List of Maltese football champions

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List of Maltese football champions
Founded1909
Country Malta
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14
Current championsHamrun Spartans (8th title)
(2020–21 season)
Most championshipsSliema Wanderers and Floriana (26 titles each)
Current: 2021–22 season

The Maltese football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Malta, the Premier League. The league is contested on a round-robin system and the championship is awarded to the highest ranked team at the end of the season. Originally known as the First Division, it started with a disparate number of participating teams. Nowadays, it is contested by 14 teams.[1] With a hiatus during the Second World War, the competition has been ever-present since its inception.

Sliema Wanderers and Floriana are the most successful clubs with 26 titles each, with the latter being the current champions after winning the 2019–20 competition.[2]

Champions[]

Key
Club (X) Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point (if more than one)
dagger Champions also won the FA Trophy that season, completing a domestic double

First Division (1909–80)[]

Season Winner[3][4] Runner-up[3][4] Third place[5] Top scorer(s)[6] Goals[6]
1909–10 Floriana Sliema Wanderers St. Joseph's United Malta Salvu Samuele (Floriana) 4
1910–11 League championship was not held
1911–12 Floriana (2) Ħamrun Spartans St. George's [a]
1912–13 Floriana (3) Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers [a]
1913–14 Ħamrun Spartans St. George's Valletta United [a]
1914–15 Valletta United Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers [a]
1915–16 League championship was not held
1916–17 St. George's Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans [a]
1917–18 Ħamrun Spartans (2) St. George's Sliema Wanderers [a]
1918–19 The King's Own Malta Regiment Ħamrun United Royal Army Service Corps [a]
1919–20 Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Valletta United [a]
1920–21 Floriana (4) Marsa United Ħamrun Spartans [a]
1921–22 Floriana (5) Sliema Wanderers Malta Police [a]
1922–23 Sliema Wanderers (2) Floriana Sliema Rangers [a]
1923–24 Sliema Wanderers (3) Vittoriosa Rovers Valletta United [a]
1924–25 Floriana (6) Sliema Wanderers Valletta United [a]
1925–26 Sliema Wanderers (4) Floriana Valletta United [a]
1926–27 Floriana (7) Sliema Wanderers St. George's [a]
1927–28 Floriana (8) Valletta United St. George's [a]
1928–29 Floriana (9) Sliema Wanderers Valletta United Malta P. Friggieri (Floriana) 4
1929–30 Sliema Wanderers (5) St. George's Valletta United [a]
1930–31 Floriana (10) Sliema Wanderers Valletta United Malta C. Cauchi (Floriana) 4
1931–32 Valletta United (2) Sliema Wanderers Sliema Hotspurs [a]
1932–33 Sliema Wanderers (6) Hibernians Sliema Rangers [a]
1933–34 Sliema Wanderers (7) Hibernians Malta A. Brincat (Sliema Wanderers) 2
1934–35 Floriana (11) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 11
1935–36 Sliema Wanderers (8)dagger Floriana Hibernians Austria Anton Mayerhoffer (Floriana) 3
1936–37 Floriana (12) Hibernians Sliema Wanderers England George Bond (Floriana) 4
1937–38 Sliema Wanderers (9) Floriana Valletta Malta (Sliema Wanderers)
Malta C. Cauchi (Floriana) 		5
1938–39 Sliema Wanderers (10) Melita St. George's Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 8
1939–40 Sliema Wanderers (11)dagger St. George's Melita Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 18
1940–41 to 1943–44 League suspended owing to the Second World War
