Birkirkara F.C.

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Birkirkara
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Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950;75 years ago (1950)
Ground Ta Qali Stadium
Capacity16,997
ChairmanMichael 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.

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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

PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsor (front)Ref.
2003-04 Flag of Italy.svg Lotto
2004-06 McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006-09 McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009-10 Flag of Italy.svg Diadora McDonald's (Malta)
2010-12 Flag of Italy.svg Macron
2012-21 Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
2021- Flag of the United States.svg Nike [3]

Honours

Major

Minor

Current squad

As of 8 December 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giacomo Volpe
3 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Manuel Morello
4 DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Luis Córdova
5 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Agustín Sandona
6 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Pablo Gaitán
7 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Shaun Dimech
8 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Paul Mbong
9 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Kemar Reid
11 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Kurt Zammit
12 GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Karl Sargent
13 DF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Tomislav Papazov
15 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Brian Esalo
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Matthew Grech
20 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Alexander Satariano
23 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Shelom Magri
24 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Leandro Lacunza
25 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Neil Micallef
27 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Coppola
30 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Nathan Cross
59 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Donovan Makoma
91 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Maxuell Samurai
92 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Nicholas Agius
93 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Gnamien Yikpe(on loan from Samgurali Tsqaltubo)
99 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lecão

European record

All results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava 0–11–31–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 0–41–21–6
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Denmark.svg Lyngby 0–00–70–7
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Flag of Iceland.svg KR Reykjavík 1–21–42–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Georgia.svg Locomotive Tbilisi 0–01–11–1 (a)
1R Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow 0–00–10–1
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Ukraine.svg Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–00–30–3
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 0–50–10–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Albania.svg Partizani 2–12–44–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL 0–20–40–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn 0–32–22–5
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 0–31–21–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk Split 0–30–40–7
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Croatia.svg Slaven Belupo 0–00–10–1
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 1Q Flag of Andorra.svg FC Santa Coloma 4–33–0 [a] 7–3
2Q Flag of Slovakia.svg Žilina 1–00–31–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Albania.svg Vllaznia 0–11–11–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of North Macedonia.svg Metalurg 2–20–02–2 (a)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 0–00–20–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Hungary.svg Diósgyőr 1–21–42–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Armenia.svg Ulisses 0–03–13–1
2Q Flag of England.svg West Ham 1–00–11–1 (3–5 p)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Široki Brijeg 2–01–13–1
2Q Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian 0–02–12–1
3Q Flag of Russia.svg Krasnodar 0–31–31–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ Klaksvík 1–11–22–3
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Flag of San Marino.svg La Fiorita 1–01–12–1
2Q Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija Ljubljana 1–00–11–1 (4–5 p)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 1–21–12–3
  1. ↑ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions

Coaches

Futsal

Current squad 2018/19

NumberPlayerPos.Nat.
4Jason MifsudSweeper Flag of Malta.svg
5Ryan XuerebWinger Flag of Malta.svg
6Alan GaleaWinger Flag of Malta.svg
8Gary InguanezSweeper Flag of Malta.svg
10Marwan TelisiWinger Flag of Malta.svg
11Ayoub Hamad AliWinger Flag of Libya.svg
22Rennie TantiWinger Flag of Malta.svg
23Matthew GattGoalkeeper Flag of Malta.svg
24 William Barbosa Sweeper Flag of Brazil.svg
40Eslam KhalifaPivot Flag of Libya.svg
88Christian LiaGoalkeeper Flag of Malta.svg
99Glenn BonelloPivot Flag of Malta.svg

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 FC Women's presented with the BOV Women's League trophy - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Birkirkara Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Birkirkara FC – Coaches".
  5. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (20 April 2022). "Birkirkara FC part ways with coach Andre Paus". SportsDesk . Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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