to the club's published history, its earliest predecessor, Malta Tactical Airsoft Club (MTAC), was founded on 10 July 2004. [1]
According to AMACS's published club history, Malta Tactical Airsoft Club was founded on 10 July 2004. It subsequently amalgamated with HBI Extreme Sports Club during a restructuring of AMACS-affiliated clubs. [1]


MTAC was affiliated with AMACS, an organisation representing firearms collectors and shooting sports participants in Malta.
The 2004 date belongs to the airsoft predecessor and does not establish that a dedicated paintball club existed under the Valletta name at that time. [1]
 
The 2004 founding date relates to the original airsoft club and should not be interpreted as the establishment of a dedicated paintball organisation at that time.
 
=== HBI Extreme Sports Club ===
 
HBI Extreme Sports Club was a Maltese organisation associated with paintball and other sporting activities.
 
An official parliamentary document listing registered voluntary organisations includes HBI extreme sport club under registration number VO/2222. This establishes the organisation's registration by the end of 2023. [4]
 
The HBI name was also associated with the Maltese paintball community and the development of tournament-oriented playing facilities, including the training ground known as [[Epic Fields Paintball]] in Burmarrad.
 
The organisational history of HBI Extreme Sports Club should be distinguished from the competition record of [[HBI Malta]], which entered international paintball tournaments before the 2024 amalgamation.


=== Amalgamation in 2024 ===
=== Amalgamation in 2024 ===


On 23 October 2024, Malta Tactical Airsoft Club and HBI Extreme Sports Club amalgamated to form Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club (MHBIC). [1]
AMACS records the amalgamation of Malta Tactical Airsoft Club and HBI Extreme Sports Club on 23 October 2024. The resulting organisation was named Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club. [1]
 
The amalgamation was part of a wider restructuring of AMACS-affiliated clubs, intended to consolidate related sporting disciplines into fewer organisations.
 
A new statute for Malta HBI Extreme Sport Club was approved on 6 November 2024. [5]


The statute explicitly identified paintball, speedball and airsoft among the sporting activities covered by the organisation.
A statute approved on 6 November 2024 identified paintball, speedball and airsoft among the club's activities. Its objectives included organising activities, developing members' knowledge and skills, and operating on a non-profit basis. The registered address was care of AMACS at the Clock Tower Block, Tigné Point, Sliema. [3]


The club's stated objectives included promoting participation, organising sporting activities, developing members' knowledge and skills, and maintaining a non-profit organisational structure.
On 3 December 2024, AMACS publicly confirmed the merger in its announcement concerning membership renewals for 2025. It identified MHBIC as the affiliated club covering paintball and airsoft within its revised structure. [4]


The registered address was listed as care of AMACS at the Clock Tower Block, Tigné Point, Sliema.
=== Valletta Paintball Club name ===


On 3 December 2024, AMACS publicly confirmed the amalgamation in its announcement concerning 2025 membership renewals. [2]
AMACS states that the organisation adopted the Valletta Paintball Club name following an amendment to its statute. Its announcement of 30 November 2025 explicitly identified VLTPC as the new name for MHBIC. The announcement documents the name by that date rather than giving the date of the underlying resolution. [1][2]


The announcement identified MHBIC as the club covering paintball and airsoft disciplines within the revised AMACS structure.
== Organisation ==


=== Renaming to Valletta Paintball Club ===
The November 2024 statute provided for an elected committee comprising a president, secretary, treasurer, public relations officer and integrity officer. [3]


The organisation subsequently adopted the name Valletta Paintball Club, abbreviated VLTPC.
AMACS's club directory publishes the following committee for 2024–2025. These are historical appointments rather than confirmation of subsequent office-holders. [1]


AMACS states that the change followed an amendment to the club's statute intended to emphasise its sporting role. [1]
{| class="wikitable"
! Office !! Name
|-
| President || [[Chris Cioffi]]
|-
| Secretary || Jesmond Cioffi
|-
| Treasurer || Jovana Roncevic
|-
| Public Relations Officer || Kyle Magri
|-
| Integrity Officer || Carmelo Gauci
|}


The exact date of the name-change resolution has not been independently established.
== Membership ==


On 30 November 2025, AMACS published its membership renewal announcement for 2026, explicitly identifying Valletta Paintball Club as the new name of Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club. [3]
The December 2024 renewal announcement listed an annual MHBIC subscription of €5, separate from AMACS membership, under the association's arrangements for 2025. [4]


The announcement described the club as serving members participating in paintball and airsoft activities.
The November 2025 announcement retained Valletta Paintball Club as an affiliated membership option for paintball and airsoft participants renewing for 2026. These notices describe AMACS's membership arrangements for the specified years. [2]
 
== Organisation and governance ==
 
The club operated within the AMACS affiliated-club structure.
 
