Malta 2017/18


Premier League
FA Trophy
First Division
Second Division
Third Division

Premier League

Final Table:

 1.Valletta                 26  17  7  2  40-11  58       Champions
 2.Balzan                   26  16  7  3  42-19  55
 3.Gżira United             26  15  6  5  52-33  51
 4.Birkirkara               26  15  2  9  44-28  47
 5.Floriana                 26  12 10  4  48-18  46
 6.Hibernians               26  13  7  6  43-16  46  [C]
 7.Sliema Wanderers         26  11  7  8  35-26  40
 8.Ħamrun Spartans          26  10  5 11  39-33  35
 9.Senglea Athletic         26   7  5 14  29-47  26  [P]
10.Mosta                    26   7  5 14  28-52  26
11.St. Andrews              26   6  6 14  21-41  24
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Tarxien Rainbows         26   6  5 15  34-56  23       Relegation Playoff
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13.Naxxar Lions             26   5  7 14  27-41  22  [P]  Relegated
14.Lija Athletic            26   1  3 22  23-84   6  [P]  Relegated

Round 1
[Aug 18]
Birkirkara    1-1 Floriana      
Lija A.       0-4 Gżira U.      
Hibernians    4-0 St. Andrews   
Tarxien R.    1-4 Ħamrun S.     
[Aug 19]
Balzan        2-0 Naxxar L.     
Sliema W.     2-2 Senglea A.    
Valletta      1-0 Mosta         

Round 2
[Aug 25]
Floriana      5-0 Tarxien R.    
St. Andrews   3-2 Balzan        
Ħamrun S.     0-1 Hibernians    
Senglea A.    0-1 Valletta      
[Aug 26]
Gżira U.      2-0 Birkirkara    
Mosta         3-1 Lija A.       
Naxxar L.     1-5 Sliema W.     

Round 3
[Sep 8]
St. Andrews   1-2 Ħamrun S.     
[Sep 9]
Balzan        0-0 Sliema W.     
Tarxien R.    1-2 Gżira U.      
Hibernians    1-1 Floriana      
Birkirkara    2-0 Mosta         
[Sep 10]
Lija A.       2-3 Senglea A.    
Valletta      0-0 Naxxar L.     

Round 4
[Sep 15]
Floriana      4-0 St. Andrews   
[Sep 16]
Naxxar L.     1-1 Lija A.       
Senglea A.    1-0 Birkirkara    
Gżira U.      3-2 Hibernians    
Ħamrun S.     0-0 Balzan        
[Sep 17]
Mosta         3-1 Tarxien R.    
Sliema W.     0-1 Valletta      

Round 5
[Sep 22]
Hibernians    3-0 Mosta         
[Sep 23]
Lija A.       0-2 Sliema W.     
Tarxien R.    1-1 Senglea A.    
Birkirkara    3-2 Naxxar L.     
Ħamrun S.     0-1 Floriana      
[Sep 24]
St. Andrews   2-3 Gżira U.      
Balzan        2-1 Valletta      

Round 6
[Sep 29]
Balzan        4-3 Lija A.       
Floriana      1-1 Gżira U.      
Birkirkara    0-3 Valletta      
Hibernians    1-1 Naxxar L.     
[Sep 30]
St. Andrews   1-0 Senglea A.    
Ħamrun S.     5-2 Mosta         
Tarxien R.    2-1 Sliema W.     

Round 7
[Oct 13]
Senglea A.    0-1 Hibernians    
Naxxar L.     1-2 Tarxien R.    
Valletta      4-2 Lija A.       
[Oct 14]
Mosta         1-0 St. Andrews   
Floriana      1-1 Balzan        
[Oct 15]
Gżira U.      4-0 Ħamrun S.     
Sliema W.     3-0 Birkirkara    

Round 8
[Oct 20]
Lija A.       0-2 Birkirkara    
Naxxar L.     3-1 St. Andrews   
Gżira U.      1-2 Balzan        
[Oct 21]
Senglea A.    1-3 Ħamrun S.     
Valletta      6-0 Tarxien R.    
[Oct 22]
Mosta         2-2 Floriana      
Sliema W.     1-0 Hibernians    

Round 9
[Oct 27]
Senglea A.    1-1 Gżira U.      
[Oct 28]
Lija A.       0-3 Hibernians    
Valletta      3-0 St. Andrews   
Naxxar L.     1-2 Floriana      
Birkirkara    3-1 Tarxien R.    
[Oct 30]
Mosta         0-5 Balzan        
Sliema W.     1-0 Ħamrun S.     

