2000–01 Maltese Premier League

October 2018 2000–01 19 August 2000 – 30 April 2001 Maltese Premier League Valletta(18th title) Rabat AjaxXgħajra Tornadoes Champions League Valletta UEFA Cup Sliema WanderersBirkirkara UEFA Intertoto Cup Hibernians Michael Mifsud (30 goals) Xgħajra Tornadoes 0–11 Sliema Wanderers(14 October 2000) 132 506 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–01 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 86th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 19 August 2000 with Birkirkara as the defending champions after their first title in the previous season. Teams Malta 300 right Locations of the 2000–01 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 35.915 14.444722 Naxxar L. 80 top Malta 35.893056 14.493611 Pietà H. 80 top Malta 35.881667 14.398889 Rabat A. 80 bottom Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema W. 80 right Malta 35.898373 14.512216 Valletta 80 right Malta 35.886389 14.547222 Xgħajra T. 80 bottom The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season: Ħamrun Spartans Xgħajra Tornadoes From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: Gozo Żurrieq First phase League table main WDL RSSSF VLT SLM BKR HIB FRN ĦMR PTA NXR RBT XJR CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO RELO RELO RELO RELO complete 11 4 3 34 15 10 3 5 42 31 10 5 3 44 23 7 4 7 24 31 3 3 12 22 44 4 5 9 40 40 2 4 12 23 53 12 3 3 70 24 13 3 2 55 27 0 2 16 7 73 Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Rabat Ajax Sliema Wanderers Valletta Xgħajra Tornadoes 5 Q green1 Qualification for the Top Six red2 Qualification for the Play-out Results main RSSSF complete FBR BKR FRN HIB ĦMR NXR PTA RBT SLM VLT XJR Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Rabat Ajax Sliema Wanderers Valletta Xgħajra Tornadoes 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 3–0 2–2 1–4 4–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–3 6–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–3 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–3 3–5 4–0 0–4 0–7 2–3 2–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–3 0–3 3–2 5–0 6–1 7–0 4–2 6–0 4–1 7–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–3 5–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–3 0–5 0–8 1–1 0–11 1–6 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: Valletta 21 points, Sliema Wanderers 20, Birkirkara 19, Hibernians 18, Floriana 17 and Ħamrun Spartans 13. main WDL RSSSF VLT SLM BKR HIB FRN ĦMR CL1Q UCQR UCQR IC1R complete 5 2 3 16 12 3 1 6 12 17 4 2 4 16 17 0 0 10 4 25 6 2 2 26 13 8 1 1 21 11 21 20 19 18 17 12 C Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Valletta true 110 FBR 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–4 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 4–1 4–2 5–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 Q green1 Qualification for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League blue1 Qualification for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup #ccccff Qualification for the 2001 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: Pietà Hotspurs 9 points, Naxxar Lions 6, Rabat Ajax 5, Xgħajra Tornadoes 1. main WDL RSSSF PTA NXR RBT XJR 7 REL REL complete 3 2 1 18 11 3 2 1 16 9 3 2 1 12 10 0 0 6 4 20 9 6 5 1 R R Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs Rabat Ajax Xgħajra Tornadoes true 110 FBR 2–2 3–3 4–3 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–4 4–2 1–0 0–4 1–4 0–2 R red1 Relegation to the 2001–02 Maltese First Division Season statistics thumb|upright|Sliema Wanderers' Michael Mifsud finished as the league top scorer with 30 goals, including four hat-tricks, the most by a single player in the league. Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2000-01/table.shtml Rothmans Premier League MaltaFootball.com 20 October 2018 1MLT Michael MifsudSliema Wanderers302MLT Adrian MifsudHibernians233NGA Chris OretanValletta22NGA Orosco AnonamSliema Wanderers5MLT Michael GaleaBirkirkara216MLT Malcolm LicariPietà Hotspurs197MLT Gilbert AgiusValletta158COG Rufin ObaFloriana129BRA Eduardo do NascimentoFloriana11MLT Massimo GrimaSliema WanderersMLT Ivan WoodsPietà Hotspurs Hat-tricks Playerhttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2000-01/plstats.shtml Rothmans Premier League Stats MaltaFootball.com 20 October 2018 ForAgainstResultDateMLT Paul ZammitĦamrun SpartansXgħajra Tornadoes3–0dmy 2000 9 5MLT Michael MifsudSliema WanderersRabat Ajax6–0dmy 2000 9 9MLT Michael Mifsud6Sliema WanderersXgħajra Tornadoes11–0dmy 2000 10 14NGA Orosco AnonamSliema WanderersXgħajra Tornadoes11–0dmy 2000 10 14NGA Ndubisi ChukunyereHiberniansFloriana4–1dmy 2000 10 16MLT Stefan Sultana4HiberniansXgħajra Tornadoes6–0dmy 2000 10 21COG Rufin ObaFlorianaRabat Ajax7–0dmy 2000 11 19MLT Michael MifsudSliema WanderersĦamrun Spartans6–1dmy 2000 12 10MLT Malcolm LicariPietà HotspursNaxxar Lions4–0dmy 2000 12 1MLT Michael MifsudSliema WanderersNaxxar Lions7–0dmy 2001 1 28 References External links Official website Association football Malta Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1