Bormla Subbuteo Club, Malta’s top-ranked subbuteo team, proudly finished 5th in the ECSTFA Champions League held in Athens, Greece. Drawn into Group A, the Maltese team started strong with a 3-1 victory over Belgium’s Hennuyer. Bormla faced a narrow 1-2 defeat to local favorites Falcons Greece, followed by a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Salernitana of Italy.
In their next matches, Bormla fell 0-3 to eventual finalists Reggio Emilia Frat Bari but bounced back with powerful wins, beating Noctuas Greece 2-0 and Phoenix Austria 4-0 to secure 3rd place in their group with 10 points, advancing to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal, Bormla battled fiercely but fell 1-2 in a close match against semi-finalists Napoli Eagles, who went on to take 3rd place in the tournament. Competing in the 5th-8th place playoffs, Bormla defeated Stembert 4-0, then secured 5th place with a tight 2-1 win over Salernitana.
The Bormla squad included Charles Aquilina, Jason Pisani, William Van Den Houte, Bessim Golger, George Ebejer, Jean Carl Tabone, Mauro Camilleri, and Josef Camilleri. The club expressed its gratitude to supporters Visit Malta, SportMalta, Mykonos by Yiamas, EuroClub Hotel, EJCS, Fairbet, and Cospicua Dynamos for their invaluable support.
Bormla’s upcoming tournaments include the Grand Prix of Mechelen in Belgium, the Grand Prix of Caen in France, and the Eugies event in Belgium, where the team aims to continue its winning momentum on the international Subbuteo stage.
