2021–22 Maltese Challenge League
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 10 September 2021 – May 2022 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2021. |
The 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-level league football in Malta. It is the second season that the competition has been running in its present form.
Following the decision of the Maltese Football Association Executive Committee, the teams that had finished in the promotion and relegation places in the previous Challenge League season would remain in the Challenge League in the 2021-22 season (with the exception of Qormi, due to less than 75% of the matches having been completed in the competition.[1][2][3] Relegation from the Premier League and promotion from the National Amateur League remained in place due to these competitions being adequately completed. This season will therefore see twenty-two teams compete rather than the sixteen that had been originally expected. This will take place within two groups on eleven teams with the top two clubs from either group earning promotion to the Premier League. The situation regarding relegation to the Amateur League has yet to be decided.[4][5]
Teams[]
Twenty-two teams will compete in the league which will include the four teams promoted from the Amateur League and four teams relegated from the Premier League. The top two teams from either group will achieve automatic promotion with the end of season leaders of the two groups meeting in a playoff to decide who with be the champion for 2021-22. The bottom three clubs of both groups will be automatically relegated without any playoffs.
Team | Location |
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Fgura United | Fgura |
Lija Athletic | Lija |
Luqa St. Andrew's | Luqa |
Marsa | Marsa |
Marsaxlokk | Marsaxlokk |
Melita | San Ġiljan |
Mġarr United | Mġarr |
Mqabba | Mqabba |
Naxxar Lions | Naxxar |
Pembroke Athleta | Pembroke |
Pietà Hotspurs | Pietà |
Qrendi | Qrendi |
Rabat Ajax F.C. | Rabat |
San Ġwann | San Ġwann |
Senglea Athletic | Senglea |
St. Andrews | St. Andrew's, Malta |
St. George's | Cospicua |
Swieqi United | Swieqi |
Tarxien Rainbows | Tarxien |
Vittoriosa Stars | Birgu |
Żebbuġ Rangers | Żebbuġ |
Żejtun Corinthians | Żejtun |
League tables[]
Challenge League Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Naxxar Lions | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 31 | Promotion to the 2022–23 Maltese Premier League |
2 | Pembroke Athleta | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 30 | |
3 | Żejtun Corinthians | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 24 | |
4 | Marsaxlokk | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 19 | |
5 | Lija Athletic | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 18 | |
6 | Melita | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 18 | |
7 | Mqabba | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 16 | |
8 | San Ġwann | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 14 | |
9 | Vittoriosa Stars | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 | Relegation to the 2022-23 Maltese National Amateur League |
10 | Rabat Ajax | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 9 | |
11 | St. George's | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points
Challenge League Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Żebbuġ Rangers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | Promotion to the 2022–23 Maltese Premier League |
2 | Pietà Hotspurs | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 24 | |
3 | Tarxien Rainbows | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 22 | |
4 | Marsa | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 20 | |
5 | Qrendi | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 17 | |
6 | Fgura United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 16 | |
7 | St. Andrews | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 16 | |
8 | Swieqi United | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 19 | |
9 | Senglea Athletic | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 12 | Relegation to the 2022-23 Maltese National Amateur League |
10 | Mġarr United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 10 | |
11 | Luqa St. Andrew's | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points
Results[]
Challenge League Group A Results[]
Challenge League Group B Results[]
{{#invoke:sports results|main | source = Malta Football Association | update = 30 January 2022 | matches_style = FBR
|team1=FGU |team2=LSA |team3=MSA |team4=MĠA |team5=PHS |team6=QND |team7=SEN |team8=STA |team9=SWI |team10=TAR |team11=ŻEB
|name_FGU=Fgura United |name_LSA=Luqa St. Andrew's |name_MSA=Marsa |name_MĠA=Mġarr United |name_PHS=Pietà Hotspurs |name_QND=Qrendi |name_SEN=Senglea Athletic |name_STA=St. Andrews |name_SWI=Swieqi United |name_TAR=Tarxien Rainbows |name_ŻEB=Żebbuġ Rangers
| match_FGU_LSA = 1 - 1 | match_FGU_MSA = 6 Mar | match_FGU_MĠA = 20 Feb | match_FGU_PHS = 0 - 1 | match_FGU_QND = 5 - 1 | match_FGU_SEN = 2 - 2 | match_FGU_STA = 2 - 5 | match_FGU_SWI = 0 - 0 | match_FGU_TAR = | match_FGU_ŻEB = 3 - 0
| match_LSA_FGU = 5 Feb | match_LSA_MSA = 0 - 2 | match_LSA_MĠA = 1 - 1 | match_LSA_PHS = 2 - 0 | match_LSA_QND = 0 - 2 | match_LSA_SEN = 13 Mar | match_LSA_STA = 5 Mar | match_LSA_SWI = 18 Feb | match_LSA_TAR = 0 - 2 | match_LSA_ŻEB = 0 - 8
| match_MSA_FGU = 1 - 1 | match_MSA_LSA = 1 - 1 | match_MSA_MĠA = 6 Feb | match_MSA_PHS = 25 Feb | match_MSA_QND = 1 - 0 | match_MSA_SEN = 5 - 0 | match_MSA_STA = 2 - 0 | match_MSA_SWI = 2 - 2 | match_MSA_TAR = 12 Mar}]
References[]
- ^ "Sports ban forces termination of domestic competitions". MFA. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "MFA EXCO step up fight against money laundering and bad practices in Maltese football". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "MFA Exco approve proposals to increase of number of overseas players in matchday squads". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "New format proposed by MFA EXCO for expanded Challenge League". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "MFA Council to vote for composition of national competitions for 2021-22 season on Tuesday". Times of Malta. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links[]
- 2021–22 in European association football leagues
- 2021–22 in Maltese football