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Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League
Football League
CountriesMalta
Founded1909
Number of teams10
Levels1
Relegation toMaltese First Division
Domestic cupU*Bet FA Trophy
Current championsValletta
Most championshipsSliema Wanderers (26)

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The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons (colloquially known as Il-Kampjonat, Il-Lig, or Il-Premjer), is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909. In the Maltese football system, there are three divisions under the Premier League, they are; the First, Second and Third divisions.

Prior to 1980, the top level of the Maltese Football League was known as the First Division; however, it was renamed the Premier League and has stayed so since, with the First Division (formerly known as the Second Division) one level lower.

The 10 participating teams in 2009 � 10 were:

Birkirkara F.C., Floriana F.C., Hamrun Spartans F.C., Hibernians F.C., Marsaxlokk F.C., Msida Saint-Joseph F.C., Qormi F.C., Sliema Wanderers, Tarxien Rainbows F.C., and Valletta F.C.

Maltese Premier League Video

SLIEMA WANDERERS-1 BIRKIRKARA-4 Reigning champions Birkirkara showed character as they recovered from an early goal and the loss of goalkeeper Ezequiel Lovizon to injury to trounce Sliema Wanderers 4-1 in an action-packed match at the National Stadium. Birkirkara's resources for this match were severely depleted by the suspension of no fewer than five players, namely Shaun Bajada, Paul Fenech, Nikola Vukanac, Patrick Borg and Karl Pulo. Midfielder Alan Tabone is sidelined with a fractured arm. Paul Zammit, the Birkirkara coach, gave a debut to Scottish defender Ryan Harding, Maltese-Australian midfielder Simon Zahra and Malta U-21 forward Terence Vella. Sliema Wanderers had six foreign players in their squad with Brazilian striker Jackson Lima, their latest signing, awarded a starting role along with Hungarian goalkeeper Viktor Szentpeteri, Ivory Coast defender Sekou Tidiane Souare and Nigerian forward Obinna Obiefule. The Blues went close early on when Clayton Failla hit a strong shot that Birkirkara goalkeeper Ezequiel Lovizon pushed away for a corner. From the ensuing corner, Failla's cross was met by Josef Mifsud whose header was cleared off the line by Trevor Cilia. Birkirkara's troubles increased on seven minutes when Lovizon was stretchered off after suffering a hand injury. Manuel Bartolo replaced the Brazilian-born goalkeeper. Four minutes after his introduction, Bartolo was beaten by Lima's diagonal scorcher after the Brazilian had received from Obiefule. Sliema <b>...</b>
1.12 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Malta International Michael Mifsud joins Maltese Premier Division side VALLETTA FC. He joins them amongst other great and famous players such as Jordi Cruyff, Gilbert Agius, Terrence Scerri, Kevin Sammut, Jamie Pace, Declan O'Brien, Luke Dimech and Dutch coach TON CAANEN. He's the 6th player to join Valletta FC in the 2009-2010 Season. Music in this video (NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED): Remember The Name - Fort Minor Rap Das Armas - Cidinho & Doca PHamous - Midi Mafia
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Padova to take part in Christmas Cup - Malta Independent Online Tweet this news
Malta Independent Online--Birkirkara and Hamrun may use this tournament as good practice for the rest of the BOV -Premier League- which resumes in the first week of January. ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:04:14 GMT+00:00
Mecerod was disrespectful - Said - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta--Floriana FC president Johan Said said he would not like to see Michael Mecerod playing again in the -Maltese Premier League- after showing disrespect to the ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:52:04 GMT+00:00
Legality of satellite reception questioned - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta---Premier League- matches and those of the Italian Serie A are available through Dreambox but their transmission in Malta is illegal because no one holds the ... - Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:24:47 GMT+00:00
Wounded Stripes alive and kicking - Times of Malta Tweet this news
Times of Malta--Beset by the absence of several key players, the Stripes appeared to suffer another hammer blow when, barely six minutes into their opening -Premier League- ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:09:21 GMT+00:00
GO registers €5.22m net loss on 7.2% growth - Malta Business Weekly Tweet this news
Malta Business Weekly--“The acquisition of exclusive premium content of the English -Premier League- and the Italian Serie A, and the recent launch of our movie and series channel ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:20:54 GMT+00:00
Blades to participate in pre-season tournament in Malta - Malta Independent Online Tweet this news
Malta Independent Online--The tournament will involve 45 minute round-robin games between United and two leading -Maltese Premier League- sides. As a number of -Maltese- teams will be ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:41:19 GMT+00:00
I don't deserve greedy label - says new Sheffield United striker - Yorkshire Post Tweet this news
Yorkshire Post--It is ambitious and a club that gives me the possibility to reach my goal of playing in the -Premier League-. "Of course, I have a good contract," he added. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:29:35 GMT+00:00

