2008–09 Gozo First Division

The 2008–09 Gozo First Division, also known as the ONVOL First Division due to sponsorship reasons, was the 61st season of the Gozitan First Division, which saw Sannat Lions declared champions for the first time in 19 years. The league started on 17 September 2008 with a match between Sannat Lions and SK Victoria Wanderers where the Victoria-based side won 3–0, with Ige Adesina being the first scorer of the season.

Gozo Football League First Division

Season	2008–09
Dates	17 September 2008 – 5 May 2009
Champions	Sannat Lions (9th title)
Relegated	Qala St. Joseph
Matches played	58
Goals scored	189 (3.26 per match)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Promotion and relegation

• Promoted: S.K. Victoria Wanderers
• Relegated: Xagħra United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sannat Lions (C)	18	11	3	4	32	16	+16	36
2	Għajnsielem	18	9	6	3	34	26	+8	33
3	Victoria Hotspurs	18	9	2	7	34	28	+6	29
4	S.K. Victoria Wanderers	18	6	6	6	21	17	+4	24
5	Nadur Youngsters	18	5	6	7	20	21	−1	21
6	Kerċem Ajax	18	4	7	7	29	35	−6	19	Qualification for the relegation play-off
7	Qala St. Joseph (R)	18	1	6	11	14	41	−27	9	Relegation to the GFL Second Division

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion and UEFA competition places); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–12

Teams play each other twice, once assigned as home and once away.

Home \ Away	GSM	KĊM	NDR	QLA	SNT	SKVW	VCH
Għajnsielem	—	1–1	4–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	3–2
Kerċem Ajax	3–4	—	0–0	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–2
Nadur Youngsters	0–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–0	2–1
Qala St. Joseph	0–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	0–4	0–3
Sannat Lions	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–0	—	0–3	2–0
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	1–1	1–1	0–0	3–1	0–1	—	0–1
Victoria Hotspurs	1–1	2–3	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–0	—

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 13–18

Home \ Away	GSM	KĊM	NDR	QLA	SNT	SKVW	VCH
Għajnsielem	—	3–0	2–0				2–4
Kerċem Ajax		—		5–3	0–2
Nadur Youngsters		2–0	—	3–0
Qala St. Joseph	0–3			—		0–3
Sannat Lions	1–2		2–1	2–0	—	2–0	2–3
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	0–4	2–3	0–0			—	0–1
Victoria Hotspurs		4–5	2–3	4–1			—

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

A play-off match took place between the sixth-placed team in this division, Kerċem Ajax, and the second-placed team from the Second Division, Xagħra United, for a place in the 2009–10 GFL First Division.

Kerċem Ajax (1) v Xagħra United (2)

5 May 2009	Kerċem Ajax (1)	4–1	Xagħra United (2)	Xewkija
				Stadium: Gozo Stadium