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Birkirkara F.C.

Birkirkara
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Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950
GroundTa' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta
Capacity17,797
ChairmanFrank Zarb
Head CoachAndré Paus
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2019–20Maltese Premier League, 5th of 14
Home colours
Away colours

Birkirkara Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Birkirkara, the largest town 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.[1]

Honours

Major

  • Maltese Premier League
    • Winners (4): 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2012–13
    • Runners-up (8): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
  • Maltese FA Trophy
    • Winners (5): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2014–15
    • Runners-up (5): 1972–73, 1989–90, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2017–18
  • Maltese Super Cup
    • Winners (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014
    • Runners-up (6): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2015
  • Euro Challenge/Lowenbrau Cup
    • Winners (3): 1998, 2003, 2008
  • MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament
    • Winners (4): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006

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

As of 28 September 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Andrew Hogg
3 DF Malta MLT Owen Sciberras
5 DF Malta MLT Enrico Pepe
7 FW Malta MLT Luke Montebello
8 FW Malta MLT Paul Mbong
9 FW Brazil BRA Lecão
10 MF Malta MLT Roderick Briffa
11 DF Malta MLT Kurt Zammit
12 GK Malta MLT Amara Sylla
14 MF Malta MLT Yankam Yannick
15 DF Malta MLT Neil Friggieri
17 MF France FRA Réginald Alidor
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Malta MLT Adam Camilleri
20 FW Argentina ARG Federico Falcone
21 DF Italy ITA Francesco Verde (on loan from Frosinone)
22 DF Malta MLT Cain Attard
23 DF Italy ITA Claudio Bonanni
24 FW Brazil BRA Caio Henrique
25 DF Argentina ARG Oscar Carniello
26 GK Italy ITA Alessandro Guarnone
27 MF Malta MLT Glending Farrugia
30 MF Brazil BRA Renatinho
77 DF Ghana GHA Isaac N'Tow

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1Q Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–1 1–3 1–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–4 1–2 1–6
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Denmark Lyngby BK 0–0 0–7 0–7
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Iceland KR Reykjavík 1–2 1–4 2–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
1R Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 0–1 0–1
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3 0–3
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Hungary Ferencváros 0–5 0–1 0–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Albania FK Partizani 2–1 2–4 4–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Cyprus APOEL Nicosia 0–2 0–4 0–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 0–3 2–2 2–5
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Slovenia NK Maribor 0–3 1–2 1–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Croatia Hajduk Split 0–3 0–4 0–7
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Croatia Slaven Belupo 0–0 0–1 0–1
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 1Q Andorra FC Santa Coloma 4–3 3–01 7–3
2Q Slovakia MŠK Žilina 1–0 0–3 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Albania FK Vllaznia 0–1 1–1 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q North Macedonia FK Metalurg 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovenia Maribor 0–0 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Hungary Diósgyőr 1–2 1–4 2–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Armenia Ulisses 0–0 3–1 3–1
2Q England West Ham 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–5 p.)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2–0 1–1 3–1
2Q Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 2–1 2–1
3Q Russia Krasnodar 0–3 1–3 1–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 1–1 1–2 2–3

Note 1: match forfeited, result set to 0–3 by UEFA.

Coaches

  • Malta Frankie Tabone (1951–53)
  • Malta Paul Chetcuti (1961–62)
  • Malta Emanuel Borg (1964–65)
  • Malta Salvu Cuschieri (1965–68)
  • Malta Frans Bonnici (1968–69)
  • Malta Emmle Saliba (1969–70)
  • Malta Salvu Cuschieri (1970–73)
  • Malta Tony Buhagiar (1973–74)
  • Malta Carmel Galea (1974–76)
  • Malta Tony Euchar Grech (1976–78)
  • Malta Frankie Zammit (1978–79)
  • Malta Marcel Scicluna (1979–84)
  • Malta Joe Attard (1984–86)
  • Malta Freddie Cardona (1986–87)
  • Malta Joe Cilia (1986–88)
  • Malta Robert Gatt (1988–89)
  • Malta Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
  • Bulgaria Todor Raykov (1992–93)
  • Malta Freddie Cardona (1993–94)
  • Malta Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
  • Malta Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
  • England Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
  • Malta Alfred Cardona (1996–97)
  • Malta Alfred Cardona & Malta Robert Gatt (1997–98)
  • Serbia Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
  • Bulgaria Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
  • Malta Alfred Cardona (2000–01)
  • Malta Stephen Azzopardi (1 December 2001 – 1 March 2007)
  • Malta John Buttigieg (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)
  • Malta Paul Zammit (1 July 2009 – 30 May 2011)
  • Malta Patrick Curmi (2011)
  • Malta Paul Zammit (20 October 2011 – May 2015)[2]
  • Italy Giovanni Tedesco (July 2015 – 10 December 2015)
  • Croatia Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
  • Croatia Nikola Jaros (6 December 2016 – 1 June 2017)
  • Malta Peter Pullicino (1 June 2017 – 6 September 2017)
  • Malta Paul Zammit (6 September 2017 – 26 March 2019)
  • Malta John Buttigieg (18 April 2019 – 7 September 2019)
  • Netherlands André Paus (10 September 2019 – )[3]

Futsal

Current squad 2018/19

Number Player Pos. Nat.
4 Jason Mifsud Sweeper Malta
5 Ryan Xuereb Winger Malta
6 Alan Galea Winger Malta
8 Gary Inguanez Sweeper Malta
10 Marwan Telisi Winger Malta
11 Ayoub Hamad Ali Winger Libya
22 Rennie Tanti Winger Malta
23 Matthew Gatt Goalkeeper Malta
24 William Barbosa Sweeper Brazil
40 Eslam Khalifa Pivot Libya
88 Christian Lia Goalkeeper Malta
99 Glenn Bonello Pivot Malta

References

  1. ^ "Agreement heralds new era in football". uefa.com. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  2. ^ http://www.birkirkarafc.com/TheClubCoaches.php
  3. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (9 September 2019). "ANDRE PAUS IS NEW BIRKIRKARA FC COACH". Maltafootball.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

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