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 the fourth and final promotion spot to the following season's Challenge League.
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 Aggregate1983–84UEFA Cup1. RoundInter Bratislava0–100–60–161984–85UEFA Cup1. RoundPartizan0–20–20–41985–86European Cup1. RoundOmonia Nicosia0–50–50–101986–87European Cup1. RoundFC Porto0–10–90–10
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Board & Management 2024/25
PositionNameNationalityPresident: Glenn Joseph Micallef MalteseVice President Kevin Borda MalteseGeneral SecretaryMario Grima MalteseAssistant General Secretary Jean Karl Tabone MalteseTeam ManagerLuke Micallef MalteseTreasurerDarren Dimech MalteseBoard MemberJames Borg MalteseBoard MemberJoseph Magri MalteseBoard MemberPierre Mifsud MalteseBoard MemberWilliam Micallef Maltese
Historical list of coaches
Joe A. Griffiths (1950 – 1951) Joe A. Griffiths (1952 – 1953) Paddy Sloan (1954 – 1955) Lino Bugeja (1983 – 1984) Joe Cilia (1985 – 1986) John Calleja (1987 – 1989) Andy Weavill (1993 – 1994) Zijad Švrakić (Oct 1994 – Jun 2002) Michael Molzahn (Jul 2009 – 11 Jun 2011) Silvio Vella (12 Jun 2011 – 28 May 2013) Steve D'Amato (17 Aug 2013 – 11 Jun 2014) Joey Falzon (1 Jul 2014 – 19 May 2016) Edward Azzopardi (6 June 2016 – 4 Jun 2018) Vesko Petrović (4 Jun 2018 – 30 Jun 2023) Paul Falzon (1 Jul 2024 –)
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 Jun 2024