# Birkirkara F.C.

Birkirkara Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Birkirkara, on the island of Malta. The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of Birkirkara United and Birkirkara Celtic. Birkirkara currently play in the Maltese Premier League, which it has won on four occasions, most recently in the 2012–13 season.
Birkirkara is one of the founding members of the European Club Association.
The club also has a women's team.

## Kits

| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor (front) |
| 2003-04 | Lotto | |
| 2004-06 | Lotto | McDonald's (Malta), Cisk Export and Team sport (Malta) |
| 2006-09 | Lotto | McDonald's (Malta) and Team sport (Malta) |
| 2009-10 | Diadora | McDonald's (Malta) |
| 2010-12 | Macron | McDonald's (Malta) |
| 2012-21 | Adidas | McDonald's (Malta) |
| 2021- | Nike | McDonald's (Malta) |

## Honours
### Major

* Maltese Premier League
** Winners (4): 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2012–13
** Runners-up (9):1952–53, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2022-23
* Maltese FA Trophy
** Winners (6): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2022–23
** Runners-up (6): 1972–73, 1989–90, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2017–18
* Maltese Super Cup
** Winners (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014
** Runners-up (7): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2023
* Euro Challenge/Lowenbrau Cup
** Winners (3): 1998, 2003, 2008
* MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament
** Winners (4): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006

### Minor

* Sons of Malta Cup (for the Second Division)
** Winners (3): 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79
** Runners-up (1): 1976–77
* Cassar Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 1952–53

## Current squad

    As of 8 December 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Giacomo Volpe |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Manuel Morello |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Luis Córdova |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Agustín Sandona |
| 6 | MF | ARG | Pablo Gaitán |
| 7 | MF | MLT | Shaun Dimech |
| 8 | FW | MLT | Paul Mbong |
| 9 | FW | MLT | Kemar Reid |
| 11 | DF | MLT | Kurt Zammit |
| 12 | GK | MLT | Karl Sargent |
| 13 | DF | BUL | Tomislav Papazov |
| 15 | FW | FRA | Brian Esalo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | GK | MLT | Matthew Grech |
| 20 | FW | MLT | Alexander Satariano |
| 23 | DF | MLT | Shelom Magri |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Leandro Lacunza |
| 25 | MF | MLT | Neil Micallef |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Coppola |
| 30 | MF | MLT | Nathan Cross |
| 59 | MF | FRA | Donovan Makoma |
| 91 | FW | BRA | Maxuell Samurai |
| 92 | MF | MLT | Nicholas Agius |
| 93 | FW | CIV | Gnamien Yikpe (on loan from Samgurali Tsqaltubo) |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Lecão |

## European record

All results (home and away) list Birkirkara's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | QR | Lyngby | 0–0 | 0–7 | 0–7 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | KR Reykjavík | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | QR | Locomotive Tbilisi | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Dynamo Moscow | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | QR | Ferencváros | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Partizani | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–5 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | APOEL | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | B36 Tórshavn | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Maribor | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Hajduk Split | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–7 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Slaven Belupo | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | FC Santa Coloma | 4–3 | 3–0 | 7–3 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Žilina | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Vllaznia | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Metalurg | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Maribor | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Diósgyőr | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Ulisses | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | West Ham | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (3–5 p) |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Široki Brijeg | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Krasnodar | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | PR | KÍ Klaksvík | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | La Fiorita | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (4–5 p) |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Maribor | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
* ↑ Awarded; the match was cancelled because of poor pitch conditions

## Coaches

* Frankie Tabone (1951–53)
* Paul Chetcuti (1961–62)
* Emanuel Borg (1964–65)
* Salvu Cuschieri (1965–68)
* Frans Bonnici (1968–69)
* Emmle Saliba (1969–70)
* Salvu Cuschieri (1970–73)
* Tony Buhagiar (1973–74)
* Carmel Galea (1974–76)
* Tony Euchar Grech (1976–78)
* Frankie Zammit (1978–79)
* Marcel Scicluna (1979–84)
* Joe Attard (1984–86)
* Freddie Cardona (1986–87)
* Joe Cilia (1986–88)
* Robert Gatt (1988–89)
* Lolly Aquilina (1989–92)
* Todor Raykov (1992–93)
* Freddie Cardona (1993–94)
* Borislav Giorev (1994–95)
* Lawrence Borg (1995–96)
* Alan Sunderland (1996–97)
* Alfred Cardona (1996–97)
* Alfred Cardona & Robert Gatt (1997–98)
* Vlada Pejović (1998–99)
* Atanas Marinov (1999–00)
* Alfred Cardona (2000 – 1 December 2001)
* Stephen Azzopardi (1 December 2001 – 1 March 2007)
* John Buttigieg (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)
* Paul Zammit (1 July 2009 – 30 May 2011)
* Patrick Curmi (22 May 2011 – 28 September 2011)
* Paul Zammit (3 October 2011 – 29 May 2015)
* Giovanni Tedesco (1 June 2015 – 10 December 2015)
* Dražen Besek (31 December 2015 – 30 November 2016)
* Nikola Jaros (6 December 2016 – 1 June 2017)
* Peter Pullicino (1 June 2017 – 6 September 2017)
* Paul Zammit (6 September 2017 – 26 March 2019)
* John Buttigieg (18 April 2019 – 7 September 2019)
* André Paus (10 September 2019 – 20 April 2022)
* Jonathan Holland (Caretaker) (20 April 2022 – 18 May 2022)
* Giovanni Tedesco (18 May 2022 – 26 November 2023)
* Brian Chetcuti (Caretaker) (26 November 2023 – 5 February 2024)
* Jose Borg (5 February 2024 – 13 May 2024)
* Stefano De Angelis (7 June 2024 – )

## Futsal

Current squad 2018/19
| Number | Player | Pos. |
| 4 | Jason Mifsud | Sweeper |
| 5 | Ryan Xuereb | Winger |
| 6 | Alan Galea | Winger |
| 8 | Gary Inguanez | Sweeper |
| 10 | Marwan Telisi | Winger |
| 11 | Ayoub Hamad Ali | Winger |
| 22 | Rennie Tanti | Winger |
| 23 | Matthew Gatt | Goalkeeper |
| 24 | William Barbosa | Sweeper |
| 40 | Eslam Khalifa | Pivot |
| 88 | Christian Lia | Goalkeeper |
| 99 | Glenn Bonello | Pivot |