Ta' Xbiex Sports Club is a Maltese sports club that plays football in the National Amateur League II, from the central locality of Ta' Xbiex.

2012–13 Season

During the 2012–13 season, Ta’ Xbiex Sports Club competed in the Malta Football Association 3rd Division and the Maltese FA Trophy. The campaign proved challenging in league competition, with the club enduring a prolonged winless run, though performances improved slightly during the latter stages of the season. In cup competition, Ta’ Xbiex achieved progression from the preliminary round before elimination by higher-ranked opposition.

Season Overview

Ta’ Xbiex struggled for consistency throughout the league campaign, conceding a high number of goals against several promotion-challenging sides. Despite this, the team recorded notable victories during the second half of the season, including a comprehensive home win against Qrendi F.C. and a late-season home victory over Attard Football Club. An away win against Mtarfa F.C. in April marked the club's final league victory of the season.

In the FA Trophy, Ta’ Xbiex secured an opening-round victory over Munxar Falcons F.C. before exiting the competition following a heavy defeat away to Gudja United F.C..

League Results

Date Opponent Venue Result Ta’ Xbiex Scorers 16 Sep Ghaxaq F.C. Home L 0–5 — 22 Sep Marsaskala F.C. Away L 0–6 — 30 Sep Sirens F.C. Home L 1–2 Ryan D'Amato 6 Oct St. Lucia F.C. Away L 0–1 — 14 Oct Marsa F.C. Home L 1–5 Adrian Dominicus 27 Oct Senglea Athletic F.C. Away L 1–2 Murilo Rizzolo 4 Nov Swieqi United F.C. Away L 0–1 — 10 Nov Qrendi F.C. Home W 4–0 Murilo Rizzolo (2), Ryan D'Amato (2) 18 Nov Luqa St. Andrew's F.C. Away W 4–1 Murilo Rizzolo (3), Adrian Dominicus 24 Nov Kalkara F.C. Home L 2–3 Adrian Dominicus (2) 15 Dec Mdina Knights F.C. Away L 0–1 — 22 Dec Mtarfa F.C. Home L 0–1 — 6 Jan Attard F.C. Away L 1–3 Nicholas Scicluna 12 Jan Xgħajra Tornados F.C. Home L 0–4 — 27 Jan Ghaxaq F.C. Away D 0–0 — 2 Feb Marsaskala F.C. Home L 0–8 — 10 Feb Sirens F.C. Away L 0–4 — 17 Feb St. Lucia F.C. Home L 1–3 Nicholas Scicluna 23 Feb Marsa F.C. Away L 0–2 — 3 Mar Senglea Athletic F.C. Home L 0–6 — 17 Mar Qrendi F.C. Away L 0–1 — 23 Mar Luqa St. Andrew's F.C. Home L 1–3 Jethron Azzopardi 30 Mar Kalkara F.C. Away L 0–1 — 10 Apr Swieqi United F.C. Home L 0–1 — 13 Apr Mdina Knights F.C. Home L 0–1 — 21 Apr Mtarfa F.C. Away W 1–0 Christian Wismayer 27 Apr Attard F.C. Home W 3–2 Adrian Dominicus (3) 5 May Xgħajra Tornados F.C. Away L 0–1 —

FA Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Ta’ Xbiex Scorers 9 Sep Preliminary Round Munxar Falcons F.C. Home W 2–1 Christian Wismayer, Jeffrey Azzopardi 20 Oct First Round Gudja United F.C. Away L 0–6 —

Summary

League matches played: 28 League wins: 4 League draws: 1 League losses: 23 League goals scored: 19 League goals conceded: 55 FA Trophy matches played: 2 FA Trophy wins: 1 FA Trophy losses: 1

Current Squad

(on loan from Senglea Athletic F.C.)

(on loan from Marsaskala F.C.)

(on loan from Mqabba F.C.)

Other Players Registered

Under 21 Team The Ta' Xbiex S.C. Under 21 Team competes in the Youth competitions organized by the Malta Football Association and serves as a Development Squad for the Senior Team.

(on loan from Lija Athletic F.C.)

(on loan from Luqa St. Andrew's F.C.)

(on loan from Luqa St. Andrew's F.C.)

Coaching staff

Position Name Head coach Anderson Meyar De Melo Assistant Coach Jake Azzopardi Goalkeeping Coach Daniel Alejandro Suárez Piñeres Team Manager Thomas Westphal Kit Manager Physiotherapist László Maruscsák

Club Officials

Position Name President Juergen Friedrich Fischer Vice President (Internal Affairs) Dr Joerg Werner Vice President (External Affairs) Paul Wismayer Vice President (MFA Relations) Eugenio Muscat Club Secretary Dr Matthew Charles Zammit Assistant Club Secretary Dr Joerg Werner Treasurer Cleven Attard Assistant Treasurer Christian Wismayer Delegate 1 Eugenio Muscat Delegate 2 Christian Wismayer Club Legal Counsel Dr Patrick Gatt Sporting Director Thomas Westphal

Venues Pembroke Mosta Luxol Stadium Charles Abela Stadium Capacity: 600 Capacity: 700 San Pawl il-Baħar Ta' Qali Sirens Stadium Centenary Stadium Capacity: 800 Capacity: 3,000

Domestic The recent season-by-season performance of the club:

Season Division Tier Position 1998-99Maltese Third Division IV6th1999-00Maltese Third Division 15th2000-01Maltese Third Division 15th 2002-03Maltese Third Division 16th 2003-04Maltese Third Division 15th 2004-05Maltese Third Division 17th 2005-06Maltese Third Division 17th 2006-07Maltese Third Division 19th 2012-13Maltese Third Division 15th 2013-14Maltese Third Division 12th 2014-15Maltese Third Division 13th 2015-16Maltese Third Division13th 2016-17 Maltese Third Division 12th2017-18 Maltese Third Division 11th2019-20Maltese Third Division 12th ↑2020-21 Maltese Amateur LeagueIII7th2021-22Maltese Amateur League 9th 2022-23Maltese Amateur League11th2023-24Maltese Amateur League11th ↓2024-25Maltese Amateur League IIIV9th With the introduction of the Maltese Amateur League in 2020, all clubs in the Maltese Third Division moved 1 tier up.

Futsal

Ta' Xbiex FC Futsal competed in the Maltese Futsal League until 2025. They were known as Ta' Xbiex FC Futsal Izola Bank until the previous season. However, in their final season, they placed 3rd out 9 teams, while in the previous season they earned 7th place out of 11 teams. In the 2022–23 season Ta' Xbiex Izola Bank finished in 3rd place and qualified for the Premier League. After another 3rd spot, Ta' Xbiex lost to Swieqi United Futsal in the semi-finals. They repeated the result from the 2021–22 season when they were defeated by Luxol St. Andrews.

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