The publicly available MHBIC statute approved on 6 November 2024 provided for an elected committee consisting of a president, secretary, treasurer, public relations officer and integrity officer. [5]
 
The AMACS club directory identifies the following committee for the 2024–2025 period: [1]
 
* President: Chris Cioffi
* Secretary: Jesmond Cioffi
* Treasurer: Jovana Roncevic
* Public Relations Officer: Kyle Magri
* Integrity Officer: Carmelo Gauci
 
These appointments relate to the published 2024–2025 committee and should not be interpreted as confirmation of the club's subsequent leadership.
 
=== Membership ===
 
Under the reorganised AMACS structure announced in December 2024, members selected an affiliated club corresponding to their sporting activities.
 
MHBIC was designated for paintball and airsoft, with an annual affiliated-club subscription of €5. Membership of AMACS itself was separately required under the association's arrangements. [2]
 
Following the adoption of the Valletta Paintball Club name, the organisation continued to appear in AMACS membership documentation for 2026. [3]
 
These records document the organisation's membership arrangements at the time of publication and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive statement of the legal requirements for paintball participation in Malta.
 
== Relationship with Malta Paintball ==
 
Valletta Paintball Club and [[Malta Paintball]] are distinct organisational identities.
 
Malta Paintball is a separately registered Maltese voluntary organisation, VO/2678, dedicated to developing competitive paintball and national representation. Its official website identifies membership of the European Paintball Federation beginning in 2025. [6]
 
The two organisations share elements of Malta's developing paintball community, including individuals involved in sporting administration and tournament participation.
 
However, Valletta Paintball Club's earlier organisational history, its AMACS affiliation and the 2004 origins of Malta Tactical Airsoft Club should not be attributed as the legal founding history of Malta Paintball.
 
The precise legal and administrative status of Valletta Paintball Club following the establishment of the separate Malta Paintball organisation has not been established from an independently verified dissolution or deregistration document.
 
AMACS continued to identify Valletta Paintball Club as an affiliated membership option in its published 2026 materials. [3][7]
 
== Historical significance ==
 
Valletta Paintball Club represents an important stage in the organisational development of paintball in Malta.
 
Its history illustrates the relationship between paintball, airsoft and established shooting sports associations, particularly during a period when Maltese paintball players were increasingly participating in international competition.
 
The 2024 amalgamation consolidated existing organisational structures, while the subsequent adoption of the Valletta Paintball Club name gave greater prominence to paintball within the affiliated-club system.
 
Its history also provides context for the emergence of separately registered sporting organisations dedicated primarily to competitive paintball and international representation.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Paintball in Malta]]
* [[Paintball in Malta]]
* [[Malta Paintball]]
* [[Malta Paintball]]
* [[HBI Malta]]
* [[HBI (Malta Paintball Team)]]
* [[Epic Fields Paintball]]
* [[Regulation of paintball in Malta]]
* [[Malta Allied Airgunners Club]]
* [[Southclan Malta]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/clubs/mtac/ Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters, Valletta Paintball Club (VLTPC)]. Official club history and 2024–2025 committee.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/clubs/mtac/ Valletta Paintball Club (VLTPC)]. Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters. Official club history and published 2024–2025 committee.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/2024/12/03/2025-online-membership-renewals-are-now-open/ AMACS, 2025 Online Membership Renewals Are Now Open]. 3 December 2024.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/2025/11/30/membership-renewas-for-2026-are-now-open/ Membership Renewals for 2026 Are Now Open]. AMACS, 30 November 2025.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/2025/11/30/membership-renewas-for-2026-are-now-open/ AMACS, Membership Renewals for 2026 Are Now Open]. 30 November 2025.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MHBIC-Annex-E-Statute-06-11-2024.pdf Malta HBI Extreme Sport Club: Statute]. Approved 6 November 2024, chapters one and three.
# [https://www.parlament.mt/media/126041/02920.pdf Parliament of Malta, voluntary organisations registered by the end of 2023]. Page 95, entry VO/2222, HBI extreme sport club.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/2024/12/03/2025-online-membership-renewals-are-now-open/ 2025 Online Membership Renewals Are Now Open]. AMACS, 3 December 2024.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MHBIC-Annex-E-Statute-06-11-2024.pdf Malta HBI Extreme Sport Club, Statute]. Approved 6 November 2024.
# [https://www.maltapaintball.org/ Malta Paintball, official website]. Registration VO/2678 and organisational information.
# [https://www.amacs-malta.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AMACS-Application-Form-2026.pdf AMACS, Membership Application Form 2026]. Lists Valletta Paintball Club among affiliated membership options.


