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Maltese Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates16 August 2024 – April or May 2025
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerMaxuell Samurai Maia (3 Goals)
Biggest home winSliema Wanderers 2–0 Mosta
(16 August 2024)
Ħamrun Spartans 3–1 Żabbar St. Patrick
(18 August 2024)
Biggest away winNaxxar Lions 1–2 Hibernians
(17 August 2024)
Highest scoringBalzan 3–3 Birkirkara
(16 August 2024)
Floriana 3–3 Melita
(17 August 2024)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024.

The 2024–25 Maltese Premier League is the 110th season of top-flight league football in Malta. The season began on 16 August 2024 and will end in April or May 2025.

Teams

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The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 2023–24 Maltese Challenge League. Ħamrun Spartans entered the season as defending champions two years in a row. Melita was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after eleven years of absence. And Żabbar St. Patrick was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after twenty years of absence. They replaced Gudja United, Santa Lucia and Sirens who were all relegated after five years in the top flight; and Valletta after seventy-nine years in the top flight.

Team In league since City
Balzan 2011 Balzan
Birkirkara 1990 Birkirkara
Floriana 1986 Floriana
Gżira United 2016 Gżira
Ħamrun Spartans 2016 Ħamrun
Hibernians 1945 Paola
Marsaxlokk 2022 Marsaxlokk
Melita 2024 San Ġiljan
Mosta 2011 Mosta
Naxxar Lions 2023 Naxxar
Sliema Wanderers 2023 Sliema
Żabbar St. Patrick 2024 Zabbar

Venues

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The matches will be played mainly at the Ta' Qali National Stadium and the Tony Bezzina Stadium. However, the Centenary Stadium and the Victor Tedesco Stadium will be used as well. One match-day from the Closing Round between March 28 and March 31 will be played at the Gozo Stadium thanks to the support of the Ministry for Gozo.

Ta' Qali Ta' Qali Paola Hamrun Xewkija
Ta' Qali National Stadium Centenary Stadium Tony Bezzina Stadium Victor Tedesco Stadium Gozo Stadium
Capacity: 16,997 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,968 Capacity: 1,962 Capacity: 1,644

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Balzan England Dave Rogers Joma MBI Group Visit Malta (Bottom)
Birkirkara Italy Stefano De Angelis Nike McDonald's Inter Sport (Bottom)
Floriana Malta Darren Abdilla Joma Harmont & Blaine, Greens Supermarket Go & Fun (Right)
Gżira United Malta Andrew Cohen Joma
Ħamrun Spartans Italy Alessandro Zinnari Puma Mercury Meridianbet, Besteam audio, Visit Malta (Bottom) Ta' Fonzu (Right), Tescoma (Left)
Hibernians Serbia Branko Nišević Joma Bezzina
Marsaxlokk Malta Winston Muscat Joma 1padel Mr. Fitz Restaurant Marsaxlokk (Left)
Melita Malta Clive Mizzi Hummel Atlas Insurance Hub88 (Top), Burger King (Middle) Eurosport (Bottom) I nouv (Right), VIBE (Left)
Mosta Malta Joseph Grech Macron Simply Clean Highbet (Top), Teamsport (Bottom)
Naxxar Lions Malta George Vella Joma Brown's, sottozero Zarb Coaches (Top), Badass, McQueen, Sammut Concrete Supplies (Bottom) Welbee's (Right), Würth, Centerparc (Left)
Sliema Wanderers Malta Paul Zammit Adidas NMGroup, Inter Wetter Visit Malta (Top), Thomas Smith, Zarb Coaches (Bottom) Fonicom (Left), Domnic Sciberras Roof Repair (Right)
Żabbar St. Patrick Portugal João Janeiro Erreà The Shoreline DL Group (Top), Kristal (Bottom)
  • Additionally, referee kits are made by Macron

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Żabbar St. Patrick Argentina Emilio Cornago San Pedro Resigned 17 April 2024 Pre-season Portugal João Janeiro 16 May 2024
Balzan Malta Oliver Spiteri 4 May 2024 England Dave Rogers 3 June 2024
Ħamrun Spartans Italy Luciano Zauri 13 May 2024 Italy Alessandro Zinnari 17 May 2024
Birkirkara Malta Jose Borg End of Contract 13 May 2024 Italy Stefano De Angelis 7 June 2024
Floriana Italy Mauro Camoranesi Mutual Consent 15 May 2024 Malta Darren Abdilla 21 May 2024

