Żurrieq F.C.

Żurrieq

Żurrieq Football Club
Full name	Żurrieq Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Reds
Founded	1949
Ground	Żurrieq Football Ground, Żurrieq, Malta
Capacity	100
Chairman	Dino Bonnici
Manager	Demis Paul Scerri
League	Maltese Second Division
2014/15	Maltese First Division 12th (Relegated to 2nd Division)
Home colours Away colours

Żurrieq Football Club, commonly known as Żurrieq F.C. is a Maltese football club based in Żurrieq, Malta. The Club currently plays in the Maltese Second Division.

History

Early years

Żurrieq F.C. was founded in 1949 and is the oldest sport organisation in the locality of Zurrieq.

Domestic Competition

Żurrieq F.C. participates in all competitions organized by the MFA and the YFA including the National, Under 19 and the Youth FA leagues. Żurrieq F.C. Youth Nursery is the institution which forms part of Żurrieq F.C. and which works to train the young footballers from the age of 8 years up to 16 years and enable them to participate in th competitions organized by the Maltese Youth FA.

European Competition

In 1982, Żurrieq F.C. took part in the first round of the 1982-83 UEFA Cup. Their debut was vs HNK Hajduk Split, losing 1–4 and 0–4. Three years later they played the first round in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup vs FC Bayer Uerdingen 05, losing 0–3 and 0–9. The next year they played in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup vs Wrexham F.C., losing 0–3 and 0–4.

Colours

In the original club constitution, Żurrieq's colours are named as red and white. For most of the club's early history, Żurrieq had primarily worn red and white striped shirts with either red or white shorts and red socks. The club's away kit has had a wide range of colours over the years, including white and blue.

Training Facilities

Żurrieq F.C. training facilities, for both the First Team and the Junior Team, are located at the border of Żurrieq. There is a one artificial grass field and two dressing rooms and a store room.

Honours

Domestic

• Maltese First Division
  • Champions (1): 1992–1993
• Maltese Second Division
  • Champions (1): 1979–1980
  • Promotion (1): 2013–2014
• Maltese Third Division
  • Champions (3): 1958–1959, 1961–1962, 1971–1972
  • Promotion (2): 2006–2007, 2008–2009
• Maltese FA Trophy
  • Winners (1) 1984–1985
  • Runners-Up (2) 1983–1984, 1985–1986
• Maltese Super Cup
  • Runners-Up (1): 1985

Youth Level

• Minor League
  • Winners (1): 1956–1957
• Youth League Section D
  • Winners (1): 2013–2014
• Under 15 Section C
  • Winners (1): 2011–2012

Footballer of the Year Award

• 1983/84: Charles Muscat

Players

Current Squad

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	MLT	Carmelo Caruana
2	DF	MLT	Jamie Farrugia
3	DF	MLT	Karl Sacco
4	DF	MLT	Julian Briffa
5	DF	MLT	Richard Galea
6	DF	MLT	Nicholas Abdilla
7	FW	ALB	Stefi Cale
8	MF	MLT	Dino Bonnici
9	FW	MLT	Daniel Zammit (3rd Captain)
10	MF	MLT	Oznef Cassar

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	DF	MLT	Joseph Rizzo
12	GK	MLT	Eric Abela
13	DF	MLT	Martin Portelli
14	FW	MLT	Ryan Bonello
15	DF	MLT	Ryan Farrugia
16	DF	MLT	Alexander Barbara (Vice Captain)
17	MF	MLT	Dylan Darmanin (Captain)
18	DF	MLT	Tonios D'Amato
19	MF	MLT	Jürgen Buhagiar
20	MF	MLT	Luke Bugeja
21	MF	MLT	Ryan Bonnici

Notable past players

• Darren Bellizzi
• Pierre Brincat
• Godfrey Chetcuti
• Gianluca De Ponti
• Georgi Deanov
• Reuben Debono
• Joey Falzon
• Mario Farrugia
• Mark Farrugia
• Jonathan Magri Overend
• Charles Micallef
• Dennis Mizzi

• Charles Muscat
• Adelmo Paris
• Livio Pin
• Kevin Polidano
• Jason Saliba
• Mario Schembri
• Martin Scicluna
• Brian Spiteri
• Nikola Slavtchev
• Stephen Wellman
• Edmond Zammit
• Ivan Zammit

Current board

Żurrieq F.C. Committee

Position	Name
President	Dino Bonnici
Vice-President	Shaun Camilleri
General Secretary	Roderick Zammit
Team Manager	Julian Galea
Treasurer	Victor Galea
Vice-Treasurer	Tonios D'Amato

Żurrieq F.C. Youth Nursery Committee

Position	Name
President	Emilio Barbara
Vice-President	Mauro D'Amato
General Secretary	Eric Zahra
Treasurer	Manuel Bugeja

Żurrieq F.C. Technical Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Demis Paul Scerri
Assistant coach	Roderick Zammit
Youths coach	Jimmy Briffa
Nursery Head coach	Gordon Camilleri
Physiotherapist	Christian Fenech
Club Doctor	Dr. Raymond Sacco

Statistics

Domestic

The season-by-season performance of the club over the last ten years:

Season	Division	Position	Significant Events	Maltese FA Trophy
2006/07	Maltese Third Division	3rd	Promoted	N/A
2007/08	Maltese Second Division	11th	Relegated	N/A
2008/09	Maltese Third Division	2nd	Promoted	N/A
2009/10	Maltese Second Division	8th		N/A
2010/11	Maltese Second Division	9th		N/A
2011/12	Maltese Second Division	10th		2nd Round
2012/13	Maltese Second Division	3rd	Promoted	3rd Round
2013/14	Maltese First Division	9th		2nd Round
2014/15	Maltese First Division	12th	Relegated	3rd Round
2015/16	Maltese Second Division	TBD*	TBD*	2nd Round

Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1Q		Hajduk Split	1–4, 0–4 (1–8 agg)
1985–86	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1Q		KFC Uerdingen 05	0–3, 0–9 (0–12 agg)
1986–87	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1Q		Wrexham	0–3, 0–4 (0–7 agg)

Youth Level

The season-by-season performance of the Youth Team over the last five years:

Season	Youth League	Position	Significant Events	Youth Knockout
2012/13	Youths Section D	3rd		Quarter Final
2013/14	Youths Section D	1st	Promoted	Semi Final
2014/15	Youths Section C	10th	Relegated	Round 1
2015/16	Youths Section D	TBD*	TBD*	Round 1

External links

• Official website