Lija Athletic

Challenge Cup

Founded:	1949
Stadium:	Lija Ground
Coach:	Joseph Galea
Challenge League Form:
Overall Form:

Lija Athletic home ground venue is Lija Ground.

Joseph Galea is the current coach for Lija Athletic.

Lija Athletic Challenge League Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Lija Athletic have played a total of 22 matches in Malta Challenge League. Their current statistics is 5 win, 4 draw and 13 lose.

Lija Athletic did not lose their last two matches in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Lija Athletic results for their home or away matches in Challenge League 2024/2025.

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Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Lija Athletic	22	5	4	13

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
12/04/2025	Lija Athletic	3 - 0	Zebbug Rangers	1-0	H2H	O	+
Omar Khatib 13'
13'
Erjon Beu 39'		1 - 0
53'		2 - 0
			63'
			63' Jamie Carbone
			63'
Ronald Makalysten 66'
			71'
Ronald Makalysten 72'		3 - 0
			80' Ayrton Mizzi
			80'
			80' Camilo Díaz
			80' Gabriel Zammit
Bradley Sciberras 82'
Matteo Fenech 82'
Gareth Joyce 82'
Bradley Sciberras 82'
Mead Mifsud 82'
06/04/2025	Senglea Athletic	1 - 1	Lija Athletic	1-1	H2H	O	+
10'
		0 - 1	11' Erjon Beu
27'		1 - 1
			68'
			68' Ronald Makalysten
			68'
			79' Omar Khatib
81'
Kane Bonello 81'
Kane Bonello 81'
Emerson Vella 84'
Liam McKay 84'
			85'
			85'
			90+1' Sheldon Briffa
29/03/2025	Lija Athletic	2 - 3	Fgura United	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	29'
Bradley Sciberras 46'
49'		1 - 1
52'
			64' Donnys Quintero
			64' Elisé Okito Lundula
			64' Matteo Gambin
			64'
Kemmu Degran Jackson 78'
Ronald Makalysten 78'
		1 - 2	80' Miguel Tabone
Erjon Beu 83'
84'
85'
			86' Haytham Abdelghani
		1 - 3	88'
Erjon Beu 90+2'		2 - 3
			90+3'
08/03/2025	Gudja United	0 - 1	Lija Athletic	0-0	H2H	O	+
15'
Eman Micallef 31'
45+1'
Veljko Tasić 46'
			49' Ronald Makalysten
			52' Kemmu Degran Jackson
Jeremy Delmar 59'
Llywelyn Cremona 59'
James Pisani 72'
Russell Fenech 73'
Mathias Conti 73'
			73' Sheldon Briffa
			73' Mead Mifsud
Jurgen Grech 79'
Glending Farrugia 90'
		0 - 1	90+2' Erjon Beu
02/03/2025	Lija Athletic	0 - 2	St. Andrews	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	8' R. Correa
Clayton Giordimaina 45'
Mead Mifsud 46'
Erjon Beu 46'
		0 - 2	54'
64'
			74' D. Camilleri
			74' A. Zivkovic
Kemmu Degran Jackson 80'
			88' W. England
			88' N. Sultana
			88' T. Torregiani
			90+2' R. Correa
			90+2'
22/02/2025	Mtarfa	2 - 1	Lija Athletic	1-0	H2H	O	+
20'		1 - 0
Zeron Azzopardi 50'
Zeron Azzopardi 55'
C. Dalli 55'
Eric Mensah 57'		2 - 0
			68' Bradley Sciberras
			68' Gareth Joyce
		2 - 1	69' Ronald Makalysten
71'
Ayrton Azzopardi 78'
Daren Falzon 78'
			81' Leon Muscat
			81' Mead Mifsud
			81'
			89' Gareth Joyce
16/02/2025	Lija Athletic	1 - 2	Sirens	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	14' Gary Camilleri
			38' Carlos Chabá
38'
41'
68'
Mason Agius 73'		1 - 1
Bradley Sciberras 76'
76'
			79' Mason Agius
			79' Mark Fenech
			81' Zak Grech
			81' Andrew Messina
			85' Trezeguet Zammit
			88' Mark Fenech
		1 - 2	90+3' Gilberto Carrara
08/02/2025	Tarxien Rainbows	3 - 1	Lija Athletic	1-0	H2H	O	+
