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Qormi
Full nameQormi Football Club
Nickname(s)Sofor u Suwed (Yellow-Blacks)
"Tal Hobz" (The Bakers)
Tal-Panini
Yellows
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
GroundThomaso Ground,
Qormi, Malta
Capacity500
ManagerLydon Fenech
LeagueNational Amateur League
2021–22National Amateur League, Group B, 8th

Qormi Football Club is a Maltese football club from the city of Qormi, that currently plays in the Maltese National Amateur League. Won 4 league titles 1969-70 1982-83 1994-95 2023-24

History

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Qormi Football Club was founded in 1961 after the amalgamation of Qormi Youngsters (from the parish of St. Sebastian) and Qormi United (from the parish of St. George),[1] which is from where the club acquired its motto Fl-Għaqda s-Saħħa, (English: Strength in Unity). The first club from Qormi dates back to the 1920s. The club thus celebrated the 50th anniversary in 2011. Qormi Football Club is affiliated with the Malta Football Association (MFA) which is the main football body in Malta. The Qormi FC Youth Nursery is a sub-committee of Qormi FC and almost 200 youngsters are affiliated with the nursery.

Qormi Football Grounds (Thomaso Grounds) are situated in Valletta Road, Qormi and the amenities includes pitches, a conference hall, fitness centre, bar and the Qormi FC Youth Nursery Headquarters. Qormi's official colours are Yellow and Black. Qormi's biggest arch rivals are Zebbug Rangers from neighbouring town of Zebbug, Malta.

The club has spent some of its seasons yo-yo-ing from one division to another, but has recently started to build a more solid pace, progressing slowly but steadily to the upper divisions. Season 2007–08 was the best ever season in the club's recent history. Qormi clinched a second position finish in the Maltese First Division, following a hardly fought play-off penalty win against Mosta, which acquired the club's accession to the Maltese Premier League. Season 2008–09 will be the first season that Qormi will spend in the highest echelons of Maltese football since the old First Division was renamed the Premier League. To prepare for their first Maltese Premier League campaign, Qormi brought in ten new signings and gave a new look to the club's image. The team performed well in pre-season friendlies. In a press release, the club's committee expressed its aim to stay in top flight and possibly even making it to the Championship Pool. Nevertheless, Qormi still struggled against relegation like most newly promoted teams in the Premier League. Promotion was only achieved on the last day of the league, with a 2–0 win on Hamrun Spartans F.C. Season 2009–10 saw Qormi achieving a historical stint in the Maltese top-flight, as well as in the FA Trophy. The success was especially aided with arguably the best signing in the club's history, Camilo. Camilo finished top scorer in the league with 24 goals in 22 appearances where Qormi finished in the third place. Qormi then had to play a decider match to determine the taker of the Europa League spot for the next season, a match which Qormi lost to Sliema 0–2. Qormi also could have achieved a spot through the cup, however, albeit making it to the final, Qormi lost to Valletta 1–2.

After the departure of Camilo and other players, as well as coaches Jesmond Zerafa and Vincent Carbonaro, Qormi faced a difficult season the year after. Season 2010–11 saw Qormi retaining Stefan Giglio and Matthew Bartolo, and acquiring the services of George Mallia, Belgian Jason Vandelannoite, Nigerian Abubakar Bello-Osagie, South Korean Kang Ho-Jung in the first half of the season, and Brazilian Josue, Greek Christos Karamanolis, Guinea-Bissau Ibraima Sumaila Vaz Sani, and most notably, the Maltese national football team captain Michael Mifsud, in the second half of the season. Also notable was the change in technical staff at the beginning of the season, with Stephen Azzopardi heading the team. During the season, Azzopardi utilised various youth players coming up from the Youth Nursery. Qormi managed to finish eighth (only one team was relegated in Season 2010–11 however).

Qormi kept struggling season after season, with the occasional fluke in the Maltese FA Trophy. Qormi reached the final three times, all as runners-up, in 2009–10, 2011–12 and 2012–13.

