9th August 2004

         President - Mario Spiteri

        Secretary - Tony Sapiano

PRO - Patrick Pace 

 7th August 2004

Last Wednesday 28 July 2004 the annual general meeting was held where a new committee has been elected. Those elected for the new MTFSA committee are  Hansel Mallia u Mario Spiteri(15 votes), Patrick Pace u Joe M.Debono (12 votes) u Tony Sapiano (10 votes). During the first meeting to be held the following are some of the many points to be discussed.

M.T.F.S.A.

The first ever MTFSA calendar has been scheduled for the upcoming season 2004/2005. Small arrangements need to be done especially where concerning the National Clubs' League, Clubs' Knock Out and the International Open. Dates Can be viewed on Fixtures where you can comment about this formats on the MTFSA Discussion Board.

 18th August 2004

Wednesday 18th August at 19.00, MTFSA is organizing a meeting with the players involved for the World Cup 2004 at Stella Maris Band Club. During this meeting the players will be introduced to all regulations following their participation and some details concerning their flights and lodgi

9th September 2004

Pembroke SC already started their new season 2004/2005 by organising their formal Knock Out. Mario Taliana won this event after shoots out as the final match against Timothy Spiteri ended up in a 2-2 draw. These were the results: 

Major ta' Mattesburgh (Austria)

Mario Camilleri (B'Kara)

15th August

Mario Camilleri (B'Kara) has just agreed terms with TVB Modling. He is the tenth Maltese player registered within a foreign club. Camilleri has just participated in the Major of Austria held in Mattesburgh. Unlikely he failed to qualify through the group stages. TVB Modling lost at the Quarter finals 2-1 against Stella Artois Milano. 

18th July 2004

Mallia wins again and makes it two in a row in the International side just after a 12 days. After the group stages, Mallia bet Enrico Testa (the organiser). In the Semi Final, Mallia had to play against the other Maltese player Charles Aquilina, where after a well balanced match Mallia scored the winner during the sudden death extra time. Aquilina ended up finishing third durin this event. Ivan Russo from Seracusa was the other finalist. However Mallia crowned his performance by beating the Italian 2-1 after a well tactical match and with Mallia well on form it was automatically achieved.

21st September 2004

Once again the Italian players dominated this edition of World Cup 2004. The Maltese National Team managed only till the Quarter Finals and lost against runners up Belgium. H.Mallia - V.DiRuggiero 0-1, J.Mifsud - G.Delogna 1-2, C.Aquilina - D.Ruelle 0-2, S.Bartolo - V.Dejardin/A.Hanitoux 2-2. In the individuals, H.Mallia, C.Aquilina and M.Spiteri did not qualify through the group stages, while J.Mifsud lost at the final 32. S.Bartolo lost to D.Bertelli (Italy) 5-0 in the Quarter Finals of the U19 category.

The Winners:

Individuals  Open G.Giulianini (Italy), Veterans E.Frigniani (Italy) U/19 D.Bertelli (Italy), U/15 Barros (Portugal), Ladies D.Diedhunne (Belgium)

Teams :  Open Italy, Veterans Italy, U/19 Italy, U/15 Spain, Ladies Belgium

More information and results to follow.

 24th August 2004

The Maltese national team has been announced during a meeting held with all concerned.

Open Category : Joseph Mifsud, Charles Aquilina, Hansel Mallia, Massimo Cremona

U/19 : Samuel Bartolo

U/15 : Timothy Spiteri

Veterans : Mario Spiteri

17th July 2004

'Fiat Viva Malta Subbuteo Team' made up from five Maltese players Charles Aquilina, Hansel Mallia, Josef Camilleri, David Aquilina and Joe M.Debono won the Catania tournmamentAfter two wins against Reggio 4-0 and 3-1 agianst Sardegna, a draw was enough for the Maltesers to get hold of the title. Josef Camilleri made an impressive performance against Ivan Russo. During the first half Camilleri was 2-0 down but during the second half he scored 3 times to turn over the result for a successful win over the Italian. Durin the last match against Catania, David Aquilina made an impressive win 1-0 over Calcagno which put the match on a draw and gave the cup to the Maltese 'Fiat Viva Malta Subbuteo Team'. One has to mention Mrs. Tessie Camilleri, Josef's and David's girlfriends for their continuous support during the event.

This t'ment shirts were sponsored by the FIAT motoring company.

5th July 2004

After a good performance, Hansel Mallia won the International Open in Dublin Ireland. From the group stages Mallia showed accurate touches and precise counter-attacks and he bet players of the calibre of Phil Redman and Shorab Jadunandan in the Q/Final and S/Final respectively. In the final Mallia met Francesco Mattiangeli from Perugia (Italy). The match ended up 1-1 and Mallia showed his concentration when bet the Italian on shots. The other Maltese rappresentats, Joseph Mifsud reached the Q/Finals while Massimo Cremona lost in the Semis.

28th June 2004

Joseph Mifsud crowned as Malta  CHAMPION for the second successive year. After a well challenged title, Mifsud came right from behind and overtook Mallia who led the Premiere for five months. Mifsud won over Charles Aquilina in the Challenge Cup  after the shots.

20th June 2004

16 ta' Gunju

Hamrun Table Football Club won the MTFSA Clubs' league.

After some discussions regarding the Clubs' League, it ended up being played between two clubs. Hamrun T.F.C bet Valletta S.C. in a well balanced match where a decider had to be p[layed after that the first two matches ended up won on each side.