Zurrieq Football Club

Full name	Żurrieq Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Reds
Founded	16 May 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-16)
Ground	Żurrieq Football Ground
Capacity	100
Chairman	Dino Bonnici
Manager	Saviour Debono Grech
League	Maltese Challenge League
2022–23	6th
Home colours Away colours

Żurrieq Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Żurrieq, Malta. The club currently plays in the Maltese Challenge League.^[1] They also play in the annual Maltese FA Trophy.^[2]

In 1982, Żurrieq F.C. took part in the first round of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. Their debut was against HNK Hajduk Split, losing 4–1^[3] and 4–0.^[4] Three years later they played the first round in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup against FC Bayer Uerdingen 05, losing 3–0 and 9–0.^[5][6] The next year they played in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup against Wrexham, losing 3–0 and 4–0.^[7][8]

• Maltese FA Trophy (Malta Cup)^[9]
  • Winners (1) 1985
  • Runners-up (2) 1984, 1986
• Maltese Third Division^[10]
  • Winners (1): 2019
• National Amateur League
  • Winners (1): 2022

^[1] 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 24 GK  MLT Luca Bugeja 12 GK  MLT Krassimir Zammit 1 GK  MLT Ryan Caruana 3 DF  MLT Mauro Bonnici (Captain) 5 DF  NGA Chibueze Glamor Eziefula 66 DF  MLT Kurt Zammit 15 DF  MLT Jack Kind 17 DF  MLT Luca Pace 29 MF  MLT Jordan Ciantar 96 DF  MLT Shawn Darmanin 8 MF  MLT James Vella 16 MF  MLT Kurt Darmanin

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  BRA Anderson De Barros 19 MF  MLT Xylon Portelli 11 FW  MLT Christopher Mario Baker 9 FW  POR Ivan Sousa Flora Francisco 7 MF  MLT Brite Ihuomah 10 FW  USA Kalani Capponi Delarole 18 MF  MLT Kurt Chircop 22 MF  MLT Emerson Camilleri 14 MF  BRA Pedro Henrique Rodrigues da silva 20 DF  MLT Zeron Azzopardi 21 MF  MLT Denilson Borg 17 DF  MLT Aidan Mizzi

Rank.	Player	Period	Apps
1	Mario Farrugia	1972–87	354
2	Louis Cutajar	1979-91	322
3	Karl Sacco	2004-15; 2018-20	237
4	Darren Bellizzi	2000s	222
5	Jason Saliba	2000s	220

Rank.	Player	Period	Goals
1	Mario Farrugia	1972–87	52
2	Godfrey Chetcuti	2000s	50
3	Aldrin Muscat	1990–95	49
4	Daniel Zammit	2012–19	46
5	Nikolai Kirilov	1999–05	45

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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1R		Hajduk Split	1–4	0–4	1–8
1985–86	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1R		KFC Uerdingen 05	0–3	0–9	0–12
1986–87	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Wrexham	0–3	0–4	0–7

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