2014–15 Maltese Premier League

January 2015 2014–15 Maltese Premier League Hibernians(11th title) Pietà HotspursŻebbuġ Rangers Champions League Hibernians Europa League VallettaBirkirkara F.C.Balzan Tarabei(23 goals) Hibernians 4–0 BalzanNaxxar Lions 4–0 Żebbuġ Rangers Żebbuġ Rangers 0–4 Birkirkara Balzan 5–3 Sliema Wanderers 132 397 2013–14 2015–16 8 February 2015 The 2014–15 Maltese Premier League is the 100th season of the Maltese Premier League, Valletta are the defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season. The Premier League consists of three rounds for a total of 33 games. After the end of the second round, the points earned are halved. Format In a change from last season, the league will not split after twenty-two matches. All teams will advance to a second phase where half of the first phase points are carried over and teams will play each other once.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=9659&view=rules Premier League: season rules scoresway.com 14 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144738/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=9659&view=rules 24 September 2015 deadhttp://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 Malta 500 right Location of teams in 2014–15 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 top Malta 35.894856 14.415243 #FFFFFF Pietà bottom Malta 35.8775 14.471944 #FFFFFF Qormi bottom Malta 35.9125 14.503889 #FFFFFF Sliema left Malta 35.866944 14.511667 #FFFFFF Tarxien bottom Malta 35.898056 14.513333 #FFFFFF Valletta right Malta 35.874981 14.442424 #FFFFFF Żebbuġ bottom Relegation and promotion Vittoriosa Stars and Rabat Ajax were relegated finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, in the previous season. Promoted were, Pietà Hotspurs and Zebbug Rangers finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the First Division the previous season. Club City Stadium Capacity Balzan F.C. Balzan Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Birkirkara F.C. Birkirkara Infetti Ground 2.500 Floriana F.C. Floriana Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Hibernians F.C. Paola Hibernians Ground 2.968 Mosta F.C. Mosta Mosta Ground 1.200 Naxxar Lions F.C. Naxxar Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Pietà Hotspurs F.C. Pietà Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Qormi F.C. Qormi Qormi Football Complex - Sliema Wanderers F.C. Sliema Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Tarxien Rainbows F.C. Tarxien Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Valletta F.C. Valletta Ta' Qali National Stadium 17.797 Zebbug Rangers F.C. Zebbug Zebbug Ground 1.000 First round League table main WDL complete MFA, uefa.com HIB VAL BIR BAL FLO SLI MOS NXX TAR PTA QOR ZEB 9 7 6 35 33 13 4 5 41 22 7 8 7 38 41 19 3 0 68 13 7 4 11 24 43 5 7 10 26 34 5 6 11 19 36 4 6 12 22 38 7 6 9 26 31 4 9 9 22 38 14 2 6 51 17 4 6 12 25 51 Balzan Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Mosta Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Qormi Sliema Wanderers Tarxien Rainbows Valletta Żebbuġ Rangers 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 PTA QOR SLI TAR VAL ZEB Balzan 3–2 3–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 5–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 Birkirkara 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 Floriana 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–2 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 Hibernians 4–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 5–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 5–2 Mosta 1–0 1–5 1–3 0–5 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 Naxxar Lions 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 4–0 Pietà Hotspurs 1–1 4–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 Qormi 1–2 0–2 4–2 0–6 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–1 Sliema Wanderers 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–5 1–0 Tarxien Rainbows 0–5 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–6 1–2 Valletta 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 Zebbug Rangers 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–4 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–2 complete Malta Football Association Second round All teams advance to the second round. Teams keep their records from the first round, but their points from the first round are halved. Teams will play each other once. League table main WDL complete MFA, uefa.com HIB VAL BIR BAL FLO SLI NXX QOR TAR MOS PTA ZEB 17 8 8 59 45 -17 19 7 7 59 31 -21 13 11 9 58 51 -14 27 5 1 97 24 -30 9 6 18 38 72 -12 9 9 15 40 51 -11 6 8 19 30 58 -10 8 9 16 40 55 -9 10 9 14 50 56 -13 8 9 16 35 60 -10 22 3 8 74 30 -22 5 6 22 37 84 -9 CLG EUR EUR EUR RPO R R Balzan Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Mosta Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Qormi Sliema Wanderers Tarxien Rainbows Valletta Żebbuġ Rangers C R R O 1) points; 2) play-off (only for deciding champion and UEFA competition places). QR green1 Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League blue1 Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League red2 Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs red1 Relegation to the 2015–16 Maltese First Division Results (matches 23-33) main FBR BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PTA QOR SLI TAR VAL ZEB Balzan null null null 1–1 null null null null null 0–1 4–1 Birkirkara 0–1 null 0–0 null 1–0 null 2–2 null null null null Floriana null null 1–3 null 4–1 2–0 null 3–1 null null null Hibernians 1–3 null null null null null 2–1 3–2 null 3–1 null Mosta null 0–3 2–2 null 1–2 null null null null null null Naxxar Lions 1–2 null null null null null null 4–3 0–1 null null Pietà Hotspurs null null null null 2–3 0–0 null 1–1 null null 3–1 Qormi 1–5 null null null null null 2–1 null null 1–3 null Sliema Wanderers null null null null 5–1 null null null 3–2 3–3 null Tarxien Rainbows null null 1–2 null 2–1 null 3–1 0–4 null null null Valletta null 2–1 1–0 null null null null null null null 2–3 Zebbug Rangers null 1–3 null 0–5 null null null 1–3 null 0–2 null complete Malta Football Association Premier League play-off A play-off was played between the tenth placed team from the Premier League and the third placed team from the First Division. The winner will compete in the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League.http://www.maltafootball.com/2014/07/05/bov-first-second-and-third-division-201415-draws BOV First, Second, and Third Division2014/15 draws 5 December 2014 maltafootball.com 15 May 2015 19:30 Mosta 2–0 Report Gżira United Udo Fortune 88Gary Roberts 90+3 Ta' Qali National Stadium Philip Farrugia 1,023 Top goalscorers 10 May 2015 RankPlayerTeamGoals1BRA Edison Luiz dos SantosHibernians25BRA JorginhoHibernians3MNE Bojan KaljevićBalzan/Mosta194MLT Clayton FaillaHibernians165ITA Matteo PiccioloFloriana15ITA Gianmarco PiccioniBalzan7BRA Ellinton Antonio Costa MoraisBirkirkara13BRA Rafael LedesmaBirkirkaraENG Lateef Elford-AlliyuValletta10TUN Abdelkarim NaftiValletta12SVN Vito PlutFlorianaGAM Hamza BarryVallettaMLT Alfred EffiongQormi Source: MFA References External links MaltaFootball.com website Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1