Rabat Ajax F.C.

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.

Rabat Ajax
Full nameRabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1930 (1930)
as Rabat Rovers
GroundRabat Ajax Football Ground,
Mtarfa, Malta
Capacity700
ChairmanAmadeo Zammit
CoachVesko Petrovic
LeagueMaltese Second Division
2018/20197th, Maltese Second Division

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 Inter Bratislava 0–10 0–6 0–16
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1. Round Partizan 0–2 0–2 0–4
1985–86 European Cup 1. Round Omonia Nicosia 0–5 0–5 0–10
1986–87 European Cup 1. Round FC Porto 0–1 0–9 0–10

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  MLT Jonathan Azzopardi
2 DF  MLT Neil Caruana
3 DF  MLT Josef Tonna
4 DF  MNE Ivan Čarapić
5 MF  MLT Joseph Caruana
6 MF  MLT Kurt Muscat
7 FW  MLT Justin Felice
8 MF  MLT Malcolm Licari
9 FW  NGA Lawrence Chiedozie
10 FW  MLT Adam Smeir
11 FW  MLT Jonathan Bajada
No. Pos. Nation Player7=
13 DF  MLT Dylan Falzon
14 DF  MLT Luke Cauchi
15 MF  MLT Neil Farrugia
16 DF  MLT Wayne Borg
17 MF  MLT Chris Vella
18 FW  MLT Ryan Micallef
19 DF  MLT Shaun Gauci
20 DF  MLT Zachary Tanti
21 MF  MLT David Azzopardi
22 MF  MLT Clifford Gauci
24 GK  MLT Andrew Zammit

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
— GK  MLT James Borg (on loan to Mgarr United)
— DF  MLT Josef Tonna (on loan to Gudja United)
— MF  MLT Emanuel Muscat (on loan to St. Venera Lightnings)
— MF  MLT Alan Zahra (on loan to Mgarr United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  MLT William Borg (on loan to Mellieha)
— FW  MLT Dalton Wingfield (on loan to St. Venera Lightnings)
— FW  MLT Darren Galea (on loan to Attard)
— FW  MLT Adam Wingfield (on loan to Mtarfa)

Notable former managers
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