1. Format

2. Schedule

3. Preliminary round

4. First round

5. Second round

6. Third round

7. Fourth round

8. Quarter-finals

9. Semi-finals

10. Final

11. Television rights

12. See also

13. References

14. External links

The 2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy is the 81st version of the football tournament. A record number of 67 clubs are competing in the FA Trophy.^[1] The draws were conducted by Dr Angelo Chetcuti, the General Secretaery of the Malta FA, and Rodney Pisani, the Deputy General Secretary of the Association who leads the Competitions Department.

The clubs in the Premier League, First Division, Second Division and Third Division together with those from the Gozo Football League were involved in the draws of the initial rounds. The 14 top-flight sides enter the fray in the third round.

Valletta are the defending champions.

Format

The Maltese FA Trophy this season is a single elimination tournament between 67 clubs. Matches which were level after regulation advanced to extra time and afterwards to penalties to determine a winner, when needed.

Schedule

Preliminary round

Eight preliminary round matches were played on 31 August till 2 September 2018. The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 6 August 2018.^[1]

First round

Nine first round matches were played on 8-9 September 2018. The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 6 August 2018.^[1]

Second round

Eighteen second round matches were played on 26–28 October 2018. The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 6 August 2018.^[1] All teams from Maltese First Division and Maltese Second Division entered in Second round.

Wayne Chetcuti {{goal|63}}

David Fenech {{goal|90+2}}

Karl Caruana {{goal|90+3p}}

Cilia Mumford Arsene {{goal|50}}

Marcelo De Souza{{goal|98}}

Ratko Mandic {{goal|48og}}

Kooh Sohna Rafael{{goal|81}}

Luka Mijic {{goal|47}}

Beu Erjon {{goal|26}}

Dylan Mintoff {{goal|38}}

Andrea Azzopardi {{goal|43}}

Leejoe Schembri {{goal|90+1}}

Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza {{goal|62, 63, 65}}

Kenneth Aquilina {{goal|71}}

Jan Tanti{{goal|26}}

Rafael Ledesma Pompeo {{goal|31}}

Cadu Antonio Claudio Pavlidis {{goal|26p, 28, 51}}

Shaun Bajada {{goal|66, 78}}

Gianfranco Micallef {{goal|71}}

Mark Gauci{{goal|16p}}

De Fex Mariaga Rafae {{goal|19}}

Marlon Farrugia {{goal|68}}

Melvin Busuttil {{goal|71p}}

Larken Friggieri {{goal|78}}

Shaun Bonello {{goal|28}}

Liam Reno Gatt {{goal|64}}

Joao Pedro Vargas {{goal|28}}

Dylan Zarb {{goal|45}}

Kenneth Abela{{goal|73}}

Ryan Micallef {{goal|85}}

Duane Bonnici {{goal|62}}

Johan Castano {{goal|20}}

Brooke Farrugia {{goal|60}}

Chris Mercieca {{goal|3}}

Marko Nikolic {{goal|62}}

Pablo Nunez (OG) {{goal|75}}

Ryan Sciberras {{goal|105}}

Adrit Shkjau {{goal|57}}

Isaac Abela {{goal|11}}

Adrian Azzopardi {{goal|50}}

Jean Scholey {{goal|89, 90}}

Jamie Muscat {{goal|90+1}}

Ryan Sell {{goal|72, 95,120}}

Shaun Borg {{goal|110}}

Mark Anthony Ellul {{goal|51}}

Paul Lapira {{goal|16}}

Nick Borg {{goal|42}}

Dylan Pirotta {{goal|70, 77}}

Daniel Mateo Bustos{{goal|12, 42}}

Yuri De Jesus Messias {{goal|26, 82}}

Liam Lagana (OG) {{goal|45}}

Marcelo Barboso {{goal|47p}}

Luke Tabone {{goal|60}}

Third round

Sixteen third round matches will be play on 30 November and 3 December 2018. The draw for the third and fourth rounds was held 5 November 2018. All teams from Maltese Premier League enter in Third round.

The top six position from 2017-18 Maltese Premier League teams that are seeded in the third round of the FA Trophy. A total of thirty-two clubs will be involved in the draw.

