Kerċem Ajax F.C.

Kerċem Ajax

Full name	Kerċem Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Greens
Founded	1953
Ground	Kercem Ajax Stadium
Ground Capacity	1000
Chairman	Albert Camilleri
Coach	Josef Vella
League	Gozo First Division
2014/2015	Gozo First Division, 4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Kerċem Ajax Football Club is a Gozitan, Malta, football club from the village of Kerċem, which currently plays in the Gozo First Division. Kercem Ajax have won the Gozitan Second Division 2011–2012 season with 50 points and being unbeaten for the whole season. Ajax have also won the other two competitions in Gozitan football related to the Second Division category that is the Second Division Knock Out against Munxar Falcons with the score of 2-0 and the Second Division Super Cup against Munxar Falcons with the score of 7–0. Now Ajax have won promotion to Gozo's First Division for the season 2012–2013. They managed to get over Nadur Youngsters in 2013 by winning the GFA Cup, leaving the whites with the dream to lift all Gozo 5 trophies. The Greens also introduced to the Maltese football players like Alfred Effiong and Jeremiah Ani apart from former international players like Stoyko Sakaliev. Kercem rivals are Nadur Youngsters and Victoria Hotspurs. The Greens managed to win only once in 1985 the Gozo First Division apart from the times where they won the GFA Cup, GFA Super Cup, Independence Cup and Freedom Day Cup.

Achievements

Gozo First Division Champions: 1985/86

1st Division League – Runners Up 3 times: 1980/1981, 2005/2006, 2012/2013

2nd Division League – Champions 5 times: 1953/1954, 1975/1976, 1986/1987, 1999/2000, 2011/2012

2nd Division League – Runners Up 4 times: 1982/1983, 1983/1984, 1984/1985, 1989/1990

1st Division League – Premier League Format – Runners Up 1 time: 1997/1998

2nd Division League – Premier League Format – Champions 1 time: 1996/1997

GFA Cup – Winners 2 times: 2005/2006, 2012/2013

GFA Cup – Runners Up 3 times: 1990/1991, 2000/2001, 2009/2010

1st Division Super Cup – Winners 1 time: 2005/2006

2nd Division Super Cup – Winners 1 time: 2010/2011

1st & 2nd Division Knock Out – Winners 1 time: 1998/1999

1st Division Knock Out – Premier League Format – Runners Up 1 time: 1997/1998, 2013/2014

2nd Division Knock Out – Premier League Format – Winners 1 time: 1996/1997

Independence Cup – Runners Up 2 times: 2004/2005, 2005/2006

2nd Division Knock Out – Winners 3 times: 1978/1979, 1981/1982, 2011/2012

2nd Division Knock Out – Runners Up 1 time: 2010/2011

Isostar Cup – Winners 1 time: 1995/1996

Freedom Day Cup Cup – Runners Up 1 time: 1981/1982

Challenge Cup – Winners 2 times: 1974/1975, 1976/1977

Renton Cup – Winners 1 time: 1985/1986

Good Conduct Cup – Winners 3 times: 1973/1974, 1975/1976, 1981/1982

Dingli's Cup – Runners Up 2 times: 1953/1954, 1956/1957

Under 21 League – Winners 1 time: 2007/2008

Under 18 League – Champions 2 times: 1996/1997, 1997/1998

Under 16 – Champions 1 time: 1999/2000

Under 16 Knock Out – Runners Up 1 time: 2005/2006

Under 14 League – Champions 2 times: 1997/1998, 2003/2004

Under 14 Knock Out – Winners 1 time: 2003/2004

Under 12 League – Runners Up 1 time: 2001/2002

Twinning Luxol St.Andrews

The relationship between Kercem Ajax F.C and Luxol St Andrews has been for several years but on Saturday, 10 December 2011 this friendship was sealed by the signing of a sports twinning agreement between both clubs. This agreement was signed by Mr Albert Camilleri of Kercem Ajax and Mr Paul Falzon of Luxol Sports Club. This twinning ceremony was held at the Raymond Mercieca Sports Complex in Kercem which the Ministry for Gozo Onor Giovanna Debono, Parliamentary Secretary Dr Chris Said, The Major Mr Joe Grima, GFA President Mr Alvin Grech and members of both committees of both clubs attended. To commemorate this event several football tournaments involving both club's nurseries were held in several grounds in Gozo during Saturday and Sunday. This twinning agreement will help both clubs to strengthen their relationship and eventually both committees will work together in order to share ideas. Eventually the first benefit of this agreement is being realized in the coming months when coaches of both clubs will be involved in workshops and training programmes in Scotland.

Nursery

Nobody can deny the fact that since the early 70’s all boys who had the game of football at heart, had the opportunity to form part of teams formed by our Club’s administration where they had the opportunity to compete in competitive football organised for their respective age group. It was true that at that time the facilities weren’t as good as they are today. We all can notice the recent improvements and standards reached in the facilities we have at our sports complex. Although trophies have never been on our main agenda, the lavish amount of them, adorning our showcase shelves, spells our successful years of administration and organisation of Leagues and Tournaments were our younger teams successfully participated. Yet not withstanding all this, we seek our true success in the number of players who made it to the first team and most of all to character formation. These were and still are our aims when dealing with our Nursery.

It was only in the early 90’s when the ‘Gozo Football Association’ founded the ‘Gozo Youth Nursery’ that our nursery continued to flourish on the foundations that were laid many years before by our club. Presently one can boost that our Nursery is one of the few Clubs in Gozo that provides training programmes all year round for kids from the age of 4 years till the age of 16. The boys / girls are divided in different age groups and each group is taken care of by a qualified coach. These then are headed by a head coach who co-ordinates the training sessions and all related matters concerning the teams.

Throughout the season all our Nursery teams participate in a good number of tournaments / competitions organized by the ‘Gozo Youth Football Association’ and by other Maltese and local nurseries. On a larger scale, recently, our committee started organizing the “Raymond Mercieca Memorial Tournament”. In this tournament Maltese and Gozitan teams are invited to participate in a friendly and healthy atmosphere on our synthetic pitch. The Nursery Committee also organizes other social activities which help to create more understanding between the member players, parents, coaches and the committee members. Besides, these activities are also a source of income for the Nursery which has to budget large amounts of money to cater for the whole season. Here we must thank all the parents for their never-ending support and co-ordination with the coaches and staff.

Nursery Administration

Administration

Current staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Josef Vella
Assistant Coach	Gothard Conti
Goalkeepers Coach	Alan Micallef
Team Manager	David Mizzi
Kit Manager	Robert Vella
Assistant Kit Manager	Guido Camilleri
Club Physio	Bruno Di Pietrantonio
Captain	Jean Paul Mizzi

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 3 DF Aaron Buttigieg 2 DF Manuel Tabone 11 DF Petar Kyumurdzhiev 15 DF Owen Spiteri 18 MF Mario Mifsud 4 MF Jean Paul Mizzi (captain) 25 MF Michael Uzor 13 MF Karol Mifsud 17 MF Luke Meilak 54 FW Omar Xuereb

No. Position Player 21 DF Valerio Ballotta 10 MF Elton Vella 22 FW Malcolm Vella 20 FW Andrew Mizzi 1 GK Franklin Vella 8 MF Marlon Mamo 5 DF Lawrence Grima 9 FW Trayo Grozev 12 GK John Paul Cassar 55 DF Nazareno Calleja

Out On Loan

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

No. Position Player MF Luke Attard at Sannat Lions FW Josef Debrincat at St. Lawrence Spurs

Loan deals expire 30 June 2015