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 | |||
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]
Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor (front) | Ref. |
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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 | [3] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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All results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.
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 |
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