Category: Youth Football

15 February 201715 February 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Winning start for Malta Under-16 against Armenia

Malta made a positive start to the UEFA European Boys Youth Under-16 Development Mini-Tournament after beating Armenia 1-0 in their opening game at the Centenary Stadium. Captain Shaun Dimech scored the winning goal with a direct free-kick from outside the… Read more

14 February 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta to face Armenia, Andorra and Gibraltar in UEFA Under-16 mini-tournament

Malta will face Armenia, Andorra and Gibraltar in the UEFA European Boys Youth Under-16 Development Mini-Tournament which gets underway on Wednesday with the first two games at the Centenary Stadium. Silvio Vella, the Malta U-17 coach, has called a squad… Read more

13 February 201713 February 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Youth Knock-Out Competition 2016/17 quarter-final draws

The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Youth Knock-Out Competition was held at the MFA Headquarters, Ta’ Qali on Monday. Quarter-Finals Swieqi United vs Melita Valletta vs Attard Hibernians vs Mosta Pietà Hotspurs vs Sliema Wanderers Semi-Finals Swieqi/Melita… Read more

8 February 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

2017 series kicks off on Sunday at Żurrieq Ground

Building on the success of the first set of The McDonalds FootballPlus For Kids Festivals, held last year at different grounds, the inaugural event from this year’s series will take place this Sunday, February 12 at the Żurrieq Football Ground.… Read more

16 January 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s Under-17 Knock-Out 2016/17 draws

The draws for the Women’s Under-17 Knock-Out Competition were held on Monday at the MFA Headquarters, Ta’ Qali. WOMEN’S UNDER-17 KNOCK-OUT – 2016/2017 Preliminary Round Kirkop United vs Mgarr United Birkirkara vs Hamrun Spartans Mosta vs Raiders (Luxol) Quarter Finals… Read more

1 January 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

First female coach for a Youths team

Maria Coppola has been appointed as coach of the Siggiewi Under-19 team apart, making her the first female coach for a male team at this level. Coppola, who also coaches the Siggiewi Under-13s, will be therefore gaining more coaching experience… Read more

22 December 201624 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Marlene Christmas Festival 2016

Birkirkara FC Youth Academy will be holding the Marlene Christmas Festival 2015, on the 23, 24 and 26 December 2016, at its Training Centre in Birkirkara. This is the 26th consecutive edition of this Festival, making it one of the… Read more

13 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

UEFA Under-19 and Under-17 Championship 2017/18 qualifying round draws

The draws for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA 2017/18 Under-19 European Championship and the UEFA 2017/18 Under-17 European Championship were made in Nyon on Tuesday. Malta was drawn in Group 4 along with Slovenia, Hungary and hosts Netherlands in… Read more

2 December 20163 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Second successful MFA-FIFA Live Your Goals Festival

Following last week’s event at our sister island, Gozo, the MFA Technical Centre’s Grassroots & Women’s Department, in collaboration with SportMalta and the Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education (DQSE), organized the second FIFA Live Your Goals Festival in… Read more

14 November 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-19 side defeats Moldova

The Malta Under-19 side, led by coach Wayne Attard, ended their commitments in Group 10 of the UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round with a 1-0 win over Moldova at the Gradski Stadion Zemum in Belgrade, Serbia on Monday. Aidan Friggieri… Read more