Birkirkara F.C.
Full name | Birkirkara Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Stripes | ||
Founded | 1950 | ||
Ground | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | ||
Capacity | 17,797 | ||
Chairman | Michael Valencia | ||
Head Coach | André Paus | ||
League | Maltese Premier League | ||
2020–21 | Maltese Premier League, 4th | ||
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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.[1]
Kits[]
Kit supplier | Period |
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Lotto | 2003–2009 |
Diadora | 2009–2010 |
Macron | 2010–2012 |
Adidas | 2012–2021 |
Nike | 2021– |
Honours[]
Major[]
- Maltese Premier League
- Maltese FA Trophy
- Maltese Super Cup
- 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 1 July 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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European record[]
All results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.
Note 1: match forfeited, result set to 3–0 by UEFA.
Coaches[]
- (1951–53)
- (1961–62)
- (1964–65)
- (1965–68)
- (1968–69)
- (1969–70)
- (1970–73)
- (1973–74)
- (1974–76)
- (1976–78)
- (1978–79)
- (1979–84)
- (1984–86)
- (1986–87)
- Joe Cilia (1986–88)
- (1988–89)
- (1989–92)
- (1992–93)
- (1993–94)
- (1994–95)
- (1995–96)
- Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
- (1996–97)
- & (1997–98)
- Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
- (1999–00)
- (2000–01)
- 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 (2011)
- Paul Zammit (20 October 2011 – May 2015)[2]
- Giovanni Tedesco (July 2015 – 10 December 2015)
- Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
- (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 – present)[3]
Futsal[]
Current squad 2018/19
Number | Player | Pos. | Nat. |
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4 | Jason Mifsud | Sweeper | |
5 | Ryan Xuereb | Winger | |
6 | Alan Galea | Winger | |
8 | Gary Inguanez | Sweeper | |
10 | Marwan Telisi | Winger | |
11 | Ayoub Hamad Ali | Winger | |
22 | Rennie Tanti | Winger | |
23 | Matthew Gatt | Goalkeeper | |
24 | William Barbosa | Sweeper | |
40 | Eslam Khalifa | Pivot | |
88 | Christian Lia | Goalkeeper | |
99 | Glenn Bonello | Pivot |
References[]
- ^ "Agreement heralds new era in football". uefa.com. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Birkirkara FC - Coaches".
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (9 September 2019). "ANDRE PAUS IS NEW BIRKIRKARA FC COACH". Maltafootball.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links[]
- Birkirkara F.C.
- Football clubs in Malta
- Association football clubs established in 1950
- Sport in Birkirkara
- 1950 establishments in Malta