Tarxien Rainbows F.C.

Tarxien Rainbows Football Club are a football team from Tarxien, a town in southern Malta. They currently play in the Maltese Premier League.

Tarxien Rainbows
Full nameTarxien Rainbows Football Club
Nickname(s)Rainbows,Tarxien,Blues,
FoundedApril 1934 (1934-04)
as Rainbows Tarxien
GroundTony Cassar Sports Ground,
Tarxien, Malta
Capacity1000
ChairmanAnthony Cassar
ManagerSteve D'Amato
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2019–20Maltese Premier League, 14th of 14

The club were founded as Rainbows Tarxien in April 1934, and participated in all the divisions of Maltese football. They have been in the top flight 3 times, with the longest spell starting from the 2008–2009 season, and are still there. The club was promoted to the best division after finishing as champions in the Maltese First Division in 2007–08. In 2008–09 the club finished level on points with fellow strugglers Ħamrun Spartans and Msida St. Joseph. Ħamrun had the worst head-to-head record and were relegated, while Tarxien Rainbows managed to avoid relegation with a playoff-win over Msida St. Joseph. In 2009–10 the season was different for the Rainbows as they managed to place fifth in the table and proceeded to the semi-finals of both domestic cup competitions that the club played.

In the 2009–10 season, Tarxien Rainbows placed fifth in the championship pool above rivals Hibernians. The team won the derby three times in a row making it a historical season. Tarxien went on to reach the semi-final of the F.A. Trophy and the 100th Anniversary Cup.

In the 2010–11 season Tarxien Rainbows finished in fifth place in the championship pool. The club ended the First Round in second place. In the same season they reached the Semi-final of the U*BET FA Trophy.

In the 2011–12 season Tarxien Rainbows avoided relegation with a few games remaining before the end of the season.

Players

Current squad
As of 8 August 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  BRA Anderson Carneiro
3 DF  MLT Cedric Zahra
4 MF  MLT Brandon Muscat
5 DF  BRA Carlos Chabá
6 DF  MLT Daniel Zerafa
7 MF  MLT Daren Falzon (on loan from Naxxar Lions)
8 MF  MLT Matthew Spiteri
9 FW  SVN Vito Plut
10 MF  BRA Lincoln
13 DF  BRA Eduardo Rosado
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  MLT Luke Sciberras
16 MF  MLT Jurgen Debono
18 DF  MLT Kyle Gatt
19 DF  MLT Matthew Tabone
20 MF  JPN Yuki Omuro
21 MF  JPN Shunsuke Kanayama
22 MF  MLT Miguel Ciantar
23 MF  MLT Misael Miranda
30 MF  CHI Edison Bilbao
33 FW  MLT Dale Tabone
39 DF  MLT Keith Attard
94 GK  MLT Jurgen Borg
95 GK  MLT Andrea Cassar
95 DF  MLT Luke Grech

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Former players

Managers
  • Noel Coleiro (2008–2011)
  • Patrick Curmi (Oct 11, 2011 – May 16, 2012)
  • Danilo Dončić (May 31, 2012 – Aug 27, 2012)
  • Clive Mizzi (Aug 27, 2012 – 2014 )
  • Jacques Scerri (Aug 2015 – Nov 2016)
  • Brian Testaferrata (Nov 2016 – June 2017)
  • Jose Borg (July 2017 – July 2019)
  • Marko Glumac (July 2019 – November 2019)
  • Demis Paul Scerri (December 2019 –2020 )
  • Winston Muscat (July 2020 – February 2021)
  • Steve D'Amato (February 2021- )

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