Balzan F.C.

Balzan F.C.

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Full name	Balzan Football Club
Founded	1937, as Balzan Youths
Ground	St Aloysius' College (Malta)
Chairman	Anton Tagliaferro
Head Coach	Oliver Spiteri
League	Maltese Premier League
2015–16	Maltese Premier League, 4th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Balzan Football Club is a Maltese football club from the village of Balzan, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. The Club was founded in 1937, and has played top-level football once before in 2003–04.

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Balzan F.C. First Team

Players

Current First Team

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Christian Cassar 4 DF Justin Grioli 5 DF Samir Arab 6 MF Ryan Fenech 7 FW Lydon Micallef 8 MF Paul Fenech 10 MF Dylan Grima 11 DF Steve Bezzina 15 MF Luke Sciberras 16 DF Clive Brincat 17 FW Alfred Effiong

No. Position Player 20 FW Pedrinho 22 MF Juan Corbolan 23 DF Elkin Serrano 24 DF Luke Pace 32 GK Ivan Janjušević 42 FW Alan 50 DF Maxim Focșa (on loan from Valletta) 86 FW Bojan Kaljević 87 GK Valerio Senatore 99 FW Aleksandar Vujačić

Club officials and coaching staff

Club officials Honorary Presidents: George Borg, Emmanuel Cassar, Dr. John Zammit Montebello MD President : Anton Tagliaferro Vice Presidents: Sandro Azzopardi, Timmy Gambin Secretary: Joseph Agius Treasurer: Peter Cipriott Club Doctor: Dr. John Zammit Montebello MD (former Balzan Mayor) Administrator: Pierre Sammut Executive Committee Members: Pierre Camilleri Clifford Cipriott Louis Ebejer Paul Meilak Frank Monreal Noel Muscat Mario Nappa Robert Tagliaferro

Coaching staff Head Coach: Oliver Spiteri Assistant Coach: Jean Paul Desira Nursery Head Coach: Ludvic Bartolo Goalkeeping Coach: Edward Bartolo Physical Trainer: Alan Curry Kit Manager: David Spiteri Team Manager: Peter Cipriott Club Official: Charles Callus File:Balzan players and supporters celebrate Balzan F.C.'s historic qualification to the UEFA Europa League following a 3 -1 victory against Hibernians FC on 26 April 2015..jpg Balzan F.C. players and supporters celebrate their Club's historic qualification to the UEFA Europa League following a 3 -1 victory over Champions Hibernians F.C. on 26 April 2015.

Club facilities

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"Solerville"

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Training Centre

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St Aloysius' College ground

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 modern training facilities, located at Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, Lija, include a clubhouse and a full size pitch with synthetic turf. The clubhouse includes a bar and a gymnasium and was officially opened on 13 March 2011. From September 2015, Balzan F.C. teams also commenced training at St Aloysius' College Ground, after this ground underwent a major upgrade.

European record

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Željezničar	0–2	0–1	0–3
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q

Notes

• 1Q: First qualifying round

Managerial history

Manager	Period
Paul Barbara	1989–90
Jimmy Briffa	1990–93
Alberto Cristiano	1993–94
Ronnie Cocks	1994–95
France Scicluna	1995–97
Joe Attard	1997–98
Stephen Azzopardi	1998–02
Fatos Daja	2002–03
Jimmy Briffa	2003–05
Mario Monreal	2005–06
Charles Borg Sant	2006–07
Alfred Attard	2007–08
Ivan Zammit	2008–13
David Carabott	2009–10
Riccardo Tumiatti	2013
Jesmond Zerafa	2013–14
Oliver Spiteri	2014

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External links

• Official website
• Official Facebook page
• Official Academy Facebook page