Association football club in Malta
Football club
Birkirkara Football Club is a professionalfootball club based in the town ofBirkirkara , on the island ofMalta . The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of Birkirkara United and Birkirkara Celtic. Birkirkara currently play in theMaltese Premier League , which it has won on four occasions, most recently in the2012–13 season .
Birkirkara is one of the founding members of theEuropean Club Association .[ 1]
The club also has a women's team.[ 2]
Maltese Premier League Winners (4): 1999–2000 ,2005–06 ,2009–10 ,2012–13 Runners-up (10): 1952–53 ,1996–97 ,1997–98 ,1998–99 ,2002–03 ,2003–04 ,2004–05 ,2013–14 ,2022-23 , 2024-25Maltese FA Trophy Winners (6): 2001–02 ,2002–03 ,2004–05 ,2007–08 ,2014–15 ,2022–23 Runners-up (6): 1972–73, 1989–90, 1998–99, 1999–2000,2000–01 ,2017–18 Maltese Super Cup Winners (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013,2014 Runners-up (7): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010,2015 , 2023Euro Challenge/Lowenbrau Cup Winners (3): 1998, 2003, 2008MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament Winners (4): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006Sons of Malta Cup (for the Second Division) Winners (3): 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79Runners-up (1): 1976–77Cassar Cup :As of 8 July, 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
All results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.
^ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions Frankie Zammit (1978–79)Joe Cilia (1986–88)Alan Sunderland (1996–97)Vlada Pejović (1998–99)John Buttigieg (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)Paul Zammit (1 July 2009 – 30 May 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)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)Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )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
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Frankie Tabone (1951–53)
Todor Raykov (1992–93)
Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
André Paus (10 September 2019 – 20 April 2022)[5]