Round 10
[Nov 3]
Floriana      3-0 Senglea A.    
[Nov 4]
Gżira U.      2-2 Mosta         
Tarxien R.    2-3 Lija A.       
Balzan        2-1 Birkirkara    
Ħamrun S.     2-0 Naxxar L.     
[Nov 5]
St. Andrews   0-2 Sliema W.     
Hibernians    0-0 Valletta      

Round 11
[Nov 17]
Gżira U.      3-1 Naxxar L.     
[Nov 18]
Mosta         2-1 Senglea A.    
St. Andrews   1-1 Lija A.       
Hibernians    1-0 Birkirkara    
Balzan        1-0 Tarxien R.    
[Nov 19]
Floriana      1-0 Sliema W.     
Ħamrun S.     0-0 Valletta      

Round 12
[Nov 24]
Birkirkara    2-0 St. Andrews   
[Nov 25]
Lija A.       1-5 Ħamrun S.     
Sliema W.     2-1 Gżira U.      
Naxxar L.     2-0 Mosta         
Senglea A.    0-1 Balzan        
[Nov 26]
Tarxien R.    0-3 Hibernians    
Valletta      1-0 Floriana      

Round 13
[Dec 8]
Mosta         1-1 Sliema W.     
[Dec 9]
Ħamrun S.     0-1 Birkirkara    
Senglea A.    2-1 Naxxar L.     
Balzan        1-0 Hibernians    
Floriana      6-0 Lija A.       
[Dec 10]
St. Andrews   2-3 Tarxien R.    
Gżira U.      2-1 Valletta      

Halfway Table:

 1.Balzan                   13   9  3  1  23-10  30
 2.Valletta                 13   8  3  2  22- 6  27
 3.Gżira United             13   8  3  2  29-15  27
 4.Floriana                 13   7  5  1  28- 8  26
 5.Hibernians               13   7  3  3  20- 7  24  [C]
 6.Sliema Wanderers         13   7  3  3  20- 9  24
 7.Ħamrun Spartans          13   6  2  5  21-14  20
 8.Birkirkara               13   6  1  6  15-16  19
 9.Mosta                    13   4  3  6  16-26  15
10.Senglea Athletic         13   3  3  7  12-19  12  [P]
11.Tarxien Rainbows         13   3  1  9  14-35  10
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Naxxar Lions             13   2  3  8  14-24   9  [P]
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13.St. Andrews              13   2  1 10  11-30   7
14.Lija Athletic            13   1  2 10  14-40   5  [P]

Round 14
[Dec 16]
Naxxar L.     0-0 Balzan        
Senglea A.    3-0 Sliema W.     
Mosta         0-1 Valletta      
Ħamrun S.     2-1 Tarxien R.    
[Dec 17]
St. Andrews   2-1 Hibernians    
Floriana      0-2 Birkirkara    
[Dec 18]
Gżira U.      3-2 Lija A.       

Round 15
[Jan 5]
Birkirkara    4-0 Gżira U.      
[Jan 6]
Balzan        3-1 St. Andrews   
Lija A.       1-5 Mosta         
Valletta      1-0 Senglea A.    
Sliema W.     1-1 Naxxar L.     
[Jan 7]
Tarxien R.    0-2 Floriana      
Hibernians    0-0 Ħamrun S.     

Round 16
[Jan 12]
Senglea A.    2-0 Lija A.       
[Jan 13]
Gżira U.      3-1 Tarxien R.    
Ħamrun S.     1-1 St. Andrews   
Sliema W.     1-2 Balzan        
Naxxar L.     0-1 Valletta      
[Jan 14]
Mosta         0-3 Birkirkara    
Floriana      0-1 Hibernians    

Round 17
[Jan 26]
Valletta      1-1 Sliema W.     
[Jan 27]
Lija A.       0-4 Naxxar L.     
Tarxien R.    0-1 Mosta         
Hibernians    2-0 Gżira U.      
St. Andrews   1-0 Floriana      
[Jan 28]
Birkirkara    5-0 Senglea A.    
Balzan        2-0 Ħamrun S.     

