Wikipedia

2024–25 Maltese Premier League

(Redirected from Draft:2024–25 Maltese Premier League)

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.

Maltese Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates16 August 2024 – April or May 2025
Matches played69
Goals scored181 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerMaxuell Samurai Maia (8 Goals)
Biggest home winFloriana 3–0 Balzan
(26 October 2024)
Biggest away winNaxxar Lions 0–6 Ħamrun Spartans
(27 September 2024)
Highest scoringBalzan 3–3 Birkirkara
(16 August 2024)
Żabbar St. Patrick 3–3 Naxxar Lions
(22 September 2024)
Marsaxlokk 2–4 Mosta
(23 September 2024)
Naxxar Lions 0–6 Ħamrun Spartans
(27 September 2024)
Longest winning runBirkirkara
(9 Games)
Longest unbeaten runFloriana
(12 Games Each)
Longest winless runNaxxar Lions
(8 Games)
Longest losing runŻabbar St. Patrick
(6 Games)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2024.

Teams

edit

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 for two consecutive seasons. 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 topflight.

class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in 2023–24 Maltese Premier League
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

edit

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

edit
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Balzan   Dave Rogers Joma MBI Group Visit Malta (Bottom)
Birkirkara   Stefano De Angelis Nike McDonald's Inter Sport (Bottom)
Floriana   Darren Abdilla Joma Harmont & Blaine, Greens Supermarket Go & Fun (Right)
Gżira United   Giovanni Tedesco Joma Miracles Food (Left)
Ħamrun Spartans   Alessandro Zinnari Puma JP (Home Kit), Mercury (Away Kit) Meridianbet, Besteam audio, Visit Malta (Bottom) Ta' Fonzu (Right), Tescoma (Left)
Hibernians   Branko Nišević Joma Bezzina
Marsaxlokk   Enzo Potenza Joma 1padel Mr. Fitz Restaurant Marsaxlokk (Left)
Melita   Clive Mizzi Hummel Atlas Insurance Burger King (Top).Browns, Eurosport (Bottom) I nouv (Right), VIBE (Left)
Mosta   Joseph Grech Macron Simply Clean Highbet (Top), Teamsport (Bottom)
Naxxar Lions   George Vella Joma VC Service Station Zarb Coaches, Haier Air Conditioner (Top), McQueen, Sammut Concrete Supplies (Bottom) Fastdrop (Right),Hi Koki, Würth, Falcotra (Left)
Sliema Wanderers   Paul Zammit Adidas NMGroup, Inter Wetter Visit Malta (Top), Thomas Smith, Zarb Coaches (Bottom) Fonicom (Left), Domnic Sciberras Roof Repair (Right)
Żabbar St. Patrick   Aniello Parisi Erreà The Shoreline DL Group (Top), Kristal (Bottom)
  • Additionally, referee kits are made by Macron

Managerial changes

edit
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Żabbar St. Patrick   Emilio Cornago San Pedro Resigned 17 April 2024 Pre-season   João Janeiro 16 May 2024
Balzan   Oliver Spiteri 4 May 2024   Dave Rogers 3 June 2024
Ħamrun Spartans   Luciano Zauri 13 May 2024   Alessandro Zinnari 17 May 2024
Birkirkara   Jose Borg End of Contract 13 May 2024   Stefano De Angelis 7 June 2024
Floriana   Mauro Camoranesi Mutual Consent 15 May 2024   Darren Abdilla 21 May 2024
Marsaxlokk   Winston Muscat Sacked 24 September 2024 12th   Enzo Potenza 24 September 2024
Żabbar St. Patrick   João Janeiro Mutual Consent 4 October 2024 12th   Aniello Parisi 10 October 2024
Gżira United   Andrew Cohen Resign 9 November 2024 7th   Giovanni Tedesco 14 November 2024

Format

edit

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

edit

First phase

edit

League table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birkirkara 11 9 1 1 19 8 +11 28 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Floriana 11 6 5 0 21 8 +13 23
3 Sliema Wanderers 11 6 4 1 15 5 +10 22
4 Hibernians 11 6 3 2 13 7 +6 21
5 Mosta 11 5 1 5 15 16 −1 16
6 Ħamrun Spartans 11 4 2 5 19 15 +4 14
7 Gżira United 11 4 2 5 15 15 0 14 Qualification for the Play-Out
8 Melita 11 3 3 5 16 19 −3 12
9 Marsaxlokk 11 3 3 5 13 16 −3 12
10 Balzan 11 2 3 6 11 19 −8 9
11 Naxxar Lions 11 1 4 6 7 21 −14 7
12 Żabbar St. Patrick 11 1 1 9 12 27 −15 4
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. 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

