Birkirkara F.C.

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.

Birkirkara
Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
Nickname(s)Stripes
Founded1950 (1950)
ChairmanMichael Valenzia
Head Coach Giovanni Tedesco
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2021–22Maltese Premier League, 5th

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

Kits
Period Kit supplier Shirt Sponsor (Front)
2003–2004 Lotto
2004–2006 McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006–2009 McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009–2010 Diadora McDonald's (Malta)
2010–2012 Macron
2012–2021 Adidas
2021– Nike

Honours

Major

Minor
  • Sons of Malta Cup (for the Second Division)
    • Winners (3): 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79
    • Runners-up (1): 1976–77
  • Cassar Cup:
    • Runners-up (1): 1952–53

Current squad
As of 15 January 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Giacomo Nava
2 DF  URU Osvaldo Forestero
3 MF  MLT Adam Camilleri
5 DF  MLT Enrico Pepe
6 MF  BRA Diego Dall'Oca
7 FW  BRA Lecão
8 MF  MLT Yannick Yankam
10 FW  MLT Paul Mbong
11 DF  MLT Kurt Zammit
12 GK  MLT Amara Sylla
15 MF  MLT Matteo Gambin
16 FW  MLT Jed Valletta
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  SRB Nemanja Radojevic
20 MF  SUI Matteo Fedele
22 DF  MLT Cain Attard
23 FW  MLT Jean Paul Farrugia (on loan from Sliema)
24 MF  MLT Nathan Cross
25 MF  MLT Neil Micallef
30 FW  ARG Enzo Cabrera (on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
42 MF  GHA Simon Zibo
72 DF  ITA Alessandro Coppola (on loan from Triestina)
77 FW  BRA Denis Ribeiro
92 MF  ITA Kevin Tulimieri

European record

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1Q Spartak Trnava 0–1 1–3 1–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Shakhtar Donetsk 0–4 1–2 1–6
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Lyngby BK 0–0 0–7 0–7
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q KR Reykjavík 1–2 1–4 2–6
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Locomotive Tbilisi 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
1R Dynamo Moscow 0–0 0–1 0–1
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3 0–3
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Ferencváros 0–5 0–1 0–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q FK Partizani 2–1 2–4 4–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q APOEL Nicosia 0–2 0–4 0–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q B36 Tórshavn 0–3 2–2 2–5
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Maribor 0–3 1–2 1–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Hajduk Split 0–3 0–4 0–7
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Slaven Belupo 0–0 0–1 0–1
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 1Q FC Santa Coloma 4–3 3–01 7–3
2Q MŠK Žilina 1–0 0–3 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q FK Vllaznia 0–1 1–1 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q FK Metalurg 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Maribor 0–0 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Diósgyőr 1–2 1–4 2–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Ulisses 0–0 3–1 3–1
2Q West Ham 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–5 p)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Široki Brijeg 2–0 1–1 3–1
2Q Heart of Midlothian 0–0 2–1 2–1
3Q Krasnodar 0–3 1–3 1–6
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR KÍ Klaksvík 1–1 1–2 2–3
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q La Fiorita 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–5 p)

Note 1: match forfeited, result set to 3–0 by UEFA.

Coaches
  • Frankie Tabone (1951–53)
  • Paul Chetcuti (1961–62)
  • Emanuel Borg (1964–65)
  • Salvu Cuschieri (1965–68)
  • Frans Bonnici (1968–69)
  • Emmle Saliba (1969–70)
  • Salvu Cuschieri (1970–73)
  • Tony Buhagiar (1973–74)
  • Carmel Galea (1974–76)
  • Tony Euchar Grech (1976–78)
  • Frankie Zammit (1978–79)
  • Marcel Scicluna (1979–84)
  • Joe Attard (1984–86)
  • Freddie Cardona (1986–87)
  • Joe Cilia (1986–88)
  • Robert Gatt (1988–89)
  • Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
  • Todor Raykov (1992–93)
  • Freddie Cardona (1993–94)
  • Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
  • Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
  • Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
  • Alfred Cardona (1996–97)
  • Alfred Cardona & Robert Gatt (1997–98)
  • Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
  • Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
  • Alfred Cardona (2000 – 1 December 2001)
  • Stephen Azzopardi (1 December 2001 – 1 March 2007)
  • John Buttigieg (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)
  • Paul Zammit (1 July 2009 – 30 May 2011)
  • Patrick Curmi (22 May 2011 – 28 September 2011)
  • Paul Zammit (3 October 2011 – 29 May 2015)[2]
  • Giovanni Tedesco (1 June 2015 – 10 December 2015)
  • Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
  • Nikola Jaros (6 December 2016 – 1 June 2017)
  • Peter Pullicino (1 June 2017 – 6 September 2017)
  • Paul Zammit (6 September 2017 – 26 March 2019)
  • John Buttigieg (18 April 2019 – 7 September 2019)
  • André Paus (10 September 2019 – 20 April 2022)[3]
  • Jonathan Holland (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
  • Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – Present)

Futsal

Current squad 2018/19

Number Player Pos. Nat.
4 Jason Mifsud Sweeper
5 Ryan Xuereb Winger
6 Alan Galea Winger
8 Gary Inguanez Sweeper
10 Marwan Telisi Winger
11 Ayoub Hamad Ali Winger
22 Rennie Tanti Winger
23 Matthew Gatt Goalkeeper
24 William Barbosa Sweeper
40 Eslam Khalifa Pivot
88 Christian Lia Goalkeeper
99 Glenn Bonello Pivot

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 – Coaches".
  3. Camilleri, Valhmor (20 April 2022). "Birkirkara FC part ways with coach Andre Paus". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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