Birkirkara F.C.

Association football club in Malta

Football club
Birkirkara
Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
ChairmanMichael Valenzia
Head CoachJose Borg
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2022–23Maltese Premier League, 2nd
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor (front) Ref.
2003-04 Italy Lotto
2004-06 McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006-09 McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009-10 Italy Diadora McDonald's (Malta)
2010-12 Italy Macron
2012-21 Germany Adidas
2021- United States Nike [2]

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 March, 2024

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 Poland POL Marcel Zapytowski (on loan from Korona Kielce)
2 DF Uruguay URU Osvaldo Iorio Forestero
5 DF Malta MLT Enrico Pepe
7 FW Brazil BRA Bravo
8 FW Malta MLT Paul Mbong
10 FW Malta MLT Andrea Zammit
11 DF Malta MLT Kurt Zammit
16 GK Malta MLT Amara Sylla
17 DF Russia RUS Nikita Shchepetkin
20 FW Malta MLT Alexander Satariano
21 MF Italy ITA Manuel De Filippis
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Malta MLT Matteo Gambin
23 FW Malta MLT Nathan Cross
24 DF Dominican Republic DOM Peña Beltre
25 MF Malta MLT Neil Micallef
27 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Coppola (on loan from Triestina)
36 DF Ghana GHA Edward Sarpong
42 MF Ghana GHA Simon Zibo
70 FW Malta MLT Omar Elouni
77 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ali Diakité
91 FW Brazil BRA Maxuell Samurai
99 FW Romania ROU Andrei Ciolacu

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
— FW Malta MLT Jed Valletta (at St. Lucia)

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 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 Partizani 2–1 2–4 4–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Cyprus APOEL 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 3–0[a] 7–3
2Q Slovakia Žilina 1–0 0–3 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Albania Vllaznia 0–1 1–1 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q North Macedonia 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)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Slovenia Maribor 1–2 1–1 2–3
  1. ^ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions

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 – 1 December 2001)
  • 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 (22 May 2011 – 28 September 2011)
  • Malta Paul Zammit (3 October 2011 – 29 May 2015)[3]
  • Italy Giovanni Tedesco (1 June 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 – 20 April 2022)[4]
  • Malta Jonathan Holland (Caretaker) (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
  • Italy Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – 26 November 2023)
  • Malta Brian Chetcuti (Caretaker) (26 November 2023 – 5 February 2024)
  • Malta Jose Borg (5 February 2024 – Present)

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. 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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Birkirkara F.C. – current squad
  • 1 Zapytowski
  • 2 Iorio Forestero
  • 3 Mariani
  • 4 Pajović
  • 5 Pepe
  • 6 Đurišić
  • 7 Bravo
  • 8 Yankam
  • 10 Mbong
  • 11 Zammit
  • 15 Tasić
  • 16 Sylla
  • 19 Shchepetkin
  • 20 Satariano
  • 21 De Filippis
  • 22 Gambin
  • 23 Cross
  • 24 Peña
  • 25 Micallef
  • 27 Coppola
  • 42 Zibo
  • 70 Elouni
  • 77 Diakité
  • 91 Maxuell Samurai
  • 99 Ciolacu
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