Round 18
[Feb 2]
Gżira U.      1-1 St. Andrews   
[Feb 3]
Senglea A.    2-2 Tarxien R.    
Sliema W.     2-0 Lija A.       
Floriana      1-0 Ħamrun S.     
Naxxar L.     0-2 Birkirkara    
[Feb 4]
Mosta         0-0 Hibernians    
Valletta      0-0 Balzan        

Round 19
[Feb 9]
St. Andrews   0-0 Mosta         
[Feb 10]
Birkirkara    2-1 Sliema W.     
Balzan        1-1 Floriana      
[Feb 12]
Lija A.       1-3 Valletta      
Tarxien R.    5-2 Naxxar L.     
Ħamrun S.     1-2 Gżira U.      
Hibernians    5-1 Senglea A.    

Round 20
[Feb 23]
Naxxar L.     0-0 Hibernians    
[Feb 24]
Lija A.       0-3 Balzan        
Senglea A.    2-1 St. Andrews   
Gżira U.      0-0 Floriana      
Sliema W.     1-1 Tarxien R.    
[Feb 25]
Mosta         0-2 Ħamrun S.     
Valletta      0-0 Birkirkara    

Round 21
[Mar 3]
Birkirkara    2-1 Lija A.       
Floriana      5-0 Mosta         
St. Andrews   0-0 Naxxar L.     
Tarxien R.    0-2 Valletta      
[Mar 4]
Ħamrun S.     3-0 Senglea A.    
Hibernians    0-1 Sliema W.     
[Mar 5]
Balzan        0-0 Gżira U.      

Round 22
[Mar 9]
Lija A.       0-4 Tarxien R.    
[Mar 10]
Senglea A.    0-0 Floriana      
Sliema W.     1-0 St. Andrews   
Birkirkara    1-3 Balzan        
Naxxar L.     1-4 Ħamrun S.     
[Mar 11]
Mosta         3-5 Gżira U.      
Valletta      2-1 Hibernians    

Round 23
[Mar 16]
Tarxien R.    1-3 Birkirkara    
[Mar 17]
Balzan        2-0 Mosta         
Floriana      2-0 Naxxar L.     
Ħamrun S.     2-3 Sliema W.     
St. Andrews   0-1 Valletta      
[Mar 18]
Gżira U.      4-1 Senglea A.    
Hibernians    7-0 Lija A.       

Round 23
[Apr 6]
Senglea A.    5-2 Mosta         
[Apr 7]
Lija A.       1-2 St. Andrews   
Naxxar L.     0-2 Gżira U.      
Birkirkara    1-3 Hibernians    
Tarxien R.    3-1 Balzan        
[Apr 8]
Sliema W.     2-2 Floriana      
Valletta      3-0 Ħamrun S.     

Round 24
[Apr 13]
Ħamrun S.     1-1 Lija A.       
[Apr 14]
Floriana      1-1 Valletta      
St. Andrews   1-0 Birkirkara    
Balzan        2-1 Senglea A.    
Gżira U.      2-1 Sliema W.     
[Apr 15]
Mosta         0-2 Naxxar L.     
Hibernians    2-2 Tarxien R.    

Round 25
[Apr 20]
Naxxar L.     3-0 Senglea A.    
Sliema W.     0-1 Mosta         
Tarxien R.    0-0 St. Andrews   
[Apr 21]
Birkirkara    4-2 Ħamrun S.     
Hibernians    1-0 Balzan        
Lija A.       2-6 Floriana      
Valletta      2-1 Gżira U.      

