# 2013–14 Valletta F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Valletta's twenty-second title-winning season in the Maltese Premier League and the 13th as Maltese FA Trophy winners, as well as winning their fifth Euro Challenge Cup title. They had qualified for the UEFA Europa League via their third-place finish in the 2012–13 season.

## Pre-season - Euro Challenge Cup

Valletta won the 2013 edition of the Euro Challenge Cup, gaining a 1–1 draw with Hibernians before dispatching Birkirkara with a 1–0 win and finally Sliema Wanderers 3–1. Valletta topped the table on seven points, followed by Hibernians on four, Sliema and Birkirkara on three. Valletta used the tournament to field players who were on loan with other clubs during the previous season, new summer signings and a number of trialists. Dutch striker Harrie Gommans, Nadur Youngsters' Serbian midfielder Miloš Stojanović and Spanish midfielder José Gil Zapata all featured, none of whom went on to sign a permanent contract with the club.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 18 June 2013 | Hibernians | Centenary Stadium | 1–1 | Camilleri 29' | Report |
| 2 | 22 June 2013 | Birkirkara | Centenary Stadium | 1–0 | Barry 80' | Report |
| 3 | 25 June 2013 | Sliema Wanderers | Centenary Stadium | 3–1 | Obaje 12', Denni 46' (pen), Bajada 79' | Report |

## UEFA Europa League
### First qualifying round

Valletta won 4–0 on aggregate.

### Second qualifying round

Minsk won 3–1 on aggregate.

## BOV Premier League
### First phase
#### Results

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 18 August 2013 | Mosta | National Stadium | 2–1 | Denni 31', Camilleri 51' | Report |
| 2 | 25 August 2013 | Hibernians | National Stadium | 2–3 | Denni 22', Barry 30' | Report |
| 3 | 31 August 2013 | Floriana | National Stadium | 3–0 | Zammit 46', Corr Nyang 56', Rômulo 77' | Report |
| 4 | 15 September 2013 | Qormi | National Stadium | 4–0 | Briffa 47', Denni 49', Nafti (2) 57', 87' | Report |
| 5 | 21 September 2013 | Naxxar Lions | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 1–0 | Caruana 14' | Report |
| 6 | 29 September 2013 | Birkirkara | National Stadium | 0–1 | | Report |
| 7 | 6 October 2013 | Sliema Wanderers | National Stadium | 3–0 | Fenech 4', Nafti 17', Denni 75' | Report |
| 8 | 20 October 2013 | Vittoriosa Stars | Centenary Stadium | 2–1 | Denni 71', Mifsud Triganza 89' | Report |
| 9 | 26 October 2013 | Rabat Ajax | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 4–1 | Denni (2) 12', 63', Agius 83', Nafti 90+3' | Report |
| 10 | 2 November 2013 | Tarxien Rainbows | Centenary Stadium | 3–0 | Denni (2) 44', 60' Corr Nyang 90' | Report |
| 11 | 10 November 2013 | Balzan | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 1–1 | Mifsud Triganza 27' | Report |
| 12 | 24 November 2013 | Mosta | Hibernians Stadium | 6–0 | Caruana 12', Fenech 48', Agius 50', Briffa 54', Denni (2) 57', 73' | Report |
| 13 | 8 December 2013 | Floriana | National Stadium | 2–0 | Denni 40', Agius 70' | Report |
| 14 | 11 December 2013 | Hibernians | National Stadium | 2–1 | Briffa 69', Mifsud Triganza 90+1' | Report |
| 15 | 15 December 2013 | Qormi | National Stadium | 4–0 | Briffa 47', Denni 49', Nafti (2) 57', 87' | Report |
| 16 | 21 December 2013 | Naxxar Lions | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 1–2 | Fenech 88' | Report |
| 17 | 4 January 2014 | Tarxien Rainbows | Hibernians Stadium | 2–1 | Denni 2', Nafti 58' | Report |
| 18 | 12 January 2014 | Sliema Wanderers | National Stadium | 0–0 | | Report |
| 19 | 18 January 2014 | Vittoriosa Stars | Hibernians Stadium | 4–0 | Nafti 26', Agius 28', Denni 78', Corr Nyang 84' | Report |
| 20 | 26 January 2014 | Rabat Ajax | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 6–1 | Nafti 25', Elford-Alliyu 28', Briffa 49', Agius 57', Mifsud Triganza (2) 62', 69' | Report |
| 21 | 2 February 2014 | Birkirkara | National Stadium | 2–1 | Fenech 13', Barry 63' | Report |
| 22 | 8 February 2014 | Balzan | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 1–0 | Corr Nyang 84' | Report |

