Rabat Ajax F.C.

Rabat Ajax
Full name	Rabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Magpies,
Founded	1930, as Rabat Rovers
Ground	Rabat Ajax Football Ground,; Mtarfa, Malta; (Capacity: 700)
Chairman	Michael Sciriha
Coach	Silvio Vella
League	Maltese First Division
2010/11	Maltese Second Division, 2nd (Promoted)
Home colours	Away colours

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Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Rabat. The last promotion to a higher division was achieved in 2007/2008 when they defeated Balzan Youths 3-0 in a promotion decider to secure a place in Division 1. However the Magpies made a quick return to Division 2, placing sixth this season (2009/10).

[edit] History

1930 : Club founded with the name Rabat Rovers
1937 : Joined with Rabat Rangers and Old City to form Rabat Zvanks
1938 : Club was renamed to Rabat FC
1980 : Joined with Rabat Ajax to form Rabat Ajax FC
1983 : First participation in a European Cup (C3) (1983/84 season)
1985 : Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship
1986 : Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship and Maltese Cup

[edit] UEFA Cups qualifiers

In 1983-84 Rabat Ajax met Czechoslovak side Inter Bratislava in the UEFA, where following a 0-10 dumping at home, they also lost 0-6 in the return leg in Bratislava. The following year Rabat Ajax also played in the UEFA Cup, where it met Yugoslav side Partizan Belgrade, with whom it lost both matches with a 0-2 scoreline.

Rabat Ajax has played four qualification matches in the old UEFA Champions league competition. In 1985-86 they lost twice a 5-0 score against Cypriot side AC Omonia. In 1986-87 they were trounced 9-0 by eventual winners FC Porto at the Rio Ave stadium in Oporto and 1-0 at home in Malta.

Currently Rabat Ajax hold the record of the most thrashed team in the European Competitions. Every time they qualified for a European Cup they got humiliated and were the laughing stock of European football.

[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.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jonathan Azzopardi
2	DF	Neil Caruana
3	DF	Christopher Schembri
4	DF	Josef Tonna
5	MF	Joseph Caruana
6	DF	Yessous Camilleri
7	FW	Justin Felice
8	MF	Alan Zahra
9	FW	Adrian Mifsud
10	FW	Adam Smeir
11	MF	William Borg

No.	Position	Player
25	GK	Ivan Cassar
13	DF	Dylan Falzon
14	DF	Chris Muscat
16	DF	Kevin Cassar
17	MF	Emmanuel Muscat
15	MF	Adam Wingfield
21	MF	David Azzopardi
18	FW	Ryan Micallef
19	DF	Shaun Gauci
20	DF	Rio Micallef
24	GK	Etienne Deguara