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 Challenge 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
ManagerJacques Scerri
LeagueMaltese Challenge League
2021–22Maltese Challenge League, Group B, 3rd

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

Managers
  • Malta Noel Coleiro (2008–2011)
  • Malta Patrick Curmi (Oct 11, 2011 – May 16, 2012)
  • Serbia Danilo Dončić (May 31, 2012 – Aug 27, 2012)
  • Malta Clive Mizzi (Aug 27, 2012 – 2014 )
  • Malta Brian Testaferrata (Nov 2016 – June 2017)
  • Malta Jose Borg (July 2017 – July 2019)
  • Serbia Marko Glumac (July 2019 – November 2019)
  • Malta Demis Paul Scerri (December 2019 –2020 )
  • Malta Winston Muscat (July 2020 – February 2021)
  • Malta Steve D'Amato (February 2021– Aug 2022)
  • Malta Jacques Scerri (Aug 2022 – present )

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