Maltese Premier League 1996/97

Maltese Premier League 1996/97
master	Valletta FC
Champions League qualification	Valletta FC
UEFA Cup qualification	FC Birkirkara
UI cup	FC Floriana
Cup winners	Valletta FC
European Cup Winners' Cup	Hibernians Paola
Relegated	Rabat Ajax , Lija Athletics
Teams	10
Games	135
Gates	432  (ø 3.2 per game)
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First Division 1996/97 ↓

The 1996/97 Maltese Premier League was the 82nd season in the history of the Maltese top football league . The championship was for the 15th time the FC Valletta .

societies

Hibernians Paola FC Floriana Rabat Ajax Valletta FC Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Lija Athletics FC Birkirkara Naxxar Lions 1 1 = Pietà Hotspurs

Clubs of the Maltese Premier League 1996/97

Compared to the previous season , the newly promoted Pietà Hotspurs and Lija Athletics replaced the relegated FC Żabbar St. Patrick and FC Żurrieq . Lija was first class, Pietà for the first time since the 1994/95 season .

mode

The season was played as a triple round. d. H. each team played each other three times. There were three points for a win, one for a draw and no point for a loss. In the event of a tie, a decision game was provided for the decision about the championship and the relegation places. The last two placed had to relegate to the First Division.

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Valletta FC (P)	27	21st	4th	2	080:220	+58	67
2.	FC Birkirkara 1	27	18th	6th	3	046:210	+25	60
3.	FC Floriana	27	16	5	6th	056:280	+28	53
4th	Sliema Wanderers (M)	27	14th	4th	9	058:300	+28	46
5.	Ħamrun Spartans	27	12	3	12	046:400	+6	39
6th	Hibernians Paola	27	10	7th	10	039:380	+1	37
7th	Pietà Hotspurs (N)	27	11	3	13	035:410	−6	36
8th.	Naxxar Lions	27	5	7th	15th	018:450	−27	22nd
9.	Rabat Ajax	27	5	3	19th	032:730	−41	18th
10.	Lija Athletics (N)	27	2	0	25th	022:940	−72	06th

¹ FC Birkirkara Luxol changed its name to FC Birkirkara .

1997/98 champions and qualification for the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League

Cup winners 1997 and qualification for the preliminary round of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98

Qualification for the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup

Qualified for the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Relegated to the first division

Web links

• Final tables on rsssf.com (English)
• Final table on maltafootball.com (English)