News Archive

Stripes beat Tarxien to stay on top

Sole leaders Birkirkara had to endure a challenging task on Saturday afternoon as a determined Tarxien Rainbows side played their hearts out. However Jhonnattann's strike midway in the second half was essential for the Stripes to pick up precious points and move a step closer towards their aim of winning their fourth championship.

Sole leaders Birkirkara to start resisting pressure

Still fresh from taking sole leadership of the BOV Premier League, Birkirkara will continue their battle to win their fourth Championship when this afternoon they will face Tarxien Rainbows.

Fenkata on Friday, 5 April

Birkirkara FC, through its Supporters Sub-Committee, would like to invite all the Club's supporters to a Fenkata at the Club's premises (on top of the McDonald's restaurant) on Friday, 5th April, from 19:30 onwards.

Stripes eliminate Valletta to advance in Youths' Knock Out

A goal by Brandon Attard in the extra time period enabled Birkirkara to move to a further round in the Youths' Knockout when in a heart-throbbing match, the Stripes made a fine comeback to turn the match around to defeat Valletta by the odd-goal in three.

Eurosport competition

Birkirkara FC and their technical sponsor Eurosport have launched a Facebook competition for the Club's supporters.

Nursery Easter break

There will be no training on Good Friday and Easter Saturday and the clubhouse will not be open.

Under 15s Do The Double On Pembroke

Birkirkara Under 15s managed to beat Pembroke Athleta for the second time in this season's campaign, this time with a less pronounced 4-2 scoreline when compared to the first round 7-1 drubbing. Thanks to this win, the Stripes consolidated the second place in the table, which is of utmost importance in view of the promotion ambitions.

Congratulations to Birkirkara Local Council

The committee of Birkirkara FC would like congratulate the newly elected Birkirkara mayor, Joanne Debono Grech, and all the councillors elected in the election of 9 March, 2013.

'I believe we are the best team' - Rachel Cuschieri

Less then twenty-four hours after the Birkirkara Women's Team moved to the top of the table joint with Mosta, in this week's interview we decided to interview one of the key members of the Women's, the National team player, Rachel Cuschieri.

High flying Stripes move first

High flying Birkirkara continued to show their true potential as they kept improving their form when in a one-sided match, they outclassed Gozo with a 6-0 score. The Stripes are now joint-leaders of the BOV Women's First Division League, together with Mosta. Mosta were defeated by Hibernians with the winning goal arriving mid-way in the second half thanks to a penalty.

Women's Team to face Gozo

With morale sky-high, Birkirkara's Women Team will be facing their second hurdle in the Championship Pool when they will face a difficult test in the form of Gozo FC.

Under 17s Re-discover Winning Formula

Following a winless run of four matches where only one point was obtained, Birkirkara Under 17s re-discovered their winning formula when beating Mosta by the odd goal in three. This win was adamant for the Stripes, as while giving them three valuable points which kept them with a chance of obtaining a top four finish, it was also a morale boost in view of the upcoming matches.

Five Birkirkara players in the National squad

Just two days after Malta suffered a 6-0 hammering against Bulgaria, Mr. Pietro Ghedin named his squad for the much awaited match against Italy which will be played this Tuesday.

Under 16's girls register third consecutive victory

Birkirkara Under 16's Girls registered their third consecutive victory and made sure that they will be ending their season at least in the third place after they defeated Kirkop United with a 4-0 score.

Five Birkirkara players in the National squad

After the Maltese National Team's Head Coach Mr. Pietro Ghedin named the provisional squads for the matches against Bulgiaria and Italy, five Birkirkara players were called to the final eighteen-man squad for the match against Bulgaria.