2003–04 Maltese Premier League

The 2003–04 Maltese Premier League (known as the MIA Premier League^[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 89th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 22 August 2003 and finished on 9 May 2004. Sliema Wanderers successfully defended last season's league triumph, equalling Floriana's league title record of 25 championships.

Teams[]

Balzan Y

Birkirkara

Floriana

Hibernians

Ħamrun S.

Marsaxlokk

Msida SJ

Pietà H.

Sliema W.

Valletta

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Locations of the 2002–03 Maltese Premier League teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:

• Msida Saint-Joseph
• Balzan Youths

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:

• Marsa
• Mosta

First round[]

Results[]

Second round[]

Championship Pool[]

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Championship Pool, and the points obtained during the first round were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second round. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second round: Sliema Wanderers 21 points, Birkirkara 18, Hibernians 17, Marsaxlokk 16, Floriana and Pietà Hotspurs 14.

Relegation Pool[]

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the Relegation Pool and at the end of the round the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first round were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second round. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second round: Valletta 12 points, Balzan Youths 9, Msida Saint-Joseph 5 and Ħamrun Spartans 2.

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[2]
1	Danilo Dončić	Sliema Wanderers	19
2	Etienne Barbara	Marsaxlokk	15
3	Michael Galea	Birkirkara	14
4	Daniel Bogdanović	Sliema Wanderers/Marsxalokk	13
	Daniel Nwoke	Msida Saint-Joseph
6	Gilbert Agius	Valletta	10
	Haruna Doda	Birkirkara
	Ivan Woods	Pietà Hotspurs
	Stefan Giglio	Sliema Wanderers
10	Olumuyiwa Aganun	Msida Saint-Joseph	9
	Stefan Zahra	Balzan Youths

Hat-tricks[]

Player[3][4]	For	Against	Result	Date
Daniel Nwoke	Msida Saint-Joseph	Sliema Wanderers	4–1	29 August 2003
Michael Galea	Birkirkara	Msida Saint-Joseph	7–1	13 September 2003
Etienne Barbara	Marsaxlokk	Balzan Youths	4–2	10 October 2003
Adrian Mifsud	Hibernians	Valletta	4–2	19 December 2003
Danilo Dončić	Sliema Wanderers	Pietà Hotspurs	3–0	7 February 2004
Jonathan Holland	Floriana	Msida Saint-Joseph	4–2	8 February 2004
Danilo Dončić	Sliema Wanderers	Pietà Hotspurs	5–1	12 April 2004
Ian Zammit	Valletta	Balzan Youths	5–0	18 April 2004
Daniel Bogdanović	Marsaxlokk	Floriana	5–1	29 April 2004

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Month[5]	Player of the Month
	Player	Club
August/September	Etienne Barbara	Floriana
October	Gilbert Agius	Valletta
November	Daniel Dengaky	Ħamrun Spartans
December	Gilbert Agius	Valletta
January	Michael Mifsud	Sliema Wanderers
February	Haruna Doda	Birkirkara
March	Stefan Giglio	Sliema Wanderers
April	Daniel Bogdanović	Marsaxlokk
May	Stefan Giglio	Sliema Wanderers

References[]

External links[]

• Official website^{[permanent dead link]}