Association football club in Malta
Football club
Mosta |
Full name | Mosta Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Tar-Rotunda, The Pride of the North, Blues |
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Founded | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) |
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Ground | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta |
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Capacity | 700 |
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Chairman | George Galea |
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Manager | Joseph Grech |
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League | Maltese Premier League |
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2023–24 | 10th of 14 |
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Mosta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in the town of Mosta on the island of Malta. They have played in the Maltese Premier League since the 2011–12 season.
Mosta FC's eternal rivals are neighbours Naxxar Lions with whom they contest the Derby of Northern Malta otherwise known as the Northern Classic. The context of this derby was that Mosta up until 1608 was considered to be a part of Naxxar even though the people identified differently as Mostin. In that year both Mosta and Għargħur took independence from Naxxar, with both of Gharghur FC and Mosta FC sharing a rivalry with Naxxar Lions; however the derby between Mosta and Naxxar is more fiercely contested as for hundreds of years they were the largest two towns in the Northern Region, and apart from that both clubs are considered to be the best two clubs in the region.
Achievements
- Maltese First Division 3rd Place (Promoted): 2010–11
- Maltese First Division Champions: 1986–87
- Maltese First Division Runners-up: 2001–02, 2004–05
- Maltese Second Division Champions: 1984–85, 1992–93
- Maltese Second Division Section Winners: 1978–79, 1992–93
- Maltese Second Division Runners-up: 1973–74
- Maltese Third Division Champions: 1964–65
- Maltese Third Division Section Winners: 1968–69
Players
Current squad
- As of 21 August, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 1 | GK | MLT | Sean Mintoff | 2 | DF | MLT | Mason Agius | 3 | MF | MLT | Shedrack Thomas | 5 | DF | MLT | Sasha Cachia | 7 | FW | BRA | Richard Luca | 8 | MF | NGA | Evans Aneni | 9 | FW | MLI | Moussa Camara | 10 | MF | NGA | Tenebe Linus | 11 | FW | NGA | Christian Nnaji | 13 | MF | MLT | Clayton Failla | 14 | DF | MLT | Mark Cutajar | 18 | MF | MLT | Vladimir Celic | 19 | DF | NGA | Julius Ayobami | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | DF | BRA | Carlos Gabriel | 20 | FW | MLT | Russell Caruana | 22 | GK | NGA | Akpan Udoh | 27 | FW | GHA | Eric Mensah | 29 | MF | NGA | Stephen Chiemezie | 31 | DF | BRA | João Teixeira | 33 | FW | MLT | Bradley Farrugia | 74 | DF | MLT | Jake Vassallo | 77 | FW | MLT | Zachary Brincat | — | MF | BRA | Giancarlo Goncalves | 94 | MF | BRA | Cristian | 96 | DF | BRA | Léo Fernandes | 99 | GK | MLT | Jayden Farrugia | |
Youth Players in use 2023-2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
European record
As of match played 15 July 2021
- Notes
Club officials
Name | Role |
Technical Staff |
Mario Muscat | Head coach |
Davor Filipović | Assistant coach |
Simon Vella | Goalkeepers Coach |
Jeancarl Azzopardi | Physiotherapist |
Jason Vella | Team Manager |
Robert Frendo | Kit Manager |
Board Members |
George Galea | President and First Delegate |
Michael Galea | Secretary |
Owen Vella | Treasurer |
Adrian Farrugia | President |
Charlene Farrugia | Assistant Secretary |
Melchiore Dimech | Board Member |
Johann Cilia | Head of Youth Development Sector |
Historical list of coaches
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2024) |
- Ronnie Cocks
- Guentcho Dobrev (1988 - 1991)
- Guentcho Dobrev (1999 - 2000)
- Paul Zammit (Jun 1, 2003 – Oct 30, 2005)
- Michael Molzahn (Jul 1, 2008 – Jun 30, 2009)
- Oliver Spiteri (July 1, 2009 – Nov 16, 2011)
- Steve D'Amato (Nov 17, 2011 – Feb 13, 2013)
- Danilo Dončić (Feb 16, 2013 – Dec 24, 2013)
- Enrico Piccioni (Dec 24, 2013 – Nov 3, 2014)
- Peter Smith (Nov 10, 2014 – June 10, 2015)
- Ivan Zammit (Jun 10, 2015 – Aug 15, 2015)
- Anthony Cremona (Aug 21, 2015 – Mar 21, 2016)
- Ivan Zammit (Apr 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016)
- Edmond Lufi (Jul 12, 2016 – Oct 1, 2016)[1]
- Ivan Zammit (Oct 13, 2016 – Dec 13, 2016)[2]
- Zsolt Hornyák (Jan 2, 2017 – Apr 1, 2017)[3]
- Johann Scicluna (Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018)
- Fausto Craighero (Jul 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019)
- Enrico Piccioni (Jul 31, 2018 – Nov 16, 2018)
- Johann Cilia (Nov 16, 2018 – Nov 21, 2018) (caretaker)[4]
- Mark Miller (Nov 22, 2018 – June 16, 2020)[5]
- Davor Filipović (Jun 21, 2020 -)[6]
- Joe Grech (Jun 4, 2021 – )[7]
Women's team
The women's team of Mosta plays in the country's top division, the Maltese First Division. In 2010–11 it won its first championship and thus qualified to the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[8] The team was runners-up in the 1998 and 1999 Maltese Women's Cup and recently won the 2012 cup.[9]
References
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2016-10-01). "Edmond Lufi resigns from Mosta FC coach". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (14 December 2016). "Mosta sack Zammit". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2017-01-02). "Slovak coach for Mosta FC". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Mosta part ways with coach Piccioni". Times of Malta. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (16 June 2020). "Miller leaves Mosta FC". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2020-06-21). "Mosta FC appoint Davor Filipovic as new coach". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Mosta appoint Joe Grech as their new first-team coach". Times of Malta. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Mosta ready to live the Champions League dream". UEFA. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Malta – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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Defunct | Gozo | - Third Division
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