1944–45 Valletta (3) Sliema Athletics Floriana Malta (Sliema Athletics) 6
1945–46 Valletta (4) Sliema Wanderers Floriana [a]
1946–47 Ħamrun Spartans (3) Valletta Floriana Malta Maurice Decesare (Melita)
Malta C. Galea (Floriana) 		11
1947–48 Valletta (5) Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Malta Freddie Landolina (Ħamrun Spartans) 16
1948–49 Sliema Wanderers (12) Ħamrun Spartans Valletta Malta Salvinu Schembri (Valletta)
Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 		11
1949–50 Floriana (13)dagger Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Malta Pace (Valletta) 16
1950–51 Floriana (14) Hibernians Valletta Malta Pullu Demanuele (Valletta) 14
1951–52 Floriana (15) Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Malta Lolly Borg (Floriana) 17
1952–53 Floriana (16)dagger Birkirkara Valletta Malta Pace (Valletta) 9
1953–54 Sliema Wanderers (13) Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 12
1954–55 Floriana (17)dagger Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Malta Lolly Borg (Floriana)
Malta Tony Cauchi (Floriana) 		13
1955–56 Sliema Wanderers (14)dagger Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 15
1956–57 Sliema Wanderers (15) Valletta Floriana Malta (Sliema Wanderers) 14
1957–58 Floriana (18)dagger Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Malta Pullu Demanuele (Floriana) 14
1958–59 Valletta (6) Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Malta A. Cassar (Ħamrun Spartans) 11
1959–60 Valletta (7)dagger Hibernians Floriana Malta F. Zammit (Valletta)
Malta M. Azzopardi (Valletta) 		12
1960–61 Hibernians Valletta Sliema Wanderers Malta Tony Cauchi (Floriana) 12
1961–62 Floriana (19) Valletta Sliema Wanderers Malta Tony Cauchi (Floriana) 17
1962–63 Valletta (8) Hibernians Sliema Wanderers Malta M. Azzopardi (Valletta) 20
1963–64 Sliema Wanderers (16) Valletta Hibernians Malta A. Borg (Valletta) 11
1964–65 Sliema Wanderers (17)dagger Valletta Hibernians Malta Joe Cini (Sliema Wanderers) 12
1965–66 Sliema Wanderers (18) Floriana Hibernians Malta John Bonnett (Sliema Wanderers)
Malta Ronnie Cocks (Sliema Wanderers) 		6
1966–67 Hibernians (2) Sliema Wanderers Floriana Malta A. Delia (Hibernians) 8
1967–68 Floriana (20) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Malta Joe Cini (Sliema Wanderers) 10
1968–69 Hibernians (3) Valletta Floriana Malta C. Cassar (Hibernians) 9
1969–70 Floriana (21) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Malta Joe Cini (Sliema Wanderers)
Malta Ronnie Cocks (Sliema Wanderers) 		7
1970–71 Sliema Wanderers (19) Marsa Gżira United Malta Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) 5
1971–72 Sliema Wanderers (20) Floriana Valletta Malta T. Giglio (Valletta) 9
1972–73 Floriana (22) Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Malta C. Borg (Ħamrun Spartans) 10
1973–74 Valletta (9) Hibernians Floriana Malta T. Camilleri (Sliema Wanderers) 9
1974–75 Floriana (23) Sliema Wanderers St. George's Malta Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) 17
1975–76 Sliema Wanderers (21) Floriana Hibernians Malta Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers) 9
1976–77 Floriana (24) Sliema Wanderers Valletta Malta Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) 16
1977–78 Valletta (10)dagger Hibernians Sliema Wanderers Malta Leonard Farrugia (Valletta) 16
1978–79 Hibernians (4) Valletta Sliema Wanderers Malta C. Brincat (Marsa) 11
1979–80 Valletta (11) Hibernians Floriana Malta Emanuel Fabri (Sliema Wanderers)
Malta Leonard Farrugia (Valletta)
Malta F. Cristiano (Valletta) 		15

