Balzan F.C. Explained

Clubname:Balzan
Fullname:Balzan Football Club
Founded:
(as Balzan Youths)
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Anton Tagliaferro
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Dave Rogers
League:Maltese Premier League
Season:2023–24
Position:Maltese Premier League, 8th of 14
Website:https://balzanfc1937.com/
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Balzan Football Club is a Maltese football club from the village of Balzan that competes in the Maltese Premier League, the top tier of Maltese football. The club was founded as Balzan Youths in 1937 and has been playing in the top division since 2010. They were renamed Balzan FC in June 2012.[1]

Balzan has qualified for the UEFA Europa League for five seasons in a row between 2015–16 and 2019–20. The club finished as runners-up in the Malta Premier League in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and were finalists of the 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy, which they lost on penalties to Sliema Wanderers after a goalless draw in the regular time. In May 2019, the club finally won its first major honour, the 2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy, after defeating Valletta on penalties in the final.[2]

Players

First-team squad

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Club facilities

The club's Administration Building 'Solerville' is located at Main Street, Balzan. A bar and garden restaurant on the ground floor are open to the public. The club's training facilities, located at Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, Lija, include a clubhouse and a full-size pitch with synthetic turf. The clubhouse includes a conference room, a bar and a gymnasium and was officially opened on 13 March 2011. From September 2015, Balzan teams also commenced training at St Aloysius' College ground, after the ground underwent a major upgrade.

In 2019, Balzan FC started the construction of an additional two-storey clubhouse at its Lija ground which feature additional changing room facilities, as well as accommodation for visiting teams. The building was completed in late 2021.

Honours

European record

All results (home and away) list Balzan's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2015–16UEFA Europa League1Q Željezničar0–20–10–3
2016–17UEFA Europa League1Q Neftçi0–22–12–3
2017–18UEFA Europa League1Q Videoton3−30−23−5
2018–19UEFA Europa League1Q Keşla4−11−25−3
2Q Slovan Bratislava2–11−33−4
2019–20UEFA Europa League1Q Domžale3–40–13–5
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1Q Domžale1–3 4–15–4
2Q Neman Grodno0−00–20–2
Notes

List of managers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club History. Balzan FC. 20 April 2024.
  2. News: Camilleri. Valhmor. 18 May 2019. Effiong scores four as Balzan win first-ever FA Trophy. Times of Malta . 19 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Senior Team – Season 2023/2024 . Balzan F.C. . 14 September 2023.
  4. News: Camilleri. Valhmor. 5 June 2022. Balzan FC appoint Oliver Spiteri as new first-team coach. Times of Malta . 5 June 2022.