2001–02 Maltese Premier League

October 2018 2001–02 18 August 2001 – 5 May 2002 Maltese Premier League Hibernians(9th title) Naxxar LionsLija Athletic Champions League Hibernians UEFA Cup Sliema WanderersBirkirkara UEFA Intertoto Cup Valletta Danilo Dončić (32 goals) 133 440 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 87th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 18 August 2001 and finished on 5 May 2002. Valletta were the defending champions. Teams Malta 300 right Locations of the 2001–02 Maltese Premier League teams Malta 35.896667 14.4625 Birkirkara 80 left Malta 35.893333 14.505833 Floriana 80 right Malta 35.872778 14.5075 Hibernians 80 bottom Malta 35.886111 14.489444 Ħamrun S. 80 left Malta 35.901389 14.447222 Lija A. 80 top Malta 35.883333 14.494722 Marsa 80 bottom Malta 35.915 14.444722 Naxxar L. 80 top Malta 35.893056 14.493611 Pietà H. 80 top Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema W. 80 right Malta 35.898373 14.512216 Valletta 80 right The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season: Marsa Lija Athletic From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: Rabat Ajax Xgħajra Tornadoes First phase League table main WDL RSSSSF BKR HIB SLM VLT ĦMR FRN MRS PTA NXR LJA CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO RELO RELO RELO RELO complete 12 4 2 46 16 6 4 8 27 24 12 4 2 41 22 7 2 9 23 33 2 2 14 14 55 6 4 8 32 38 4 0 14 24 54 4 3 11 20 36 12 2 4 48 16 10 5 3 40 21 Floriana won the sixth-place play-off against Marsa, played on 26 February 2002, 4–3 via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 0–0 after extra time. FRN Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Lija Athletic Marsa Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Sliema Wanderers Valletta 5 Q green1 Qualification for the Top Six red2 Qualification for the Play-out Results main RSSSF complete FBR BKR FRN HIB ĦMR LJA MRS NXR PTA SLM VLT Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Lija Athletic Marsa Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Sliema Wanderers Valletta 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 5–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 3–2 4–1 2–1 5–4 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–5 0–3 1–4 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 2–2 2–0 5–1 2–1 2–3 2–4 1–0 1–6 0–3 1–3 2–4 4–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 7–0 4–1 6–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–3 5–1 0–0 0–3 Marsa were awarded a 2–0 win after a protest. Originally, Ħamrun Spartans won the first encounter with a 1–0 score.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0180-0f843423d402-4d71c62c5606-1000--marsa-get-derby-defeat-overturned/ Marsa get derby defeat overturned UEFA 12 December 2001 21 October 2018 Second phase Top Six The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Birkirkara 20 points, Hibernians 20, Sliema Wanderers 19, Valletta 18, Ħamrun Spartans 12 and Floriana 11. main WDL RSSSF HIB SLM BKR VLT FRN ĦMR CL1Q UCQR UCQR IC1R complete 2 5 3 14 13 4 2 4 12 14 7 2 1 26 12 1 2 7 3 21 5 2 3 19 14 3 3 4 12 12 20 20 19 18 12 11 C Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Valletta true 110 FBR 1–2 1–3 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–4 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–3 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 Q green1 Qualification for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League blue1 Qualification for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup #ccccff Qualification for the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Play-out The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Marsa 11 points, Pietà Hotspurs 8, Naxxar Lions 6, Lija Athletic 4. main WDL RSSSF PTA MRS NXR LJA 7 REL REL complete 2 1 3 7 15 2 1 3 10 10 2 2 2 13 8 4 0 2 9 6 11 8 6 4 R R Lija Athletic Marsa Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs true 110 FBR 4–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 6–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 R red1 Relegation to the 2002–03 Maltese First Division Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2001-02/table.shtml Rothmans Premier League Table 2001/02 MaltaFootball.com 21 October 2018 1SCG Danilo DončićSliema Wanderers322MLT Adrian MifsudHibernians273NGA Chris OretanValletta15MLT Michael GaleaBirkirkara5MLT Malcolm LicariPietà Hotspurs126MLT Daniel BogdanovićNaxxar Lions12MLT Stefan SultanaĦamrun Spartans8MLT Matthew CalascioneBirkirkara109MLT Ivan ZammitValletta9BRA Eduardo do NascimentoFlorianaNGA Ndubisi ChukunyereHibernians Hat-tricks Playerhttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2001-02/results1.shtml Rothmans Premier League Results - First Round 2001/02 MaltaFootball.com 21 October 2018 http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2001-02/results2.shtml Rothmans Premier League Results - Second Round 2001/02 MaltaFootball.com 21 October 2018 http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2001-02/results3.shtml Rothmans Premier League Results - Championship Pool 2001/02 MaltaFootball.com 21 October 2018 ForAgainstResultDateNGA Chimezie NwokeNaxxar LionsLija Athletic4–2dmy 2001 8 19MLT Chucks NwokoBirkirkaraPietà Hotspurs5–2dmy 2001 8 18SCG Danilo DončićSliema WanderersPietà Hotspurs3–1dmy 2001 9 8SCG Danilo DončićSliema WanderersNaxxar Lions6–0dmy 2001 9 29SCG Danilo DončićSliema WanderersValletta3–0dmy 2001 10 12SCG Danilo DončićSliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans4–0dmy 2002 3 3MLT Adrian MifsudHiberniansSliema Wanderers4–2dmy 2002 3 9SCG Danilo DončićSliema WanderersFloriana3–2dmy 2002 4 21 Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the Month http://www.maltafootball.com/archive/individual-honours/player-of-the-month/ MaltaFootball.com 21 October 2018 Player of the MonthPlayerClubAugustMLT Sean SullivanVallettaSeptemberSCG Danilo DončićSliema WanderersOctoberMLT Matthew CalascioneBirkirkaraNovemberMLT Simon AgiusLija AthleticDecemberMLT Daniel BogdanovićNaxxar LionsJanuaryMLT Joe BrincatBirkirkaraFebruaryMLT Malta national teamMarchMLT Adrian MifsudHiberniansAprilMLT Adrian MifsudHiberniansMayMLT Joe BrincatBirkirkara References External links Official website Association football Malta Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1