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Birkirkara | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 56 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Valletta | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 53 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 3 | Hibernians | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 47 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 5 | Mosta | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 6 | Balzan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 28 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 27 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 8 | Floriana | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 22 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 9 | Vittoriosa Stars | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 18 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 10 | Qormi | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 16 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 11 | Tarxien Rainbows | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 12 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 6 | Qualification for the Play-out |
* ↑ Floriana deducted 6 points.

### Championship Pool
#### Results

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 23 | 23 February 2014 | Sliema Wanderers | National Stadium | 1–1 | Nafti 6' | Report |
| 24 | 26 February 2014 | Hibernians | National Stadium | 3–1 | Denni 34', Caruana 36', Nafti 58' | Report |
| 25 | 11 March 2014 | Mosta | National Stadium | 2–2 | Alan 8', Elford-Alliyu 78' | Report |
| 26 | 15 March 2014 | Balzan | Hibernians Stadium | 3–1 | Caruana 21', Elford-Alliyu 55', Agius 89' | Report |
| 27 | 23 March 2014 | Birkirkara | National Stadium | 0–0 | | Report |
| 28 | 30 March 2014 | Sliema Wanderers | National Stadium | 2–0 | Montebello 40', Elford-Alliyu 90' | Report |
| 29 | 6 April 2014 | Hibernians | National Stadium | 3–2 | Montebello 15', Alan 50', Briffa 57' | Report |
| 30 | 12 April 2014 | Mosta | Hibernians Stadium | 5–0 | Denni (2) 12', 29', Fenech 44', Montebello 53', Owonikoko Seun 77' | Report |
| 31 | 21 April 2014 | Balzan | National Stadium | 1–0 | Denni 51' | Report |
| 32 | 26 April 2014 | Birkirkara | National Stadium | 2–0 | Bajada 2', Briffa 90+4' | Report |

#### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Valletta (C) | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 51 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 50 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League |
| 3 | Hibernians | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 35 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League |
| 4 | Mosta | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sliema Wanderers | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League |
| 6 | Balzan | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 18 | |
* ↑ Sliema Wanderers qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2013–14 Maltese FA Trophy, This was because the winners Valletta had qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.

## Gozo Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| Semi-final | 15 November 2013 | Hibernians | Gozo Stadium | 5–3 | Bakare, Elford-Alliyu, Denni (2), Montebello | Report |
| Final | 17 November 2013 | Sliema Wanderers | Gozo Stadium | 3–1 | Dimech 49', Nafti 67', Mifsud Triganza 75' | Report |

## U*Bet FA Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| R3 | 27 November 2013 | Melita | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 3–1 | Fenech 4', Elford-Alliyu (2) 22', 28' | Report |
| R4 | 22 January 2014 | Mosta | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 3–0 | Nafti 55', Ekani 66' (o.g.), Elford-Alliyu 90' | Report |
| Quarter-final | 15 February 2014 | Naxxar Lions | National Stadium | 1–0 | Denni 24' | Report |
| Semi-final | 19 march 2014 | Gżira United | National Stadium | 2–0 | Agius 23', Cremona 90' | Report |
| Final | 1 May 2014 | Sliema Wanderers | National Stadium | 1–0 | Elford-Alliyu 2' | Report |

