2000–01 Maltese First Division

Maltese First Division 2000–01 Marsa MarsaLija Athletic Tarxien RainbowsŻurrieq Kevin Loughborough (12) 270 3 2001–02 The 2000–01 Maltese First Division (known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 9 September 2000 and finished on 29 April 2001. Gozo and Żurrieq were the relegated teams from the 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League. Marsaxlokk and Qormi were the promoted teams from the Maltese Second Division. Marsa finished as champions, by just one point, and were promoted to the 2001–02 Maltese Premier League alongside Lija Athletic, who finished runners-up. Tarxien Rainbows and Żurrieq were relegated to the 2001–02 Maltese Second Division. This was the second straight relegation for Żurrieq, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. Marsa suffered their only defeat at the hands of Żurrieq. Participating teams The Maltese First Division 2000–01 was made up of these teams: Gozo Lija Athletic Marsa Marsaxlokk Mosta Qormi St. Andrews St. Patrick Tarxien Rainbows Żurrieq Changes from previous season Ħamrun Spartans and Xgħajra Tornados were promoted from the First Division to the Premier League. They were replaced with Gozo and Żurrieq, both relegated from 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League. Gżira United and Żebbuġ Rangers were relegated to the Second Division. They were replaced by Marsaxlokk, champions of 1999–2000 Second Division, and Qormi, runner up of 1999–2000 Second Division. Final league table main WDL PR MAR Marsa LJA Lija Athletic QOR Qormi STP St. Patrick MOS Mosta MXL Marsaxlokk GOZ Gozo STA St. Andrews TAR Tarxien Rainbows ŻRQ Żurrieq 9 8 1 31 16 C 10 4 4 36 20 10 2 6 30 19 8 3 7 28 26 7 4 7 32 26 7 4 7 26 22 7 3 8 28 28 5 5 8 25 37 5 3 10 20 29 R 2 4 12 14 45 R green1 Promotion to 2001–02 Maltese Premier League P P red1 Relegation to 2001–02 Maltese Second Division R R complete http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2000-01/table1.shtml Malta: Rothmans First Division 2000/01 Table MaltaFootball.com 19 January 2020 Results For a complete set of results, see 1. Top scorers 29 April 2001 RankPlayerClubGoals1ENG Kevin LoughboroughSt. Patrick122MLT Johann ZammitMosta113MLT Matthew CalascioneSt. Andrews104NGR Uwa OgbodoQormi9MLT Alan TaboneLija Athletic References Category:Maltese First Division seasons Malta 2 lt:Maltos pirmoji futbolo lyga