Format

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The new league format, which will come into being from the 2024–25 season, the Maltese Premier League will be made up of 12 teams and be split into an Opening Round and Closing Round in a way that is similar to domestic footballing systems used in South America.[1][2] The Opening Round will see each of the 12 teams play each other once before the league is then split between a Top 6 and a Bottom 6, allowing for the teams in each of those splits to play each other another time. Once the ranking is set, each team will go back down to 0 points and start from scratch in the Closing Round, where the same process will be repeated

Opening Round

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First phase

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ħamrun Spartans 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Sliema Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
3 Hibernians 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
4 Gżira United 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
5 Balzan 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
6 Birkirkara 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Floriana 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 Qualification for the Play-Out
8 Melita 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Marsaxlokk 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
10 Naxxar Lions 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
11 Żabbar St. Patrick 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
12 Mosta 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Source: Malta Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results

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Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO GŻI ĦAM HIB MAR MEL MOS NXR SLI ZAB
Balzan 3–3 3 Oct 21 Sep 1 Nov 29 Aug 16 Sep
Birkirkara 7 Nov 19 Oct 3 Nov 3 Oct 23 Aug
Floriana 26 Oct 27 Sep 22 Sep 3–3 1 Nov
Gżira United 26 Oct 7 Nov 29 Aug 21 Sep 2 Nov
Ħamrun Spartans 24 Aug 2 Oct 2 Nov 28 Aug 3–1
Hibernians 14 Sep 25 Aug 25 Oct 29 Aug
Marsaxlokk 28 Sep 29 Aug 21 Oct 0–1 6 Nov 24 Aug 23 Sep 15 Sep
Melita 20 Oct 23 Sep 14 Sep 3 Nov
Mosta 7 Nov 29 Sep 3 Oct 15 Sep 19 Oct 27 Oct
Naxxar Lions 16 Sep 20 Oct 27 Sep 1–2 27 Oct 3 Oct 27 Aug 6 Nov
Sliema Wanderers 25 Aug 25 Oct 29 Sep 2–0 20 Oct
Żabbar St. Patrick 28 Aug 28 Sep 2 Oct 6 Nov 22 Sep
Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Closing Round

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First phase

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Balzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Birkirkara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Floriana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Gżira United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ħamrun Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hibernians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Marsaxlokk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Play-Out
8 Melita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mosta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Naxxar Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sliema Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Żabbar St. Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Malta Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results

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Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO GŻI ĦAM HIB MAR MEL MOS NXR SLI ZAB
Balzan
Birkirkara
Floriana
Gżira United
Ħamrun Spartans
Hibernians
Marsaxlokk
Melita
Mosta
Naxxar Lions
Sliema Wanderers
Żabbar St. Patrick
Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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As of 18 August 2024[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Maxuell Samurai Maia Birkirkara 3
2 Belgium Henri Stanic Balzan 1
Malta Nicholas Pulis Balzan
England Udoyen Akpan Balzan
Malta Carlo Zammit Lonardelli Floriana
Malta Kyrian Nwoko Floriana
Malta Mattia Veselji Floriana
Brazil Alex Lecao Da Paixao Alves Gżira United
Malta Joseph Mbong Ħamrun Spartans
Brazil Lopes Silva Raphael Ħamrun Spartans
Malta Luke Montebello Ħamrun Spartans
Brazil Alex Bruno De Souza Silva Hibernians
Malta Jurgen Degabriele Hibernians
Colombia Aldair Simanca Pena Melita
Brazil Andre Carlos Penha Da Costa Melita
Malta Jean Pierre Attard Melita
Brazil Westherley Caxambu Garcia Nogueira Naxxar Lions
Portugal Sergio Filipe Ramos Da Silva Sliema Wanderers
Slovenia Vito Plut Sliema Wanderers
Brazil David Oliveira Souza Żabbar St. Patrick

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Stadium Date
Brazil Maxuell Samurai Maia Birkirkara Balzan 3–3 (A) Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali 16 August 2024

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Croatia Darijan Zarkov Gżira United 1
Nigeria Emeka Kelvin Agu Sliema Wanderers

Discipline

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Player

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  • Most yellow cards: 2
    • Ghana Geoffrey Edwin Acheampong (Sliema Wanderers)
  • Most red cards: 1
    • Nigeria Akpan David Udoh (Mosta)
    • Ghana Geoffrey Edwin Acheampong (Sliema Wanderers)

Club

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References

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  1. ^ Galea, Albert (24 April 2024). "New Premier League explained: 'New format will not be damnation or salvation of Maltese football". Malta Independent.
  2. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (2023-04-13). "Number of Premier League teams down to 12 from 2024-25". SportsDesk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ "Tables & Statistics". maltafootball.com. 20 September 2020.

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