Floriana have filed a protest over their FA Trophy quarter-final match against Birkirkara, played last Wednesday at the National Stadium.

The Greens, who were knocked out of the FA Trophy after losing 2-0, are claiming that a number of foreign players in the Birkirkara squad were not registered with the country's employment bodies.

“The obligation to register professional football players on the books of Maltese clubs with the competent authorities results from the Malta FA statute and is mandatory,” Floriana said in their statement.

Floriana added that a number of Birkirkara players were not eligible to play in Wednesday’s game as their registration with the Malta FA is invalid for the reasons explained above.

“In view of these circumstances, Floriana FC are asking the MFA Protests Board to recognise the irregularity committed by Birkirkara FC, annul the result of the Floriana-Birkirkara game, and declare Floriana FC winners of the match as in previous cases,” the Premier League club said.

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