During the 2026–27 season, Birżebbuġa St. Peter's F.C. competed in the Maltese Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club will participate in this season's editions of the Maltese FA Trophy.
Season summary Following promotion to the Maltese Premier League in June 2026, the club redesigned the new crest, which reflects the identity of Birżebbuġa St. Peter's FC. 77 Sports Investments announced it had acquired an 80% stake in the Birżebbuġa St. Peter's.
Edgar Degabriele was confirmed as the team's manager after leading the team to the promotion in the Maltese Premier League. The season began with the release of Joey Vella, Christopher Mario Baker, James Pisani, Duván Mosquera, William James, Paul Lapira and Charles Chibuike. Jamie Scerri, Malta's Miguel Azzopardi and Leonardo Agius have returned from loan spells at their respective clubs Żabbar and Mosta.
On 4 June 2026, the Birżebbuġa St. Peter's signed the brazilian striker Yuri de Jesus Messias. On 7 July 2026, the club signed also the italian goalkeeper Mattia Chiesa. The club has shown interest in the Danish midfielder Rasmus Thellufsen.
The team will make their Malta Premier League debut in August against Floriana. In July 2026, following the promotion, the management's club extended the contracts of Daniel Zerafa, Zachary Cassar, Matthew Xuereb, Julian Azzopardi, Juan Bolaños and the captain Hubert Vella.
On 27 July 2026 the club signed the italian defender Mattia Santi. The club signed also belgian midfielder Pietro Tomaselli also Shaun Dimech.
On 8 September 2026, Edgar Degabriele resigned as Head Coach of the club. On 9 September 2026, Luciano Santana was appointed as new coach.
Players Squad information
Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Goalkeepers1Mattia Chiesa GK22Julian AzzopardiGKIsaac AbelaGKDefenders2Gustavo Felipe DF4Miguel Azzopardi (on loan from Żabbar St. Patrick) DF6Christopher Cutajar DF25Juan Bolaños DF30Philip Ogbile DF30Mattia Santi DF33Aiden Barbara DF94Daniel Zerafa DFJurgen Farrugia DFMidfielders2Nathan Attard MF5Zachary CassarMF6Hubert Vella (Captain)MF7Shaun DimechMF11Pietro Tomaselli MF14Sam Azimzadeh Tabrizi MF17Jacob WalkerMF18Renan RiquelmeMF18Rasmus ThellufsenMF20Gabriel Costa MF21Kurt BondinMF24Luis RiascosMF26Alessandro CoppolaMF29Alex BrunoMF98Jackson MendozaMFDiego Christian MifsudMFForwards8Matthew XuerebFW9Daishawn RedanFW10Yuri de Jesus Messias FW11Yusuf SulaimanFW12Joshua OsebomenFW15Stipe TokicFW16Kane Tippett FW97Godberg CooperFWAndrea SantFWGabriel BorgFW
Transfers In DatePlayerMoving fromTypeFeeSourceSummer4 July 2026FW Yuri de Jesus Messias34 Valletta TransferFree17 July 2026MF Jackson Mendoza28 Valletta TransferFree18 July 2026DF Mattia Santi23 Borgoricco TransferFree23 July 2026DF Miguel Azzopardi22 ŻabbarLoan Free27 July 2026MF Pietro Tomaselli21Free AgentTransferFree 29 July 2026MF Shaun Dimech24Free AgentTransferFree 31 July 2026GK Mattia Chiesa26 Hellas VeronaTransferFree1 August 2026MF Sam Azimzadeh Tabrizi23 CâmpulungTransferFree4 August 2026FW Daishawn Redan25Free AgentTransferFree5 August 2026MF Kurt Bondin24 Melita TransferFree6 August 2026MF Rasmus Thellufsen29 Bryne TransferFree7 August 2026MF Alessandro Coppola26 BirkirkaraTransferFree9 August 2026FW Stipe Tokic24 Sassari Latte DolceTransferFree 10 August 2026MF Gabriel Costa28Free AgentTransferFree 11 August 2026DF Gustavo Felipe28Free AgentTransferFree 11 August 2026MF Luis Riascos24Free AgentTransferFree 21 August 2026MF Zachary Scerri30 Floriana TransferFree10 September 2026FW Godberg Cooper 29 ASU Politehnica Timișoara TransferFree
Out DatePlayerMoving fromTypeFeeSourceSummer1 July 2026MF Jamie Scerri22 MostaLoan returnFree1 July 2026MF Randall Vella34 Lija AthleticTransferFree16 July 2026MF Paul Lapira28UnattachedTransferFree18 July 2026DF Miguel Azzopardi22 ŻabbarLoan returnFree18 July 2026MF Leonardo Agius23 ŻabbarLoan returnFree18 July 2026MF Joey Vella31UnattachedTransferFree18 July 2026MF Christopher Mario Baker36UnattachedTransferFree19 July 2026GK James Pisani 31UnattachedTransferFree20 July 2026FW Duván Mosquera 30UnattachedTransferFree20 July 2026FW William James 22UnattachedTransferFree20 July 2026FW Charles Chibuike23UnattachedTransferFree
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Maltese Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Maltese FA Trophy
Gammari Muscat Cup Final
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Last updated: 10 September 2026
Goalscorers NameChallenge LeagueFA TrophyBOV Challenge CupPlay-offsTotal110FW Yuri Messias10001Total10001
Last updated: 31 August 2026
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