Birkirkara F.C.

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Birkirkara
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Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950; 71 years ago (1950)
GroundTa' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta
Capacity17,797
ChairmanMichael Valencia
Head CoachAndré Paus
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2020–21Maltese Premier League, 4th

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.[1]

Kits[]

Kit supplier Period
Italy Lotto 2003–2009
Italy Diadora 2009–2010
Italy Macron 2010–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–2021
United States Nike 2021–

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[]

As of 1 July 2021

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 Portugal POR Daniel Fernandes
2 DF Argentina ARG Enzo Ruiz
3 DF Malta MLT Owen Sciberras
4 MF Malta MLT Glending Farrugia
5 DF Malta MLT Enrico Pepe
6 MF Malta MLT Yannick Yankam
7 FW Malta MLT Luke Montebello
8 FW Malta MLT Paul Mbong
11 DF Malta MLT Kurt Zammit
12 GK Malta MLT Amara Sylla
14 MF Malta MLT Nick Borg
15 DF Malta MLT Neil Friggieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Brazil BRA Diego Silva
18 MF Malta MLT Adam Camilleri
19 GK Malta MLT Sean Cini
20 FW Argentina ARG Federico Falcone
21 DF Malta MLT Ryan Scicluna
22 DF Malta MLT Cain Attard
23 DF Italy ITA Claudio Bonanni
24 MF Malta MLT Neil Micallef
25 DF Argentina ARG Oscar Carniello
27 DF Argentina ARG Leandro Aguirre
30 MF France FRA Kilian Bevis
70 FW Brazil BRA Perdigão

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[]

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

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 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
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q San Marino La Fiorita 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–5 p)

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

Coaches[]

  • Malta (1951–53)
  • Malta (1961–62)
  • Malta (1964–65)
  • Malta (1965–68)
  • Malta (1968–69)
  • Malta (1969–70)
  • Malta (1970–73)
  • Malta (1973–74)
  • Malta (1974–76)
  • Malta (1976–78)
  • Malta (1978–79)
  • Malta (1979–84)
  • Malta (1984–86)
  • Malta (1986–87)
  • Malta Joe Cilia (1986–88)
  • Malta (1988–89)
  • Malta (1989–92)
  • Bulgaria (1992–93)
  • Malta (1993–94)
  • Malta (1994–95)
  • Malta (1995–96)
  • England Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
  • Malta (1996–97)
  • Malta & Malta (1997–98)
  • Serbia Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
  • Bulgaria (1999–00)
  • Malta (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 (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 – present)[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. ^ "Birkirkara FC - Coaches".
  3. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (9 September 2019). "ANDRE PAUS IS NEW BIRKIRKARA FC COACH". Maltafootball.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

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