Clubs by number of championships :
Titles Team
26 Sliema Wanderers
25 Floriana
20 Valletta
10 Hibernians
7 Ħamrun Spartans
3 Birkirkara
2 Rabat Ajax
1 King's Own Malta Regiment†
1 Marsaxlokk
1 St. George's

Clubs by number of championships :
Year Best scorers Team Goals
1994/95 England Carl Saunders Sliema Wanderers 18
2002/03 Serbia Danilo Dončić
Malta Michael Galea
Malta Adrian Mifsud		 Sliema Wanderers
Birkirkara
Hibernians		 18
2003/04 Serbia Danilo Dončić Sliema Wanderers 19
2004/05 Malta Andrew Cohen Hibernians 21
2006/07 Malta Daniel Bogdanovic Marsaxlokk 31
2007/08 Argentina Omar Sebastian Monesterolo Valletta 19
2008/09 Malta Terence Scerri Hibernians 26
2009/10 Brazil Camilo Qormi 24
2010/11 Nigeria Alfred Effiong Marsaxlokk 17

Clubs by number of championships :
Player Matches
Brian Said 425
Stefan Sultana 424

Clubs by number of championships :
Goalkeepers
Nationality Player Name Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons
NG Nigeria Murphy Akanji Sliema Wanderers (2001 � 2008)
HU Hungary Viktor Szentpéteri Sliema Wanderers (2010 � 2011)
PL Poland Andrzej Bledzewski Birkirkara (2006 � 2007)
CG Republic of the Congo Daniel Dengaky Ħamrun Spartans (2000 � 2004)
RS Serbia Dejan Maksić Floriana (2008)
Defenders
Nationality Player Name Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons
DK Denmark Ronni Hartvig Birkirkara (2008 � 2009)
IT Italy Cristiano Bergodi Sliema Wanderers (1999 � 2000)
SCO Scotland Derek Collins Sliema Wanderers (2001)
IT Italy Mauro Di Lello Pietà Hotspurs (2000 � 2004), Sliema Wanderers (2005 � 2007), Birkirkara (2008-2009)
AR Argentina Pablo Doffo Hibernians (2006 � 2008), Floriana (2008 � )
NG Nigeria Sunday Eboh Marsa (2001), Birkirkara (2001 � 2004), Floriana (2007 � 2010), Marsaxlokk (2010-)
NG Nigeria Augustine Eguavoen Sliema Wanderers (1999 � 2000)
CG Republic of the Congo Riad Gango-Rtsa Floriana (2000 � 2007)
PT Portugal Nuno Gomes Marsaxlokk (2005 � 2006)
ROM Romania Lucian Dronca Birkirkara (2001 � 2005), Sliema Wanderers (2008 � 2010)
NG Nigeria Essien Mbong Hibernians (1998 � 2006), Marsa (2006 � 2007)
NG Nigeria Precious Monye Birkirkara (2003 � 2007), Ħamrun Spartans (2007 � 2008)
AR Argentina Cesar Paiber Ħamrun Spartans (1992 � 1995), Ħamrun Spartans (2001 � 2002), Hibernians (2002 � 2004), Marsaxlokk (2004 � 2006)
BR Brazil Ramon Qormi (2008 � 2010), Valletta (2010-)
BG Bulgaria Nikola Slavtchev Zurrieq (1999 � 2000), Marsa (2001 � 2003), Marsaxlokk (2003 � 2004)
IT Italy Christian Terlizzi Pietà Hotspurs (2000)
BG Bulgaria Emil Yanchev Birkirkara (2005 � 2006), Marsa (2006 � 2007), Birkirkara (2007 � 2008), Marsaxlokk (2010-)
Midfielders
Nationality Player Name Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons
DE Germany Heiner Backhaus Valletta (2007 � 2008)
IT Italy Massimo Beghetto Sliema Wanderers (2001 � 2002)
GB England Yala Bolasie Floriana (2007 � 2008)
NG Nigeria Ndubisi Chukunyere Hibernians (1997 � 2005), Valletta (2005 � 2006), Hibernians (2006 � 2008), Hibernians (2010)
NL Netherlands Jordi Cruyff Valletta (2009 � 2010)
TN Tunisia Ridha Dardouri Lija Athletic (1996 � 1997), Birkirkara (1997 � 1998), Sliema Wanderers (1998 � 1999), Naxxar Lions (1999 � 2000), Marsa (2001 � 2003), Floriana (2003 � 2004)
GB England Craig Dean Valletta (2005 � 2006)
NG Nigeria Haruna Doda Birkirkara (2003 � 2005), Hibernians (2005 � 2006), Marsaxlokk (2006 � 2007), Dingli Swallows (2009 � 2010)
