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2012–13 Maltese FA Trophy
The 2012–13 Maltese FA Trophy was the 75th season since its establishment. For the second season, the competition will include all teams from Malta and Gozo. The competition began on 5 September 2012 and is ended on 19 May 2013 with the final in Ta' Qali Stadium. The defending champions are Hibernians, having won their 9th Maltese Cup last season. The winner will qualify to the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Hibernians were the defending champions, and they retain the trophy. Calendar Matches began on 5 September 2012 and concluded with the final on 19 May 2013. First round Entering this round were clubs from the Maltese Third Division, the Gozo Football League First Division and the Gozo Football League Second Division. These matches took place between 5 and 11 September 2012. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 5 September 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 6 September 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernians F
Hibernian may refer to: * Of Hibernia, Latin name for Ireland; hence ** Irish (other) Hibernian, Hibernians or The Hibernian may refer to: Sports clubs * Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1875 * Hibernian W.F.C., a Scottish women's football club, founded 1999, affiliated with Hibernian F.C. * Hibernians F.C., a Maltese football club, founded 1922 * Cambuslang Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1884–1908 * Cork Hibernians F.C., an Irish soccer club, active 1957–1977 * Dundee Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1909 (renamed Dundee United in 1923) * Duntocher Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1894–1980 * Maryhill Hibernians F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1923–1967 (renamed Maryhill Harp in 1939) * Navan Hibernians GAC, an Irish hurling club active in 1902 * Philadelphia Hibernian, an American soccer club, active 1909–1921 * Seattle Hibernian, an American soccer club, successively named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senglea Athletic F
Senglea ( ), also known by its title Città Invicta (or Civitas Invicta), is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people. The city's title Città Invicta (lit. invincible city) was given because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. The name Senglea comes from the Grand Master who built it Claude de la Sengle and gave the city a part of his name. While Senglea is the 52nd most populated locality on the island, due to its incredibly small land area, it is the 2nd most densely populated locality after Sliema. In Senglea, locals speak the Cottonera dialect. Senglea was part of a town named Birmula. When the order of St John came to Malta they planned to build 3 cities from this land. It started from Senglea, then Vittoriosa and Cospicua. The rest of the land was named Cottonera an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attard F
Attard () is a town in the Northern Region of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija, it forms part of the "Three Villages" () and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. It has a population of 12,268 as of 2021. Attard's traditional Latin motto is ''Florigera rosis halo'' ("I perfume the air with my blossoms") due to its many flower gardens and citrus orchards. Attard is abundant in public gardens. The inhabitants of Attard are known as ''saraċini''. Etymology The name of 'Attard' is thought to have been derived from a surname assumed to belong to the first person who lived there. It is unclear what the word 'Attard' means. Some say it means blossoms as the word 'Attar' means fresh oil of the flowers or from the Arabic 'Atr', meaning perfume. Another derivation for the surname is the Italian town of "Atti" in Bologna. A few maps from the 1600s also show Attard listed as 'C. Attardo', which might show where the village name derives from. Municipality As a municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luqa St
Luqa ( , ) is a town located in the Southern Region of Malta, 4.3 km away from the capital Valletta. With a population of 5,945 as of March 2014, it is a small but densely populated settlement which is typical of Malta's older towns and villages. Luqa is centered around a main square which contains a church dedicated to St. Andrew. The patron saint's traditional feast is celebrated on the first Sunday of July, with the liturgical feast being celebrated on 30 November. The Malta International Airport is located in Luqa. Notable residents of the town included Michelangelo Sapiano (1826–1912), a well-known clockmaker and inventor whose work includes the clock in the parish church's belfry. The house where he lived is located on Pawlu Magri Street. History In 1592 the village of Luqa was hit by a plague epidemic, which hit all the population of Malta and caused many deaths. A sign of this sad episode is the cemetery found in Carmel Street, Alley 4 where people were buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qrendi F
Qrendi () is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi. Within its boundaries are the two Neolithic temples of Mnajdra and Ħaġar Qim. Two annual feasts are held in Qrendi: the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is celebrated either on the last Sunday of June or the first Sunday of July, and the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lady on 15 August. Although the majority of the village's old core buildings remain today, Qrendi has changed considerably in recent times. A bypass road has been built to divert through-traffic away from the village, modern suburb developments have been built and an open space with a bus terminus created in front of the Parish Church by removing the walled grounds from an old villa. History Fossilized remains of animals dating back to the Quaternary Period have been found in the environs of Qrendi. The remains were found in caves and coastal deposits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsa F