## Squad statistics
### First Team

| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Trophy | FA Trophy | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| - | GK | Manuel Bartolo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | GK | Yenz Cini | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 14(1) | 0 |
| - | GK | Pietro Marino | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| - | GK | Nukri Revishvili | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| - | DF | Ian Azzopardi | 2(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6(5) | 0 |
| - | DF | Steve Borg | 21(2) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(3) | 0 |
| - | DF | Yessous Camilleri | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| - | DF | Jonathan Caruana | 26(2) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 33(3) | 4 |
| - | DF | Luke Dimech | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| - | DF | Óscar Reyes Sánchez | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - | DF | Jason Vandelannoite | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14(2) | 0 |
| - | MF | Edmond Agius | 22(5) | 6 | 2(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25(8) | 7 |
| - | MF | Shaun Bajada | 21(8) | 1 | 4(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 27(11) | 1 |
| - | MF | Raimi Bakare | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | MF | Hamza Barry | 17(2) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24(3) | 2 |
| - | MF | Roderick Briffa | 28(1) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37(1) | 7 |
| - | MF | Denni dos Santos | 22(2) | 19 | 1(1) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27(3) | 22 |
| - | MF | Dyson Falzon | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |
| - | MF | Ryan Fenech | 28(1) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 37(1) | 7 |
| - | MF | Kurt Magro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Irakli Maisuradze | 10(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(1) | 0 |
| - | MF | Abdelkarim Nafti | 26(4) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29(4) | 12 |
| - | MF | Vladimir Rassulov | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| - | FW | Alan da Silva Souza | 8(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 2 |
| - | FW | Aziz Corr Nyang | 14(4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(4) | 4 |
| - | FW | Llywelyn Cremona | 0(9) | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(11) | 1 |
| - | FW | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | 5(4) | 4 | 3(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8(5) | 8 |
| - | FW | Arnal Llibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | FW | Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza | 7(16) | 5 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(18) | 5 |
| - | FW | Luke Montebello | 5(3) | 3 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(5) | 3 |
| - | FW | Augustine James Obaje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | Abayomi Owonikoko Seun | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 |
| - | FW | Rômulo | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 1 |
| - | FW | Ian Zammit | 2(13) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(4) | 2 | 2(18) | 3 |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |

