Maltese Premier League 2012/13

Maltese Premier League 2012/13
master	FC Birkirkara
Champions League qualification	FC Birkirkara
Europa League qualification	Hibernians Paola FC Valletta Sliema Wanderers
Cup winners	Hibernians Paola
Relegated	Ħamrun Spartans Melita FC
Teams	12
Games	192
Gates	619  (ø 3.22 per game)
Top scorer	Bueno ( Tarxien Rainbows )
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The Maltese Premier League 2012/13 was the 98th season in the history of the highest Maltese football league . The season started on August 18, 2012 and ended on May 11, 2013 with the championship final between FC Birkirkara and Hibernians Paola .

mode

After a preliminary round, consisting of a first and a second round, the league was divided into two groups of six: the best six teams play in the championship round for the title and the international starting positions, the six worst teams against relegation. Half of the points achieved in the preliminary round are credited (half points are rounded up).

societies

Balzan Y. FC Birkirkara FC Floriana Ħamrun S. Hibernias Rabat Ajax FC FC Mosta Melita FC FC Qormi Sliema W. Tarxien Rainbows Valletta FC

Clubs of the Maltese Premier League 2012/13

Compared to the 2011/12 season , the composition of the league changed as follows: FC Marsaxlokk and FC Mqabba rose after only one year as the last and penultimate teams in the playout group in the First Division (second highest division), and were replaced by Melita FC and Rabat Ajax FC .

Only a few stadiums in Malta have the necessary infrastructure to be able to hold regular Premier League matches. These were Ta 'Qali Stadium , Victor Tedesco Stadium , and Hibernians Football Ground . Each team has its own training area, but usually no matches are played on it. The games therefore usually take place on neutral ground, which essentially makes the distinction between home and away games obsolete.

society	coat of arms	city
Balzan Youths		Balzan
FC Birkirkara		Birkirkara
FC Floriana		Floriana
Hibernians Paola		Paola
Ħamrun Spartans		Ħamrun
Melita FC		Saint Julian's
FC Mosta		Mosta
FC Qormi		Qormi
Rabat Ajax FC		Rabat
Sliema Wanderers		Sliema
Tarxien Rainbows		Tarxien
Valletta FC		Valletta

Preliminary round

Closing table

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
01.	Valletta FC (M)	22nd	13	7th	02	49:15	+34	46
02.	Hibernians Paola (P)	22nd	14th	3	05	47:24	+23	45
03.	FC Birkirkara	22nd	12	7th	03	47:19	+28	43
04th	Tarxien Rainbows	22nd	11	5	06th	39:32	+ 07	38
05.	Sliema Wanderers	22nd	11	4th	07th	34:22	+12	37
06th	FC Mosta	22nd	11	1	10	39:33	+ 06	34
07th	FC Qormi	22nd	09	3	10	32:34	- 02nd	30th
08th.	Balzan Youths	22nd	07th	6th	09	34:36	- 02nd	27
09.	FC Floriana	22nd	05	9	08th	26:31	- 05th	24
10.	Ħamrun Spartans	22nd	04th	4th	14th	24:58	−34	16
11.	Melita FC (N)	22nd	03	5	14th	18:56	−38	14th
12.	Rabat Ajax FC (N)	22nd	01	8th	13	16:45	−29	11

	Participation in the play-offs
	Participation in the play-outs
(M)	reigning Maltese master
(P)	reigning Maltese cup winner
(N)	Newcomers last season

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games in this preliminary round. The home team is listed in the first column, the visiting team in the top row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

2012/13
Balzan Youths		1: 2	1: 3	2: 3	3: 2	2: 1	0-0	2: 1	1: 1	1-0	3: 4	1: 1
FC Birkirkara	2: 2		1: 1	1-0	1: 3	4-0	7: 1	2: 1	2-0	1: 3	5-0	1: 1
FC Floriana	3: 1	0: 3		0: 3	1: 1	0-0	1: 2	2: 2	3-0	2-0	2: 3	0: 2
Hibernians Paola	2-0	0-0	1-0		2: 1	3: 1	3: 2	0: 1	6-0	2: 1	0-0	0: 1
Ħamrun Spartans	2: 2	0: 3	0: 2	1: 6		0: 1	0: 3	1-0	1: 1	0: 2	1: 1	2: 8
Melita FC	0: 4	0: 3	2: 2	1: 5	1: 3		0: 5	1: 2	3: 3	0-0	0: 3	1: 5
FC Mosta	2-0	0: 1	3: 1	0: 1	4: 1	3: 1		4: 2	2-0	0: 2	1: 3	1: 3
FC Qormi	1: 2	1: 1	0-0	2: 4	4-0	2: 3	2: 1		3-0	2: 1	2: 1	0: 2
Rabat Ajax FC	0: 2	3: 3	1: 1	0: 3	1: 3	0-0	3: 2	0: 1		0: 2	1: 3	1: 1
Sliema Wanderers	3: 2	0-0	1: 1	4-0	2: 1	4-0	0: 2	3: 1	1-0		1: 2	0: 2
Tarxien Rainbows	2: 1	1: 4	1: 1	2: 2	4: 1	2-0	2-0	1: 2	1-0	2: 3		1: 1
Valletta FC	1: 1	1-0	3-0	4: 1	6-0	1: 2	0: 1	3-0	1: 1	1: 1	1-0