Marsa may refer to: Places *Marsa, Aude, a commune in the Aude department of France *Marsa, Malta, a city in central Malta *Mârșa, a commune in Giurgiu County, Romania *La Marsa, a suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia *Mârșa, a village in Avrig town, Sibiu County, Romania * Marsa Alam, a town in the Red Sea coast of Egypt * Marsa Matruh or Mersa Matrouh, capital of the Matruh Governorate in Egypt Other uses *MARSA (aviation), a set of procedures for aircraft separation *Marsa (football), a nickname for Croatian football club Marsonia * Marsa F.C., a Maltese football club * Mârșa River, a tributary of the Olt in Romania *AS Marsa (volleyball) Avenir sportif de La Marsa Volleyball Club (Arabic language, Arabic: نادي المستقبل الرياضي بالمرسي للكرة الطائرة, English language, English: El Marsa Future Association Club or ASM) is a Tunisian men's Volley ..., a Tunisian volleyball league See also * El Marsa (other) * * Marsas (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xewkija Tigers F
Xewkija (, , pronounced and written as Casal Sceuchia) is an administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014. History Xewkija, which is between Għajnsielem and the main town of Victoria, is the oldest village in Gozo. It became the first parish outside Victoria on 27 November 1678. Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Molina separated it from the Matrix. Dun Grezz Farrugia, from Valletta, became its first parish priest. It became the first district ''contrada'' known as ''casale'' "village". The name is derived from . Xewkija is famous for its church, The Rotunda of Xewkija, which is dedicated to John the Baptist, is the seat of the Knights Hospitaller, built from Maltese stone by local masons and craftsmen. The church is the largest in Gozo and its dome dominates the village. Its architect was Ġużè Damato. It replaced an older church. The titular statue of Saint John the Baptist was sculpted in wood by Pietro Paol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qala St , Persian (Urdu, Hindi) variant of Arabic ''qal'a''
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Qala or qal'a () may refer to: * Qala, Azerbaijan * Qala, Malta, a village on Gozo Island, Malta It may also refer to: * ''Qala'' (film), a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological-drama film ** ''Qala'' (soundtrack), its soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi and Sagar Desai See also * Kala (other), Persian alternate spelling of Arabic ''qal'a'' * Qalat (other), places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat * Qalat (fortress) * Qila (other) ''Qila'' a Persian, Urdu, and Hindi word meaning a fort or castle used in names of places. Qila may also refer to: * Qila, Hebron, a village in Palestine * ''Qila'' (film), a 1998 Bollywood Hindi language drama film See also * Kala (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Għajnsielem F
Għajnsielem (; meaning "Spring of Sielem") is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of Gozo in Malta, including the entire island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents (as of March 2014), and is the first Gozitan village that greets the visitor on leaving Mġarr Harbour towards the Gozitan heartland. Its name originated from the water spring, around which in 1700, Grandmaster Perellos built an arcade containing public wash basins and fresh water spouts. Attractions include Lourdes Chapel with its sharp steeple and underlying niche of Our Lady of Lourdes, Fort Chambray and the towering of Ghajnsielem Parish Church. Village Motto and Coat of Arms The Latin motto of Ghajnsielem is Ob fontem prosperitas, that is Flourishing because of a spring – Nistaghna b’nixxiegha ilma. The springs in the area were the magnet that attracted the first inhabitants that eventually led to the prosperity of the place. Places The following is a list of prominent pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerċem Ajax F
Ta' Kerċem is a village in Malta, in the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014. Ta' Kerċem evolved into a village community around chapel dedicated to Pope Gregory the Great built around 1581 and replaced in 1851 by a church which was enlarged to its present state between 1906 and 1910. Ta' Kerċem became a distinct parish on 10 March 1885 and since 17 August 1885, the church was additionally co-dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The village of Ta' Kerċem has a population of around 1700 people. Ta' Kerċem is home to Kerċem Ajax Stadium, one of the biggest stadiums in Gozo, mainly used for Gozo Football League Second Division The Gozo Football League Second Division, known as Bank of Valletta, BOV GFL Second Division for sponsorship reasons, is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1948. The Second Division is played ... games, which is the home stadium of Kerċem Ajax F.C. Incorporate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalkara F
Kalkara () is a village in the Port Region, Malta, Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for Lime (material), lime (Calce), and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times. Kalkara forms part of the inner harbour area and occupies the area around Kalkara Creek. The town has its own Local Council and is bordered by the cities of Birgu and Żabbar, as well as the town of Xgħajra. History The village of Kalkara developed as a small fishing community around the sheltered inlet of Kalkara Creek. Some historians believe that the land that today is known as Kalkara, was one of the first to be inhabited by the initial dwellers of Malta that came from nearby island of Sicily. The idea behind this theory is that the inlets of the Grand Harbour could have provided these primitive emigrants with the needed shelter after having endured their long voyage in the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
