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. Position Player
1 GK Jonathan Azzopardi
2 DF Neil Caruana
3 DF Josef Tonna
4 DF Ivan Čarapić
5 MF Joseph Caruana
6 MF Kurt Muscat
7 FW Justin Felice
8 MF Malcolm Licari
9 FW Lawrence Chiedozie
10 FW Adam Smeir
11 FW Jonathan Bajada
No. Position Player7=
13 DF Dylan Falzon
14 DF Luke Cauchi
15 MF Neil Farrugia
16 DF Wayne Borg
17 MF Chris Vella
18 FW Ryan Micallef
19 DF Shaun Gauci
20 DF Zachary Tanti
21 MF David Azzopardi
22 MF Clifford Gauci
24 GK 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. Position Player
GK James Borg (on loan to Mgarr United)
DF Josef Tonna (on loan to Gudja United)
MF Emanuel Muscat (on loan to St. Venera Lightnings)
MF Alan Zahra (on loan to Mgarr United)
No. Position Player
MF William Borg (on loan to Mellieha)
FW Dalton Wingfield (on loan to St. Venera Lightnings)
FW Darren Galea (on loan to Attard)
FW Adam Wingfield (on loan to Mtarfa)

Notable former managers
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