- 2003–04 Maltese First Division
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Maltese First Division Season 2003–04 Champions St. Patrick Promoted St. Patrick
Lija AthleticRelegated Tarxien Rainbows
Rabat AjaxGoals scored 293 Average goals/game 3.25 Top goalscorer Ikechukwu Chibueze (18) ← 2002–032004–05 →The Maltese First Division 2003–04 (known as MIA First Division 2003-04 for sponsorship reasons) started on 13 September 2003 and finished on 9 May 2004.Marsa and Mosta were relegated from Maltese Premier League.Tarxien and San Gwann were promoted from Maltese Second Division with the latter (San Gwann) having won a promotion playoff against Vittoriosa.St.Patrick were the champions while Lija were runners-up.Both were promoted to Maltese Premier League.Tarxien and Rabat wrer relegated to Maltese Second Division with the former having just clinched promotion only to go straight down again.
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Participating teams
The Maltese First Division 2003–04 was made up of these teams:
Changes from previous season
- Msida SJ and Balzan Youths were promoted from the First Division to the Premier League.They were replaced by Marsa and Mosta,both relegated from Maltese Premier League 2002-03.
- Gozo FC and Xghajra Tornadoes were relegated to the Maltese Second Division 2003-04.They were replaced by Tarxien Rainbows,champions of Maltese Second Division 2003-04 and San Gwann,runners-up.
Final League Table 2003-04
P Team P W D L F A Pts 1 St. Patrick (C) 18 10 3 5 35 28 33 2 Lija Athletic 18 9 5 4 31 24 32 3 Mqabba 18 8 5 5 29 21 29 4 Senglea Athletics 18 7 5 6 36 28 26 5 Naxxar Lions 18 7 5 6 30 34 26 6 Mosta 18 6 7 5 34 27 25 7 Marsa 18 6 7 5 27 31 25 8 San Gwann 18 5 6 7 23 24 21 9 Tarxien Rainbows (R) 18 5 5 8 29 33 20 10 Rabat Ajax (R) 18 1 4 13 19 43 7 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated; RP = Relegation playoffsChampions and promotion to Maltese Premier League 2004-05 Runners-up and promotion to Maltese Premier League 2004-05 Relegation to Maltese Second Division 2004-05 Top scorers
Goals Player Team 18 Ikechukwu Chibueze Mqabba 15 Simon Shead Tarxien 14 Chima Dozie Naxxar 10 Mark Tanti St.Patrick 9 Thomas Caruana St.Patrick Trevor Thomas Senglea Ibrahim Tarik Marsa Results
For a complete set of results,see 1
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