Jurgen Debono 3'		1 - 0
			15' Luca Mallia
			45+4' Leon Muscat
			52' Luca Mallia
			52'
Gabriel Mensah 58'
Braima Candé 58'
		1 - 1	66' Rundell Winchester
Daniel Sant 66'
74'		2 - 1
Zachary Brincat 79'
Tensior Gusman 79'
Jurgen Debono 80'
Sheldon Mizzi 80'
80'
			81'
			88'
Hubert Vella 89'		3 - 1
Brandon Muscat 90'
Kurt Briffa 90'
01/02/2025	Lija Athletic	0 - 1	Fgura United	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	20'
			29'
			43'
			71'
Leon Muscat 74'
Matthew Brincat 85'
90+2'
			90+3'
25/01/2025	Mgarr	1 - 1	Lija Athletic	0-1	H2H	O	+
			9'
30'
			34'
			36'
		0 - 1	39'
Liam McKay 56'
Clive Gauci 56'
Matthew Mifsud 56'
Connor Zammit 56'
			69' Luca Mallia
			69'
Kwasi Donsu 80'
			81' Rundell Winchester
			81'
Kyle Frendo 84'
84'
Kyle Frendo 84'
84'
Jurgen Suda 84'
84'
Samuel Boakye 85'
			89' Bradley Sciberras
			89' Clayton Giordimaina
90+5'		1 - 1
18/01/2025	Senglea Athletic	2 - 3	Lija Athletic	2-2	H2H	O	+
Jeffries Rudy Cassar 1'		1 - 0
Andrej Nakov 9'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	10'
		2 - 2	26' Rundell Winchester
Andrej Nakov 53'
53'
Peter Paul Sammut 53'
			61' Luca Mallia
			61'
			61'
			69'
70'
			82' Bradley Sciberras
			82'
84'
Sean Mintoff 89'
		2 - 3	90' Erjon Beu
05/01/2025	Lija Athletic	3 - 0	Sirens	1-0	H2H	O	+
5'		1 - 0
			8' Mark Fenech
			15'
25'
			45+3'
46'
60'
62'		2 - 0
			64' Carlos Chabá
			64' Hafiz Mohammed Akadom
			66' Ryan Mercieca
			69' Zak Grech
			69' Mason Agius
Luca Mallia 74'		3 - 0
Bradley Sciberras 76'
76'
79'
86'
Luca Mallia 89'
89'
22/12/2024	Lija Athletic	0 - 1	Santa Lucia	0-0	H2H	O	+
Clayton Giordimaina 16'
			26' J. Cloth
Kenley Scerri 32'
R. Costa 53'
			68' J. Cloth
Jake Jovanoski 79'
		0 - 1	80' J. Cloth
Aron Jhanluis Hernández Leal 81'
O. Khatib 81'
Kenley Scerri 81'
Bradley Sciberras 81'
Jake Jovanoski 82'
Gareth Joyce 82'
Mead Mifsud 84'
K. Curmi 84'
R. Winchester 84'
Adam Camilleri 89'
14/12/2024	Zurrieq	1 - 1	Lija Athletic	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	25' R. Winchester
			28' Mead Mifsud
Emerson Camilleri 59'
Mauro Bonnici 59'
Emerson Camilleri 59'
Shawn Darmanin 59'
			63' R. Costa
Jamie Zerafa 68'
J. C. Buttigieg 68'
			69' Adam Camilleri
			70' Bradley Sciberras
			70' Luca Mallia
			76' Aron Jhanluis Hernández Leal
			76' Gareth Joyce
E. C. Glamour 83'
J. S. Mwenda 83'
			87' Ronald Makalysten
			87' Sheldon Briffa
J. S. Mwenda 90+1'		1 - 1
			90+2' Leon Muscat
01/12/2024	Swieqi	3 - 1	Lija Athletic	1-0	H2H	O	+
			14' O. Khatib
Blessing Brafo 16'		1 - 0
			19' Erjon Beu
			23' Erjon Beu
			30' Erjon Beu
Blessing Brafo 41'
Matthew Spiteri 46'
Siraj Arab 46'
Blessing Brafo 56'
Daniel Agius 56'
Blessing Brafo 60'
Daniel Agius 60'
C. Gyamfi 61'		2 - 0
			66' Aron Jhanluis Hernández Leal
			66' R. Costa
			75' Clayton Giordimaina
			75' Leon Muscat
Augusto René Cáseres 81'		3 - 0
			82' Bradley Sciberras
			82' A. Amhamed
			82' Adam Camilleri
			82' Jake Jovanoski
Augusto René Cáseres 82'
Michael Micallef 82'
Nicholas Pisani 82'
Isaiah Micallef 82'
			84' Leon Muscat
			84' Sheldon Briffa
			85' Leon Muscat
			85' Sheldon Briffa
		3 - 1	86' R. Winchester
23/11/2024	Lija Athletic	1 - 3	Marsa	0-3	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	5' Gabriel Aquilina
