Żurrieq F.C.

Żurrieq
Full name Żurrieq Football Club
Founded 1949
Ground Ta'Qali Stadium,
Ta' Qali,
Malta
(Capacity: 17,000)
Chairman John Farrugia
Manager Brian Spiteri
League Maltese Second Division
2010/11 Maltese Second Division
9th
Home colours
Away colours

Żurrieq Football Club is a football club in the Mediterranean island of Malta. It was founded in 1949 and is the club based in the town of Zurrieq in the South of Malta.

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 Zurrieq 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 the competitions organized by the Maltese Youth FA.

Contents

History

1949: Club Foundation

1982: 1st Participation in a European Competition

Footballer of the Year Award

Year Player Name
1983/84 Charles Muscat

For previous winners, see Maltese Player of the Year.

Players

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
89 GK Joshua Bugeja
12 GK Kevin Ellul
1 GK Roderick Caruana
5 DF Darren Bellizzi
DF Owen Grech
DF Joseph Fenech
DF Clayton Gatt
4 DF Karl Sacco
3 DF Joseph Lia
DF Victor Micallef
2 DF Alexander Barbara
DF Nicholas Abdilla
MF Michael Abdilla
8 MF Dino Bonnici
No. Position Player
MF Kurt Agius
MF Davide Mula
6 MF Matthew Genuis
10 MF Johan Briffa
11 MF Josef Briffa
MF Clive Shumba
FW Clint Caruana
FW Steve Azzopardi
FW Andy Portelli
13 FW Alistair Camilleri
18 FW Zvezdan Vukovic

Notable players

See Żurrieq F.C. Players

Club officials and coaching staff

Club officials

  • President: John Farrugia
  • Secretary: Mark Amato
  • Treasurer: James Mansueto
  • Executive Committee Members:
    • Alan Amato
    • Shaun Camilleri
    • Saviour Bellizzi
    • Pawlu Bonnici
    • Anthony Bonnici
    • Jeffery Sacco
    • Saviour Farrugia

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Edmondo Romagnoli

Achievements

Maltese Cup Winners:
1984–85

Maltese Cup Runners-Up:
1983–84, 1985–86

Maltese Third Division Runners-Up:
2008–09

European record

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)

External links

Official website

Żurrieq Football Club
Club: Żurrieq • Players • Managers • History • Seasons • Records
National teams
men: Men's National team · Olympic (U-23) · U-21 · U-19 · U-17
women: Women's National team
League system
Domestic cups
Awards
Lists
List of Maltese international footballers · List of clubs · List of venues · Foreign players · All-Time Table
Men's Clubs · Women's Clubs · Men's Players · Women's Players · Expatriate footballers · Managers · Referees · Venues · Records