1986–87 Maltese Premier League

The 1986–87 Maltese Premier League was the 7th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 72nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hamrun Spartans F.C. won the championship.

Maltese Premier League

Season	1986–87
Champions	Hamrun Spartans F.C. (5th title)
Relegated	Rabat Ajax F.C. Tarxien Rainbows F.C.
European Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
UEFA Cup	Valletta F.C.
Matches played	57
Goals scored	131 (2.3 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Teams

Floriana

Ħamrun

Hibernians

Rabat Ajax

Sliema W.

Tarxien R.

Valletta

Żurrieq

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Locations of the 1986–87 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ħamrun Spartans F.C. (C)	14	11	3	0	25	6	+19	25	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Valletta F.C.	14	4	8	2	17	12	+5	16	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Żurrieq F.C.	14	7	2	5	24	11	+13	16
4	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	5	4	5	12	16	−4	14	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
5	Floriana F.C.	14	4	5	5	11	12	−1	13
6	Hibernians F.C.	14	5	3	6	12	17	−5	13
7	Rabat Ajax F.C. (R)	14	4	4	6	21	13	+8	12	Relegation
8	Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R)	14	1	1	12	6	41	−35	3

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Second Place tie-breaker

With both Valletta and Zurrieq level on 16 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

Valletta F.C.	2–1	Żurrieq F.C.

Results

Home \ Away	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	RBT	SLM	TRX	VLT	ŻRQ
Floriana	—	1–0	0–0	3–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–2
Hibernians	1–0	—	0–1	0–4	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–1
Ħamrun Spartans	3–1	4–1	—	2–1	2–0	5–1	1–1	1–0
Rabat Ajax	1–0	0–0	0–1	—	0–0	7–0	1–1	0–2
Sliema Wanderers	0–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	—	2–1	2–2	1–0
Tarxien Rainbows	0–3	1–0	1–2	0–3	0–3	—	1–3	0–6
Valletta	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	4–0	—	0–2
Żurrieq	0–0	2–3	0–1	2–2	4–0	1–0	2–1	—

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

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)