Kirkop United F.C.
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| Full name | Kirkop United Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | |||
| Founded | 1951 as Kirkop Stars | |||
| Chairman | Joseph Farrugia | |||
| Manager | Matthew Caruana | |||
| League | National Amateur League | |||
| 2021–22 | National Amateur League, Group B, 7th | |||
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Kirkop United Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Ħal Kirkop, Malta. The club currently plays in the Maltese National Amateur League B. [1] They also play in the annual Maltese FA Trophy.[2]
History
Founded as Kirkop Stars by Klement Farrugia in 1951, the club played its first match in 1954 against Xewkija Tigers and was one of the founding members of the Malta Amateur Football Association in 1955. They then joined the MFA as associate members in 1956 and they were, renamed Kirkop United, finally admitted to play in the Third Division ahead of the 1957-58 season.[3]
References
- ^ "Kirkop United FC Maltese Football Association Website".
- ^ "Maltese Football Association FA Trophy Round 1, 2018/19".
- ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (16 March 2006). "Farrugia the drive behind Kirkop". Times of Malta. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
