Kirkop United F.C.

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Kirkop United F.C.
Full name Kirkop United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Reds
Founded 1956 as Kirkop F.C.
Chairman Malta Emanuel Azzopardi
Coach Malta Albert Busuttil
League BOV 2nd Division
2011/12 BOV 2nd Division, 8th
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Kirkop United Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Ħal Kirkop. The club currently plays in the Maltese Second Division. Founded as Kirkop F.C. in 1956, the club changed its name to Kirkop United F.C. in 1970.

The club enjoyed the most successful period during the 1980's and 1990's winning 3 promotions, 2 of which were as champions. Kirkop also won another promotion recently in the 2010-11 season.

Kirkop United has long-standing rivalries with neighbours Zurrieq F.C. and with Luqa St. Andrew's F.C.. The team's home colours have been entirely red since 2003 when the club changed them from a red shirt, white shorts and white socks.

History

Kirkop United was formed in 1956 as Kirkop F.C. by the founder Mr. Clement Farrugia, and was affiliated to the Malta Amateur Football Association. The following season (1957–58) Kirkop F.C. joined the Malta Football Association, taking part in the Maltese Third Division and finished in a mid-table position. The successive two seasons Kirkop F.C. improved a lot but in 1961-62 Kirkop F.C. only managed a decider against St. John FC. Kirkop lost that match and were therefore removed from the MFA. The seasons between 1962 and 1970, Kirkop ranged from Kirkop Stars to Kirkop United, and formed part of the M.A.F.A. again.

In the 1970-71 season, Kirkop United F.C. were back affiliated to the M.F.A. and played again in the Maltese Third Division. After several years, 1983-84 proved to be a successful season and won promotion to the Maltese Second Division for the first time. The club was relegated to the Maltese Third Division in the 1986-87 season.

Kirkop United F.C. won promotion again in 1989-90 during a memorable season, winning the Mosta Tournament, Dr. J. Mifsud Cup and declared Maltese Third Division champions, winning 13 out of the 14 league games.

The following season Kirkop managed a safe mid-table position in the Maltese Second Division and finishing runners up in the Second & Third Division Knock-Out.

After a positive two year spell, the club was relegated back to the Maltese Third Division, but soon won back promotion to the Maltese Second Division in the 1992-93 season, before going back down the following year.

Following the relegation, the club was competitive and challenged for promotion immediately. From the 1994-1995 season to the 1998-1999 seasons, Kirkop United always finished in 2nd place and just missed out on promotion. The following three seasons the club finished in 4th, 9th and 9th. Kirkop again tried to push for promotion but only managed 4th, 4th and 6th during the 2003-2005 seasons. The club then started going backwards finishing 14th and 17th during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 season. For the 2007-2008 season there was a change in the league structure with 19 teams competing in two sections. Kirkop in Section B only managed a disappointing 9th and only 2 points in a season to forget.

The 2008-2009 season was a season of transition at Kirkop and the club managed to gain 16 points and finish 8th. The following season Kirkop moved further up and finished 5th with a target to challenge for promotion the next season.

The 2010-2011 season was a season to remember for Kirkop as the club won promotion after 17 seasons in the Maltese Third Division. In the first season back in the Maltese Second Division, Kirkop had a very positive showing finishing a mid-table 8th position. The 2012-2013 season was a season full of ups and downs for Kirkop but finally they managed to stay clear off relegation and finish 10th.

