2006–07 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

Season	2006-07
Champions	Marsaxlokk
Relegated	St. George's, Marsa
Champions League	Marsaxlokk
UEFA Cup	Sliema Wanderers, Hibernians
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Birkirkara
Top goalscorer	Daniel Bogdanovic (31)
← 2005-06 2007-08 →

The Maltese Premier League 2006-07 was the 92nd season of the Maltese Premier League, the top level Football league in Malta. Marsaxlokk won the title while St. George's and Marsa were relegated to the Maltese First Division.

Changes from 2005-06

• Promoted: St. George's, Marsa
• Relegated: Mosta, Ħamrun Spartans

Competition modus

In the First Round, every team plays each opponent twice, once home and once away, for a total of 18 games. The league will then be split in two pools. Earned points will be halved. Teams that finish in positions 1-6 will compete in the "Championship Pool" and teams finishing in positions 7-10 will play in the "Relegation Pool". The bottom two teams will be relegated to the first division for 2007-08.

League table

First Phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marsaxlokk	18	14	3	1	45	15	+30	45
2	Sliema Wanderers	18	10	4	4	33	21	+12	34
3	Valletta	18	10	3	5	41	18	+23	33
4	Msida Saint-Joseph	18	9	6	3	32	17	+15	33
5	Birkirkara	18	9	3	6	32	27	+5	30
6	Hibernians	18	8	1	9	31	33	−2	25
7	Floriana	18	6	6	6	28	20	+8	24
8	St. George's	18	2	6	10	11	33	−22	12
9	Pieta Hotspurs F.C.	18	2	5	11	16	47	−31	11
10	Marsa	18	0	3	15	12	50	−38	3

Updated to games played on August 29, 2008
Source: www.kicker.de(German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: Teams ranked 1 through 6 qualify for the championship pool, teams ranked 7 through 10 will play in the relegation pool. Earned points are halved and taken over to the respective pools.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Phase - Championship Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marsaxlokk (C)	28	22	3	3	74	28	+46	47	2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2	Sliema Wanderers	28	15	7	6	50	34	+16	35	UEFA Cup 2007-08 First qualifying round
3	Birkirkara	28	15	4	9	48	44	+4	34	2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
4	Valletta	28	13	7	8	55	31	+24	30
5	Hibernians	28	10	3	15	45	52	−7	21	UEFA Cup 2007-08 First qualifying round
6	Msida Saint-Joseph	28	9	8	11	40	40	0	19

Source: Link to be provided on appearance
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Points earned in the first round have been halved.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Phase - Relegation Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Floriana	24	9	7	8	41	30	+11	34
2	Pieta Hotspurs F.C.	24	6	5	13	29	56	−27	23
3	St. George's	24	3	7	14	23	52	−29	16	Relegation to the Maltese First Division
4	Marsa	24	2	5	17	20	58	−38	11

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Points earned in the first round have been halved.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Maltese Premier League 2006-07 Winners
'Marsaxlokk ' 1st Title

Results

For a complete set of results, see 1

Top scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Daniel Bogdanovic	31	Marsaxlokk

External links

• Malta football website
• UEFA website