Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Rabat. The last promotion to the Maltese Premier League was achieved in the 2011–12 season, when they earned promotion after finishing second behind Melita.
History
- 1930 : Club founded with the name Rabat Rovers
- 1937 : Joined with Rabat Rangers and Old City to form Rabat Zvanks
- 1938 : Club was renamed to Rabat FC
- 1980 : Joined with Rabat Ajax to form Rabat Ajax FC
- 1983 : First participation in a European Cup (C3) (1983/84 season)
- 1985 : Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship
- 1986 : Rabat Ajax win The Maltese Championship and Maltese Cup
Honours
UEFA Cups qualifiers
In 1983–84 Rabat Ajax met Czechoslovak side Inter Bratislava in the UEFA Cup, where following a 0–10 dumping at home, they also lost 0–6 in the return leg in Bratislava. The following year Rabat Ajax also played in the UEFA Cup, where it met Yugoslav side Partizan Belgrade, with whom it lost both matches with a 0–2 scoreline.
Rabat Ajax has played four qualification matches in the European Cup. In 1985–86 they lost twice a 5–0 score against Cypriot side AC Omonia. In 1986–87 they were trounced 9–0 by eventual winners FC Porto at the Rio Ave stadium in Vila do Conde and 1–0 at home in Malta.
Rabat Ajax in Europe
Players
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable former managers
External links
Michael Sciriha
Paddy Sloan
Zija Yildiz (October 1994 – June 2001)
Michael Molzahn (July 2009 – June 11)
