Balzan F.C.

Balzan Football Club is a Maltese football club from the village of Balzan that competes in the Maltese Premier League, the top tier of Maltese football. The club was founded as Balzan Youths in 1937 and has been playing in the top division since 2010. They were renamed Balzan FC in June 2012.

Balzan
Full nameBalzan Football Club
Founded1937 (1937)
(as Balzan Youths)
PresidentAnton Tagliaferro
Head coachOliver Spiteri
LeagueMaltese Premier League
2022–23Maltese Premier League, 4th of 14
WebsiteClub website

Balzan has qualified for the UEFA Europa League for five seasons in a row between 2015–16 and 2019–20. The club finished as runners-up in the Malta Premier League in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and were finalists of the 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy, which they lost on penalties to Sliema Wanderers after a goalless draw in the regular time. In May 2019, the club finally won its first major honour, the 2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy, after defeating Valletta on penalties in the final.

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