Floriana Football Club is a Maltese professional football club in the town of Floriana that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. In all, Floriana F.C. has won 26 national leagues and 21 FA Trophies. It is also the only team from Malta to have qualified from the qualifying rounds to the first round proper of the UEFA Champions League, in the 1993–94 season.
The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with Bank of Valletta, is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Football Association, the Premier League is contested by 16 teams and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Challenge League. As of June 2022, the Premier League ranks 46th out of 55 members in the UEFA coefficient.
Football in Malta is run by the Malta Football Association and was introduced to Malta during British rule in the mid-19th century. The sport at the time was new to England, and was used as a means of entertainment for the soldiers stationed in Malta at the various barracks around Malta at the time. In 1863 a football association was formed which governed rules and regulations for this quickly changing sport, which was still in amateur competition stage and played in an un-scheduled format until 1909 when a league format was introduced.
Valletta F.C. is a professional football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta, and competes in the Maltese Premier League, the top flight of Maltese football. The club was founded in 1943 after a merge of Valletta Prestons, Valletta St. Paul's and Valletta United, the latter being a two-time league winner before the Second World War.
John Buttigieg is a Maltese football manager and former player. His last managerial role was being head coach of Floriana.
William Camenzuli is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Second Division side Zebbug Rangers, where he plays as a defender.
The 1965–66 Maltese First Division was the 51st season of top-tier football in Malta.
The 1968–69 Maltese First Division was the 54th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.
The 1971–72 Maltese First Division was the 57th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.
The 1972–73 Maltese First Division was the 58th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.
The 1975–76 Maltese First Division was the 61st season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.
The 1976–77 Maltese First Division was the 62nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.
The 1977–78 Maltese First Division was the 63rd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.
The 1981–82 Maltese Premier League was the 2nd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 67th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by eight teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.
The 1984–85 Maltese Premier League was the 5th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 70th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Rabat Ajax F.C. won the championship.
The 1992–93 Maltese Premier League was the 13th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 78th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.
Cauchi is a Maltese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The 2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy was the 79th version of the tournament. This version of the competition began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017. For the first time since 1933 the new Malta Football Association FA Trophy was unveiled. The new trophy, which is partly financed by the English FA, was presented for the first time to the winners.
The 2017 Maltese Super Cup was the 33rd Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Maltese Premier League and the Maltese FA Trophy. It was contested by Hibernians, winners of the 2016–17 Maltese Premier League, and Floriana, the winners of the 2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, at Ta' Qali National Stadium on 13 December 2017. Floriana won 1–0 to win their second Maltese Super Cup.
The 2021–22 Maltese FA Trophy, officially named IZIBET FA Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is the 84th edition of the football cup competition, the FA Trophy. The winners of the Maltese FA Trophy will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. The first round of games started on 7 December 2021.
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