Sheldon Briffa 9'
		0 - 2	17' R. Winchester
R. Winchester 24'
Leon Muscat 29'
			31' Dylan Agius
		0 - 3	35' Robinho
R. Winchester 46'
Erjon Beu 46'
O. Khatib 46'
Mead Mifsud 46'
Sheldon Briffa 46'
Kenley Scerri 46'
Erjon Beu 55'		1 - 3
Bradley Sciberras 61'
			67' Russell Fenech
			68' J. Aboumehdi
			68' L. Muscat
			69' Russell Fenech
			69' S. Bugeja
Bradley Sciberras 80'
Gareth Joyce 80'
			83' Gilmore Azzopardi
			83' Neil Demanuele
Luca Mallia 84'
K. Curmi 84'
Alessio Azzopardi 86'
			86' Lydon Micallef
			90+2' Gabriel Aquilina
			90+2' Matthias Bugeja
03/11/2024	Mtarfa	2 - 1	Lija Athletic	1-0	H2H	O	+
J. Hassan 23'		1 - 0
Peter Paul Sammut 57'
Brandon Micallef 57'
Erjon Beu 61'
			61' Erjon Beu
Ayrton Azzopardi 65'
Zeron Azzopardi 65'
			65' Mead Mifsud
			65' Bradley Sciberras
			81' Omar Khatib
			81' Gianluca Falzon
J. Hassan 82'
J. C. Agbakwuru 82'
Jamiu Hassan 82'
Joseph Chilaka Agbakwuru 82'
		1 - 1	84' Erjon Beu
E. Mensah 87'
Zeron Azzopardi 90+2'		2 - 1
27/10/2024	Lija Athletic	1 - 0	St. Andrews	0-0	H2H	O	+
			76' Clyde Cumbo
			76' Luca Brincat
			77' Omar Elouni
Matteo Fenech 80'
Aron Leal 80'
Luca Mallia 86'
Amir Amhamed 86'
Luca Mallia 86'
Amir Amhamed 86'
Erjon Beu 90+1'		1 - 0
			90+1' Clay Paul Tanti
			90+2' Omar Elouni
			90+2' William James England
20/10/2024	Zebbug Rangers	2 - 2	Lija Athletic	0-2	H2H	O	+
			11' R. Winchester
			11' Aron Jhanluis Hernández Leal
		0 - 1	12' J. G. Mendes Fernandes F.
		0 - 2	23' O. Khatib
			43' Aron Jhanluis Hernández Leal
Ayrton Mizzi 62'
Glen Mifsud 62'
L. Cassar 62'
Owen Sciberras 62'
Camilo Díaz 70'		1 - 2
J. G. Mendes Fernandes F. 75'		2 - 2
			77' Luca Mallia
			77' A. Amhamed
			77' Bradley Sciberras
			77' Mead Mifsud
			81' Sheldon Briffa
			81' Gianluca Falzon
			81' Ronald Makalysten
			81' Matteo Fenech
			82' Gianluca Falzon
Gaetano Joseph Gesualdi 90+1'
29/09/2024	Lija Athletic	0 - 1	Gudja United	0-0	H2H	O	+
			34' Diego Silva
Julian Camilleri 41'
Bradley Sciberras 43'
Julian Camilleri 64'
			66' Travis Bartolo
			72' Travis Bartolo
			72' Andrea Mizzi
			77' Jamie Cutajar
Luke Bonnici 80'
		0 - 1	81' Dale Mifsud
Omar Khatib 82'
			83' Dale Mifsud
			84' Dale Mifsud
			84' Mattias Formosa
Sheldon Briffa 85'
Brave Azzopardi 85'
			90+3' Jurgen Grech
22/09/2024	Valletta	6 - 0	Lija Athletic	3-0	H2H	O	+
Enoch Mushagalusa 11'		1 - 0
Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu 34'		2 - 0
			37' O. Khatib
Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu 44'		3 - 0
Jake Azzopardi 46'
Aidan Jake Friggieri 46'
			46' Gianluca Falzon
			46' Luca Mallia
James Scicluna 47'		4 - 0
			54' Azzopardi A.
			54' Camilleri J.
			58' Ronald Costa
James Scicluna 59'
Zak Barbara 59'
Enoch Biringanine Mushagalusa 59'
Jefferson Ferreira de Souza 59'
Aidan Friggieri 65'		5 - 0
			69' Kenley Scerri
			69' Sheldon Briffa
Sheldon MacKay 72'
Dejan Vukovic 72'
Enzo Ruiz 73'
Christian Gauci 73'
Vukovic D. 80'
Christian Gauci 84'		6 - 0
14/09/2024	Lija Athletic	1 - 2	Pietà Hotspurs	0-0	H2H	O	+
Alessio Azzopardi 31'
			53' Gabriel Xuereb
			53' Kurt Briffa
Omar Khatib 54'
		0 - 1	55' Emmanuel Bio
Ronald Makalysten 63'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	81' Emmanuel Bio

