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'''Balzan Football Club''' is a Maltese [[Association football|football]] club from the village of [[Balzan]] that competes in the [[Maltese Premier League]], the top tier of Maltese football. The club was founded in 1937 and has been playing in the top division since 2010.
'''Balzan Football Club''' is a Maltese [[Association football|football]] club from the village of [[Balzan]] that competes in the [[Maltese Premier League]], the top tier of Maltese football. The club was founded in 1937 and has been playing in the top division since 2010.


Balzan has qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League]] for five seasons in a row between 2015–16 and 2019–20. The club finished as runners-up in the Malta Premier League in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and were finalists of the [[2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy]], which they lost on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] to [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] after a goallsess draw in the regular time. In May 2019, the club finally won its first major honour, the [[2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy]], after defeating [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] on penalties in the final.<ref>{{cite news |last= Camilleri|first= Valhmor|date= May 18, 2019|title= Effiong scores four as Balzan win first-ever FA Trophy|url= https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190518/football/balzan-edge-valletta-in-shoot-out-to-win-fa-trophy.710351|work= Times of Malta |access-date= May 19, 2019}}</ref>
Balzan has qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League]] for five seasons in a row between 2015–16 and 2019–20. The club finished as runners-up in the Malta Premier League in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and were finalists of the [[2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy]], which they lost on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] to [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] after a goalless draw in the regular time. In May 2019, the club finally won its first major honour, the [[2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy]], after defeating [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] on penalties in the final.<ref>{{cite news |last= Camilleri|first= Valhmor|date= May 18, 2019|title= Effiong scores four as Balzan win first-ever FA Trophy|url= https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190518/football/balzan-edge-valletta-in-shoot-out-to-win-fa-trophy.710351|work= Times of Malta |access-date= May 19, 2019}}</ref>


==Players==
==Players==

Revision as of 00:33, 19 July 2023

Balzan
Full nameBalzan Football Club
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
(as Balzan Youths)
PresidentAnton Tagliaferro
Head CoachOliver Spiteri
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2022–23Maltese Premier League, 4th of 14
Websitehttps://balzanfc1937.com/

Balzan Football Club is a Maltese football club from the village of Balzan that competes in the Maltese Premier League, the top tier of Maltese football. The club was founded in 1937 and has been playing in the top division since 2010.

Balzan has qualified for the UEFA Europa League for five seasons in a row between 2015–16 and 2019–20. The club finished as runners-up in the Malta Premier League in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and were finalists of the 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy, which they lost on penalties to Sliema Wanderers after a goalless draw in the regular time. In May 2019, the club finally won its first major honour, the 2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy, after defeating Valletta on penalties in the final.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 July 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Rudi Briffa
2 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Božović
4 DF Brazil BRA André Fausto
5 DF Malta MLT Samir Arab
6 MF Malta MLT Marcus Grima
7 MF Malta MLT Tristan Caruana
8 MF Malta MLT Paul Fenech
9 FW Australia AUS Manyluak Aguek
10 FW Colombia COL Ángel Torres
11 MF Malta MLT Benjamin Hili
12 GK Malta MLT Niklas Vella
14 DF Malta MLT Zak Grech
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Nigeria NGA Peter Olawale
18 MF Japan JPN Ryohei Michibuchi
19 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Žerjal
21 MF Malta MLT Jake Grech
24 MF Montenegro MNE Nikola Braunović
27 DF Montenegro MNE Momčilo Rašo
44 MF Malta MLT Adam Bradshaw
50 FW Malta MLT Eric Atkins
77 MF Serbia SRB Aleksa Andrejić
80 DF Portugal POR Evandro Gomes
99 GK Serbia SRB Danilo Golović

Club officials and coaching staff

Club officials

  • Honorary Presidents: George Borg, Dr. John Zammit Montebello MD
  • President : Anton Tagliaferro
  • Vice President: David Melillo
  • Secretary: Joseph Agius
  • Sporting director: Vladimir Simović
  • Treasurer: Peter Cipriott
  • Club Doctor: Dr. John Zammit Montebello MD
  • Executive Committee Members:
    • Alex Bezzina
    • Clifford Cipriott
    • Louis Ebejer
    • Paul Meilak
    • Diane Cassar
    • Mario Nappa
    • Robert Tagliaferro
    • Frank Vella Bardon
    • Anton Vidal
    • Alex Attard
    • Eric Galea

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Oliver Spiteri[3]
  • Assistant Coach: Jean Paul Desira
  • Nursery Head Coach: Ludvic Bartolo
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Edward Bartolo
  • Kit Manager: Anthony Lanzon
  • Team Manager: Peter Cipriott
  • Assistant Kit Manager: John Borg

Club facilities

The Club's Administration Building ‘Solerville’ is located at Main Street, Balzan. A bar and garden restaurant on the ground floor are open to the public. The Club’s modern training facilities, located at Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, Lija, include a clubhouse and a full size pitch with synthetic turf. The clubhouse includes a conference room, a bar and a gymnasium and was officially opened on 13 March 2011. From September 2015, Balzan F.C. teams also commenced training at St Aloysius' College Ground, after this ground underwent a major upgrade.

In 2019, Balzan FC started the construction of an additional 2 storey clubhouse at its Lija ground which feature additional changing room facilities, as well as accommodation for visiting teams. The building was completed in late 2021.

St Aloysius' College ground
"Solerville"
Training Centre

Honours

Balzan won its first major honour by winning the Maltese FA Trophy against Valletta 5–4 on penalties, after the final had ended in a 4–4 draw after extra time on 18 May 2019.

Maltese FA Trophy

Maltese Second Division

European record

Balzan players and supporters celebrate the club's historic qualification to the UEFA Europa League following a 3–1 victory over Hibernians on 26 April 2015.

All results (home and away) list Balzan's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 0–2 0–1 0–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Azerbaijan Neftçi 0–2 2–1 2–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Hungary Videoton 3−3 0−2 3−5
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Azerbaijan Keşla 4−1 1−2 5−3
2Q Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–1 1−3 3−4
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Slovenia Domžale 3–4 0–1 3–5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Slovenia Domžale 1–3 4–1 5–4
2Q Liechtenstein Vaduz / Belarus Neman Grodno
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

Managerial history

Manager Period
Malta Paul Barbara 1989–90
Malta Jimmy Briffa 1990–93
Malta Alberto Cristiano 1993–94
Malta Ronnie Cocks 1994–95
Malta France Scicluna 1995–97
Malta Joe Attard 1997–98
Malta Stephen Azzopardi 1998–02
Albania Fatos Daja 2002–03
Malta Jimmy Briffa 2003–05
Malta Mario Monreal 2005–06
Malta Charles Borg Sant 2006–07
Malta Alfred Attard 2007–08
Malta Ivan Zammit 2008–13
Malta David Carabott 2009–10
Italy Riccardo Tumiatti 2013
Malta Jesmond Zerafa 2013–14
Malta Oliver Spiteri 2014–17
Serbia Marko Mićović 2017–19
Malta Jacques Scerri 2019–20
England Mark Miller 2020–21
Malta Paul Zammit 2021–22
Malta Oliver Spiteri 2022–present

References

  1. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (May 18, 2019). "Effiong scores four as Balzan win first-ever FA Trophy". Times of Malta. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Senior Team – Season 2022/2023". Balzan F.C. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (June 5, 2022). "Balzan FC appoint Oliver Spiteri as new first-team coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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