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Mosta F.C.

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Mosta
Full nameMosta Football Club
Nickname(s)Tar-Rotunda, The Pride of the North, Blues
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935)
GroundCharles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta
Capacity700
ChairmanGeorge Galea
ManagerJoseph Grech
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2023–2410th of 14

Mosta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in the town of Mosta on the island of Malta. They have played in the Maltese Premier League since the 2011–12 season.

Mosta FC's eternal rivals are neighbours Naxxar Lions with whom they contest the Derby of Northern Malta otherwise known as the Northern Classic. The context of this derby was that Mosta up until 1608 was considered to be a part of Naxxar even though the people identified differently as Mostin. In that year both Mosta and Għargħur took independence from Naxxar, with both of Gharghur FC and Mosta FC sharing a rivalry with Naxxar Lions; however the derby between Mosta and Naxxar is more fiercely contested as for hundreds of years they were the largest two towns in the Northern Region, and apart from that both clubs are considered to be the best two clubs in the region.

Achievements

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 3 October, 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Sean Mintoff
2 DF Malta MLT Mason Agius
3 MF Malta MLT Shedrack Thomas
4 MF Ghana GHA Prince Afriyie
5 DF Malta MLT Sasha Cachia
6 MF Ivory Coast CIV Larsson Coulibaly (on loan from Lazio Primavera)
7 FW Brazil BRA Richard Luca
8 MF Malta MLT Sean Cipriott
9 FW Italy ITA Souleymane Kone (on loan from Sorrento)
10 MF Brazil BRA Giancarlo Goncalves
13 MF Malta MLT Clayton Failla
18 MF Malta MLT Vladimir Celic
20 FW Malta MLT Russell Caruana
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Malta MLT Nathan Agius
22 GK Nigeria NGA Akpan Udoh
23 FW Ghana GHA Joshua Agyemang
26 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Cambuci
30 FW Nigeria NGA Chisom Okereke
31 DF Brazil BRA João Teixeira
33 FW Malta MLT Bradley Farrugia
74 DF Malta MLT Jake Vassallo
77 FW Malta MLT Zachary Brincat
94 MF Brazil BRA Cristian
96 DF Brazil BRA Léo Fernandes
99 GK Malta MLT Jayden Farrugia
DF Brazil BRA Carlos Gabriel

Youth Players in use 2023-2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

European record

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As of match played 15 July 2021

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Slovakia Spartak Trnava 3–2 0–2 3–4
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round 4

Club officials

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Name Role
Technical Staff
Mario Muscat Head coach
Davor Filipović Assistant coach
Simon Vella Goalkeepers Coach
Jeancarl Azzopardi Physiotherapist
Jason Vella Team Manager
Robert Frendo Kit Manager
Board Members
George Galea President and First Delegate
Michael Galea Secretary
Owen Vella Treasurer
Adrian Farrugia President
Charlene Farrugia Assistant Secretary
Melchiore Dimech Board Member
Johann Cilia Head of Youth Development Sector

Historical list of coaches

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Women's team

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The women's team of Mosta plays in the country's top division, the Maltese First Division. In 2010–11 it won its first championship and thus qualified to the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[8] The team was runners-up in the 1998 and 1999 Maltese Women's Cup and recently won the 2012 cup.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2016-10-01). "Edmond Lufi resigns from Mosta FC coach". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  2. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (14 December 2016). "Mosta sack Zammit". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2017-01-02). "Slovak coach for Mosta FC". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ^ "Mosta part ways with coach Piccioni". Times of Malta. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (16 June 2020). "Miller leaves Mosta FC". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2020-06-21). "Mosta FC appoint Davor Filipovic as new coach". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  7. ^ "Mosta appoint Joe Grech as their new first-team coach". Times of Malta. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Mosta ready to live the Champions League dream". UEFA. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Malta – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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