Scandals Futsal Club, originally known as Scandals Bar, is a Maltese futsal club established in 1999. The team has participated in the Maltese Futsal League and is best known for winning the national title in 2008.
In the 2003âÂÂ04 Maltese Futsal League season, Scandals lost a promotion play-off match to Head Hunters, but were nevertheless promoted to the First Division the following season. During the 2004âÂÂ05 campaign, they finished second from the bottom in Group B and subsequently withdrew from the next First Division season, opting to return to a lower tier. The club made a comeback to the First Division in the 2006âÂÂ07 season season and reached the title play-offs. However, they finished last in the four-team final round group.
In the 2007âÂÂ08 Maltese Futsal First Division, the competition format changed to a single round-robin league followed by play-offs. Scandals placed third in the regular season but overcame both teams that had finished above them in the play-offs. The final match was marred by an incident involving supporters of European Pilot Academy, who caused a fire alarm to go off with seven minutes remaining and the score at 6âÂÂ4 in favor of Scandals. The Maltese Football Association later declared Scandals the winner, awarding a 2âÂÂ0 victory by default, and thereby crowning them Maltese champions for the first time.
The final of the 2007âÂÂ08 Championship Play-offs between Scandals and European Pilot Academy was abandoned due to crowd disturbances.
Scandals took an early lead, going 3âÂÂ0 ahead, before European Pilot Academy â a team mainly consisting of Malta-based Serbian players â responded with two goals. By halftime, the score was 4âÂÂ2 in favour of Scandals. In the second half, the Serbian side reduced the deficit to 4âÂÂ3, but Scandals extended their lead to 6âÂÂ3. The Pilots scored a fourth goal with approximately seven minutes remaining.
Shortly thereafter, a group of Serbian supporters ignited flares inside the Corradino Sports Pavilion, causing thick smoke to fill the venue and forcing the referees to suspend the match. Despite efforts by players, officials, and national futsal coach Michal Striz to calm the situation and persuade the fans to leave, tensions escalated.
Although the disruptive fans eventually exited, the smoke made the pavilion unplayable, leading referees to abandon the game with the score at 6âÂÂ4 in favour of Scandals.
Subsequently, the Malta Football AssociationâÂÂs Control and Disciplinary Board awarded Scandalsa 2âÂÂ0 victory, declaring them the Maltese Futsal League champions for the first time.
Scandals made their UEFA Futsal Cup debut in the 2008âÂÂ09 preliminary round, where they suffered an 11âÂÂ0 defeat to Slovenian 2008 champion .