League Statistics

Season Division Record
Pos G W D L Win% GF GA Pts
1957–1958 League 3rd Division 5th 7 2 2 3 28.57 5 7 6
1958–1959 League 3rd Division 4th 7 2 2 3 28.57 12 10 6
1959–1960 League 3rd Division 5th 7 3 0 4 42.86 11 12 6
1960–1961 League 3rd Division 7th 14 2 4 8 14.29 17 26 8
1961–1962 League 3rd Division 8th 14 3 4 7 21.43 7 13 10
1962–1970 Kirkop U. did not participate / 0 0 0 0 !— 0 0 0
1970–1971 League 3rd Division 6th 10 0 4 6 00.00 6 26 4
1971–1972 League 3rd Division 4th 8 1 1 6 12.50 4 15 3
1972–1973 League 3rd Division 2nd 8 4 2 2 50.00 16 11 10
1973–1974 League 3rd Division 5th 16 6 3 7 37.50 20 27 15
1974–1975 League 3rd Division 2nd 12 5 6 1 41.67 18 7 16
1975–1976 League 3rd Division 6th 12 3 3 6 25.00 10 18 9
1976–1977 League 3rd Division 3rd 12 6 4 2 50.00 13 6 16
1977–1978 League 3rd Division 5th 12 4 1 7 33.33 6 13 9
1978–1979 League 3rd Division 4th 12 4 3 5 33.33 17 13 11
1979–1980 League 3rd Division 8th 8 2 2 4 25.00 8 18 6
1980–1981 League 3rd Division 6th 10 4 1 5 40.00 12 12 9
1981–1982 League 3rd Division 5th 10 4 3 3 40.00 6 8 11
1982–1983 League 3rd Division 5th 10 5 0 5 50.00 12 11 10
1983–1984 League 3rd Division 1st 14 11 3 0 78.57 38 6 25
1984–1985 League 2nd Division 6th 18 7 4 7 38.89 22 24 18
1985–1986 League 2nd Division 5th 18 6 5 7 33.33 19 24 17
1986–1987 League 2nd Division 10th 18 0 1 17 00.00 18 66 1
1987–1988 League 3rd Division 6th 12 1 3 8 08.33 10 28 5
1988–1989 League 3rd Division 3rd 14 6 5 3 42.86 26 15 17
1989–1990 Rothmans League 3rd Division 1st 14 13 0 1 92.86 39 13 26
1990–1991 Rothmans League 2nd Division 4th 12 5 2 5 41.67 15 10 12
1991–1992 Rothmans League 2nd Division 7th 12 0 3 9 00.00 9 27 3
1992–1993 Rothmans League 3rd Division 1st 12 9 2 1 75.00 20 6 20
1993–1994 Rothmans League 2nd Division 7th 12 1 3 8 08.33 13 27 5
1994–1995 Rothmans League 3rd Division 2nd 14 9 3 2 64.29 19 13 30
1995–1996 Rothmans League 3rd Division 2nd 14 9 4 1 64.29 27 10 31
1996–1997 Rothmans League 3rd Division 2nd 14 10 2 2 71.43 39 18 32
1997–1998 Rothmans League 3rd Division 2nd 12 6 3 3 50.00 22 15 21
1998–1999 Rothmans League 3rd Division 2nd 12 9 0 3 75.00 24 14 27
1999–2000 Rothmans League 3rd Division 4th 14 9 0 5 64.29 28 18 27
2000–2001 Rothmans League 3rd Division 9th 15 6 4 5 40.00 21 15 22
2001–2002 Rothmans League 3rd Division 9th 15 4 5 6 26.67 20 18 17
2002–2003 Rothmans League 3rd Division 4th 15 10 2 3 66.67 28 15 32
2003–2004 MIA 3rd Division 4th 15 10 3 2 66.67 27 12 33
2004–2005 MIA 3rd Division 6th 16 8 5 3 50.00 22 10 29
2005–2006 BOV 3rd Division 14th 16 3 3 10 18.75 20 37 12
2006–2007 BOV 3rd Division 17th 18 4 5 9 22.22 21 36 17
2007–2008 BOV 3rd Division Section B 9th 16 0 2 14 00.00 11 41 2
2008–2009 BOV 3rd Division Section B 8th 16 3 7 6 18.75 12 20 16
2009–2010 BOV 3rd Division Section B 5th 18 6 5 7 33.33 25 27 23
2010–2011 BOV 3rd Division Section B 2nd 18 12 2 4 66.67 39 17 38
2011–2012 BOV 2nd Division 8th 26 11 2 13 42.31 44 52 35
2012–2013 BOV 2nd Division 10th 26 7 6 13 26.92 26 43 27
2013–2014 BOV 2nd Division 10th 12 2 4 6 16.67 13 27 10

Current Squad

Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Carmelo Caruana Malta (1993-11-26) November 26, 1993
Jean Claude Faenza Malta (1994-07-04) July 4, 1994
Mark Sciberras Grungo Malta (1988-03-15) March 15, 1988
Defenders
Justin Borg Malta (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994
Christopher Cutajar Malta (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993
Andrew Hili Malta (1980-11-08) November 8, 1980
Mark Muscat Malta (1981-05-29) May 29, 1981
Matthew Pisani Malta (1988-09-25) September 25, 1988
Luke Scorfna Malta (1993-07-24) July 24, 1993
Tony Stanyer Malta (1996-05-09) May 9, 1996
Midfielders
Dino Bonnici Malta (1981-10-08) October 8, 1981
Albert Busuttil Malta (1970-10-08) October 8, 1970
Matthew Caruana Malta (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992
Oznef Cassar Malta (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993
Bryan Falzon Malta (1990-07-07) July 7, 1990
Shaun Micallef Malta (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990
Stefan Micallef Malta (1996-04-08) April 8, 1996
Jeffrey Zammit Malta (1975-12-08) December 8, 1975
Forwards
Uchenna Anyanwu Nigeria (1986-06-02) June 2, 1986
Orianski Buhagiar Malta (1991-07-20) July 20, 1991
Joseph Jnr Onojuju
Michael Theuma Malta (1990-09-26) September 26, 1990
Dalton Wingfield Malta (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990


