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.
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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 is one of the founding members of the European Club Association.[1]
The club also has a women's team.[2]
Kits
edit| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor (front) | Ref. |
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| 2003-04 |  Lotto
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| 2004-06 | McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta) | ||
| 2006-09 | McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta) | ||
| 2009-10 | Diadora
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McDonald's (Malta) | |
| 2010-12 | Macron
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| 2012-21 |  Adidas
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| 2021- |  Nike
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Honours
editMajor
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
editAll results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.
- ^ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions
Coaches
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Frankie Tabone (1951–53)- Paul Chetcuti (1961–62)
- Emanuel Borg (1964–65)
- Salvu Cuschieri (1965–68)
- Frans Bonnici (1968–69)
- Emmle Saliba (1969–70)
- Salvu Cuschieri (1970–73)
- Tony Buhagiar (1973–74)
- Carmel Galea (1974–76)
- Tony Euchar Grech (1976–78)
- Frankie Zammit (1978–79)
- Marcel Scicluna (1979–84)
- Joe Attard (1984–86)
- Freddie Cardona (1986–87)
- Joe Cilia (1986–88)
- Robert Gatt (1988–89)
- Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
Todor Raykov (1992–93)- Freddie Cardona (1993–94)
- Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
- Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
Alan Sunderland (1996–97)- Alfred Cardona (1996–97)
- Alfred Cardona & Robert Gatt (1997–98)
Vlada Pejović (1998–99)- Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
- Alfred Cardona (2000 – 1 December 2001)
- 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 (22 May 2011 – 28 September 2011)
- Paul Zammit (3 October 2011 – 29 May 2015)[4]
Giovanni Tedesco (1 June 2015 – 10 December 2015)
Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)- Nikola Jaros (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 – 20 April 2022)[5]- Jonathan Holland (Caretaker) (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
- Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – 26 November 2023)
- Brian Chetcuti (Caretaker) (26 November 2023 – 5 February 2024)
- Jose Borg (5 February 2024 – 13 May 2024)
- Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )
Futsal
editCurrent squad 2018/19
| Number | Player | Pos. | Nat. |
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| 4 | Jason Mifsud | Sweeper | 
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| 5 | Ryan Xuereb | Winger |
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| 6 | Alan Galea | Winger |
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| 8 | Gary Inguanez | Sweeper |
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| 10 | Marwan Telisi | Winger |
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| 11 | Ayoub Hamad Ali | Winger | 
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| 22 | Rennie Tanti | Winger |
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| 23 | Matthew Gatt | Goalkeeper |
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| 24 | William Barbosa | Sweeper | 
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| 40 | Eslam Khalifa | Pivot |
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| 88 | Christian Lia | Goalkeeper |
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| 99 | Glenn Bonello | Pivot |
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References
edit- ^ "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.