Rabat Ajax F.C.

Rabat Ajax

Full name	Rabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Magpies
Founded	1930, as Rabat Rovers
Ground	Rabat Ajax Football Ground, Mtarfa, Malta
Capacity	700
Chairman	Michael Sciriha
Coach	Joey Falzon
League	Maltese Second Division
2017/2018	14th, Maltese First Division relegated
Home colours Away colours

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.

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

• Maltese Premier League
  • Champions : 1984–85, 1985–86

• Maltese FA Trophy
  • Winners: 1985–86
  • Finalists: 1953–54

• Maltese Super Cup
  • Winners : 1985, 1986

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	0–16	0–26
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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

• Paddy Sloan (1954 – 1955)
• Joe A. Griffiths
• Lino Bugeja (1983 – 1984)
• Joe Cilia (1985 – 1986)
• Andy Weavill (1993 – 1994)

• Zija Yildiz (October 1994 – June 2001)
• Michael Molzahn (July 2009 – June 11)
• Silvio Vella (June 12, 2010 – May 28, 2013)
• Steve D'Amato (Aug 17, 2013 – June 11, 2014)
• Edward Azzopardi (June 6, 2016 – )

External links

• Rabat Ajax History
• Rabat Ajax Team 2000/01
• Rabat Ajax First Cup Final
• Rabat Ajax Statistics
• Official Rabat Ajax YouTube Channel