Birkirkara F.C.
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| Full name | Birkirkara Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Stripes | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Ground | Ta Qali Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 16,997 | ||
| Chairman | Michael Valenzia | ||
| Head Coach | Stefano De Angelis | ||
| League | Maltese Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Maltese Premier League, 5th | ||
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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] The club also has a women's team.[2]
Kits
| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor (front) | Ref. |
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| 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 | [3] |
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 15 September 2024
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.
- ↑ 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)[4]
- 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)[5]
- 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 – 13 May 2024)
- Italy Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )
Futsal
Current squad 2018/19
| Number | Player | Pos. | Nat. |
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| 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
- ↑ "Agreement heralds new era in football". UEFA. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ↑ "Birkirkara FC Women's presented with the BOV Women's League trophy - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "Birkirkara Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ↑ "Birkirkara FC – Coaches".
- ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (20 April 2022). "Birkirkara FC part ways with coach Andre Paus". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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