Birkirkara F.C.

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
Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
ChairmanMichael Valenzia
Head CoachStefano De Angelis
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2023–24Maltese Premier League, 5th

Birkirkara is one of the founding members of the European Club Association.[1]

Kits

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PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsor (front)Ref.
2003-04 Lotto
2004-06McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006-09McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009-10 DiadoraMcDonald's (Malta)
2010-12 Macron
2012-21 Adidas
2021- Nike[2]

Honours

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Major

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Minor

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  • 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

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As of 1 March 2024

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  POLMarcel Zapytowski (on loan from Korona Kielce)
2DF  URUOsvaldo Iorio Forestero
5DF  MLTEnrico Pepe
7FW  BRABravo
8FW  MLTPaul Mbong
10FW  MLTAndrea Zammit
11DF  MLTKurt Zammit
16GK  MLTAmara Sylla
17DF  RUSNikita Shchepetkin
20FW  MLTAlexander Satariano
21MF  ITAManuel De Filippis
No.Pos. NationPlayer
22MF  MLTMatteo Gambin
23FW  MLTNathan Cross
24DF  DOMPeña Beltre
25MF  MLTNeil Micallef
27DF  ITAAlessandro Coppola (on loan from Triestina)
36DF  GHAEdward Sarpong
42MF  GHASimon Zibo
70FW  MLTOmar Elouni
77MF  CIVAli Diakité
91FW  BRAMaxuell Samurai
99FW  ROUAndrei Ciolacu

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  MLTJed Valletta (at St. Lucia)

European record

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

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1997–98UEFA Cup1Q Spartak Trnava0–11–31–4
1998–99UEFA Cup1Q Shakhtar Donetsk0–41–21–6
1999–00UEFA CupQR Lyngby0–00–70–7
2000–01UEFA Champions League1Q KR Reykjavík1–21–42–6
2001–02UEFA CupQR Locomotive Tbilisi0–01–11–1 (a)
1R Dynamo Moscow0–00–10–1
2002–03UEFA CupQR Metalurh Zaporizhya0–00–30–3
2003–04UEFA CupQR Ferencváros0–50–10–6
2004–05UEFA Cup1Q Partizani2–12–44–5
2005–06UEFA Cup1Q APOEL0–20–40–6
2006–07UEFA Champions League1Q B36 Tórshavn0–32–22–5
2007UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Maribor0–31–21–5
2008–09UEFA Cup1Q Hajduk Split0–30–40–7
2009–10UEFA Europa League1Q Slaven Belupo0–00–10–1
2010–11UEFA Champions League1Q FC Santa Coloma4–33–0[a]7–3
2Q Žilina1–00–31–3
2011–12UEFA Europa League1Q Vllaznia0–11–11–2
2012–13UEFA Europa League1Q Metalurg2–20–02–2 (a)
2013–14UEFA Champions League2Q Maribor0–00–20–2
2014–15UEFA Europa League1Q Diósgyőr1–21–42–6
2015–16UEFA Europa League1Q Ulisses0–03–13–1
2Q West Ham1–00–11–1 (3–5 p)
2016–17UEFA Europa League1Q Široki Brijeg2–01–13–1
2Q Heart of Midlothian0–02–12–1
3Q Krasnodar0–31–31–6
2018–19UEFA Europa LeaguePR KÍ Klaksvík1–11–22–3
2021–22UEFA Europa Conference League1Q La Fiorita1–01–12–1
2Q Olimpija Ljubljana1–00–11–1 (4–5 p)
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1Q Maribor1–21–12–3
  1. ^ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions

Coaches

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  • Frankie Tabone (1951–53)
  • Paul Chetcuti (1961–62)
  • Emanuel Borg (1964–65)
  • Salvu Cuschieri (1965–68)
  • Frans Bonnici (1968–69)
  • Emmle Saliba (1969–70)
  • Salvu Cuschieri (1970–73)
  • Tony Buhagiar (1973–74)
  • Carmel Galea (1974–76)
  • Tony Euchar Grech (1976–78)
  • Frankie Zammit (1978–79)
  • Marcel Scicluna (1979–84)
  • Joe Attard (1984–86)
  • Freddie Cardona (1986–87)
  • Joe Cilia (1986–88)
  • Robert Gatt (1988–89)
  • Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
  • Todor Raykov (1992–93)
  • Freddie Cardona (1993–94)
  • Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
  • Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
  • Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
  • Alfred Cardona (1996–97)
  • Alfred Cardona & Robert Gatt (1997–98)
  • Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
  • Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
  • Alfred Cardona (2000 – 1 December 2001)
  • Stephen Azzopardi (1 December 2001 – 1 March 2007)
  • John Buttigieg (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)
  • Paul Zammit (1 July 2009 – 30 May 2011)
  • Patrick Curmi (22 May 2011 – 28 September 2011)
  • Paul Zammit (3 October 2011 – 29 May 2015)[3]
  • Giovanni Tedesco (1 June 2015 – 10 December 2015)
  • Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
  • Nikola Jaros (6 December 2016 – 1 June 2017)
  • Peter Pullicino (1 June 2017 – 6 September 2017)
  • Paul Zammit (6 September 2017 – 26 March 2019)
  • John Buttigieg (18 April 2019 – 7 September 2019)
  • André Paus (10 September 2019 – 20 April 2022)[4]
  • Jonathan Holland (Caretaker) (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
  • Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – 26 November 2023)
  • Brian Chetcuti (Caretaker) (26 November 2023 – 5 February 2024)
  • Jose Borg (5 February 2024 – 13 May 2024)
  • Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )

Futsal

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Current squad 2018/19

NumberPlayerPos.Nat.
4Jason MifsudSweeper
5Ryan XuerebWinger
6Alan GaleaWinger
8Gary InguanezSweeper
10Marwan TelisiWinger
11Ayoub Hamad AliWinger
22Rennie TantiWinger
23Matthew GattGoalkeeper
24William BarbosaSweeper
40Eslam KhalifaPivot
88Christian LiaGoalkeeper
99Glenn BonelloPivot

References

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  1. ^ "Agreement heralds new era in football". UEFA. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Birkirkara Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Birkirkara FC – Coaches".
  4. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (20 April 2022). "Birkirkara FC part ways with coach Andre Paus". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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