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.amacs-malta.org/clubs/mtac/ Valletta Paintball Club, historical AMACS listing]
* [https://www.amacs-malta.org/clubs/mtac/ Valletta Paintball Club on the AMACS website]


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Latest revision as of 08:55, 27 October 2026

Valletta Paintball Club (VLTPC) is a Maltese sporting club affiliated with the Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters (AMACS). It developed from the amalgamation of Malta Tactical Airsoft Club and HBI Extreme Sports Club on 23 October 2024, initially taking the name Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club (MHBIC). [1]

The Valletta Paintball Club name was publicly documented in AMACS's membership renewal announcement of 30 November 2025. [2]

History

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Airsoft predecessor

[edit]

According to AMACS's published club history, Malta Tactical Airsoft Club was founded on 10 July 2004. It subsequently amalgamated with HBI Extreme Sports Club during a restructuring of AMACS-affiliated clubs. [1]

The 2004 date belongs to the airsoft predecessor and does not establish that a dedicated paintball club existed under the Valletta name at that time. [1]

Amalgamation in 2024

[edit]

AMACS records the amalgamation of Malta Tactical Airsoft Club and HBI Extreme Sports Club on 23 October 2024. The resulting organisation was named Malta HBI Extreme Sports Club. [1]

A statute approved on 6 November 2024 identified paintball, speedball and airsoft among the club's activities. Its objectives included organising activities, developing members' knowledge and skills, and operating on a non-profit basis. The registered address was care of AMACS at the Clock Tower Block, Tigné Point, Sliema. [3]

On 3 December 2024, AMACS publicly confirmed the merger in its announcement concerning membership renewals for 2025. It identified MHBIC as the affiliated club covering paintball and airsoft within its revised structure. [4]

Valletta Paintball Club name

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AMACS states that the organisation adopted the Valletta Paintball Club name following an amendment to its statute. Its announcement of 30 November 2025 explicitly identified VLTPC as the new name for MHBIC. The announcement documents the name by that date rather than giving the date of the underlying resolution. [1][2]

Organisation

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The November 2024 statute provided for an elected committee comprising a president, secretary, treasurer, public relations officer and integrity officer. [3]

AMACS's club directory publishes the following committee for 2024–2025. These are historical appointments rather than confirmation of subsequent office-holders. [1]

Office Name
President Chris Cioffi
Secretary Jesmond Cioffi
Treasurer Jovana Roncevic
Public Relations Officer Kyle Magri
Integrity Officer Carmelo Gauci

Membership

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The December 2024 renewal announcement listed an annual MHBIC subscription of €5, separate from AMACS membership, under the association's arrangements for 2025. [4]

The November 2025 announcement retained Valletta Paintball Club as an affiliated membership option for paintball and airsoft participants renewing for 2026. These notices describe AMACS's membership arrangements for the specified years. [2]

See also

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References

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  1. Valletta Paintball Club (VLTPC). Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters. Official club history and published 2024–2025 committee.
  2. Membership Renewals for 2026 Are Now Open. AMACS, 30 November 2025.
  3. Malta HBI Extreme Sport Club: Statute. Approved 6 November 2024, chapters one and three.
  4. 2025 Online Membership Renewals Are Now Open. AMACS, 3 December 2024.
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