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Birkirkara F.C.

Association football club in Malta

Association football club in Malta

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groundTa' Qali Stadium
capacity16,997
chairmanMichael Valenzia
mgrtitleHead Coach
managerPaul Zammit
leagueMaltese Premier League
season2024–25
positionMaltese Premier League, 2nd of 12
website
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Birkirkara Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Birkirkara, on the island of Malta. The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of Birkirkara United and Birkirkara Celtic. Birkirkara currently play in the Maltese Premier League, which it has won on four occasions, most recently in the 2012–13 season.

Birkirkara is one of the founding members of the European Club Association.{{cite news |access-date=2008-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127153016/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D4096/newsid%3D648350.html |archive-date=27 January 2008 |url-status=dead

The club also has a women's team.

Kits

PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsor (front)Ref.
2003-04ITA Lotto
2004-06McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006-09McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009-10ITA DiadoraMcDonald's (Malta)
2010-12ITA Macron
2012-21GER Adidas
2021-USA Nike

Honours

Major

Minor

  • Sons of Malta Cup (for the Second Division)
    • Winners (3): 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79
    • Runners-up (1): 1976–77
  • Cassar Cup:
    • Runners-up (1): 1952–53

Current squad

Out on loan

European record

All results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1997–98UEFA Cup1QSlovakia Spartak Trnava0–11–31–4
1998–99UEFA Cup1QUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk0–41–21–6
1999–00UEFA CupQRDenmark Lyngby0–00–70–7
2000–01UEFA Champions League1QIceland KR Reykjavík1–21–42–6
2001–02UEFA CupQRGeorgia Locomotive Tbilisi0–01–11–1 (a)
1RRussia Dynamo Moscow0–00–10–1
2002–03UEFA CupQRUkraine Metalurh Zaporizhya0–00–30–3
2003–04UEFA CupQRHungary Ferencváros0–50–10–6
2004–05UEFA Cup1QAlbania Partizani2–12–44–5
2005–06UEFA Cup1QCyprus APOEL0–20–40–6
2006–07UEFA Champions League1QFaroe Islands B36 Tórshavn0–32–22–5
2007UEFA Intertoto Cup1RSlovenia Maribor0–31–21–5
2008–09UEFA Cup1QCroatia Hajduk Split0–30–40–7
2009–10UEFA Europa League1QCroatia Slaven Belupo0–00–10–1
2010–11UEFA Champions League1QAndorra FC Santa Coloma4–33–07–3
2QSlovakia Žilina1–00–31–3
2011–12UEFA Europa League1QAlbania Vllaznia0–11–11–2
2012–13UEFA Europa League1QMacedonia Metalurg2–20–02–2 (a)
2013–14UEFA Champions League2QSlovenia Maribor0–00–20–2
2014–15UEFA Europa League1QHungary Diósgyőr1–21–42–6
2015–16UEFA Europa League1QArmenia Ulisses0–03–13–1
2QEngland West Ham1–00–11–1 (3–5 p)
2016–17UEFA Europa League1QBIH Široki Brijeg2–01–13–1
2QSCO Heart of Midlothian0–02–12–1
3QRussia Krasnodar0–31–31–6
2018–19UEFA Europa LeaguePRFaroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík1–11–22–3
2021–22UEFA Europa Conference League1QSan Marino La Fiorita1–01–12–1
2QSlovenia Olimpija Ljubljana1–00–11–1 (4–5 p)
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1QSlovenia Maribor1–21–12–3
2025–26UEFA Conference League1QMoldova Petrocub Hîncești1–00−31−3

Coaches

  • MLT Frankie Tabone (1951–53)
  • MLT Paul Chetcuti (1961–62)
  • MLT Emanuel Borg (1964–65)
  • MLT Salvu Cuschieri (1965–68)
  • MLT Frans Bonnici (1968–69)
  • MLT Emmle Saliba (1969–70)
  • MLT Salvu Cuschieri (1970–73)
  • MLT Tony Buhagiar (1973–74)
  • MLT Carmel Galea (1974–76)
  • MLT Tony Euchar Grech (1976–78)
  • MLT Frankie Zammit (1978–79)
  • MLT Marcel Scicluna (1979–84)
  • MLT Joe Attard (1984–86)
  • MLT Alfred "Freddie" Cardona (1986–87)
  • MLT Joe Cilia (1986–88)
  • MLT Robert Gatt (1988–89)
  • MLT Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
  • Bulgaria Todor Raykov (1992–93)
  • MLT Alfred "Freddie" Cardona (1993–94)
  • MLT Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
  • MLT Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
  • England Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
  • MLT Alfred "Freddie" Cardona (1996–97)
  • MLT Alfred "Freddie" & MLT Robert Gatt (1997–98)
  • Serbia Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
  • Bulgaria Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
  • MLT Alfred "Freddie" (2000–1 December 2001)
  • MLT Stephen Azzopardi (1 December 2001 – 1 March 2007)
  • MLT John Buttigieg (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)
  • MLT Paul Zammit (1 July 2009 – 30 May 2011)
  • MLT Patrick Curmi (22 May 2011 – 28 September 2011)
  • MLT Paul Zammit (3 October 2011 – 29 May 2015)
  • ITA Giovanni Tedesco (1 June 2015 – 10 December 2015)
  • CRO Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
  • CRO Nikola Jaros (6 December 2016 – 1 June 2017)
  • MLT Peter Pullicino (1 June 2017 – 6 September 2017)
  • MLT Paul Zammit (6 September 2017 – 26 March 2019)
  • MLT John Buttigieg (18 April 2019 – 7 September 2019)
  • NED André Paus (10 September 2019 – 20 April 2022)
  • MLT Jonathan Holland (Caretaker) (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
  • ITA Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – 26 November 2023)
  • MLT Brian Chetcuti (Caretaker) (26 November 2023 – 5 February 2024)
  • MLT Jose Borg (5 February 2024 – 13 May 2024)
  • ITA Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )

Futsal

Current squad 2018/19

Number45681011222324408899
PlayerPos.Nat.
Jason MifsudSweeperMLT
Ryan XuerebWingerMLT
Alan GaleaWingerMLT
Gary InguanezSweeperMLT
Marwan TelisiWingerMLT
Ayoub Hamad AliWingerLBY
Rennie TantiWingerMLT
Matthew GattGoalkeeperMLT
William BarbosaSweeperBRA
Eslam KhalifaPivotLBY
Christian LiaGoalkeeperMLT
Glenn BonelloPivotMLT

References

References

  1. "Birkirkara FC Women's presented with the BOV Women's League trophy - The Malta Independent".
  2. "Birkirkara Kit History".
  3. "Birkirkara FC – Coaches".
  4. Camilleri, Valhmor. (2022-04-20). "Birkirkara FC part ways with coach Andre Paus". [[SportsDesk]].
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