The yellow-blacks celebrated their 50th anniversary during season 2011–12. On the pitch, as already mentioned, Qormi reached the final match of the Maltese cup competition, while holding various celebration activities and issuing various memorabilia, including a book relating history of football in Qormi between 1961 and 2011.

The club kept on struggling to avoid relegation, while enthusiasm for football in the city of Qormi began to wane. Qormi finished 8th in season 2014–15, once again clearing itself from relegation on the last matchday.

It was then revealed that the club had financial problems during an Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 13, 2015. The members agreed that the executive committee had to revisit the club's budgets prior to the 2015–16 season.

Kit evolution

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2005–06 home
2005–06 away
2008–09 home
2008–09 away
2008–09 third
2009–10 home
2009–10 away
2010–11 home
2010–11 away
2011–12 50th Anniversary
2011–12 home
2011–12 away
2014–15 home
2014–15 away

Achievements

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Current squad

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Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Jamie Azzopardi
6 MF Malta MLT Yannick Yankam
9 DF Malta MLT Manolito Micallef
10 FW Malta MLT Michael Camilleri
12 GK Malta MLT Dorian Bugeja
14 DF Czech Republic CZE Luboš Adamec
15 MF Malta MLT Luke Buttigieg
18 MF Malta MLT Michael Borg
20 DF Malta MLT Gaetano Gesualdi
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Malta MLT Alessio Cassar (Captain)
68 FW Brazil BRA Alexsandro
95 MF Brazil BRA Kassiano Soares
97 FW Malta MLT Iven Zammit
99 FW Malta MLT Tensior Gusman
— FW Brazil BRA Leozinho
— MF Mexico MEX Claudio Celis
— DF Malta MLT Glen Zammit
— MF Malta MLT Shamison Zammit

Club officials and coaching staff 2022–23

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Club officials and committee members (Elected 4 May 2022)

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  • Vice-president: Robert Farrugia
  • Secretary: Redeno Apap
  • Assistant Secretary: Christian Fenech
  • Treasurer: Stephen Pace
  • Ass.Treasurer:Jamie Zammit
  • Member (Supporters): Kerstin Gatt

Coaching staff

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  • Coach:Lydon Fenech
  • Assistant Coach: Fatos Daja
  • Team manager: Jurgen Mifsud

Historical list of coaches

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Seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Qormi Football Club in Maltese football, from 2004 to the present day.

Season Division Position Significant Events Maltese Cup
2004/05 Maltese Second Division 3rd
2005/06 Maltese Second Division 1st Champions
2006/07 Maltese First Division 6th
2007/08 Maltese First Division 3rd Play Off Winners
2008/09[15] Maltese Premier League 7th

References

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  1. ^ Axiaq, M. (2011), L-istorja ta' 95 sena futbol f'Ħal Qormi, u 50 sena amalgamazzjoni ta' Qormi FC. Qormi FC: Qormi, Malta. pp.19–21
  2. ^ "Unlucky Qormi bow out with dignity". Times of Malta. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Qormi, Jesmond Zerafa part company". MaltaFootball.com. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  4. ^ "Football: Azzopardi New Qormi coach". Malta Independent. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (19 October 2012). "Jesmond Zerafa appointed Qormi FC coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (22 June 2013). "Tommaso Volpi appointed new Qormi coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ Azzopardi, Kevin (3 January 2014). "Qormi set to confirm Zeman appointment". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ Azzopardi, Kevin (26 June 2014). "Qormi hand first-team reins to Mansueto". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  9. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (4 February 2015). "Mark Miller signs short-term deal with Qormi". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (11 June 2015). "Jesmond Zerafa re-appointed Qormi FC coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (23 October 2015). "Johann Scicluna formally appointed Qormi FC coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (19 May 2016). "Brian Spiteri appointed new Qormi coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Muscat takes over at Qormi". Times of Malta. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (31 August 2019). "Qormi FC present squad ahead of First Division campaign". Malta Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  15. ^ "League Table 2008/09". Malta Football. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-05-30. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help) [dead link‍]
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