Tarxien Rainbows F.C.
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Tarxien Rainbows Football Club are a football team from Tarxien, a town in southern Malta. They have achieved promotion to the Maltese Premier League in season 2024–25 thanks to the leadership of Coach Jacques Scerri & Team Manager Dillon Mercieca.
The club were founded as Rainbows Tarxien in April 1934, and participated in all the divisions of Maltese football. They have been in the top flight 3 times, with the longest spell starting from the 2008–2009 season. The club was promoted to the best division after finishing as champions in the Maltese First Division in 2007–08. In 2008–09 the club finished level on points with fellow strugglers Ħamrun Spartans and Msida St. Joseph. Ħamrun had the worst head-to-head record and were relegated, while Tarxien Rainbows managed to avoid relegation with a playoff-win over Msida St. Joseph. In 2009–10 the season was different for the Rainbows as they managed to place fifth in the table and proceeded to the semi-finals of both domestic cup competitions that the club played.
In the 2009–10 season, Tarxien Rainbows placed fifth in the championship pool above rivals Hibernians. The team won the derby three times in a row making it a historical season. Tarxien went on to reach the semi-final of the F.A. Trophy and the 100th Anniversary Cup.
In the 2010–11 season Tarxien Rainbows finished in fifth place in the championship pool. The club ended the First Round in second place. In the same season they reached the Semi-final of the U*BET FA Trophy.
In the 2011–12 season Tarxien Rainbows avoided relegation with a few games remaining before the end of the season.
Players
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Historical list of coaches
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- Template:Flagicon Joe Galea (1996 – 1998)
- Template:Flagicon Jesmond Zerafa (2007 – 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Noel Coleiro (2008 – Oct 26, 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Curmi (Oct 16, 2011 – May 16, 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Danilo Dončić (May 31, 2012 – Aug 27, 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Clive Mizzi (Aug 27, 2012 – Jun 9, 2015)
- Template:Flagicon Jacques Scerri (Jun 2015 - Oct 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Vella (Nov, 17 2016 - Nov 17, 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Jesmond Zerafa (1 Dec 2016 – Mar 29, 2017)[1]
- Template:Flagicon Brian Testaferrata (Mar 29, 2017 – Jun 27, 2017)
- Template:Flagicon Jose Borg (Jul 1, 2017 – Jul 29, 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Marko Glumac (Jul 29, 2019 – Nov 12, 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Demis Paul Scerri (Dec 2019 – May 21, 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Winston Muscat (Jul 2020 – Feb 15, 2021)
- Template:Flagicon Steve D'Amato (Feb 18, 2021– May 31, 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Casha (Jun 1, 2022– Jun 30, 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Jacques Scerri (Sep 13, 2022 – present)
References
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External links
Media websites
- Team profile at Soccerway
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