Rabat Ajax F.C.
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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
- 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 |
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| 1983–84 | UEFA Cup | 1. Round | Template:Flagicon | Inter Bratislava | 0–10 | 0–6 | 0–16 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup | 1. Round | Template:Flagicon | Partizan | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| 1985–86 | European Cup | 1. Round | Template:Flagicon | Omonia Nicosia | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–10 |
| 1986–87 | European Cup | 1. Round | Template:Flagicon | FC Porto | 0–1 | 0–9 | 0–10 |
Players
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Current squad
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Out on loan
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Board & Management 2024/25
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| President: | Glenn Joseph Micallef | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Vice President | Kevin Borda | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| General Secretary | Mario Grima | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Assistant General Secretary | Jean Karl Tabone | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Team Manager | Luke Micallef | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Treasurer | Darren Dimech | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Board Member | James Borg | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Board Member | Joseph Magri | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Board Member | Pierre Mifsud | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
| Board Member | William Micallef | Template:Flagicon Maltese |
Historical list of coaches
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- Template:Flagicon Joe A. Griffiths (1950 – 1951)
- Template:Flagicon Joe A. Griffiths (1952 – 1953)
- Template:Flagicon Paddy Sloan (1954 – 1955)
- Template:Flagicon Lino Bugeja (1983 – 1984)
- Template:Flagicon Joe Cilia (1985 – 1986)
- Template:Flagicon Andy Weavill (1993 – 1994)
- Template:Flagicon Zijad Švrakić (Oct 1994 – Jun 2002)
- Template:Flagicon Michael Molzahn (Jul 2009 – 11 Jun 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Silvio Vella (12 Jun 2011 – 28 May 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Steve D'Amato (17 Aug 2013 – 11 Jun 2014)
- Template:Flagicon Joey Falzon (1 Jul 2014 – 19 May 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Edward Azzopardi (6 June 2016 – 4 Jun 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Vesko Petrović (4 Jun 2018 – 30 Jun 2023)
- Template:Flagicon Paul Falzon (1 Jul 2024 –)
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
- Jun 2024
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