Żurrieq Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Żurrieq, Malta. The club currently plays in the Maltese Challenge League. They also play in the annual Maltese FA Trophy.
European History
In 1982, Żurrieq F.C. took part in the first round of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. Their debut was against HNK Hajduk Split, losing 4–1 and 4–0. Three years later they played the first round in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup against FC Bayer Uerdingen 05, losing 3–0 and 9–0. The next year they played in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup against Wrexham, losing 3–0 and 4–0.
Honours
Domestic Maltese FA Trophy (Malta Cup) Winners (1) 1985 Runners-up (2) 1984, 1986 Maltese Third Division Winners (1): 2019 National Amateur League Winners (1): 2022
Players Current squad
Player records Top five most appearances of all-time Rank.PlayerPeriodApps 1 Mario Farrugia 1972–87 354 2 Louis Cutajar 1979-91 322 3 Karl Sacco 2004-15; 2018-20 237 4 Darren Bellizzi 2000s 222 5 Jason Saliba 2000s 220
Top five scorers of all-time Rank.PlayerPeriodGoals 1 Mario Farrugia 1972–87 52 2 Godfrey Chetcuti 2000s 50 3 Aldrin Muscat 1990–95 49 4 Daniel Zammit 2012–19 46 5 Nikolai Kirilov 1999–05 45
Current board
Żurrieq F.C. Committee
Position Name PresidentDino Bonnici General SecretaryNorbert FenechAsst. SecretarySandro Sammut TreasurerVictor GaleaAsst. TreasurerMichael CallejaMembersSandro Sammut, Anthony Camilleri, Jeffrey Camilleri, Michael Calleja, David Bugeja, Fiona Galea, Noel Buhagiar, George CaruanaFinancial DirectorManuel D'AmatoV.PresidentsJulian Galea / Rita Grima
Statistics
Domestic The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
Season Division Tier Position 1993-94Maltese Premier League I6th 1994-95Maltese Premier League 7th 1995-96Maltese Premier League 10th ↓1996-97Maltese First Division II5th1998-99Maltese First Division 2nd ↑1999-00 Maltese Premier LeagueI10th ↓2000-01Maltese First DivisionII10th ↓2001-02Maltese Second Division III 4th2002-03Maltese Second Division 4th2003-04 Maltese Second Division 10th ↓2004-05 Maltese Third Division IV 11th2005-06Maltese Third Division6th 2006-07Maltese Third Division 3rd ↑2007-08Maltese Second Division III11th ↓2008-09 Maltese Third Division IV2nd ↑2009-10 Maltese Second Division III 8th 2010-11Maltese Second Division 9th 2011-12Maltese Second Division 10th 2012-13Maltese Second Division 3rd ↑2013-14Maltese First Division II9th 2014-15Maltese First Division 12th ↓2015-16Maltese Second Division III13th ↓2016-17Maltese Third Division IV9th2017-18Maltese Third Division 9th 2018-19 Maltese Third Division 1st ↑2019-20Maltese Second Division III7th 2020-21Maltese Amateur League 2nd2021-22Maltese Amateur League1st ↑ 2022-23Maltese Challenge LeagueII5th 2023-24Maltese Challenge League 6th
Europe
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Agg.1982–83UEFA Cup1RHajduk Split1–40–41–81985–86UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RKFC Uerdingen 050–30–9 0–121986–87UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RWrexham0–30–40–7
External links Official website
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