Balzan F.C.
Balzan Football Club is a Maltese football club from the village of Balzan, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. The Club was founded in 1937 and has played top-level football since 2010.
Full name | Balzan Football Club | |||
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Founded | 1937 | , as Balzan Youths|||
Ground | St Aloysius' College (Malta) | |||
Chairman | Anton Tagliaferro | |||
Head Coach | Mark MIller | |||
League | Maltese Premier League | |||
2019–20 | Maltese Premier League, 7th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club has been one of the top teams in Malta for the last 5 seasons and because of this qualified for the Europa League for the last 5 seasons in a row. Balzan finished runners up in the Malta Premier League in seasons 16/17 and 17/18 and were finalists in the 15/16 FA Trophy Final, which they lost on penalties 5-4 to Sliema, after the game finished 0-0 after extra time. In May 2019 the Club finally won its first major honour, conquering the Maltese FA Trophy[1] after a classic final versus Valletta which finished 4-4 after extra time, but which Balzan won 5-4 on penalties.
Players
Current First Team
- As of 15 January 2020[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials and coaching staff
Club officials
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Coaching staff
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Club facilities
The Club's Administration Building ‘Solerville’ is located at Main Street, Balzan. A bar and garden restaurant on the ground floor are open to the public. The Club’s modern training facilities, located at Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, Lija, include a clubhouse and a full size pitch with synthetic turf. The clubhouse includes a conference room, a bar and a gymnasium and was officially opened on 13 March 2011. From September 2015, Balzan F.C. teams also commenced training at St Aloysius' College Ground, after this ground underwent a major upgrade.
Honours
- Maltese FA Trophy
- Winners: 2018–19 (1)
- Maltese Second Division
- Winners: 2008–09
Placements
- Maltese FA Trophy
- Runners-up: 2015–16
- Maltese Super Cup
- Runners-up: 2018
European record
Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 3−3 | 0−2 | 3−5 | |
2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 4−1 | 1−2 | 5−3 | |
2Q | 2–1 | 1−3 | 3−4 | |||
2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–5 | |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
Managerial history
Manager | Period |
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1989–90 | |
1990–93 | |
1993–94 | |
1994–95 | |
1995–97 | |
1997–98 | |
1998–02 | |
2002–03 | |
2003–05 | |
2005–06 | |
2006–07 | |
2007–08 | |
2008–13 | |
2009–10 | |
2013 | |
2013–14 | |
2014–17 | |
2017-19 | |
2019-20 | |
2020- |
References
- Camilleri, Valhmor (May 18, 2019). "Effiong scores four as Balzan win first-ever FA Trophy". Times of Malta. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/clubs/club=84734/index.html
- Camilleri, Valhmor (22 June 2020). "Miller named as new Balzan coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 June 2020.