Rabat Ajax F.C.

Rabat Ajax
Full nameRabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1930 (1930) (as Rabat Rovers)
GroundRabat Ajax Football Ground,
Mtarfa, Malta
Capacity700
ChairmanGlenn Joseph Micallef
ManagerCharles Borg
LeagueNational Amateur League
2021–22Maltese Challenge League, Group A, 10th (relegated)

Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Rabat. The last promotion to the Maltese Premier League was achieved in the 2011–12 season, when they earned promotion after finishing second behind Melita. In the 2020–21 National Amateur League season, the club finished 4th in group B, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. After beating Msida St. Joseph and Marsaskala in the quarter and semi finals respectively, they reached the final against Kirkop United. The Magpies won the final 2–1, securing themselves the fourth and final promotion spot to the following seasons Challenge League.

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 win The Maltese Championship
  • 1986: Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship and Maltese Cup

Honours

UEFA Cups qualifiers

In 1983–84 Rabat Ajax met Czechoslovak side Inter Bratislava in the UEFA Cup, where following a 0–10 dumping 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 Yugoslav side Partizan Belgrade, with whom it lost both matches with a 0–2 scoreline.

Rabat Ajax has played four qualification matches in the European Cup. 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 Vila do Conde and 1–0 at home in Malta.

Rabat Ajax in Europe

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1983–84 UEFA Cup 1. Round Czechoslovakia Inter Bratislava 0–10 0–6 0–16
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1. Round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 0–2 0–2 0–4
1985–86 European Cup 1. Round Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 0–5 0–5 0–10
1986–87 European Cup 1. Round Portugal FC Porto 0–1 0–9 0–10

Players

As of 20 November 2024

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
1 GK Malta MLT Giancarlo Borg
3 DF Malta MLT Craig Borg
5 DF Malta MLT Edward Falzon
7 FW Malta MLT Jake Cordina
8 MF Malta MLT Gary Bugeja
9 FW Japan JPN Yuya Emura
10 FW Malta MLT Aidan Azzopardi
11 DF Malta MLT Miguel Vella
12 GK Malta MLT Jean Matthias Vella
14 MF Malta MLT Valentin Cefai
16 MF Malta MLT Jerome Debattista
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Malta MLT Calvin Bonett
18 DF Malta MLT Sean Abela
18 MF Malta MLT Andre Debattista
20 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Alexandrini Barcik
21 DF Malta MLT Kieren Micallef
22 DF Malta MLT Zachary Tanti (C)
23 FW Malta MLT Paul Magri
24 GK Malta MLT Malcolm Bugeja
25 FW Ghana GHA Christopher Affo Quaye
26 DF Malta MLT Mark Borg
27 DF Malta MLT Kurt Muscat

Out on loan

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
— MF Malta MLT Kane D'Amato (on loan to Dingli Swallows)
— DF Montenegro MNE Andrija Carapic (on loan to Sirens F.C.)
— GK Malta MLT Julian Borda (on loan to Siggiewi)

Board & Management 2024/25

Position Name Nationality
President: Glenn Joseph Micallef Malta Maltese
Vice President Kevin Borda Malta Maltese
General Secretary Mario Grima Malta Maltese
Assistant General Secretary Jean Karl Tabone Malta Maltese
Team Manager Luke Micallef Malta Maltese
Treasurer Darren Dimech Malta Maltese
Board Member James Borg Malta Maltese
Board Member Joseph Magri Malta Maltese
Board Member Pierre Mifsud Malta Maltese
Board Member William Micallef Malta Maltese

Historical list of coaches

  • Malta Joe A. Griffiths (1950 – 1951)
  • Malta Joe A. Griffiths (1952 – 1953)
  • Northern Ireland Paddy Sloan (1954 – 1955)
  • Malta Lino Bugeja (1983 – 1984)
  • Malta Joe Cilia (1985 – 1986)
  • England Andy Weavill (1993 – 1994)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zijad Švrakić (Oct 1994 – Jun 2002)
  • Germany Michael Molzahn (Jul 2009 – 11 Jun 2011)
  • Malta Silvio Vella (12 Jun 2011 – 28 May 2013)
  • Malta Steve D'Amato (17 Aug 2013 – 11 Jun 2014)
  • Malta Joey Falzon (1 Jul 2014 – 19 May 2016)
  • Malta Edward Azzopardi (6 June 2016 – 4 Jun 2018)
  • Montenegro Vesko Petrović (4 Jun 2018 – 30 Jun 2023)
  • Malta Paul Falzon (1 Jul 2024 –)
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