The 2022–23 Maltese FA Trophy, officially named IZIBET FA Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is the 85th edition of the

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, the

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. The winners of the Maltese FA Trophy will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the

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. The first round of games started on 15 November 2022.

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were the defending champions. But were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Santa Lucia.

Preliminary round

Twelve preliminary round matches played on 15–22 November 2022. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 26 October 2022.

Round of 32

Sixteen Matches were played on 13–15 January. The draw for the Round of 32 and Round of 16 was held on 4 January 2023. The draws were held by Malta FA Director of Football Operations Stephen Azzopardi together with former Malta national team player

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and Franco Degabriele Chief Commercial Officer of IZIBET. The Round of 32 featured all 14 clubs across the

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, who entered the competition in this round.

Round of 16

Eight Matches were played on 7, 8, and 15 February. The draw for the Round of 32 and Round of 16 was held on 4 January 2023. The draws were held by Malta FA Director of Football Operations Stephen Azzopardi together with former Malta national team player

and Franco Degabriele Chief Commercial Officer of IZIBET. The round includes at least two teams from the

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and Swieqi United, and two clubs representing from

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are Kerċem Ajax and Qala Saints. On 8 and 9 February the

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Postponed six matches because of bad weather in

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, and they played on 15 February.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 25 and 26 February 2023. The draw for the Quarter-final was held on 17 February 2023. The draws were held by former Malta international defender

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and Franco Degabriele from Izibet in the presence of Malta FA Director Football Operations Stephen Azzopardi. The round includes one team from the second tier, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition:

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 25 and 26 April 2023. The draw for the Semi-final was held on 15 April 2023. In the Semi-finals, there are 4 clubs left. All from

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Final

The match was played on 30 April 2023.

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reached their eleventh

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finals having won it five times.

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reached their second finals and never won it. This will be the first time both clubs meet each other in the final. The last time

and

met together in the FA Trophy was the 2007–08 season in the Quarter-finals when

beat

by 2–1.

Top scorers

Television rights

The following matches were broadcast live on TVMSports+:

References

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