Mosta F.C.
| Full name | Mosta Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Tar-Rotunda, The Pride of the North, Blues | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | ||
| Capacity | 700 | ||
| Chairman | George Galea | ||
| Manager | Mario Muscat | ||
| League | Maltese Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | 8th of 14 | ||
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Mosta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in the town of Mosta on the island of Malta. They have played in the Maltese Premier League since the 2011–12 season.
Mosta FC's eternal rivals are neighbours Naxxar Lions with whom they contest the Derby of Northern Malta otherwise known as the Northern Classic. The context of this derby was that Mosta up until 1608 was considered to be a part of Naxxar even though the people identified differently as Mostin. In that year both Mosta and Għargħur took independence from Naxxar, with both of Gharghur FC and Mosta FC sharing a rivalry with Naxxar Lions; however the derby between Mosta and Naxxar is more fiercely contested as for hundreds of years they were the largest two towns in the Northern Region, and apart from that both clubs are considered to be the best two clubs in the region.
Futsal
Mosta F.C. also had a futsal team, which participated in Malta's top futsal league until 2024. The 2014–15 season was the last edition of the Enemed Futsal League in which Mosta participated, finishing 7th out of 9 teams. The previous season, Mosta finished 8th out of 15 clubs.[1][2]
In the quarter-final of the 2014–15 cup edition, Mosta F.C. lost 1–8 to Luxol St. Andrews.[3]
Currently, only the youth team exists, even producing players for the under-17 and under-19 teams of the national team.[4][5][6]
Mosta F.C. lost the final of the 2021–22 Youth Futsal League to Sliema Wanderers.[7]
Achievements
- Maltese First Division 3rd Place (Promoted): 2010–11
- Maltese First Division Champions: 1986–87
- Maltese First Division Runners-up: 2001–02, 2004–05
- Maltese Second Division Champions: 1984–85, 1992–93
- Maltese Second Division Section Winners: 1978–79, 1992–93
- Maltese Second Division Runners-up: 1973–74
- Maltese Third Division Champions: 1964–65
- Maltese Third Division Section Winners: 1968–69
Players
Current squad
- As of 7 February, 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Players in use 2023-2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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European record
As of match played 15 July 2021
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Spartak Trnava | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round 4
Club officials
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Technical Staff | |
| Mario Muscat | Head coach |
| Davor Filipović | Assistant coach |
| Simon Vella | Goalkeepers Coach |
| Jeancarl Azzopardi | Physiotherapist |
| Jason Vella | Team Manager |
| Robert Frendo | Kit Manager |
| Board Members | |
| George Galea | President and First Delegate |
| Michael Galea | Secretary |
| Owen Vella | Treasurer |
| Adrian Farrugia | President |
| Charlene Farrugia | Assistant Secretary |
| Melchiore Dimech | Board Member |
| Johann Cilia | Head of Youth Development Sector |
Historical list of coaches
- Ronnie Cocks
- John Calleja (1968 - 1969)
- Guentcho Dobrev (1988 - 1991)
- Guentcho Dobrev (1999 - 2000)
- Paul Zammit (Jun 1, 2003 – Oct 30, 2005)
- Michael Molzahn (Jul 1, 2008 – Jun 30, 2009)
- Oliver Spiteri (July 1, 2009 – Nov 16, 2011)
- Steve D'Amato (Nov 17, 2011 – Feb 13, 2013)
- Danilo Dončić (Feb 16, 2013 – Dec 24, 2013)
- Enrico Piccioni (Dec 24, 2013 – Nov 3, 2014)
- Peter Smith (Nov 10, 2014 – June 10, 2015)
- Ivan Zammit (Jun 10, 2015 – Aug 15, 2015)
- Anthony Cremona (Aug 21, 2015 – Mar 21, 2016)
- Ivan Zammit (Apr 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016)
- Edmond Lufi (Jul 12, 2016 – Oct 1, 2016)[8]
- Ivan Zammit (Oct 13, 2016 – Dec 13, 2016)[9]
- Zsolt Hornyák (Jan 2, 2017 – Apr 1, 2017)[10]
- Johann Scicluna (Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018)
- Fausto Craighero (Jul 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019)
- Enrico Piccioni (Jul 31, 2018 – Nov 16, 2018)
- Johann Cilia (Nov 16, 2018 – Nov 21, 2018) (caretaker)[11]
- Mark Miller (Nov 22, 2018 – June 16, 2020)[12]
- Mario Muscat
Women's team
The women's team of Mosta plays in the country's top division, the Maltese First Division. In 2010–11 it won its first championship and thus qualified to the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[13] The team was runners-up in the 1998 and 1999 Maltese Women's Cup and recently won the 2012 cup.[14]
References
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (23 August 2013). "Sixteen teams in Futsal Premier League". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (15 May 2014). "Futsal: Comfortable wins for Hibs, Balzan". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (12 February 2015). "Futsal: Knock-Out quarter-finals get underway on Friday". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (22 January 2023). "Under-19 Futsal national team place second in UEFA qualifying mini-tournament". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (15 December 2022). "Two friendly matches for Malta Under-19 Futsal national team in Gibraltar". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (17 January 2023). "Futsal: Under-19 national team set for debut in UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (31 May 2022). "Sliema Wanderers win Youth Futsal League". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2016-10-01). "Edmond Lufi resigns from Mosta FC coach". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (14 December 2016). "Mosta sack Zammit". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (2017-01-02). "Slovak coach for Mosta FC". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Mosta part ways with coach Piccioni". Times of Malta. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (16 June 2020). "Miller leaves Mosta FC". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Mosta ready to live the Champions League dream". UEFA. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Malta – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2011.