Birkirkara F.C.

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Birkirkara
Birkirkara.png
Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950;74 years ago (1950)
ChairmanMichael Valenzia
Head CoachVacant
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.

Contents

Birkirkara is one of the founding members of the European Club Association. [1]

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 [2]

Honours

Major

Minor

Current squad

As of 1 March, 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Marcel Zapytowski (on loan from Korona Kielce)
2 DF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Osvaldo Iorio Forestero
5 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Enrico Pepe
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bravo
8 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Paul Mbong
10 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Andrea Zammit
11 DF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Kurt Zammit
16 GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Amara Sylla
17 DF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nikita Shchepetkin
20 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Alexander Satariano
21 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Manuel De Filippis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Matteo Gambin
23 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Nathan Cross
24 DF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Peña Beltre
25 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Neil Micallef
27 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Coppola (on loan from Triestina)
36 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Edward Sarpong
42 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Simon Zibo
70 FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Omar Elouni
77 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Ali Diakité
91 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Maxuell Samurai
99 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Andrei Ciolacu

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Jed Valletta(at St. Lucia)

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 [lower-alpha 1] 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

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