Rabat Ajax F.C.

Rabat Ajax
Full name	Rabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Magpies
Founded	1930; 94 years ago; 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	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