Rabat Ajax

Full name	Rabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Magpies
Founded	1930; 94 years ago (1930) as Rabat Rovers
Ground	Rabat Ajax Football Ground, Mtarfa, Malta
Capacity	700
Chairman	Keith Farrugia
Manager	Paul Falzon
League	National Amateur League
2021–22	Maltese Challenge League, Group A, 10th (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. In the 2020-21 National Amateur League season, the club finished 4th in group B, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. After beating Msida St. Joseph and Marsaskala in the quarter and semi finals respectively, they reached the final against Kirkop United. The Magpies won the final 2-1, securing themselves the fourth and final promotion spot to the following seasons Challenge League.

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
• Maltese First Division
  • Champions : 1950/51, 1961/62, 1981–82, 1989/90, 1997/98

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

As of 17 September 2021

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 Jean Matthias Vella 2 DF   ALB Elmir Lekaj 3 DF   MLT Mark Borg 4 DF   MLT Miguel Aquilina 5 MF   MLT Joseph Caruana 6 MF   MLT Maverick Cassar 7 FW   MLT Nicolai Attard 8 MF   MLT Brandon Micallef 9 FW   MLT Larens Vella 10 FW   MLT Aidan Azzopardi 11 FW   URU Gaston Poncet Otero 12 GK   MLT Damian Borg 27 MF   MLT Kieran Agius

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF   MLT Dylan Falzon 14 MF   ARG Manuel Angel Bustos 15 MF   MLT Kurt Muscat 16 MF   MLT Liam Farrugia 17 MF   MLT Wayne Borg 18 FW   MLT Adam Smeir 20 DF   MLT Brandon Farrugia 21 DF   MLT Sean Abela 22 DF   MLT Zachary Tanti 23 DF   MKD Petar Kanzurov 24 GK   MLT Kyle Barbara 25 MF   MLT Nigel Zahra 26 GK   MLT Malcolm Bugeja

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 — MF   MLT Jordi Farrugia (on loan to Dingli Swallows)

Board & Management 2020/21

Position	Name	Nationality
President:	Dr Keith Farrugia	Maltese
Vice President	Dr Chris Cilia	Maltese
Vice President	Dr Sam Abela	Maltese
General Secretary	Mario Grima	Maltese
Assistant General Secretary	Jean Karl Tabone	Maltese
Team Manager	Josef Tonna	Maltese
Treasurer	Darren Dimech	Maltese
Assistant Treasurer	James Borg	Maltese
Club Official U19	Dion Mifsud	Maltese
Masseur	Anthony Bugeja	Maltese
Board Member	Luke Micallef	Maltese
Board Member	Mark Micallef	Maltese
Board Member	Mark Buhagair	Maltese
Board Member	Pierre Mifsud	Maltese
Board Member	Glenn J Micallef	Maltese
Board Member	Nicolai Caruana	Maltese

Notable former managers

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2018)

External links

• Rabat Ajax History
• Rabat Ajax Team 2000/01
• Rabat Ajax First Cup Final
• Rabat Ajax Statistics
• Official Rabat Ajax YouTube Channel
• Official Facebook Page
• New Rabat Ajax Board & Management - Jun 2021