Tarxien Rainbows F.C.

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Tarxien Rainbows
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Full nameTarxien Rainbows Football Club
Nickname(s)Rainbows,Tarxien,Blues,
FoundedApril 1934;90 years ago (1934-04)
as Rainbows Tarxien
GroundTony Cassar Sports Ground,
Tarxien, Malta
Capacity1,000
ChairmanAnthony Cassar
ManagerJacques Scerri
League Maltese Challenge League
2021–22 Maltese Challenge League, Group B, 3rd

Tarxien Rainbows Football Club are a football team from Tarxien, a town in southern Malta. They currently play in the Maltese Challenge League.

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The club were founded as Rainbows Tarxien in April 1934, and participated in all the divisions of Maltese football. They have been in the top flight 3 times, with the longest spell starting from the 2008–2009 season. The club was promoted to the best division after finishing as champions in the Maltese First Division in 2007–08. In 2008–09 the club finished level on points with fellow strugglers Ħamrun Spartans and Msida St. Joseph. Ħamrun had the worst head-to-head record and were relegated, while Tarxien Rainbows managed to avoid relegation with a playoff-win over Msida St. Joseph. In 2009–10 the season was different for the Rainbows as they managed to place fifth in the table and proceeded to the semi-finals of both domestic cup competitions that the club played.

In the 2009–10 season, Tarxien Rainbows placed fifth in the championship pool above rivals Hibernians. The team won the derby three times in a row making it a historical season. Tarxien went on to reach the semi-final of the F.A. Trophy and the 100th Anniversary Cup.

In the 2010–11 season Tarxien Rainbows finished in fifth place in the championship pool. The club ended the First Round in second place. In the same season they reached the Semi-final of the U*BET FA Trophy.

In the 2011–12 season Tarxien Rainbows avoided relegation with a few games remaining before the end of the season.

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2021

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
2 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Anderson Carneiro
3 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Cedric Zahra
4 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Brandon Muscat
5 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Carlos Chabá
6 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Daniel Zerafa
7 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Daren Falzon(on loan from Naxxar Lions )
8 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Matthew Spiteri
9 FW Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Vito Plut
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lincoln
13 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Eduardo Rosado
15 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Luke Sciberras
16 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Jurgen Debono
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Kyle Gatt
19 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Matthew Tabone
20 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Omuro
21 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shunsuke Kanayama
22 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Miguel Ciantar
23 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Misael Miranda
30 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Edison Bilbao
33 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Dale Tabone
39 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Keith Attard
94 GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Jurgen Borg
95 GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Andrea Cassar
95 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Luke Grech

Out on loan

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

Historical list of coaches

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