### Youth Players

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 |
| — | GK | MLT | Maverick Buhagiar |
| — | GK | MLT | Ryan Caruana (on loan to Sliema Wanderers) |
| — | DF | MLT | Samir Arab (on loan to Vittoriosa Stars) |
| — | DF | MLT | Miguel Attard |
| — | DF | MLT | Jean Borg (on loan from Attard) |
| — | DF | MLT | Daniel Camilleri |
| — | DF | MLT | Leon Camilleri |
| — | DF | MLT | Fabio Muscat |
| — | DF | MLT | Tristan Nappa Licari |
| — | DF | MLT | Clivert Sciberras |
| — | DF | MLT | Mirco Vella |
| — | MF | MLT | Siraj Arab (on loan to Vittoriosa Stars) |
| — | MF | MLT | Joshua Buttigieg (on loan from Qala Saints) |
| — | MF | MLT | Glenn Cassar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MLT | Oznef Cassar (on loan to Kirkop United) |
| — | MF | MLT | Stefan Cassar (on loan from Oratory Youths) |
| — | MF | MLT | Kurt Drakard |
| — | MF | MLT | Brandon Grech |
| — | MF | MLT | Isaac McCarthy |
| — | MF | MLT | Ian Montanaro |
| — | MF | MLT | Kane Psaila (on loan to St. George's) |
| — | MF | MLT | Nicholas Pulis |
| — | MF | MLT | Dasser Sammut |
| — | MF | MLT | Luke Scicluna |
| — | MF | MLT | Dario Tabone |
| — | MF | MLT | Matthew Thorne |
| — | MF | MLT | Isaac Zammit (on loan to St. Andrews) |
| — | FW | MLT | Kurt Borg |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 25 June 2013 | GK | Pietro Marino | AS Reggina 1914 | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Aud-Gustine James Obaje | Union Bank | Free |
| 3 July 2013 | MF | Hamza Barry | Gambia Ports Authority | Free |
| 15 July 2013 | FW | Arnal Llibert | Unattached | Free |
| 18 July 2013 | FW | Rômulo | Audax Rio | Free |
| 9 August 2013 | MF | Abdelkarim Nafti | Club Africain | Free |
| 10 August 2013 | FW | Aziz Corr Nyang | Unattached | Free |
| 31 August 2013 | FW | Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza | Birkirkara | Free |
| 7 September 2013 | FW | Luke Montebello | US Livorno 1915 | Free |
| 20 November 2013 | MF | Raimi Bakare | Mes Rafsanjan | Free |
| 25 November 2013 | FW | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Tamworth | Free |
| 28 November 2013 | DF | Óscar Reyes Sánchez | Unattached | Free |
| 28 January 2014 | GK | Nukri Revishvili | Dila Gori | Free |
| 28 January 2014 | MF | Irakli Maisuradze | Dila Gori | Free |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Abayomi Owonikoko Seun | Unattached | Free |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Alan da Silva Souza | Bukovyna | Free |
| 31 January 2014 | MF | Vladimir Rassulov | FC Speranța Crihana Veche | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 20 May 2013 | FW | William Barbosa | St. Andrews | Free |
| 30 May 2013 | MF | Gabriel | Released | Free |
| 30 May 2013 | FW | Demba Touré | Released | Free |
| 20 June 2013 | FW | Michael Mifsud | Released | Free |
| 22 July 2013 | FW | Arnal Llibert | Released | Free |
| 4 August 2013 | DF | Dario Zampa | St. Andrews | Free |
| 2 October 2013 | FW | Aud-Gustine James Obaje | Released | Free |
| 30 October 2013 | FW | Rômulo | Released | Free |
| 31 December 2013 | DF | Jason Vandelannoite | Released | Free |
| 28 January 2014 | MF | Raimi Bakare | Released | Free |
| 15 May 2014 | DF | Óscar Reyes Sánchez | Released | Free |
| 15 May 2014 | FW | Abayomi Owonikoko Seun | Released | Free |
| 15 May 2014 | GK | Pietro Marino | Released | Free |
| 15 May 2014 | MF | Vladimir Rassulov | Released | Free |
| 31 May 2014 | GK | Nukri Revishvili | Released | Free |
| 30 June 2014 | FW | Aziz Corr Nyang | Released | Free |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Denni dos Santos | Released | Free |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Alan da Silva Souza | Released | Free |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Irakli Maisuradze | Released | Free |

### Loan in

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
| 30 June 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Jean Borg | Attard |
| 1 August 2013 | 31 May 2015 | MF | Stefan Cassar | Oratory Youths |
| 1 August 2013 | 31 May 2015 | MF | Joshua Buttigieg | Qala Saints |

### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 30 June 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Bjorn Bondin | Gżira United |
| 30 June 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Rennie Forace | Gżira United |
| 30 June 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Jonathan Francica | Gżira United |
| 6 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | FW | Terence Scerri | Naxxar Lions |
| 15 July 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Kenneth Scicluna | Żebbuġ Rangers |
| 18 July 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Dylan D'Agostino | Gudja United |
| 19 July 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Siraj Arab | Vittoriosa Stars |
| 19 July 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Samir Arab | Vittoriosa Stars |
| 1 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Karl Azzopardi | Gudja United |
| 1 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Oznef Cassar | Kirkop United |
| 3 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Neil Curmi | Marsa |
| 20 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Kane Psaila | St. George's |
| 24 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Cleavon Frendo | Pietà Hotspurs |
| 30 August 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Isaac Zammit | St. Andrews |
| 1 October 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Gaetano Gesualdi | Msida St. Joseph |
| 23 December 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Kurt Magro | Balzan |
| 26 December 2013 | 31 May 2014 | DF | Yessous Camilleri | Żebbuġ Rangers |
| 28 December 2013 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Dyson Falzon | Mosta |
| 3 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | MF | Manuel Bartolo | Balzan |
| 31 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | GK | Ryan Caruana | Sliema Wanderers |
| 31 January 2014 | 31 May 2014 | FW | Ian Zammit | Mosta |