Founded | 2011 |
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Country | Malta |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Maltese Futsal Premier Division |
Domestic cup(s) | Malta Futsal Knock-Out |
International cup(s) | UEFA Futsal Cup |
Current champions | Lija Futsal (2014-15) |
Website | Futsal Malta Association |
The Maltese Futsal First Division is the second tier of the futsal pyramid in Malta. It was founded in 2011. This division currently consists of 12 teams. It is organised by the Futsal Malta Association and the Malta Football Association.
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The stadium, locally also referred to as Ta' Qali, officially known as Grawnd Nazzjonali Ta’ Qali, is a stadium located in Ta' Qali, Malta. The stadium, which also contains the headquarters of the Malta Football Association, seats 16,997 people and is, by far, the largest stadium in the country. It serves as the national football stadium of Malta and is the home stadium of the Malta national football team. The stadium, together with three other stadiums, also hosts the Maltese Premier League.
The Malta Football Association is the governing body of football in Malta.
Hibernians Football Club is a Maltese association football club based in the town of Paola.
Pietà Hotspurs Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Pietà, founded in 1968, the club currently plays in the Maltese First Division.
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's Football Club is a Maltese football club from the southern town of Birżebbuġa, which currently plays in the Maltese Second Division. They are the only football team from the town of Birżebbuġa. They are known for producing young players from their Youth Nursery, which is called Birżebbuġa Windmills Youth Nursery. This club also fields a Futsal team, under the name of Birżebbuġa St. Peter's F.C. Futsal.
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Swieqi United Football Club is a Maltese football and futsal club representing the municipality of Swieqi. The club was created by a group of University Students and Swieqi residents. Founded in 2009, the club enjoys a good fan-base especially amongst young people on the island. The team plays in Orange shirts and use blue as the away kit. The club is renowned for giving young players the opportunity to play football and the club's symbol is the Owl – a reference to the students who founded Swieqi United F.C.
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The University of Malta Students' Futsal Team, known as the University Futsal Team for short, is a futsal team that competes in the Maltese Futsal League. The team previously bore the name of its parent club, Mdina Knights F.C. In 2018, the team won its first silverware in the Maltese Futsal Knockout Cup.
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