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Rabat Ajax

Full name	Rabat Ajax Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Magpies
Founded	1930, as Rabat Rovers
Ground	Rabat Ajax Football Ground, Mtarfa, Malta
Capacity	700
Chairman	Michael Sciriha
Coach	Joey Falzon
League	Maltese Second Division
2017/2018	14th, Maltese First Division relegated
Home colours Away colours

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.

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
  
  • Champions : 1984–85, 1985–86
    

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  Maltese FA Trophy
  
  • Winners: 1985–86
  
  
  • Finalists: 1953–54
  
  

• 
  Maltese Super Cup
  
  • Winners : 1985, 1986

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
1983–84	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Inter Bratislava	0–10	0–6	0–16
1984–85	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Partizan	0–2	0–2	0–4
1985–86	European Cup	1. Round		Omonia Nicosia	0–5	0–5	0–10
1986–87	European Cup	1. Round		FC Porto	0–1	0–9	0–10

Players

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Jonathan Azzopardi 2 DF Neil Caruana 3 DF Josef Tonna 4 DF Ivan Čarapić 5 MF Joseph Caruana 6 MF Kurt Muscat 7 FW Justin Felice 8 MF Malcolm Licari 9 FW Lawrence Chiedozie 10 FW Adam Smeir 11 FW Jonathan Bajada

No. Position Player7= 13 DF Dylan Falzon 14 DF Luke Cauchi 15 MF Neil Farrugia 16 DF Wayne Borg 17 MF Chris Vella 18 FW Ryan Micallef 19 DF Shaun Gauci 20 DF Zachary Tanti 21 MF David Azzopardi 22 MF Clifford Gauci 24 GK Andrew Zammit

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player GK James Borg (on loan to Mgarr United) DF Josef Tonna (on loan to Gudja United) MF Emanuel Muscat (on loan to St. Venera Lightnings) MF Alan Zahra (on loan to Mgarr United)

No. Position Player MF William Borg (on loan to Mellieha) FW Dalton Wingfield (on loan to St. Venera Lightnings) FW Darren Galea (on loan to Attard) FW Adam Wingfield (on loan to Mtarfa)

Notable former managers

External links

• Rabat Ajax History


• Rabat Ajax Team 2000/01


• Rabat Ajax First Cup Final


• Rabat Ajax Statistics


• Official Rabat Ajax YouTube Channel