Ryan Micallef {{goal|9}}

Thiago Rocha Rodrigo {{goal|27}}{{goal|50}}

Ze Lucas Caetano {{goal|31}}{{goal|74}}

Manolito Micallef {{goal|50 p}}

Taylon Nicolas Correa{{goal|11}}{{goal|13}}{{goal|16}}

Jurgen Degabriele {{goal|60}}

Isaac Ntow {{goal|88}}

Cachel Vella {{goal|88}}

Shunsuke Nakamura {{goal|33}}{{goal|64}}

Jan Bussuttil {{goal|57}}

James Scicluna {{goal|90+1 p}}

Corbalan Juan Carlos {{goal|37}}{{goal|66}}

Zachary Scerri {{goal|83}}

Thomas Grech {{goal|77}}

Kadu Carlos Eduardo Mendes {{goal|10}}

Andrija Majdevac {{goal|17}}{{goal|43}}{{goal|72}}

Correa Duarte Ricardo {{goal|30}}

Ciro Quaranta {{goal|24}}

Kim Buhagiar {{goal|78}}

Luke Mifsud {{goal|40}}{{goal|83}}

Karl Mohnani {{goal|63 p}}

Wilfried Domoraud {{goal|31}}

Danilo Quipapa Chapoval {{goal|30}}

Petar Orlandic {{goal|49}}

Jean Borg {{goal|19}}

Miguel Alba {{goal|52 p}}

Matteo Piccollo {{goal|59}}

Paolo Dandolo {{goal|3}}

Koken Kuroki {{goal|8}}

Andrea Azzopardi {{goal|42}}{{goal|59}}

Gabriel Borg {{goal|52}}

Siqueira Jackson Lima {{goal|28}}

Milos Stojanovic {{goal|57}}

Cadu Antonio Claudio Pavlidis {{goal|104 p}}

Edson Cardona {{goal|21}}{{goal|30}}

Frank Temile {{goal|32}}

Jefferson Mateus de Assis {{goal|48}}

Ricardinho Faria da Silva {{goal|17}}

Andre' Scicluna {{goal|45}}

Michele Paolucci {{goal|52 p}}

Caseres Augusto Rene {{goal|7}}

Braian Volpini {{goal|13}}

Romeu Pericles Romao {{goal|22 p}}

Rafael Morisco {{goal|39}}

Juri Cisotti {{goal|114}}

Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches will be play on 26-27 January 2019. The draw for the third and fourth rounds was held 5 November 2018. In the Fourth Round there are 10 clubs from Maltese Premier League left, 3 clubs from Maltese First Division left 2 clubs from Maltese Second Division and 1 club (Xewkija Tigers) from Gozo Football League left.

Tiago Adan Fonseca {{goal|4}}, {{goal|78}}

Taylon Nicolas Correa {{goal|33}}

Dunston Vella{{goal|54}}

Christian Degabriele {{goal|55}}

Paul Chimezie{{goal|75}}

Kyle Frendo{{goal|21}}

Claude Davy Angan {{goal|50}}

Younes Marzouk{{goal|41}}

Arab Siraj{{goal|19}}

Michele Paolucci {{goal|25}}, {{goal|59}}, {{goal|65}}

Jens Wemmer{{goal|61}}

Correa Duarte Ricardo {{goal|30}}, {{goal|58}}, {{goal|74}}

Aleksandar Kosoric{{goal|35}}

Andrija Majdevac{{goal|39}}

Steve Pisani {{goal|66}}

Haruna Garba{{goal|13}}, {{goal|61}}, {{goal|76}}

Michael Cachia{{goal|29}}

Andrew Spiteri{{goal|42}}

Jorge Pereira{{goal|47}}

Marcelo Henrique{{goal|72p}}

Eduardo Dos Santos {{goal|40}} OG

Erjon Beu{{goal|25}}

Jonathan Caruana{{goal|10}}

Mario Fontanella{{goal|17}}, {{goal|57}}

Matteo Picciolo{{goal|18}}

Bojan Kaljevic{{goal|50}}

Miguel Alba{{goal|60}}, {{goal|71}}

Quarter-finals

Four quarter-final matches will be play on 23 and 24 February 2019. The draw for the Quarter-finals was held 29 January 2019. The Eight clubs left were all from Maltese Premier League.

On 23 February 2019 Four quarter-final matches have been postponed amid safety concerns caused by the inclement weather, warnings of gale-force winds and hail-storm. The first FA Trophy quarter-final match between Pietà Hotspurs and Gżira United, at the Hibernians Stadium, was abandoned by referee Emanuel Grech in the 88th minute, and will resumed on 3 May 2019 at Ta' Qali National Stadium, 19:00, from the point of abandonment.

Tony De Queiroz Machedo Neto{{goal|50}}

Semi-finals

Two semi-final matches were played on 7 and 8 May 2019 at National Stadium, Ta' Qali. The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 5 May 2019.

Final

The final will played on 12 May 2019

Television rights

The following matches were broadcast live on TVM2 and on TSN:

See also

• 2018–19 Maltese Premier League

References

External links

• [https://mfa.com.mt/en/cups-competitions/cupscompetitions/bycategory/1/publish_date/asc/0/1/the--fa-trophy.htm Official FA Trophy website]
• The Maltese FA Trophy on UEFA

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