Premier League (1980–present)[]

Season Winner[3][4] Runner-up[3][4] Third place[5] Top scorer(s)[6] Goals[6]
1980–81 Hibernians (5) Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Malta Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (Hibernians) 13
1981–82 Hibernians (6)dagger Sliema Wanderers Żurrieq Malta Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (Hibernians) 12
1982–83 Ħamrun Spartans (4)dagger Valletta Rabat Ajax Malta (Ħamrun Spartans) 7
1983–84 Valletta (12) Rabat Ajax Ħamrun Spartans Bulgaria (Ħamrun Spartans)
Malta Charles Muscat (Żurrieq) 		7
1984–85 Rabat Ajax Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Malta Leonard Farrugia (Valletta) 9
1985–86 Rabat Ajax (2)dagger Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Italy Gianluca De Ponti (Żurrieq) 8
1986–87 Ħamrun Spartans (5)dagger Valletta Żurrieq Malta Carmel Busuttil (Rabat Ajax) 10
1987–88 Ħamrun Spartans (6)dagger Sliema Wanderers Żurrieq England Barry Gallagher (Ħamrun Spartans) 7
1988–89 Sliema Wanderers (22) Valletta Ħamrun Spartans Malta Joe Zarb (Valletta) 11
1989–90 Valletta (13) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Malta Joe Zarb (Valletta) 17
1990–91 Ħamrun Spartans (7) Valletta Floriana Malta Joe Zarb (Valletta) 12
1991–92 Valletta (14) Floriana Sliema Wanderers Malta Stefan Sultana (Ħamrun Spartans) 22
1992–93 Floriana (25)dagger Ħamrun Spartans Valletta Denmark Carl Zachhau (Hibernians) 22
1993–94 Hibernians (7) Floriana Valletta Denmark Carl Zachhau (Hibernians)
Malta Joe Zarb (Valletta) 		17
1994–95 Hibernians (8) Sliema Wanderers Valletta England Carl Saunders (Sliema Wanderers) 18
1995–96 Sliema Wanderers (23) Valletta Floriana Malta Aldrin Muscat (Sliema Wanderers) 18
1996–97 Valletta (15)dagger Birkirkara Floriana Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić (Valletta) 32
1997–98 Valletta (16) Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers Malta Joe Brincat (Birkirkara/Floriana) 19
1998–99 Valletta (17)dagger Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers Malta Gilbert Agius (Valletta) 20
1999–2000 Birkirkara Valletta Floriana Malta Michael Mifsud (Sliema Wanderers) 21
2000–01 Valletta (18)dagger Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara Malta Michael Mifsud (Sliema Wanderers) 30
2001–02 Hibernians (9) Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić (Sliema Wanderers) 32
2002–03 Sliema Wanderers (24) Birkirkara Valletta Malta Adrian Mifsud (Hibernians
Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić (Sliema Wanderers)
Malta Michael Galea (Birkirkara) 		18
2003–04 Sliema Wanderers (25)dagger Birkirkara Hibernians Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić (Sliema Wanderers) 19
2004–05 Sliema Wanderers (26) Birkirkara Hibernians Malta Andrew Cohen (Hibernians) 21
2005–06 Birkirkara (2) Sliema Wanderers Marsaxlokk Malta Michael Galea (Birkirkara) 19
2006–07 Marsaxlokk Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara Malta Daniel Bogdanović (Marsaxlokk) 31
2007–08 Valletta (19) Marsaxlokk Birkirkara Argentina Omar Sebastián Monesterolo (Valletta) 19
2008–09 Hibernians (10) Valletta Birkirkara Malta Terence Scerri (Hibernians) 26
2009–10 Birkirkara (3) Valletta Qormi Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo (Qormi) 24
2010–11 Valletta (20) Floriana Birkirkara Nigeria Alfred Effiong (Marsaxlokk)[b] 17
2011–12 Valletta (21) Hibernians Birkirkara Nigeria Obinna Obiefule (Marsaxlokk/Mosta) 34
2012–13 Birkirkara (4) Hibernians Valletta Spain Jose Luis Negrin (Melita/Rabat Ajax) 22
2013–14 Valletta (22)dagger Birkirkara Hibernians Brazil Jhonnattann (Birkirkara)
Brazil Edison Luiz dos Santos (Hibernians) 		21
2014–15 Hibernians (11) Valletta Birkirkara Brazil Jorginho (Hibernians)
Brazil Edison Luiz dos Santos (Hibernians) 		25
2015–16 Valletta (23) Hibernians Birkirkara Italy Mario Fontanella (Floriana) 20
2016–17 Hibernians (12) Balzan Birkirkara Montenegro Bojan Kaljević (Balzan) 23
2017–18 Valletta (24)dagger Balzan Gżira United Senegal Amadou Samb (Gżira United) 21
2018–19 Valletta (25) Hibernians Gżira United Brazil Taylon Correa (Hibernians) 19
2019–20 Floriana (26) Valletta Hibernians Albania Kristian Keqi (Floriana) 14
2020–21 Ħamrun Spartans (8) Hibernians Gżira United Colombia Kevin Rosero (St. Lucia) 17

Total titles won[]

Titles won by club (%)

  Sliema Wanderers – 26 (25%)
  Floriana – 26 (25%)
  Valletta – 25 (23%)
  Hibernians – 12 (12%)
  Ħamrun Spartans – 8 (8%)
  Birkirkara – 4 (4%)
  Other clubs – 4 (4%)
As of 25 May 2020
Club Winners Runners-up
Sliema Wanderers 26 29
Floriana 26 12
Valletta 25 18
Hibernians 12 14
Ħamrun Spartans 7 11
Birkirkara 4 8
Rabat Ajax 2 1
St. George's 1 4
Marsaxlokk 1 1
The King's Own Malta Regiment 1 0

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Unknown top-scorer due to no accurate records kept of the matches played
  2. ^ Alfred Effiong was born in Nigeria, but since March 2015 has a Maltese passport and has represented Malta in international football

References[]

  1. ^ "August 18 start for 2017/18 BOV Premier League". Malta Football Association. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Malta Football Association Council – Statement". Malta Football Association. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "League Champions". MaltaFootball.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Malta - List of Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Malta - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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