Birkirkara F.C.

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
Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950 (1950)
ChairmanMichael Valenzia
Head CoachStefano De Angelis
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2023–24Maltese Premier League, 5th

Birkirkara is one of the founding members of the European Club Association.[1]

Kits
Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor (front) Ref.
2003-04 Lotto
2004-06 McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006-09 McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009-10 Diadora McDonald's (Malta)
2010-12 Macron
2012-21 Adidas
2021- 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  POL Marcel Zapytowski (on loan from Korona Kielce)
2 DF  URU Osvaldo Iorio Forestero
5 DF  MLT Enrico Pepe
7 FW  BRA Bravo
8 FW  MLT Paul Mbong
10 FW  MLT Andrea Zammit
11 DF  MLT Kurt Zammit
16 GK  MLT Amara Sylla
17 DF  RUS Nikita Shchepetkin
20 FW  MLT Alexander Satariano
21 MF  ITA Manuel De Filippis
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  MLT Matteo Gambin
23 FW  MLT Nathan Cross
24 DF  DOM Peña Beltre
25 MF  MLT Neil Micallef
27 DF  ITA Alessandro Coppola (on loan from Triestina)
36 DF  GHA Edward Sarpong
42 MF  GHA Simon Zibo
70 FW  MLT Omar Elouni
77 MF  CIV Ali Diakité
91 FW  BRA Maxuell Samurai
99 FW  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  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 Spartak Trnava 0–1 1–3 1–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Shakhtar Donetsk 0–4 1–2 1–6
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Lyngby 0–0 0–7 0–7
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q KR Reykjavík 1–2 1–4 2–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Locomotive Tbilisi 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
1R Dynamo Moscow 0–0 0–1 0–1
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3 0–3
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Ferencváros 0–5 0–1 0–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Partizani 2–1 2–4 4–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q APOEL 0–2 0–4 0–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q B36 Tórshavn 0–3 2–2 2–5
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Maribor 0–3 1–2 1–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Hajduk Split 0–3 0–4 0–7
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Slaven Belupo 0–0 0–1 0–1
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 1Q FC Santa Coloma 4–3 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 7–3
2Q Žilina 1–0 0–3 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Vllaznia 0–1 1–1 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Metalurg 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Maribor 0–0 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Diósgyőr 1–2 1–4 2–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Ulisses 0–0 3–1 3–1
2Q West Ham 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–5 p)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Široki Brijeg 2–0 1–1 3–1
2Q Heart of Midlothian 0–0 2–1 2–1
3Q Krasnodar 0–3 1–3 1–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR KÍ Klaksvík 1–1 1–2 2–3
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q La Fiorita 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–5 p)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Maribor 1–2 1–1 2–3
  1. Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions

Coaches
  • 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)[3]
  • 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)[4]
  • 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

Current squad 2018/19

Number Player Pos. Nat.
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
  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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