Birkirkara F.C.
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| Full name | Birkirkara Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Stripes | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Ground | Infetti Ground, Birkirkara, Malta (Capacity: 2,500) |
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| Chairman |  Joseph Zammit |
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| Head Coach | Paul Zammit |
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| League | Maltese Premier League | ||
| 2010/11 | Maltese Premier League, 4th | ||
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Birkirkara Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Birkirkara, the largest town on the island of Malta. In the 2009–2010 season, they were the Maltese champions. The club currently plays in the Maltese Premier League and have been league winners on three occasions. They are one of six clubs to have won all five major honours in Maltese football.
Birkirkara is one of the founding members of the European Club Association.[1]
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[edit] Ultras Group
Birkirkara Ultras 1997 (BU97) was founded in 25 February 1997, when a group of loyal Birkirkara supporters who had the ultras mentality in them, decided to rally all the supporters and form a reliable group. The aim was to give constant support during all Birkirkara matches in Malta, and in UEFA competitions. The group started off with just a few boys, but now it has grown to a large group. This group organises the support in every match, using banners, flags, flares and continuous support by chanting and singing. The group is in no way connected to Birkirkara FC, and is a free independent group. No funds have ever been given to the ultras group by the club. Funds are made by selling merchandise and donations from members.
[edit] Titles
- Maltese champion (3): 2007, 2009, 2010
- Maltese Cup winner (10): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
[edit] Major Honours
Winners (3)
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- 1999-2000, 2005–2006, 2009–2010
Runners-up (6):
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- 1996-1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2004–2005
- Euro Challenge/Lowenbrau Cup:
Winners (3):
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- 1998, 2003, 2008
Runners-up (3):
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- 1999, 2000, 2004,2011/12 season
- MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament:
Winners (3):
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- 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Runners-up (2):
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- 1997, 2005
- U*Bet FA Trophy:
Winners (4):
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- 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
[edit] Minor Honours
- Sons of Malta Cup (for the Second Division):
Winners ( 3 ):
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- 1967–1968, 1971–1972, 1978–1979
Runners-Up ( 1 ):
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- 1976–1977
- Cassar Cup:
Runners-Up ( 1 ):
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- 1952-1953
Gozo cup-2010(1) CHARLES ABELA MEMORIAL CUP (1)(2010-11 SEASON)
[edit] Players
[edit] Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1. Round |  |
NK Maribor | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
[edit] UEFA Cup
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
FC Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  |
Lyngby BK | 0–0 | 0–7 | 0–7 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  |
FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1(a) |
| 1. Round |  |
FC Dynamo Moscow | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round | |
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  |
Ferencvárosi TC | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
KF Partizani | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
APOEL Nicosia | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
HNK Hajduk Split | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–7 |
[edit] UEFA Champions League
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2000–01 | UEFA Champions League | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
KR Reykjavík | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
B36 Tórshavn | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | 1. Qualifying Round |  |
FC Santa Coloma | 4–3 | 3–01 | 7–3 |
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MŠK Žilina | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
Note 1: match forfeited, result set to 0–3 by UEFA.
[edit] Former managers
Todor Raykov- Atanas Marinov
Robert Gatt- Alfred Cardona
- Stephen Azzopardi
- John Buttigieg
[edit] Notable Fans
- Tonio Borg
- Tonio Fenech
- Lara Azzopardi
- Beppe Fenech Adami
[edit] References
- ^ "Agreement heralds new era in football". uefa.com. 2008-01-21. Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20080127153016/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4096/newsid=648350.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
[edit] External links
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