Clubname: | Rabat Ajax |
Fullname: | Rabat Ajax Football Club |
Nickname: | The Magpies |
Founded: | as Rabat Rovers |
Ground: | Rabat Ajax Football Ground, Mtarfa, Malta |
Capacity: | 700 |
Chairman: | Keith Farrugia |
Manager: | Paul Falzon |
League: | National Amateur League |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Position: | Maltese Challenge League, Group A, 10th (relegated) |
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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. In the 2020-21 National Amateur League season, the club finished 4th in group B, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. After beating Msida St. Joseph and Marsaskala in the quarter and semi finals respectively, they reached the final against Kirkop United. The Magpies won the final 2–1, securing themselves the fourth and final promotion spot to the following seasons Challenge League.
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.
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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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 | |
bgcolor=silver | Position | bgcolor=silver | Name | bgcolor=silver | Nationality |
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President: | Dr Keith Farrugia | Maltese | |||
Vice President | Dr Chris Cilia | Maltese | |||
Vice President | Dr Sam Abela | Maltese | |||
General Secretary | Mario Grima | Maltese | |||
Assistant General Secretary | Jean Karl Tabone | Maltese | |||
Team Manager | Josef Tonna | Maltese | |||
Treasurer | Darren Dimech | Maltese | |||
Assistant Treasurer | James Borg | Maltese | |||
Club Official U19 | Dion Mifsud | Maltese | |||
Masseur | Anthony Bugeja | Maltese | |||
Board Member | Luke Micallef | Maltese | |||
Board Member | Mark Micallef | Maltese | |||
Board Member | Mark Buhagair | Maltese | |||
Board Member | Pierre Mifsud | Maltese | |||
Board Member | Glenn J Micallef | Maltese | |||
Board Member | Nicolai Caruana | Maltese | |||