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Lija Athletic in Challenge League.

Statistics & Analysis of Lija Athletic

Ronald Makalysten is the leading top goal scorer for Lija Athletic with 2 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	2
Longest losing streak	5
Longest run without loss	3
Longest run without win	6
Clean sheets	4
Matches over 2.25 goals	13
Matches under 2.25 goals	9
Matches First Half Over 0.5	17
Matches First Half Under 0.5	5
Matches odd	13
Matches even	9
Average goals scored	1.14
Average goals allowed	1.73
Failure to score	5
Biggest victory	3 - 0
Biggest defeat	6 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	1
Own goals	1
Goalless draw at home match	0 (0%)
Goalless draw at away match	0 (0%)
Comeback win	0
Top Goal Scorer	Ronald Makalysten
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Challenge League 2024/2025 - Championship Round Table

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Valletta	7	7	0	0	49	7	+42	59
2	Tarxien Rainbows	7	2	4	1	29	22	+7	39
3	Swieqi	7	2	2	3	33	29	+4	36
4	Pietà Hotspurs	7	2	3	2	34	30	+4	35
5	Zurrieq	7	3	1	3	32	31	+1	32
6	Santa Lucia	7	1	4	2	36	41	-5	32
7	Mgarr	7	2	3	2	32	28	+4	31
8	Marsa	7	0	1	6	32	34	-2	29

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Promotion Play-off

Challenge League 2024/2025 - Relegation Round Table

Lija Athletic are in the 7th position of Challenge League and they are in contention for Relegation.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Fgura United	7	5	0	2	37	24	+13	36
2	St. Andrews	7	6	1	0	24	27	-3	29
3	Sirens	7	3	1	3	37	40	-3	27
4	Gudja United	7	1	3	3	30	34	-4	27
5	Zebbug Rangers	7	1	1	5	29	40	-11	21
6	Mtarfa	7	4	1	2	23	39	-16	20
7	Lija Athletic	7	2	1	4	25	38	-13	19
8	Senglea Athletic	7	1	2	4	20	38	-18	14

Relegation

Challenge League 2024/2025 - 1st Phase Table

Lija Athletic are in the 13th position of Challenge League and they are in contention for Lower Table Round.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Valletta	15	12	2	1	29	4	+25	38
2	Tarxien Rainbows	15	9	2	4	22	16	+6	29
3	Marsa	15	8	4	3	25	13	+12	28
4	Swieqi	15	8	4	3	23	18	+5	28
5	Pietà Hotspurs	15	8	2	5	21	19	+2	26
6	Santa Lucia	15	8	1	6	24	25	-1	25
7	Mgarr	15	5	7	3	24	19	+5	22
8	Zurrieq	15	6	4	5	18	17	+1	22
9	Fgura United	15	6	3	6	17	14	+3	21
10	Gudja United	15	6	3	6	21	22	-1	21
11	Zebbug Rangers	15	3	8	4	22	20	+2	17
12	Sirens	15	4	5	6	25	26	-1	17
13	Lija Athletic	15	3	3	9	16	28	-12	12
14	St. Andrews	15	2	4	9	11	23	-12	10
15	Senglea Athletic	15	2	3	10	13	27	-14	9
16	Mtarfa	15	2	1	12	10	30	-20	7

Championship Round

Lower Table Round

Lija Athletic Squad

Detailed statistics of each Lija Athletic player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

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#	Photo	Name of Player	N	A
		Adam Camilleri
		Aiden Mallia
		Alessio Azzopardi
		Andrei Spiteri
		Aron Jhanluis Hernández Leal
		Carl Cassar
		Clayton Giordimaina
		Clinch McAllister
		Courage Jesusemen Omoruanzoje
		Erjon Beu
		Gareth Joyce
		Gianluca Falzon
		Jake Jovanoski
		Kenley Scerri
		Lee Ciantar
		Leon Muscat
		Luca Perrone
		Luke Bonnici
		Matteo Fenech
		Matthias Cuschieri
		Mead Mifsud
		Miguel Micallef
		Rafael Stockmann Fávero
		Ronald Makalysten
		Sean Schembri
		Shaun Spiteri
		Sheldon Briffa

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