Birkirkara F.C.

Birkirkara
Full nameBirkirkara Football Club
NicknameStripes
Founded1950 (1950)
GroundTa Qali Stadium
Capacity16,997
ChairmanMichael Valenzia
Head CoachGianluca Festa
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2024–25Maltese Premier League, 2nd
Websitewww.birkirkarafc.com

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

The club also has a women's team.[2]

Kits

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor (front) Ref.
2003-04 Lotto
2004-06 McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta)
2006-09 McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta)
2009-10 Diadora McDonald's (Malta)
2010-12 Macron
2012-21 Adidas
2021- Nike [3]

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 8 July, 2025

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. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Miguel Martínez
2 DF  URU Fran López
3 DF  ARG Manuel Morello
4 DF  ECU Luis Córdova
5 DF  SRB Stefan Marjanović
6 MF  ARG Pablo Gaitán
9 FW  MLT Kemar Reid
10 MF  MLT Shaun Dimech
11 DF  MLT Kurt Zammit
14 DF  MLT Dwayne Pullicino
16 GK  MLT Daesin El Hazawi
17 MF  MLT Kaiden Fenech
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK  MLT Matthew Grech
21 FW  MLT Liam Delicata
22 MF  MLT Jan Busuttil
24 DF  ARG Leandro Lacunza
25 MF  MLT Neil Micallef
27 FW  NGA Franklin Sasere
29 MF  ARG Marcos Maydana
30 FW  MLT Nathan Cross
33 MF  GHA Geoffrey Acheampong
59 MF  FRA Donovan Makoma
77 MF  BRA Lucas Macula

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. Nation Player

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 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 Partizani 2–1 2–4 4–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q APOEL 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 3–0[a] 7–3
2Q Žilina 1–0 0–3 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Vllaznia 0–1 1–1 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q 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)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Maribor 1–2 1–1 2–3
2025–26 UEFA Conference League 1Q Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 0−3 1−3
  1. ^ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions

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)
  • Alfred "Freddie" Cardona (1986–87)
  • Joe Cilia (1986–88)
  • Robert Gatt (1988–89)
  • Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
  • Todor Raykov (1992–93)
  • Alfred "Freddie" Cardona (1993–94)
  • Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
  • Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
  • Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
  • Alfred "Freddie" Cardona (1996–97)
  • Alfred "Freddie" & Robert Gatt (1997–98)
  • Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
  • Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
  • Alfred "Freddie" (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)[4]
  • 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)[5]
  • Jonathan Holland (Caretaker) (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
  • Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – 26 November 2023)
  • Brian Chetcuti (Caretaker) (26 November 2023 – 5 February 2024)
  • Jose Borg (5 February 2024 – 13 May 2024)
  • Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )

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 Women's presented with the BOV Women's League trophy - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Birkirkara Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Birkirkara FC – Coaches".
  5. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (20 April 2022). "Birkirkara FC part ways with coach Andre Paus". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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