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'''Rabat Ajax Football Club''' is a [[Malta|Maltese]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]]. In 2007/2008 they won promotion to the First Division thanks to a 3-0 win over Balzan Youths in a promotion decider. In 2008/2009 they were relegated after finishing 9th, and they will once again be in the Second Division for 2009/2010.
'''Rabat Ajax Football Club''' is a [[Malta|Maltese]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]]. In 2007/2008 they won promotion to the First Division thanks to a 3-0 win over Balzan Youths in a promotion decider. In 2008/2009 they were relegated after finishing 9th and being humiliated twice by neighbours Dingli Swallows (1-8), and they will once again be in the Second Division for 2009/2010.


==Famous footballers==
==Famous footballers==

Revision as of 14:06, 4 December 2009

Rabat Ajax
Logo
Full nameRabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1930, as Rabat Rovers
GroundTa' Qali Stadium,
Ta' Qali,
Malta
Capacity17,000
ChairmanMalta Michael Sciriha
ManagerGermany Michael Molzahn
LeagueMaltese Second Division
2008/09Maltese First Division, 9th (relegated)

Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Rabat. In 2007/2008 they won promotion to the First Division thanks to a 3-0 win over Balzan Youths in a promotion decider. In 2008/2009 they were relegated after finishing 9th and being humiliated twice by neighbours Dingli Swallows (1-8), and they will once again be in the Second Division for 2009/2010.

Famous footballers

Its most noted player was Carmel Busuttil, who later joined Italian amateur side Verbania and Belgian first division side KRC Genk. Busuttil won the Malta Footballer of the Year award in 1982-83 and 1985-86. Another Rabat Ajax footballer who won the same award was Silvio Vella in 1993-94.

History

  • 1930 : Club founded with the name Rabat Rovers
  • 1937 : Joined with Rabat Rangers and Old City to form Rabat Zvanks
  • 1938 : Club was renamed to Rabat FC
  • 1980 : Joined with Rabat Ajax to form Rabat Ajax FC
  • 1983 : First participation in a European Cup (C3) (1983/84 season)
  • 1985 : Rabat Ajax Won The Maltese Championship

UEFA Cups qualifiers

In 1983-84 Rabat Ajax met Czechoslovakian side Inter Bratislava in the UEFA, where following a 0-10 thumping at home, they also lost 0-6 in the return leg in Bratislava. The following year Rabat Ajax also played in the UEFA Cup, where it met Yugoslavian side Partizan Belgrade, with whom it lost both matches with a 0-2 scoreline.

Rabat Ajax has played four qualification matches in the old UEFA Champions league competition. In 1985-86 they lost twice a 5-0 score against Cypriot side AC Omonia. In 1986-87 they were trounced 9-0 by eventual winners FC Porto at the Rio Ave stadium in Oporto 9-0 and 1-0 at home in Malta.

Players

Current Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Jonathan Azzopardi
2 DF Malta MLT Neil Caruana
3 DF Malta MLT Jonathan Bezzina (captain)
4 DF Malta MLT Josef Tonna
5 MF Malta MLT Joseph Caruana
6 DF Malta MLT Poalo Ciantar
7 MF Albania ALB Vilson Caushi
8 MF Malta MLT Alan Zahra
9 FW Malta MLT Adrian Mifsud (on loan from Floriana)
10 FW Malta MLT Adam Smeir
11 FW Malta MLT Darren Galea
12 GK Malta MLT James Borg
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Malta MLT Dylan Falzon
14 DF Malta MLT Michael Micallef
15 MF Malta MLT Christopher Schembri
17 MF Malta MLT Emmanuel Muscat
18 MF Malta MLT Keith Micallef
21 MF Malta MLT David Azzopardi
22 MF Malta MLT Dalton Wingfield
23 MF Malta MLT Chris Vassallo
24 GK Malta MLT Etienne Deguara

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Malta MLT Gwyn Vassallo (on loan to Attard FC)
— FW Malta MLT Kayne Said (on loan to Mellieha SC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Malta MLT Adam Wingfield (on loan to Mtarfa FC)
— MF Malta MLT Chris Muscat (on loan to Dingli S)

UEFA Cup

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1983-84 UEFA Cup 1. Round Czechoslovakia FK Inter Bratislava 0-10 0-6 0-16
1984-85 UEFA Cup 1. Round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Partizan 0-2 0-2 0-4

UEFA Champions League

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1985-86 European Cup 1. Round Cyprus AC Omonia Nicosia 0-5 0-5 0-10
1986-87 European Cup 1. Round Portugal FC Porto 0-1 0-9 0-10

Notable Players

Notable Former Managers

Honours

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