NG Nigeria Chima Dozie Sliema Wanderers (2000 � 2001), Naxxar Lions (2001 � 2002), St. Patrick (2004 � 2005)
CZ Czech Republic Kamil Dvorak Valletta (2000 � 2002)
BR Brazil Ivan Qormi (2008 � 2009)
GB England Stanley Matthews Hibernians (1970 � 1971)
GB England Tony Morley Ħamrun Spartans (1990)
IT Italy Adelmo Paris Zurrieq F.C. (1984 � 1986)
IT Italy Gianluca De Ponti Zurrieq F.C. (1985)
CG Republic of the Congo Rufin Oba Floriana (1997 � 2002), Birkirkara (2002 � 2003), Floriana (2005 � 2006)
BR Brazil Pedrinho Msida Saint-Joseph (2008 � 2009), Sliema Wanderers (2010)
BG Bulgaria Milen Penchev Valletta (2002 � 2006)
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina Sinisa Radak Naxxar Lions (1995 � 1999), Valletta (1999 � 2000), Ħamrun Spartans (2000 � 2002)
BR Brazil André Rocha da Silva Floriana (2003 � 2006), Marsaxlokk (2006 � 2008), Hibernians (2006 � 2007), Sliema Wanderers (2007 � 2008), Msida St. Joseph (2008 � 2010), Dingli Swallows (2010-2011)
CZ Czech Republic Zdeněk Svoboda Sliema Wanderers (2006 � 2007)
LIT Lithuania Donatas Vencevičius Marsaxlokk (2003 � 2004)
Strikers
Nationality Player Name Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons
NG Nigeria Olumuyiwa Aganun Msida St. Joseph (2003 � 2004)
AR Argentina Julio Alcorsé Hibernians (2007 � ), Marsaxlokk (2007 � 2009), Sliema Wanderers (2010), Marsaxlokk (2010-)
NG Nigeria Peter Anizoba St. Patrick (2004 � 2005), Ħamrun Spartans (2010-)
NG Nigeria Ibrahim Babatunde Msida St. Joseph (2005 � 2007), Birkirkara (2011-)
BR Brazil Camilo Qormi (2009 � 2010)
NL Netherlands Sylvano Comvalius Hamrun Spartans (2009), Birkirkara (2009 � 2010)
NG Nigeria Ikechukwu Chibueze Mosta (2005 � 2006)
BR Brazil Daniel Mariano Bueno Tarxien Rainbows (2008 � 2009), Tarxien Rainbows (2010-)
BG Bulgaria Martin Deanov Pietà Hotspurs (1999 � 2000), Pietà Hotspurs (2005 � 2008), Marsaxlokk (2010-)
BR Brazil Eduardo do Nascimento Floriana (2000 � 2002), Sliema Wanderers (2002 � 2003), Floriana (2003 � 2005), St. George's (2006 � 2007)
RS Serbia Danilo Doncic Valletta (1994 � 1997), Sliema Wanderers (2001 � 2006)
NG Nigeria Alfred Effiong St. George's (2006 � 2007), Ħamrun Spartans (2007 � 2008), Qormi (2008 � 2010), Marsaxlokk (2010-)
BR Brazil Wendell Gomes Marsaxlokk (2005 � 2006), Floriana (2006 � 2007), Marsaxlokk (2007 � 2008)
RS Serbia Nebjosa Jankovic Birkirkara (1994 � 1995), Tarxien Rainbows (1997 � 1998), Naxxar Lions (2000 � 2001)
GB England Paul Mariner Naxxar Lions (1990 � 1991)
AR Argentina Omar Sebastián Monesterolo Valletta (2005 � 2006), Valletta (2006 � 2007), Valletta (2007 � 2009)
CZ Czech Republic Pavel Mraz Sliema Wanderers (1997 � 1998), Valletta (1998 � 2002)
NG Nigeria Daniel Nwoke Naxxar Lions (2001 � 2002), Msida Saint-Joseph (2003 � 2007), Floriana (2011-)
NG Nigeria Uwa Ogbodo Xghajra Tornadoes (1997 � 1998), Sliema Wanderers (1998 � 2000), Marsaxlokk (2002 � 2003)
NG Nigeria Chris Oretan Naxxar Lions (1998 � 2000), Valletta (2000 � 2003), Valletta (2004 � 2005)
GB England Donovan Simmonds Floriana (2009)
IRE Republc of Ireland Declan O'Brien Valletta (2009-2010)
RS Serbia Igor Stefanovic Floriana (1994 � 1996), Floriana (1997 � 1998), Birkirkara (1998 � 1999), Naxxar Lions (1998 � 1999), Gozo (1999 � 2000), Marsa (2001 � 2002)
NG Nigeria Frank Temile Valletta (2007 � 2008)

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