Maltese Premier League 2017/18

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Maltese Premier League 2017/18
Maltese Premier League Logo.gif
master Valletta FC
Champions League
qualification		 Valletta FC
Europa League
qualification		 FC Balzan
Gżira United
FC Birkirkara
Cup winners Valletta FC
Relegation ↓ Tarxien Rainbows
Relegated Lija Athletics
Naxxar Lions FC
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 505  (ø 2.77 per game)
← Premier League 2016/17

The 2017/18 Maltese Premier League was the 103rd season in the history of the Maltese top football league . The season started on August 18, 2017 and ended on April 22, 2018.

mode

The league was increased to fourteen clubs this season. The teams competed against each other twice. The last two were relegated directly, the twelfth had to go into relegation.

societies

Only a few stadiums in Malta have the necessary infrastructure to hold regular Premier League matches. These are 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.

Clubs of the Maltese Premier League 2017/18
society coat of arms city
FC Balzan Balzan Youths Balzan
FC Birkirkara FC Birkirkara Birkirkara
FC Floriana FC Floriana Floriana
Gżira United Coats of arms of None.svg Gżira
Ħamrun Spartans Ħamrun
Hibernians Football Club Paola
Lija Athletics Coats of arms of None.svg Lija
FC Mosta FC Mosta Mosta
Naxxar Lions FC Coats of arms of None.svg Naxxar
FC St. Andrews Coats of arms of None.svg Pembroke
Senglea Athletics Coats of arms of None.svg Senglea
Sliema Wanderers Sliema Wanderers Sliema
Tarxien Rainbows Tarxien Rainbows Tarxien
Valletta FC Valletta FC Valletta

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Valletta FC  26th  17th  7th  2 040:110 +29 58
 2. FC Balzan  26th  16  7th  3 042:190 +23 55
 3. Gżira United  26th  15th  6th  5 052:330 +19 51
 4th FC Birkirkara  26th  15th  2  9 044:280 +16 47
 5. FC Floriana (P)  26th  12  10  4th 048:180 +30 46
 6th Hibernians Football Club (M)  26th  13  7th  6th 043:160 +27 46
 7th Sliema Wanderers  26th  11  7th  8th 035:260  +9 40
 8th. Ħamrun Spartans  26th  10  5  11 039:330  +6 35
 9. Senglea Athletics (N)  26th  7th  5  14th 029:470 −18 26th
10. FC Mosta  26th  7th  5  14th 028:520 −24 26th
11. FC St. Andrews  26th  6th  6th  14th 021:410 −20 24
12. Tarxien Rainbows  26th  6th  5  15th 034:560 −22 23
13. Naxxar Lions FC (N)  26th  5  7th  14th 027:410 −14 22nd
14th Lija Athletics (N)  26th  1  3  22nd 023:840 −61 06th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

At the end of the 2017/18 season:
  • 2017/18 Maltese champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the pre-qualification for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League
  • Relegation games against the third placed in the First Division
  • Relegated to the First Division 2018/19
    		•
    At the end of the 2016/17 season:
    (M) Maltese champions 2016/17 : Hibernians Football Club
    (P) Maltese cup winner 2016/17: FC Floriana
    (N) Newcomers from the First Division 2016/17: Senglea Athletics, Naxxar Lions FC, Lija Athletics

    Relegation

    The twelfth-placed player in the Maltese Premier League will play a play-off against the third-placed player in the Maltese First Division , the second Maltese division.

    Result
    Tarxien Rainbows 1-0 Zetjun Corinthians

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