2015–16 Maltese Premier League

May 2026 2015–16 Maltese Premier League Valletta(23rd title) QormiNaxxar Lions Champions League Valletta Europa League HiberniansBirkirkara Balzan 8–0 Naxxar Lions Naxxar Lions 0–8 Hibernians Birkirkara 6–3 Mosta 198 632 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Maltese Premier League was the 101st season of the Maltese Premier League. The season began on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 30 April 2016.MFA Match calendar for 2015/16 season http://www.mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/1665/mfa-match-calendar-for-201516-season-.htm mfa.com.mt Malta Football Association 15 June 2015 18 July 2015 15 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170215094612/http://www.mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/1665/mfa-match-calendar-for-201516-season-.htm dead Hibernians were the defending champions, having won their 11th title the previous season. The Maltese Premier League consisted of three rounds, for a total of 33 matches per team, with the first two rounds played between 21 August 2015 and 14 February 2016, and the third and final round played from 20 February to 30 April 2016. After the end of the second round, the points earned were halved. Format The format for the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League was the same as the previous season. First all teams meet twice in a round-robin format for a total of 22 matches. After the two first rounds all teams advanced to a second phase where half of the points from the first two rounds were carried over and teams played each other once.Premier League: season rules http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11588&view=rules scoresway.com Scoresway 18 July 2015 These rules were changed before the previous season after a decision not to split the teams for a championship round and relegation round.http://www.maltafootball.com/2014/08/15/bov-premier-league-kicks-off-on-saturday BOV Premier League kicks-off on Saturday maltafootball.com 14 December 2014 Venues Malta center 300 Malta 35.894783 14.415172 Ta' Qali top Malta 35.880278 14.512778 Tony Bezzina Stadium right Malta 35.886111 14.489444 Victor Tedesco Stadium left Ta' Qali Ta' Qali Paola Hamrun Ta' Qali National Stadium Centenary Stadium Tony Bezzina Stadium Victor Tedesco Stadium Capacity: 16,997 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,968 Capacity: 1,962 200px 200px 200px 200px Teams and stadiums Malta 500 right Location of teams in 2015–16 Maltese Premier League Malta 35.895 14.415278 #FFFFFF Balzan left Malta 35.895278 14.458889 #FFFFFF Birkirkara bottom Malta 35.894444 14.505 #FFFFFF Floriana left Malta 35.882778 14.513056 #FFFFFF Hibernians right Malta 35.904722 14.434722 #FFFFFF Mosta left Malta 35.914167 14.443889 #FFFFFF Naxxar left Malta 35.924667 14.482664 #FFFFFF Pembroke right Malta 35.8775 14.471944 #FFFFFF Qormi bottom Malta 35.9125 14.503889 #FFFFFF Sliema right Malta 35.923567 14.475778 #FFFFFF St. Andrews left Malta 35.866944 14.511667 #FFFFFF Tarxien bottom Malta 35.898056 14.513333 #FFFFFF Valletta right Pietà Hotspurs and Żebbuġ Rangers were relegated after they finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively, the previous season. Pembroke Athleta, the 2014–15 First Division champion, made their debut in the Premier League. Runner-up St. Andrews returned to the highest level for the first time since the 1993–94 season. Club City Stadium Capacity Balzan Balzan Victor Tedesco Stadium 6,000 Birkirkara Birkirkara Ta' Qali National Stadium 17,797 Floriana Floriana Independence Arena 3,000 Hibernians Paola Hibernians Ground 8,000 Mosta Mosta Charles Abela Memorial Stadium 600 Naxxar Lions Naxxar Centenary Stadium 2,000 Pembroke Athleta Pembroke Sirens Stadium 1,500 Qormi Qormi Qormi Ground 1,000 Sliema Wanderers Sliema Tigne Sports Complex 1,000 St. Andrews St. Andrew's Luxol Sports Ground 800 Tarxien Rainbows Tarxien Tony Cassar Sports Ground 1,000 Valletta Valletta Centenary Stadium 2,000 Source: Scoresway First round League table main WDL First round MFA, Soccerway VAL HIB BAL BIR FLO TAR MOS PEM SLI NXX QOR StA complete 14 3 5 42 21 12 6 4 41 20 12 3 7 36 25 15 5 2 53 25 8 6 8 29 33 4 2 16 22 54 7 4 11 33 39 2 3 17 19 49 7 3 12 31 36 1 2 19 14 66 10 7 5 37 17 17 2 3 49 21 Balzan Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Mosta Naxxar Lions Pembroke Athleta Qormi Sliema Wanderers St. Andrews