Press Release
17th December 2025



Preparations are well underway for this year’s edition of the traditional Boxing Day Football Tournament. The Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA), organisers of this annual event, have announced that the 2025 edition will once again take the form of a quadrangular tournament.

This year's Tournament will feature teams representing the Malta Football Referees Association, Members of Parliament, TV and media personalities, and sports journalists who are members of the MSJA. This will be the first time that TEAMmt formed of TV and media personalities will take part in this tournament whilst for the MP's team it will be their second stint after their debut in this tournament last year.

The Boxing Day football event dates back to the 1970s, when the Malta Sports Journalists Association—then known as Għaqda Kittieba Sports—invited a group of referees for a friendly football match. The game continued to be organised for several years, and with the exception of a few interruptions, both the MSJA and the MFRA have maintained this yearly tradition.
In the 1990s,

This year’s tournament will be held at the Victor Tedesco Stadium in Ħamrun, courtesy of the Ħamrun Spartans FC committee.

As is customary, participants will pool funds together for a collective donation to Istrina, the national fundraising initiative. The general public is encouraged to attend, and since entrance will be free of charge, spectators will be invited to contribute with a donation alongside the participants.

The Boxing Day Football Tournament 2025 will take place on Friday, 26 December, with the first two matches kicking off at 09:00 hrs. H.E. The President of Malta, Dr Miriam Spiteri Debono, will be in attendance and will kick off the second set of matches at 10:00 hrs.
Photos from past editions can be accessed from the link - https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/gallery-boxing-day-football-tournament/.

Stqarrija għall-Istampa

17 ta’ Diċembru 2025

It-tħejjijiet għaddejjin ġmielhom għall-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena tat-Turnew tradizzjonali tal-Futbol ta’ Boxing Day. L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS), l-organizzaturi ta’ dan l-avveniment annwali, ħabbret li l-edizzjoni tal-2025 se terġa’ tittella’ fil-format ta’ turnew kwadrangulari.

It-turnew ta’ din is-sena se jkun qed jinkludi timijiet li jirrappreżentaw l-Assoċjazzjoni Maltija tar-Referees tal-Futbol (MFRA), il-Membri Parlamentari, personalitajiet tat-televiżjoni u tal-midja (TEAMmt), kif ukoll selezzjoni tal-għaqda ġurnalisti (GħĠS). Din se tkun l-ewwel darba li TEAMmt, kompost minn personalitajiet tat-televiżjoni u tal-midja, se jieħu sehem f’dan it-turnew, filwaqt li għat-tim tal-Membri Parlamentari din se tkun it-tieni parteċipazzjoni taggħom wara d-debutt li sar lura fl-edizzjoni tas-sena l-oħra.

It-Turnew tal-Futbol ta’ Boxing Day jmur lura għas-snin sebgħin, meta l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport, li dak iż-żmien kienet magħrufa bħala l-Għaqda Kittieba Sports, kienet stiednet grupp ta’ referees għal partita ta’ ħbiberija. Il-logħba kompliet tiġi organizzata għal diversi snin, u, b’eċċezzjoni ta’ xi interruzzjonijiet tul is-snin, kemm l-GħGS kif ukoll l-MFRA żammew din it-tradizzjoni annwali ħajja.

Matul is-snin, it-turnew kompla jikber ul-parteċipazzjoni fit-turnew baqa’ dejjem jikber filwaqt li jzomm l-ispirtu leali, sportiv u soċjali li fuqu twaqqaf.

It-turnew ta’ din is-sena se jsir ġewwa il-Victor Tedesco Stadium, il-Ħamrun, grazzi għall-kollaborazzjoni tal-kumitat ta’ Ħamrun Spartans FC.

Kif inhi d-drawwha, il-parteċipanti se jingħaqdu flimkien biex jiġbru donazzjoni b’risq l-Istrina. Il-pubbliku huwa mħeġġeġ jattendi, u billi d-dħul se jkun b'xejn, l-ispettaturi mistiedna li jikkontribwixxu permezz ta' donazzjoni lil-Istrina.

It-Turnew tal-Futbol ta’ Boxing Day 2025 se jsir il-Ġimgħa, 26 ta’ Diċembru, bl-ewwel żewġ logħbiet jibdew fid-09:00 ta’ filgħodu. L-ET l-President ta’ Malta, Dr Miryiam Spiteri Debono, se tattendi għal dan l-avveniment u se tagħti l-bidu għat-tieni sett ta’ logħbiet fl-10:00 ta’ filgħodu.

Biex tara r-ritratti ta' edizzjonijiet passati għafas fuq il-link - https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/gallery-boxing-day-football-tournament/.