edit
Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO GŻI ĦAM HIB MAR MEL MOS NXR SLI ZAB
Balzan — 3–3 — 2–1 1–1 0–1 — — — 2–0 — 0–2
Birkirkara — — 1–3 — 3–2 — — — — 1–0 1–0 1–0
Floriana 3–0 — — 2–1 — 1–1 — 3–3 — — 0–0 —
Gżira United — 0–1 — — 1–2 — — — 2–0 — 2–2 3–1
Ħamrun Spartans — — 1–1 — — 0–2 2–3 2–1 — — — 3–1
Hibernians — 0–2 — 2–0 — — — 2–0 — — 0–0 —
Marsaxlokk 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 — 1–2 2–4 — 0–1 —
Melita 2–0 0–3 — 2–3 — — — — 1–2 — — —
Mosta 2–2 0–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–0 — — — — — 4–2
Naxxar Lions — — 0–2 1–1 0–6 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–3 —
Sliema Wanderers 2–0 — — — 1–0 — — 2–2 2–0 — — 2–0
Żabbar St. Patrick — — 0–3 — — 1–2 1–3 1–3 — 3–3 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

edit

Top Six

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BIR FLO SLI HIB ĦAM MOS
1 Birkirkara 12 9 1 2 19 10 +9 28 Opening Round Winners — 7 Dec 14 Dec 0–2 29 Nov
2 Floriana 12 7 5 0 22 8 +14 26 — 17 Dec 30 Nov 8 Dec 1–0
3 Sliema Wanderers 12 7 4 1 18 6 +12 25 — — — 3–1 29 Nov
4 Hibernians 12 6 3 3 14 10 +4 21 — — — — 7 Dec
5 Ħamrun Spartans 12 5 2 5 21 15 +6 17 — — — — 17 Dec
6 Mosta 12 5 1 6 15 18 −3 16 — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. 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).

Play-Out

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation GŻI MAR MEL BAL NXR ZAB
7 Gżira United 11 4 2 5 15 15 0 14 — 8 Dec 15 Dec 30 Nov 24 Nov
8 Marsaxlokk 11 3 3 5 13 16 −3 12 — — — 24 Nov 15 Dec
9 Melita 11 3 3 5 16 19 −3 12 1 Dec — 8 Dec 25 Nov 14 Dec
10 Balzan 11 2 3 6 11 19 −8 9 — — — — 1 Dec
11 Naxxar Lions 11 1 4 6 7 21 −14 7 Opening Round Relegation — — — — 8 Dec
12 Żabbar St. Patrick 11 1 1 9 12 27 −15 4 — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. 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).

Closing Round

edit

First phase

edit

League table

edit
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

edit
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

edit

Scoring

edit

Top scorers

edit
As of 23 November 2024[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Maxuell Samurai Maia Birkirkara 9
2   Franklin Sasere Floriana 7
3   Andre Carlos Penha Da Costa Melita 6
4   Udoyen Akpan Balzan 5
  Alex (Lecao) Da Paixao Alves Gżira United
  Gabriel Mentz Bohre Gżira United
  Luke Montebello Ħamrun Spartans
  Jurgen Degabriele Hibernians
  Alex De Aguiar Gomes Marsaxlokk

Hat-tricks

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

Clean sheets

edit
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Giacomo Volpe Birkirkara 8
  Emeka Kelvin Agu Sliema Wanderers
3   Christoffer Mafoumbi Floriana 6
4   Hugo Sacco Hibernians 3
5   Darijan Zarkov Gżira United 2
  Henry Bonello Ħamrun Spartans
  Pablo Sanchez Nino Hibernians
  Gosef Mizzi Melita
  Akpan David Udoh Mosta
  Matthias Debono Naxxar Lions
11   Danilo Golovic Balzan 1
  Marko Drobnjak Marsaxlokk
  Matthew Grech Zabbar St.Patrick

Discipline

edit

Player

edit
  • Most yellow cards: 6
    •   Pedro Vitor Gualberto De Assis Barreto (Naxxar Lions)
    •   Murilo Henrique Freire Bernardo (Sliema Wanderers)
    •   Joao Pedro De Sa Mendonca (Żabbar St. Patrick)
  • Most red cards: 2
    •   Strahinja Jovancic (Żabbar St. Patrick)

Club

edit

Monthly awards

edit
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
August   Clive Mizzi Melita   Maxuell Samurai Maia Birkirkara   Giannis Bastianos Hibernians   Kelvin Emeka Agu Sliema Wanderers
September   Stefano De Angelis Birkirkara   Carlo Zammit Lonardelli Floriana   Franklin Sasere Floriana   Celio Da Paz Silva Filho Ħamrun Spartans
October   Alexander Satariano Birkirkara   Jurgen Degabriele Hibernians   Giacomo Volpe Birkirkara

References

edit
  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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024–25_Maltese_Premier_League&oldid=1259160467"