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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.
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| Full name | Rabat Ajax Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Magpies | ||
| Founded | 1930 as Rabat Rovers | ||
| Ground | Rabat Ajax Football Ground, Mtarfa, Malta | ||
| Capacity | 700 | ||
| Chairman | Keith Farrugia | ||
| Coach | Vesko Petrovic | ||
| League | National Amateur League | ||
| 2021–22 | Maltese Challenge League, Group A, 10th (relegated) | ||
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History
- 1930: Club founded with the name Rabat Rovers
- 1937: Joined with Rabat Rangers and Old City to form Rabat Zvanks
- 1938: Club was renamed to Rabat FC
- 1980: Joined with Rabat Ajax to form Rabat Ajax FC
- 1983: First participation in a European Cup (C3) (1983/84 season)
- 1985: Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship
- 1986: Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship and Maltese Cup
Honours
- Maltese Premier League
- Champions : 1984–85, 1985–86
- Maltese FA Trophy
- Winners: 1985–86
- Finalists: 1953–54
- Maltese Super Cup
- Winners : 1985, 1986
- Maltese First Division
- Champions : 1950/51, 1961/62, 1981–82, 1989/90, 1997/98
UEFA Cups qualifiers
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.
Rabat Ajax in Europe
| 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 |
Players
- As of 17 September 2021
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Board & Management 2020/21
| Position | Name | 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 |
Notable former managers
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2018) |
Paddy Sloan (1954 – 1955)
Joe A. Griffiths- Lino Bugeja (1983 – 1984)
- Joe Cilia (1985 – 1986)
Andy Weavill (1993 – 1994)
Zijad Švrakić (October 1994 – June 2001)
Michael Molzahn (July 2009 – 11 June 2010)- Silvio Vella (12 June 2010 – 28 May 2013)
- Steve D'Amato (17 August 2013 – 11 June 2014)
- Edward Azzopardi (6 June 2016 – )
External links
- Rabat Ajax History
- Rabat Ajax Team 2000/01
- Rabat Ajax First Cup Final
- Rabat Ajax Statistics
- Official Rabat Ajax YouTube Channel
- Official Facebook Page
- New Rabat Ajax Board & Management - Jun 2021
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[de] Rabat Ajax FC
Der Rabat Ajax FC ist ein maltesischer Fußballclub aus der Stadt Rabat dessen Ursprünge auf den im Jahr 1930 gegründeten Verein Rabat Rovers FC zurückgehen. Seinen heutigen Namen erhielt der Verein 1980 durch eine Fusion mit Rabat Ajax.- [en] Rabat Ajax F.C.
[es] Rabat Ajax Football Club
El Rabat Ajax Football Club es un equipo de fútbol de Malta que juega en la Segunda División de Malta, la tercera liga de fútbol más importante del país.[it] Rabat Ajax Football Club
Il Rabat Ajax Football Club è una società calcistica maltese, con sede a Rabat.[ru] Рабат Аякс
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