Żurrieq F.C.

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Zurrieq Football Club
Full nameŻurrieq Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds
Founded16 May 1949; 72 years ago (1949-05-16)
GroundŻurrieq Football Ground
Capacity100
ChairmanDino Bonnici
LeagueNational Amateur League
2020-21National Amateur League, 2nd (Group A)

Żurrieq Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Żurrieq, Malta. The club currently plays in the Maltese Amateur League A.[1] They also play in the annual Maltese FA Trophy.[2]

European History[]

In 1982, Żurrieq F.C. took part in the first round of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. Their debut was against HNK Hajduk Split, losing 4–1[3] and 4–0.[4] Three years later they played the first round in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup against FC Bayer Uerdingen 05, losing 3–0 and 9–0.[5][6] The next year they played in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup against Wrexham, losing 3–0 and 4–0.[7][8]


Honours[]

Domestic[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Malta MLT James Borg
30 GK Malta MLT Kurt Polidano
77 GK Malta MLT Carmelo Caruana
89 DF Malta MLT Robert Darmanin
5 DF Malta MLT Karl Sacco (Captain)
6 DF Malta MLT Nicholas Abdilla
93 DF Malta MLT Adrian Camilleri
3 DF Malta MLT Mauro Bonnici
29 MF Malta MLT Luca Bugeja
17 MF Albania ALB Stefi Cale
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Malta MLT Andre Cutajar
8 MF Malta MLT Ryan Farrugia
9 MF Serbia SRB Ivan Bojovic
10 MF Malta MLT Claudio Callejja
18 FW Malta MLT Nicholas Zammit
22 MF Malta MLT Dylan Darmanin
21 MF Malta MLT Daniel Debono
20 MF Malta MLT Christian Borg
7 FW Malta MLT Nathan Zammit
19 FW Malta MLT John Nwoba
16 FW Malta MLT Ayrton Micallef

Current board[]

Żurrieq F.C. Committee[]

[1]

Position Name
President Malta Dino Bonnici
General Secretary Malta Kaydem Schembri
Treasurer Malta Victor Galea

Statistics[]

Domestic[]

The season-by-season performance of the club over the last ten years:

[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Season Division Position Significant Events Maltese FA Trophy
2011/12 Maltese Second Division 10th 2nd round
2012/13 Maltese Second Division 3rd Promoted 3rd round
2013/14 Maltese First Division 9th 2nd round
2014/15 Maltese First Division 12th Relegated 3rd round
2015/16 Maltese Second Division 13th Relegated 2nd round
2016/17 Maltese Third Division 9th 1st round
2017/18 Maltese Third Division 9th 2nd round
2018/19 Maltese Third Division 1st Champions (Undefeated)

Promoted

2nd round
2019/20 Maltese Second Division 7th League not finished due COVID-19 1st Round
2020/21 Maltese National Amateur League A 2nd Failed during Promotion play-offs

Europe[]

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Agg.
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 1–4 0–4 1–8
1985–86 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R West Germany KFC Uerdingen 05 0–3 0–9 0–12
1986–87 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Wales Wrexham 0–3 0–4 0–7

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Maltese Football Association Website for Zurrieq FC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Times of Malta Reporting the draw for the 2019-20 FA Trophy".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "UEFA Website for (4-1) Match between Żurrieq and Hajduk Split".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "UEFA Website for (4-0) Match between Żurrieq and Hajduk Split".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Archived site showing Uefa Cup Winners Cup scores for 1985/86". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29.
  6. ^ "Archived site showing Uefa Cup Winners Cup scores for 1985/86". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29.
  7. ^ "Archived site showing Uefa Cup Winners Cup scores for 1986/87". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02.
  8. ^ "Archived site showing Uefa Cup Winners Cup scores for 1986/87". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02.
  9. ^ "Malta - List of Cup Finals".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Maltese Football Association Website showing Table for the 2018/19 BOV Third Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "2011/12 MFA 2nd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "2012/13 MFA 2nd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "2013/14 MFA 1st Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "2014/15 MFA 1st Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "2015/16 MFA 2nd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "2016/17 MFA 3rd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "2017/18 MFA 3rd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "2018/19 MFA 3rd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "2019/20 MFA 2nd Division".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "2020/21 MFA National Amateur League A".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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