The 2015–16

Maltese FA Trophy The FA Trophy, currently known as the Meridianbet FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football (soccer), football cup competition that takes place in Malta. The cup was founded in 1933; following a match between England national footba ...

was the 78th version of the knockout tournament. The competition started on 5 September 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016.

Birkirkara Birkirkara (abbreviated as B'Kara or BKR) is a city in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the Malta (island), island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous pari ...

were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Sliema Wanderers.

Format

This version of the Maltese FA Trophy was a single elimination tournament contested by 65 teams. The winner, Sliema Wanderers, earned a spot in the

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. Sliema were unable to obtain a UEFA license. As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the Premier League. Matches which were level after regulation went to extra time and then penalties to determine a winner.

Schedule

Preliminary round

One preliminary match was played on 5 September 2015. The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 18 August 2015. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 5 September 2015

First round

Twelve first round matches were played between 11–13 September 2015. The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 18 August 2015. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 11 September 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 12 September 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 13 September 2015

Second round

Twenty second round matches were played between 23–25 October 2015. The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 18 August 2015. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 23 October 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 24 October 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 25 October 2015

Third round

Sixteen third round matches were played between 1 December 2015 and 6 January 2016. The draws for the third and fourth round were held on 27 October 2015. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 1 December 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 2 December 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 9 December 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 15 December 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 16 December 2015 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 6 January 2016

Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches were played between 19–20 January 2016. The draws for the third and fourth round were held on 27 October 2015. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 19 January 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 20 January 2016

Quarter-finals

Four quarter-final matches were played 19–20 April 2016. The draw for the quarter-final was held on 3 February 2016. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 19 April 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 20 April 2016

Semi-finals

Two semi-final matches were played 7–8 May 2016. The draw for the semi-final was held on 27 April 2016.

Final

The final was played on 14 May 2016. Balzan and Sliema Wanderers never meet in the final. For Balzan this was their first-ever Maltese FA Trophy final in history, while for Sliema Wanderers this was the fortieth final, and they won it twenty times. The last time

Balzan Balzan () is a municipality in the Northern Region, Malta, Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, forms part of the "Three villages of Malta, Three Villages" (). The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellin ...

and Sliema Wanderers met together in

was during the 2013-14 Fourth round when Sliema Wanderers beat

8–7 on penalties when the match ends 1–1 draw.

External links

maltafootball.comsoccerway.comuefa.com

References

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