1984–85 Maltese Premier League

The 1984–85 Maltese Premier League was the 5th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 70th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Rabat Ajax F.C. won the championship.

Maltese Premier League

Season	1984–85
Champions	Rabat Ajax F.C. (1st title)
Relegated	Floriana F.C. Marsa F.C.
European Cup	Rabat Ajax F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Żurrieq F.C.
UEFA Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
Matches played	52
Goals scored	117 (2.25 per match)
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The season saw the relegation of Floriana F.C., one of the most historic teams in Maltese football, for the first time in their history.

Teams

Floriana

Ħamrun

Hibernians

Marsa

Rabat Ajax

Sliema W.

Valletta

Żurrieq

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Locations of the 1984–85 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rabat Ajax F.C. (C)	13	5	7	1	19	12	+7	17	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Ħamrun Spartans F.C.	13	4	8	1	18	8	+10	16	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	13	5	5	3	13	10	+3	15
4	Valletta F.C.	13	6	2	5	18	15	+3	14
5	Żurrieq F.C.	13	5	4	4	18	14	+4	14	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
6	Hibernians F.C.	13	5	4	4	14	12	+2	14
7	Floriana F.C. (R)	13	4	5	4	11	11	0	13	Relegation
8	Marsa F.C. (R)	13	0	1	12	6	35	−29	1

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

Results

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

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

External links

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)