Club Officials

Name Nationality Job Title
Technical Staff
Albert Busuttil Malta Coach
Albert Farrugia Malta Team Manager
Saviour Spiteri Malta Physical Coach
Board Members
Emanuel Azzopardi Malta President
Joseph Farrugia Malta Secretary
Albert Farrugia Malta Treasurer
Mark Cauchi Malta Vice-President
Roque Farrugia Malta Vice-President
Antoine Mifsud Malta Assistant Secretary
Edward Mizzi Malta Assistant Treasurer
Toni Bezzina Malta Honorary President
John Luke Cassar Malta Board Member
Marvin Farrugia Malta Board Member
Nazzareno Zammit Malta Board Member

Presidential History

Start End Nationality Name
2006 2010 Malta Remigio Zammit
2010 2013 Malta Toni Bezzina
2013 present Malta Emanuel Azzopardi

Managerial History

Period Name Total League Knock-Out / F.A. Trophy Other Cups Win%
Games Win Draw Lost Games Win Draw Lost Games Win Draw Lost Games Win Draw Lost
2005–2006 Louis Facciol 19 3 4 12 16 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 / / / / 15.79%
2006–2007 Leonard Farrugia 20 5 5 10 18 4 5 9 2 1 0 1 / / / / 25.00%
2007–2008 Rokku Farrugia 19 0 3 16 16 0 2 14 3 0 1 2 / / / / 0.00%
2008–2009 Albert Busuttil 20 5 9 6 16 3 7 6 4 2 2* 0 / / / / 25.00%
2009–2010 Albert Busuttil 23 7 5 11 18 6 5 7 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 30.43%
2010–2011 Albert Busuttil 21 14 2 5 18 12 2 4 3 2 0 1 / / / / 66.67%
2011–2012 Albert Busuttil 28 12 2 14 26 11 2 13 2 1 0 1 / / / / 42.86%
2008–2012 Albert Busuttil 92 38 18 36 78 32 16 30 12 5 2 5 2 1 0 1 41.30%
2012-2013 Jason Bartolo 27 7 6 14 26 7 6 13 1 0 0 1 / / / / 25.93%
2013-2014 Albert Busuttil 13 2 5 6 8 2 4 6 1 0 1* 0 / / / / 15.39%

NB. As from the season 2011/12 the 2nd/3rd Division Knock-out was removed and all teams participated in the F.A. Trophy
(*2008/09) Kirkop United 1 - 1 (1 - 3 aet) Naxxar Lions
(*2013/14) Kirkop United 2 - 2 (2 - 4 aet) Senglea Athletic

Honours

League

  • Maltese 3rd Division Champions: 2
    • 1983–84, 1989–90
  • Maltese 3rd Division Promotion: 4
    • 1983–84, 1989–90, 1992–93, 2010–11

Cup

  • Maltese 3rd Division Knock-Out Runners-Up: 2
    • 1974-75, 1990–91

Other

  • 1969-1970
    • Minor League Champions
  • 1973-1974
    • Minor League Champions
  • 1982-1983
    • Carmel Farrugia (Division 3 Footballer of the Year)
  • 1983-1984
    • Division 3 Reserve League Champions
  • 1987-1988
    • Division 3 Reserve League Champions
  • 1989-1990
    • Mosta Tournament Winners
    • Dr J. Mifsud Cup Winners
    • Carmel Farrugia (Division 3 Footballer of the Year)
  • 1993-1994
    • Under 21's League Section C Winners
  • 1995-1996
    • Paul Farrugia (Division 3 Footballer of the Year)
  • 1996-1997
    • Osama Milud (Division 3 Top Scorer)
  • 1997-1998
    • Jean Pierre Abdilla (Division 3 Top Scorer)
  • 2001-2002
    • Reserves League Section D Winners
  • 2005-2006
    • Under 14's League Section C Winners
  • 2008-2009
    • Fgura Tournament Winners
  • 2010-2011
    • Under 15's League Section C Promotion
  • 2012-2013
    • Women's 2nd Division Promotion
    • Women's Dr Marlene Farrugia Cup Champions
    • Under 17's League Section C Promotion
    • Under 15's League Section C Promotion

External links

Official Website

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