# Żurrieq F.C.

Żurrieq Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Żurrieq, Malta. The club currently plays in the Maltese Challenge League. They also play in the annual Maltese FA Trophy.

## European History

In 1982, Żurrieq F.C. took part in the first round of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. Their debut was against HNK Hajduk Split, losing 4–1 and 4–0. Three years later they played the first round in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup against FC Bayer Uerdingen 05, losing 3–0 and 9–0. The next year they played in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup against Wrexham, losing 3–0 and 4–0.

## Honours
### Domestic

* Maltese FA Trophy (Malta Cup)
** Winners (1) 1985
** Runners-up (2) 1984, 1986
* Maltese Third Division
** Winners (1): 2019
* National Amateur League
** Winners (1): 2022

## Players
### Current squad

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 |
| 94 | GK | MLT | Jurgen Borg |
| 1 | GK | USA | Natan Stone |
| 12 | GK | MLT | Luke Cocker |
| 3 | DF | MLT | Mauro Bonnici (Captain) |
| 96 | DF | MLT | Shawn Darmanin |
| 5 | DF | NGA | Chibueze Glamor Eziefula |
| 99 | DF | MLT | Darren Borg |
| 87 | DF | MLT | Steve Bezzina |
| 7 | DF | MLT | Owden Vella |
| 33 | DF | MLT | Anton Camilleri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 77 | MF | MLT | Kurt Chircop |
| 88 | MF | MLT | Jean Buttigieg |
| 22 | MF | MLT | Jamie Zerafa |
| 18 | MF | MLT | Larens Vella |
| 8 | MF | MLT | Emerson Camilleri |
| 17 | MF | MLT | Eric Atkins |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Anderson De Barros |
| 19 | MF | MLT | Xylon Portelli |
| 9 | FW | LBR | Mamd Bah Sulahmana Mamadu |
| 25 | FW | MLT | Brite Ihuomah |
| 23 | FW | NGA | Precious Tenebe |

## Player records
### Top five most appearances of all-time

| Rank. | Player | Period | Apps |
| 1 | Mario Farrugia | 1972–87 | 354 |
| 2 | Louis Cutajar | 1979-91 | 322 |
| 3 | Karl Sacco | 2004-15; 2018-20 | 237 |
| 4 | Darren Bellizzi | 2000s | 222 |
| 5 | Jason Saliba | 2000s | 220 |

### Top five scorers of all-time

| Rank. | Player | Period | Goals |
| 1 | Mario Farrugia | 1972–87 | 52 |
| 2 | Godfrey Chetcuti | 2000s | 50 |
| 3 | Aldrin Muscat | 1990–95 | 49 |
| 4 | Daniel Zammit | 2012–19 | 46 |
| 5 | Nikolai Kirilov | 1999–05 | 45 |

## Current board
### Żurrieq F.C. Committee

| Position | Name |
| President | Dino Bonnici |
| General Secretary | Norbert Fenech |
| Asst. Secretary | Sandro Sammut |
| Treasurer | Victor Galea |
| Asst. Treasurer | Michael Calleja |
| Members | Sandro Sammut, Anthony Camilleri, Jeffrey Camilleri, Michael Calleja, David Bugeja, Fiona Galea, Noel Buhagiar, George Caruana |
| Financial Director | Manuel D'Amato |
| V.Presidents | Julian Galea / Rita Grima |

## Statistics
### Domestic

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1993-94 | Maltese Premier League | I | 6th |
| 1994-95 | Maltese Premier League | I | 7th |
| 1995-96 | Maltese Premier League | I | 10th ↓ |
| 1996-97 | Maltese First Division | II | 5th |
| 1998-99 | Maltese First Division | II | 2nd ↑ |
| 1999-00 | Maltese Premier League | I | 10th ↓ |
| 2000-01 | Maltese First Division | II | 10th ↓ |
| 2001-02 | Maltese Second Division | III | 4th |
| 2002-03 | Maltese Second Division | III | 4th |
| 2003-04 | Maltese Second Division | III | 10th ↓ |
| 2004-05 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 11th |
| 2005-06 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 6th |
| 2006-07 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 3rd ↑ |
| 2007-08 | Maltese Second Division | III | 11th ↓ |
| 2008-09 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 2nd ↑ |
| 2009-10 | Maltese Second Division | III | 8th |
| 2010-11 | Maltese Second Division | III | 9th |
| 2011-12 | Maltese Second Division | III | 10th |
| 2012-13 | Maltese Second Division | III | 3rd ↑ |
| 2013-14 | Maltese First Division | II | 9th |
| 2014-15 | Maltese First Division | II | 12th ↓ |
| 2015-16 | Maltese Second Division | III | 13th ↓ |
| 2016-17 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 9th |
| 2017-18 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 9th |
| 2018-19 | Maltese Third Division | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2019-20 | Maltese Second Division | III | 7th |
| 2020-21 | Maltese Amateur League | III | 2nd |
| 2021-22 | Maltese Amateur League | III | 1st ↑ |
| 2022-23 | Maltese Challenge League | II | 5th |
| 2023-24 | Maltese Challenge League | II | 6th |

### Europe

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Hajduk Split | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–8 |
| 1985–86 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 0–3 | 0–9 | 0–12 |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Wrexham | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–7 |