From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarxien Rainbows
Full nameTarxien Rainbows Football Club
Nickname(s)Rainbows,Tarxien,Blues,
FoundedApril 1934; 90 years ago (1934-04)
as Rainbows Tarxien
GroundTony Cassar Sports Ground,
Tarxien, Malta
Capacity1000
ChairmanAnthony Cassar
ManagerJacques Scerri
League Maltese Challenge League
2021–22 Maltese Challenge League, Group B, 3rd

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

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 )

External links

Media Websites