Play-offs

Closing table

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	FC Birkirkara	32	19th	12	04th	62:22	+40	45
2.	Hibernians Paola (P)	32	21st	1	07th	72:34	+38	45
3.	Valletta FC (M)	32	17th	8th	07th	70:29	+41	36
4th	Sliema Wanderers	32	16	6th	10	48:32	+16	36
5.	Tarxien Rainbows	32	14th	6th	12	53:51	+ 02	29
6th	FC Mosta	32	11	2	19th	45:72	-27	18th

	Participation in the playoff final for the Maltese Championship
	Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League
(M)	reigning Maltese master
(P)	reigning Maltese cup winner

Playoff finals

Due to the tie between FC Birkirkara and Hibernians Paola , there was a final game for the championship on May 11, 2013 and the associated participation in the second qualifying round for the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League

date	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Sa 11.05.	FC Birkirkara	-	Hibernians Paola	3: 1 (0: 1)

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games in this preliminary round. The home team is listed in the first column, the visiting team in the top row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

Play-off
FC Birkirkara		1-0	7: 1	1-0	1-0	1-0
Hibernians Paola	1: 1		6-0	0: 2	3-0	4: 2
FC Mosta	0-0	1: 3		0: 1	0: 3	0: 5
Sliema Wanderers	1-0	2: 3	4: 1		0-0	0: 2
Tarxien Rainbows	0: 1	0: 3	4: 2	3: 4		3: 2
Valletta FC	0: 2	1: 2	6: 1	0-0	3: 1

Play-outs

Closing table

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
07th	FC Floriana	32	14th	10	08th	48:38	+10	38
08th.	FC Qormi	32	15th	04th	13	61:50	+11	34
09.	Balzan Youths	32	09	09	14th	48:61	-13	23
10.	Rabat Ajax FC (N)	32	06th	09	17th	38:60	-22	22nd
11.	Ħamrun Spartans	32	06th	05	21st	39:88	-49	14th
12.	Melita FC	32	04th	08th	20th	31:78	-47	13

	Relegated to the first division
(N)	Newcomers last season

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games in this preliminary round. The home team is listed in the first column, the visiting team in the top row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

Play-out
Balzan Youths		0: 2	3: 1	0-0	4: 4	0: 5
FC Floriana	1: 1		3: 1	2-0	1-0	2: 1
Ħamrun Spartans	3: 2	0: 3		3: 5	0: 2	1: 3
Melita FC	1: 2	1: 2	2: 2		1: 3	1: 4
FC Qormi	5: 2	2: 4	6: 2	2-0		4-0
Rabat Ajax FC	3-0	1: 2	1: 2	2: 2	2: 1

List of goalscorers

Preliminary round

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Elton	Balzan Youths	14th
02.	Michael Mifsud	Valletta FC	13
03.	Jose Luis Armario Negrin	Rabat Ajax FC	12
	Bueno	Tarxien Rainbows
05.	Obinna Obiefule	Hibernians Paola	11
06th	Jhonnattann	FC Birkirkara	10
07th	Abubakar Bello Osagie	Valletta FC	09
	Ryan Darmanin	Balzan Youths
	Danail Mitew	FC Mosta
	Ivan Woods	Sliema Wanderers
Stand: Final stand

Play-offs

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Bueno	Tarxien Rainbows	8th
	Clayton Failla	Hibernians Paola
03.	William Barbosa	Valletta FC	6th
	Tarabai	Hibernians Paola
05.	Michael Mifsud	Valletta FC	5
	Stanley Ohawuchi	Sliema Wanderers
07th	Jhonnattann	FC Birkirkara	4th
	Denni	Valletta FC
09.	Andrezinho	Tarxien Rainbows	3
	Jean Farrugia	Hibernians Paola
	Jackson Lima	Hibernians Paola
	Danail Mitev	FC Mosta
Stand: Final stand

Play-outs

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Igor Coronado	FC Floriana	10
	Negrin	Rabat Ajax FC
03.	Moises Perez	FC Qormi	08th
04th	Alfred Effiong	FC Qormi	07th
05.	Julian Galea	Melita FC	06th
06th	Edison Bilbao	FC Qormi	04th
	Ryan Darmanin	Balzan Youths
	Malcolm Licari	Rabat Ajax FC
	Elie N'Dekre	Balzan Youths
10.	Giacomo Favero	Ħamrun Spartans	03
	Massimo Grima	Ħamrun Spartans
	Stephen Pisani	FC Floriana
Stand: Final stand

total

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Bueno	Tarxien Rainbows	20th
02.	Michael Mifsud	Valletta FC	18th
03.	Negrin	Rabat Ajax FC	17th
04th	Igor Coronado	FC Floriana	14th
	Elton	Balzan Youths
	Clayton Failla	Hibernians Paola
	Jhonnattann	FC Birkirkara
08th.	Ryan Darmanin	Balzan Youths	13
09.	Danail Mitew	FC Mosta	12
10.	Jackson Lima	Hibernians Paola	11
	Obinna Obiefule	Hibernians Paola
	Ivan Woods	Sliema Wanderers
Stand: Final stand

Web links

• BOV Premier League table on kicker.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Play-off finals soccerway.com
2. ↑ List of goalscorers soccerway.com
3. ^ List of goalscorers, play-offs soccerway.com
4. ^ ^{A b List of} goalscorers, play-outs soccerway.com