2008–09 Maltese Premier League

2008–09 23 August 2008 – 24 May 2009 Maltese Premier League Hibernians(10th title) Marsaxlokk Champions League Hibernians Europa League VallettaBirkirkara Malta Terence Scerri (26) 132 387 2007–08 2009–10 The Maltese Premier League 2008–09 was the 94th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier association football competition in Malta. It began on 23 August 2008 with a scoreless draw between Floriana and Hamrun Spartans; and ended on 24 May 2009. The first goal in the season was scored by Ivan, who played for Qormi. Hibernians were crowned champions on 23 May 2009, surpassing rivals Valletta by two points and winning their tenth title. Teams Malta 375 right Locations of the 2008–09 Maltese Premier League teams Malta 35.896667 14.4625 Birkirkara 80 bottom Malta 35.893333 14.505833 Floriana 80 bottom Malta 35.886111 14.489444 Ħamrun 80 right Malta 35.872778 14.5075 Hibernians 80 bottom Malta 35.841667 14.544722 Marsaxlokk 80 left Malta 35.897778 14.489444 Msida SJ 80 top Malta 35.879444 14.472222 Qormi 80 left Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema W. 80 right Malta 35.866944 14.511667 Tarxien Rainbows 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: Qormi Tarxien From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: Mqabba Pieta Hotspurs Competition modus In the First phase, every team played each opponent twice, once home and once away, for a total of 18 games. The league was then split in two pools. Earned points were halved. Teams that finished in positions 1–6 compete in the "Top Six" and teams finishing in positions 7–10 play in the "Play-Out". First phase League table main WDL QR HIB Hibernians VAL Valletta BIR Birkirkara SLI Sliema Wanderers FLO Floriana MRS Marsaxlokk MSJ Msida Saint-Joseph HAM Hamrun Spartans QOR Qormi TAR Tarxien Rainbows 13 2 3 49 19 11 7 0 31 11 9 5 4 31 28 7 5 6 24 24 6 4 8 18 21 6 4 8 28 33 6 3 9 20 28 5 2 11 24 37 3 6 9 16 26 4 2 12 22 36 green1 Qualification for the Top Six QC QC QC QC QC QC red2 Qualification for the Play-Out QR QR QR QR 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).Note: Teams ranked 1 through 6 qualified for the championship pool, teams ranked 7 through 10 play in the relegation pool. Earned points were halved and taken over to the respective pools. complete kicker.de de Results main FBR BIR FLO HIB HAM MRS MSJ QOR SLI TAR VAL Birkirkara 0–1 0–6 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 2–2 Floriana 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 Hibernians 3–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 5–1 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 Hamrun Spartans 0–1 0–1 1–4 4–3 1–0 3–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 Marsaxlokk 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 Msida Saint-Joseph 2–2 4–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 Qormi 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 Sliema Wanderers 2–3 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 Tarxien Rainbows 1–3 3–0 2–7 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 Valletta 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 The match from 25 January 2009 was awarded to Qormi with a score of 2–0 because Floriana fielded an ineligible player.http://www.mfa.com.mt/MaltaFootballAssociation/detail.aspx?id=115141 Qormi FC protest is upheld 2009-02-09 2011-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525154917/http://www.mfa.com.mt/MaltaFootballAssociation/detail.aspx?id=115141 dead complete kicker.de de Second phase Top Six main WDL QR HIB VAL BIR SLI MRS FLO 19 5 4 73 25 -20 C 17 9 2 50 18 -20 12 7 9 43 45 -16 10 8 10 33 41 -13 10 6 12 46 52 -11 R 7 6 15 25 44 -11 green1 Qualification for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League CL1 blue1 Qualification for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League EL1 EL1 EL1 blue1 Qualification for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League red1 Relegation to the 2009–10 Maltese First Division Marsaxlokk were relegated to the 2009–10 Maltese First Division for the season due to their involvement in a bribery scandal. R 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).Points earned in the first round have been halved. y 110 FBR Birkirkara 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–0 3–1 Floriana 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 Hibernians 2–0 4–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 Sliema Wanderers 1–0 3–0 0–5 1–3 0–3 Marsaxlokk 2–2 5–2 1–4 0–3 0–1 Valletta 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 complete Sliema Wanderers won the 2008–09 Maltese FA Trophy and thereby qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. maltafootball.com: 1, 2 Play-Out main WDL QR 7 QOR TAR MSJ HAM 7 6 11 30 31 -7 6 5 13 32 44 -7 7 5 12 25 40 -10 7 3 14 31 48 -8 Deciding game TAR While Msida Saint-Joseph and Hamrun Spartans were relegated, they were returned to the Premier League in the wake of corruption scandals involving Vittoriosa Stars and Marsaxlokk. MSJ 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).Points earned in the first round have been halved. y 110 FBR Hamrun Spartans 3–0 0–2 1–1 Msida Saint-Joseph 2–0 0–5 2–2 Qormi 1–2 2–1 1–2 Tarxien Rainbows 5–1 0–0 0–3 complete maltafootball.com: 1, 2 Deciding game Because Tarxien Rainbows, Msida Saint-Joseph and Hamrun Spartans were tied on points after all matches played, their head-to head results in Play-Out were decisive. Hamrun Spartans had the fewest points in those matches and were therefore immediately relegated. However, Tarxien Rainbows and Msida Saint-Joseph were equal on points in their two matches and they played a decision game to determine the second relegated team. The match was played on 8 May 2009 at Hibernians Ground. However, in the wake of a corruption scandal, both Hamrun Spartans and Msida Saint-Joseph were returned to the Premier League. Msida Saint-Joseph 1–1 (aet, p. 4–5) Tarxien Rainbows Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2008-09/tables/premier/scorers.htm Malta: BOV Premier League 2008/09 Scorers MaltaFootball.com 2 December 2020 1MLT Terence ScerriHibernians262BRA Daniel Mariano BuenoTarxien Rainbows233ARG Julio AlcorséMarsaxlokk174CMR Njongo PrisoValletta155BRA Pedro dos Santos CalçadoMsida Saint-Joseph136NGR Alfred EffiongQormi127BRA Marcelo PereiraMarsaxlokk118MLT Andrew CohenHibernians9NED Sylvano ComvaliusHamrun SpartansMLT Ivan WoodsSliema WanderersGoals total387Matches total132Average per match2.93 References External links Premier League official page https://web.archive.org/web/20090122051350/http://maltafootball.com/results-premier.shtml 2009-01-22 UEFA website Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Mal 1