Tarxien Rainbows Football Club are a football team from
Tarxien
Tarxien ( mt, Ħal Tarxien) is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta. Its population stood at 8583 in March 2014.
The town is most notable for the Tarxien Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structur ...
, 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
The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was the precursor of the present Premier L ...
in 2007–08. In 2008–09 the club finished level on points with fellow strugglers
Ħamrun Spartans
Hamrun (; ) is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 9,244 as of March 2014.
The people
The townspeople are traditionally known as ''Tas-Sikkina'' (literally meaning 'of the knife' or 'those who carry a knife') or as ' ...
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
Out on loan
Managers
* Noel Coleiro (2008–2011)
* Patrick Curmi (Oct 11, 2011 – May 16, 2012)
* Danilo Dončić (May 31, 2012 – Aug 27, 2012)
* Clive Mizzi (Aug 27, 2012 – 2014 )
* Jacques Scerri (Aug 2015 – Nov 2016)
* Brian Testaferrata (Nov 2016 – June 2017)
* Jose Borg (July 2017 – July 2019)
* Marko Glumac (July 2019 – November 2019)
* Demis Paul Scerri (December 2019 –2020 )
* Winston Muscat (July 2020 – February 2021)
* Steve D'Amato (February 2021–present)
External links
Media Websites
SoccerWay Club Profile
{{Maltese football
Football clubs in Malta
Association football clubs established in 1934
1934 establishments in Malta