The Maltese football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Malta, the Premier League. The league is contested on a round-robin system and the championship is awarded to the highest ranked team at the end of the season. Originally known as the First Division, it started with a disparate number of participating teams. Nowadays, it is contested by 14 teams.[1] With a hiatus during the Second World War, the competition has been ever-present since its inception.
Founded | 1909 |
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 14 |
Current champions | Ħamrun Spartans (10th title) (2023–24 season) |
Most championships | Sliema Wanderers Floriana (26 titles each) |
Current: 2023–24 Maltese Premier League |
Sliema Wanderers and Floriana are the most successful clubs with 26 titles each,[2] while Ħamrun Spartans are the current champions.[3]
Champions
editClub (X) | Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point (if more than one) |
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† | Champions also won the FA Trophy that season, completing a domestic double |
First Division (1909–80)
editPremier League (1980–present)
editTotal titles won
editTitles won by club (%)
Sliema Wanderers – 26 (25%)
Floriana – 26 (25%)
Valletta – 25 (23%)
Hibernians – 13 (11%)
Ħamrun Spartans – 10 (10%)
Birkirkara – 4 (4%)
Other clubs – 4 (4%)
- As of 5 April 2023
- Clubs participating in the 2023–24 Maltese Premier League are denoted in bold type
- Clubs no longer active are denoted in italics
Club | Winners | Runners-up |
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Sliema Wanderers | 26 | 29 |
Floriana | 26 | 13 |
Valletta | 25 | 18 |
Hibernians | 13 | 14 |
Ħamrun Spartans | 10 | 11 |
Birkirkara | 4 | 8 |
Rabat Ajax | 2 | 1 |
St. George's | 1 | 4 |
Marsaxlokk | 1 | 1 |
The King's Own Malta Regiment | 1 | 0 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "August 18 start for 2017/18 BOV Premier League". Malta Football Association. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Malta Football Association Council – Statement". Malta Football Association. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (1 May 2022). "Hibs beat Birkirkara and seal 13th title crown". Times of Malta. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "League Champions". MaltaFootball.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Malta - List of Final Tables". RSSSF. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Malta - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.