Tarxien Rainbows Valletta 5 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). Results (matches 1–22) main FBR BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PEM QOR SLI StA TAR VAL Balzan 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 5–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–0 1–2 Birkirkara 4–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 Floriana 2–0 0–0 2–4 1–2 2–1 4–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 0–3 1–2 Hibernians 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 4–1 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 Mosta 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–4 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–2 Naxxar Lions 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–7 0–1 1–5 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–5 1–2 Pembroke Athleta 0–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 4–3 1–2 2–3 Qormi 0–5 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–5 1–2 3–6 3–0 1–4 0–2 Sliema Wanderers 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 6–1 0–2 2–4 St. Andrews 0–2 1–3 0–5 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–3 Tarxien Rainbows 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 Valletta 0–1 4–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 complete Malta Football Association Second round All teams advanced to the second round. Teams kept their records from the first round, but their points from the first round were halved and rounded. Teams played each other once. League table main WDL Second round MFA, Soccerway VAL HIB BIR BAL FLO TAR SLI PEM MOS StA NXX QOR CL2Q EL1Q EL1Q EL1Q RPO REL REL complete 20 6 7 69 33 20 8 5 64 29 18 4 11 60 42 22 8 3 85 33 10 7 16 42 60 5 4 24 29 95 10 6 17 48 61 3 4 26 26 80 12 6 15 49 51 4 3 26 32 90 15 8 10 59 31 25 4 4 69 27 C O R R -22 -21 -19 -25 -15 -7 -12 -4 -12 -2 -18 -26 Balzan Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Mosta Naxxar Lions Pembroke Athleta Qormi Sliema Wanderers St. Andrews Tarxien Rainbows Valletta 5 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). QR green1 Qualification for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League blue1 Qualification for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League red2 Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs red1 Relegation to the 2016–17 Maltese First Division Sliema Wanderers would have qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160514/football/old-meets-new-in-ko-duel.612004 Old meets new in KO duel Times of Malta 14 May 2016 Results (matches 23–33) main FBR BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PEM QOR SLI StA TAR VAL Balzan 1–1 null null null 8–0 2–1 null null 1–0 2–2 1–2 Birkirkara null 0–1 2–1 6–3 null null 2–0 2–1 null null null Floriana 0–2 null null null 4–0 2–3 null null 3–1 2–3 2–0 Hibernians 3–1 null 3–1 3–0 null null 6–0 1–1 null null null Mosta 0–3 null 2–4 null null 3–5 null null 1–1 null 1–2 Naxxar Lions null 0–4 null 0–8 2–1 1–1 1–1 null null 0–3 null Pembroke Athleta null 0–1 null 1–1 null null 3–1 0–2 null 0–4 null Qormi 0–3 null 1–3 null 0–1 null null 1–0 2–4 null 0–2 Sliema Wanderers 3–3 null 2–2 null 1–0 4–2 null null 3–1 null 0–3 St. Andrews null 1–3 null 1–4 null 3–1 3–1 null null 2–3 null Tarxien Rainbows null 1–2 null 0–1 0–1 null null 6–1 0–1 null null Valletta null 0–0 null 1–1 null 4–0 2–0 null null 2–1 2–0 complete Malta Football Association Relegation play-offs A play-off match took place between St. Andrews, the tenth-placed team from the Premier League and Senglea Athletic, the third-placed team from the First Division for a place in the 2016–17 Maltese Premier League. 2016 5 6 y 19:30 St. Andrews 2–1 Report Senglea Athletic Pena Beltre 52Nwoko 86 Dalli 20 pen. Hibernians Ground Malcolm Spiteri Top goalscorers 12 April 2016 RankPlayerTeamGoals1MLT Lydon MicallefBalzan172MLT Alfred EffiongBalzan163ITA Mario FontanellaFloriana154BRA Gilmar Da Silva RibeiroHibernians14ARG Federico FalconeValletta5MLT Michael MifsudValletta12TUN Abdelkarim NaftiVallettaBRA Jorge Da Silva PereiraHibernians Source: MFA https://web.archive.org/web/20210324212714/https://mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/28/bov-premier-league.htm?feature=topscores 24 March 2021 References External links MaltaFootball.com website Premier League at uefa.com Premier League at soccerway.com Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1