Żurrieq F.C.

Żurrieq

Full name	Żurrieq Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Reds
Founded	1949
Ground	Żurrieq Football Ground, Żurrieq, Malta
Ground 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

Footballer of the Year Award

• 1983/84: Charles Muscat

Players

Current Senior Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Carmelo Caruana 2 DF Jamie Farrugia 3 DF Karl Sacco 4 DF Julian Briffa 5 DF Richard Galea 6 DF Nicholas Abdilla 7 MF Oznef Cassar 8 MF Dino Bonnici 9 FW Daniel Zammit (3rd Captain) 10 FW Stefi Cale

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

Notable past players

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 Youth Nursery Committee

Position	Name
President	Mauro D' Amato
General Secretary	Shaun Camilleri
Treasurer	Emilio Barbara

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:

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:

External links

• Official website

References