Kirkop United F.C. Explained

Clubname:Kirkop United FC
Fullname:Kirkop United Football Club
Nickname:The Reds
Founded:
as Kirkop Stars
Chairman:Joseph Farrugia
Manager:Matthew Caruana
League:National Amateur League
Season:2021–22
Position:National Amateur League, Group B, 7th
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Kirkop United Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Ħal Kirkop, Malta. The club currently plays in the Maltese National Amateur League B. [1] They also play in the annual Maltese FA Trophy.[2]

History

Founded as Kirkop Stars by Klement Farrugia in 1951, the club played its first match in 1954 against Xewkija Tigers and was one of the founding members of the Malta Amateur Football Association in 1955. They then joined the MFA as associate members in 1956 and they were, renamed Kirkop United, finally admitted to play in the Third Division ahead of the 1957-58 season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirkop United FC Maltese Football Association Website.
  2. Web site: Maltese Football Association FA Trophy Round 1, 2018/19.
  3. Web site: Farrugia the drive behind Kirkop. Times of Malta. Carmel. Baldacchino. 16 March 2006. 22 November 2024.