The leading figures of Maltese futsal were celebrated during the Enemed Futsal Awards 2026, an evening dedicated to recognising the best players, coaches and clubs of the season.
The event also marked the 15th anniversary of the Futsal Malta Association, highlighting the progress made by the sport over the past decade and a half.
Among those present were Hon. Dr Byron Camilleri, Minister for Education and Sport; Hon. Omar Farrugia, Minister for Youth, Wellbeing and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme; Hon. Dr Alex Perici Calascione, Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Dr Matthew Paris, Vice President of the Malta FA; Kevin Azzopardi, CEO of AIMS; Mark Cutajar, CEO of SportMalta; and Kevin Chircop, Chairman of Enemed.
Futsal Malta Association President Perit Mark Borg thanked clubs, players, officials, sponsors and all stakeholders for their contribution to the growth of Maltese futsal over the years.
In the coaching awards, Gaetano Papaleo of Zero Sei Futsal was named Best Futsal Coach in the Women’s League. David Bobokhidze of Futsal Selection U19 won the Challenger League award, while Gabriel Dobre of Luxol St Andrews Futsal claimed the Premier League honour.
Rachelle Borg of Luxol Sports Club Futsal Argus was named Best Goalkeeper in the Women’s League. Gianni Farrugia of Futsal Selection U19 won the Challenger League award, while Clint Mifsud of University of Malta Futsal received the Premier League prize.
Maksim Radojevic of Futsal Selection U19 was named Most Promising Player following an excellent season in which he played a key role in his side’s Challenger League triumph and their run to the Knock Out Final.
The Best Maltese Player awards went to Nell Zarb Cousin of Luxol Sports Club Futsal Argus in the Women’s League, Maksim Radojevic in the Challenger League and Maicon Da Silva of Luxol St Andrews Futsal in the Premier League.
The Best Foreign Player awards were won by Vanessa Carneiro of Zero Sei Futsal in the Women’s League, Leonardo Rodrigues of Sliema Futsal Fort Fitness in the Challenger League and Jefferson Breno Alves of Luxol St Andrews Futsal in the Premier League.
Vanessa Carneiro also finished as Women’s League top scorer with 23 goals. Luke Urpani of Futsal Selection U19 claimed the Challenger League top scorer award with 11 goals, while Cristian Fernandez of University of Malta Futsal topped the Premier League scoring charts with 31 goals.
The Laferla Futsal Trophy top scorer award was shared by Luke Urpani and Luke Gatt of Luxol St Andrews Futsal, with both players scoring six goals in the competition.
One of the main moments of the evening came with the President’s Choice Award, which was presented to Celino Alves of Luxol St Andrews Futsal in recognition of his outstanding career and contribution to Maltese futsal.
The Enemed Futsal Awards 2026 once again underlined the continued development of the sport in Malta, while giving deserved recognition to those who helped make the season another successful one.
