Marsaskala F.C.

Marsaskala Football Club is a Maltese football club based in the south-eastern town of Marsaskala. The club was promoted to the Second Division during the 2012/2013 season, but were relegated on the last day of the following season. The club currently plays in the Maltese Third Division.

Marsaskala F.C.
Full nameMarsaskala Football Club
Founded2010 (2010)
ChairmanLuke Spagnol
CoachDemis Paul Scerri
LeagueMaltese Third Division

'The Beginning'

Eager to form a sporting club, a number of Marsaskala residents, notably Daniel Spiteri, Stephen Bell, Dr Zaid Teebi, Joseph Farrugia, Albert Spiteri and Dr. Owen Bonnici, built the team from scratch. They were later joined by Jesmond Mugliett and Dr Reuben Debono, with the latter becoming club president in the third season.

During the first season (2010–2011) the club finished second last and won the Fair Play award, while in the following season the club contracted Alan Mifsud, formerly of Zejtun Corinthians, as team manager in mid-season. The team finished in eighth position.

Recent years

The 2012–2013 season saw the team with a completely revamped look, players and set-up with the inclusion of Joseph Cutajar as assistant coach. The 2012–2013 started with a 3–0 win over Victoria Hotspurs in the first round of the Maltese Trophy. Marsaskala FC went out in the fourth round against Zebbug Rangers. Marsaskala FC finished third in the league and therefore obtained promotion to the Second Division in their third season since their conception.

In November 2013, the club appointed a new coach, Louis Facciol who brought his assistant Frans Mallia. In their first four games at the helm they brought in three victories and a draw. Nevertheless, the club was relegated on the last day of the season.

For the 2014–2015 season Marsaskala appointed Vesko Petrovic, formerly of Velez Mostar, Valletta FC and Zabbar St. Patrick as their new coach. Their aim was to consolidate their player pool base and they finished sixth. In June 2015, Petrovic was confirmed as manager for the 2015–16 season and Buttigieg was re-elected as club president.

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  MLT Keith Dimech
12 GK  MLT Eric Abela
5 DF  MLT Alex Cauchi
22 DF  MLT John Sammut
3 DF  MLT Adrian Farrugia
21 DF  MLT Marjos Muscat
7 DF  MLT Luca Nagiah
2 MF  MLT Miguel Farrugia Spiteri
4 MF  MLT Mark Spiteri
18 MF  MLT Justin Zammit
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  MLT Horace Pace
17 MF  MLT Melchior Grech
14 FW  MLT Chris Abela
15 MF  MNE Vesko Petrovic
15 DF  MLT Kyle Azzopardi
20 FW  MLT Steve Buhagiar
8 FW  NGA Joseph Ononuju
9 FW  MLT Claudio Pace
10 MF  ALB Stefi Cale
28 FW  MLT Nicky Bezzina
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