Final Table:

 1.Valletta                 26  17  7  2  40-11  58       Champions
 2.Balzan                   26  16  7  3  42-19  55
 3.Gżira United             26  15  6  5  52-33  51
 4.Birkirkara               26  15  2  9  44-28  47
 5.Floriana                 26  12 10  4  48-18  46
 6.Hibernians               26  13  7  6  43-16  46  [C]
 7.Sliema Wanderers         26  11  7  8  35-26  40
 8.Ħamrun Spartans          26  10  5 11  39-33  35
 9.Senglea Athletic         26   7  5 14  29-47  26  [P]
10.Mosta                    26   7  5 14  28-52  26
11.St. Andrews              26   6  6 14  21-41  24
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Tarxien Rainbows         26   6  5 15  34-56  23       Relegation Playoff
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13.Naxxar Lions             26   5  7 14  27-41  22  [P]  Relegated
14.Lija Athletic            26   1  3 22  23-84   6  [P]  Relegated

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

[Apr 27]
Tarxien R.    1-0 Żejtun C.     

NB: both remain at former level

FA Trophy

NB: Gozo clubs in italics

Preliminary Round
[Sep 2]
Nadur Y.      4-1 Xagħra U.     
[Sep 3]
Mellieħa      4-3 Munxar F.     
Oratory Y.    4-0 Għaxaq        
Xewkija T.    4-1 Marsaskala    
Xgħajra T.    4-1 Laurence S.   

First Round
[Sep 8]
Oratory Y.    4-4 Kerċem A.     [aet, 1-4 pen]
[Sep 9]
Ta' Xbiex     1-4 St. Venera L. 
Żurrieq       3-1 Qala S.       
[Sep 10]
Mdina K.      2-3 Mellieħa      
Victoria H.   2-0 Nadur Y.      
Mtarfa        1-3 Dingli S.     
Victoria W.   1-4 Xewkija T.    
[Sep 11]
Xgħajra T.    2-1 Msida SJ      
[Sep 20]
Għajnsielem   2-2 Kirkop U.     [aet, 8-7 pen]

Second Round 
[Oct 21]
Għargħur      1-7 Vittoriosa S. 
Marsaxlokk    5-0 Żabbar SP     
Sirens        1-3 Żebbuġ Rg.    
Fgura U.      1-4 Qormi         
St. Venera L. 1-2 Kalkara       
Żejtun C.     5-0 Dingli S.     
Mellieħa      1-2 Swieqi U.     
Siġġiewi      4-2 Luqa SA       
[Oct 22]
Pembroke A.   1-3 Pietà H.      
Żurrieq       1-3 Qrendi        
Gudja U.      3-0 Rabat A.      [aet] 
Xewkija T.    5-2 Xgħajra T.    
Mġarr U.      0-3 Mqabba        
Marsa         1-4 Santa Lucia   
San Ġwann     2-0 St. George's  
Victoria H.   4-0 Birżebbuġa SP 
Attard        0-2 Kerċem A.     [aet] 
Melita        3-3 Għajnsielem   [aet, 4-2 pen]

Third Round 
[Dec 1]
Lija A.       4-0 Kalkara       
San Ġwann     3-0 Melita        
Siġġiewi      2-3 Pietà H.      [aet]  
Mosta         2-1 Mqabba        
[Dec 2]
Balzan        4-1 Gudja U.      
Santa Lucia   0-5 Birkirkara    
Valletta      2-0 Senglea A.    
Naxxar L.     3-1 Floriana      [aet] 
Hibernians    2-1 Victoria H.   
St. Andrews   1-3 Sliema W.     
[Dec 3]
Xewkija T.    4-0 Vittoriosa S. 
Qrendi        2-0 Qormi         
Kerċem A.     5-1 Żebbuġ Rg.    
Marsaxlokk    0-3 Żejtun C.     
Gżira U.      0-1 Ħamrun S.     [aet]  
Swieqi U.     0-3 Tarxien R.    

