1996–97 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League
Season	1996–97
Champions	Valletta F.C.; (15th title)
Relegated	Rabat Ajax F.C.; Lija Athletic F.C.
UEFA Champions League	Valletta F.C.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Hibernians F.C.
UEFA Cup	Birkirkara F.C.
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Floriana F.C.
Matches played	135
Goals scored	432 (3.2 per match)
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Maltese Premier League was the 17th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 82nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Birkirkara

Floriana

Ħamrun

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Locations of the 1996–97 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Valletta F.C. (C)	27	21	4	2	80	22	+58	67	Qualification for the UEFA Champions League
2	Birkirkara F.C.	27	18	6	3	46	21	+25	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Floriana F.C.	27	16	5	6	56	28	+28	53	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
4	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	27	14	4	9	58	30	+28	46
5	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	27	12	3	12	46	40	+6	39
6	Hibernians F.C.	27	10	7	10	39	38	+1	37	Qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup^[a]
7	Pietà Hotspurs F.C.	27	11	3	13	35	41	−6	36
8	Naxxar Lions	27	5	7	15	18	45	−27	22
9	Rabat Ajax F.C. (R)	27	5	3	19	32	73	−41	18	Relegation
10	Lija Athletic F.C. (R)	27	2	0	25	22	94	−72	6	Relegation

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

^ Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Valletta already qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	LJA	NXR	PTA	RBT	SLM	VLT
Birkirkara	—	3–1	1–1	0–0	3–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	3–2	1–0
Floriana	1–2	—	1–0	2–2	2–0	4–1	1–0	3–0	0–3	0–0
Hibernians	1–1	0–1	—	3–1	4–0	0–0	2–0	3–2	1–0	1–4
Ħamrun Spartans	1–2	1–3	1–1	—	6–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–4
Lija Athletic	1–2	0–7	0–3	0–3	—	0–2	1–2	1–5	2–4	1–8
Naxxar Lions	0–1	0–4	0–0	0–1	2–2	—	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–1
Pietà Hotspurs	0–1	0–5	2–0	3–0	1–2	1–0	—	3–1	1–2	0–3
Rabat Ajax	1–4	1–1	0–6	1–2	1–4	2–0	1–2	—	2–0	0–2
Sliema Wanderers	0–2	3–1	3–0	3–0	4–2	3–0	1–3	7–0	—	2–3
Valletta	2–0	1–2	3–0	3–0	5–2	5–1	6–2	4–1	1–1	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–27

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	LJA	NXR	PTA	RBT	SLM	VLT
Birkirkara	—	—	—	—	—	4–2	—	4–1	1–0	1–3
Floriana	2–0	—	0–0	1–4	—	—	3–1	—	1–3	—
Hibernians	1–1	—	—	—	—	2–1	—	6–3	0–2	—
Ħamrun Spartans	0–3	—	3–0	—	4–0	0–1	—	—	—	1–2
Lija Athletic	0–2	1–5	2–3	—	—	—	2–5	—	—	—
Naxxar Lions	—	0–1	—	—	1–0	—	1–3	—	—	0–3
Pietà Hotspurs	0–0	—	2–1	1–0	—	—	—	0–1	1–1	—
Rabat Ajax	—	2–4	—	0–2	2–1	0–1	—	—	—	2–5
Sliema Wanderers	—	—	—	3–1	5–0	0–0	—	3–0	—	1–2
Valletta	—	0–0	4–0	—	3–0	—	3–1	—	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)

[table_note_res_UCWC0.67414667628433-1] Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Valletta already qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

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