ONVOL First Division

The Gozitan First Division, known as Onvol First Division for sponsorship reasons is the top level of the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1937. In the Gozitan football system, there is one division under the First Division, that is the Second Division.

The Onvol First Division is based on three rounds, thus each team play each other three times, thus the teams in the First Division play 18 games each in total. The season is usually held between September and April. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division and the winner of the Second Division is promoted to the First Division. A promotion/relegation playoff game takes place between the 6th placed First Division team and the team placing second in the Second Division.

The majority of matches of the first division are played at the Gozo Stadium.

2008/2009 Clubs

In the 2008/2009 season the First Division will consists of the following teams:

*Għajnsielem
*Kercem Ajax
*Nadur Youngsters (Current Champions)
*Qala St. Joseph
*Sannat Lions
*SK Victoria Wanderers (Second Division Champions)
*Victoria Hotspurs

Champions

Here is a complete list of the past champions of the First Division.
*2007-2008 Nadur Youngsters
*2006-2007 Nadur Youngsters
*2005-2006 Nadur Youngsters
*2004-2005 Ghajnsielem
*2003-2004 Zebbug Rovers
*2002-2003 Nadur Youngsters
*2001-2002 Nadur Youngsters
*2000-2001 Xewkija Tigers
*1999-2000 Victoria Hotspurs
*1998-1999 Nadur Youngsters
*1997-1998 Xagħra United
*1996-1997 Nadur Youngsters
*1995-1996 Nadur Youngsters
*1994-1995 Nadur Youngsters
*1993-1994 Victoria Hotspurs
*1992-1993 Xagħra United
*1991-1992 Xagħra United
*1990-1991 Victoria Hotspurs
*1989-1990 Sannat Lions
*1988-1989 Xagħra United
*1987-1988 Sannat Lions
*1986-1987 Sannat Lions
*1985-1986 Kercem Ajax
*1984-1985 Victoria Hotspurs
*1983-1984 Xewkija Tigers
*1982-1983 Xewkija Tigers
*1981-1982 Sannat Lions
*1980-1981 Sannat Lions
*1979-1980 Victoria Hotspurs
*1978-1979 Victoria United
*1977-1978 Sannat Lions
*1976-1977 Sannat Lions
*1975-1976 Sannat Lions
*1974-1975 Xewkija Tigers
*1973-1974 Ghajnsielem
*1972-1973 Ghajnsielem
*1971-1972 Ghajnsielem
*1970-1971 Ghajnsielem
*1969-1970 Ghajnsielem
*1968-1969 S.K. Calypcians
*1967-1968 Nadur Youngsters
*1966-1967 Victoria Hotspurs
*1965-1966 Victoria Hotspurs
*1964-1965 Victoria Hotspurs
*1963-1964 Xaghra Young Stars
*1962-1963 Victoria Hotspurs
*1961-1962 Victoria Hotspurs
*1960-1961 was not held
*1959-1960 Salesian Youths
*1958-1959 Salesian Youths
*1957-1958 Salesian Youths
*1956-1957 Salesian Youths
*1955-1956 was not held
*1954-1955 Victoria Athletics
*1953-1954 was not held
*1952-1953 Salesian Youths
*1951-1952 was not held
*1950-1951 was not held
*1949-1950 was not held
*1948-1949 Salesian Youths
*1947-1948 was not held
*1946-1947 Victoria Athletics
*1945-1946 Victoria Athletics
*1944-1945 Victoria Athletics
*1943-1944 was not held
*1942-1943 was not held
*1941-1942 was not held
*1940-1941 was not held
*1939-1940 Xaghra Blue Stars
*1938-1939 Victoria City
*1937-1938 Victoria Stars

External Links

* [http://www.gozofootball.net/1stdiv/index.html/ Gozo FA website]