Fourth Round
[Jan 19]
Birkirkara    2-1 San Ġwann     [aet] 
[Jan 20]
Tarxien R.    1-2 Lija A.       
Kerċem A.     3-4 Qrendi        [aet]  
Balzan        2-0 Naxxar L.     
Ħamrun S.     0-1 Sliema W.     
Mosta         1-2 Żejtun C.     
[Jan 21]
Hibernians    3-0 Xewkija T.    
Pietà H.      0-1 Valletta      

Quarterfinals [Feb 17]
Hibernians    0-0 Sliema W.     [aet, 1-4 pen]
Qrendi        0-3 Birkirkara    
Valletta      2-0 Żejtun C.     
Lija A.       1-3 Balzan        

Semifinals
Birkirkara    1-1 Sliema W.     [aet, 3-2 pen]
Valletta      2-1 Balzan        

Final [May 5]
Birkirkara    1-2 Valletta      

First Division

Final Table:

 1.Qormi                    26  18  5  3  49-23  59       Promoted 
 2.Pietà Hotspurs           26  18  1  7  58-29  55       Promoted 
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 3.Żejtun Corinthians       26  14  6  6  53-31  48  [P]  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Żebbuġ Rangers           26  13  8  5  46-29  47
 5.Mqabba                   26  13  7  6  48-28  46
 6.San Ġwann                26  12  6  8  46-38  42  [P]
 7.Vittoriosa Stars         26   9  8  9  41-44  35
 8.Pembroke Athleta         26  11  8  7  45-32  31  [R]  [-10]
 9.Qrendi                   26   7  8 11  33-40  29  [P]
10.Sirens                   26   8  4 14  40-49  28
11.Marsa                    26   7  7 12  40-51  28
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Żabbar St. Patrick       26   6  5 15  35-55  23  [P]  Relegation Playoff
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13.Melita                   26   4  7 15  27-53  19       Relegated
14.Rabat Ajax               26   1  2 23  19-78   5       Relegated

NB: Pembroke Athleta 10 points deducted for beaching regulations on bribery
    and betting by their team manager in the 2016/17 season

Promotion/Relegation Playoff 2nd/3rd Level

[Apr 30]
Żabbar SP     0-3 Swieqi U.     

NB: Żabbar St. Patrick relegated, Swieqi United promoted

Second Division

Final Table:

 1.Gudja United             24  13  7  4  43-13  46       Promoted
 2.Santa Lucia              24  13  7  4  50-26  46  [P]  Promoted
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 3.Swieqi United            24  12  8  4  39-19  44       Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Fgura United             24  12  7  5  48-27  43  [R]
 5.Siġġiewi                 24  11  8  5  43-24  41
 6.Marsaxlokk               24  11  6  7  42-31  39
 7.Birżebbuġa St. Peter's   24  10  6  8  42-37  36
 8.Kalkara                  24  11  3 10  47-49  36  [P]
 9.Mġarr United             24   9  8  7  39-45  35
10.Luqa St. Andrews         24   6  4 14  30-53  22  [P]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.St. George's             24   6  2 16  16-49  18  [-2] Relegation Playoff
---------------------------------------------------
12.Attard                   24   4  4 16  21-42  16       Relegated
13.Għargħur                 24   1  4 19  16-61   7  [R]  Relegated 

Championship Playoff 

[Apr 21]
Gudja U.      3-1 Santa Lucia   

Promotion/Relegation Playoff 3rd/4th Level

[Apr 21]
St. George's  2-1 Xgħajra T.    

NB: both remain at former level

Third Division

Final Table:

 1.Santa Venera Lightnings  22  17  2  3  57-11  53       Promoted
 2.Mellieħa                 22  16  2  4  56-15  50  [R]  Promoted
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 3.Xgħajra Tornadoes        22  13  5  4  43-22  44       Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Kirkop United            22  12  6  4  36-22  42
 5.Msida St. Joseph         22  12  2  8  37-29  38
 6.Mdina Knights            22   9  4  9  39-29  31
 7.Għaxaq                   22   9  4  9  32-31  31  [R]
 8.Dingli Swallows          22   7  7  8  20-27  28
 9.Żurrieq                  22   8  3 11  25-32  27
10.Mtarfa                   22   4  3 15  17-50  15
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Ta' Xbiex                22   2  2 18  16-61   8       Apply for Re-admission
12.Marsaskala               22   2  2 18  15-64   8       Apply for Re-admission

NB: both Ta' Xbiex and Marsaskala were readmitted, while no additional clubs
    enter the Third Division 2018/19

2016/17.

2018/19.

list of final tables.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of super cup winners.

list of top scorers.

foundation dates clubs.


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