1996–97 Maltese Premier League

1996–97 Maltese Premier League Valletta(15th title) Rabat AjaxLija Athletic UEFA Champions League Valletta UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Hibernians UEFA Cup Birkirkara UEFA Intertoto Cup Floriana Danilo Dončić (32) 135 432 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Maltese Premier League was the 17th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 82nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship. Teams Malta 400 right Locations of the 1996–97 Maltese Premier League teams Malta 35.896667 14.4625 Birkirkara 80 left Malta 35.893333 14.505833 Floriana 80 right Malta 35.886111 14.489444 Ħamrun 80 left Malta 35.882778 14.513056 Hibernians 80 bottom Malta 35.901389 14.447222 Lija 80 top Malta 35.915 14.444722 Naxxar 80 top Malta 35.893056 14.493611 Pietà 80 top Malta 35.893056 14.401667 Rabat Ajax 80 bottom Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema 80 top Malta 35.898373 14.512216 Valletta 80 top League standings main WDL Q y VAL Valletta BIR Birkirkara FLO Floriana SLI Sliema Wanderers HAM Ħamrun Spartans HIB Hibernians PIE Pietà Hotspurs NAX Naxxar Lions RAB Rabat Ajax LIJ Lija Athletic 21 4 2 80 22 18 6 3 46 21 16 5 6 56 28 14 4 9 58 30 12 3 12 46 40 10 7 10 39 38 11 3 13 35 41 5 7 15 18 45 5 3 19 32 73 2 0 25 22 94 complete rsssf.com C C green1 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League UC blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup IC #ccccff Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup UCWC yellow1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Valletta already qualified for the UEFA Champions League. R R red1 Relegation R R Results Matches 1–18 main FBR BKR FRN HIB ĦMR LJA NXR PTA RBT SLM VLT Valletta 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 6–2 5–1 4–1 5–2 Birkirkara 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 Floriana 0–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 Sliema Wanderers 2–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–3 3–0 7–0 4–2 Ħamrun Spartans 2–4 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 6–1 Hibernians 1–4 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 4–0 Pietà Hotspurs 0–3 0–1 0–5 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 Naxxar Lions 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 Rabat Ajax 0–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–6 1–2 2–0 1–4 Lija Athletic 1–8 1–2 0–7 2–4 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 complete Matches 19–27 main FBR BKR FRN HIB ĦMR LJA NXR PTA RBT SLM VLT Valletta null 0–0 null null 4–0 3–1 null null 3–0 Birkirkara 1–3 null 1–0 null null null 4–2 4–1 null Floriana null 2–0 1–3 1–4 0–0 3–1 null null null Sliema Wanderers 1–2 null null 3–1 null null 0–0 3–0 5–0 Ħamrun Spartans 1–2 0–3 null null 3–0 null 0–1 null 4–0 Hibernians null 1–1 null 0–2 null null 2–1 6–3 null Pietà Hotspurs null 0–0 null 1–1 1–0 2–1 null 0–1 null Naxxar Lions 0–3 null 0–1 null null null 1–3 null 1–0 Rabat Ajax 2–5 null 2–4 null 0–2 null null 0–1 2–1 Lija Athletic null 0–2 1–5 null null 2–3 2–5 null null complete Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goalshttps://www.flashscore.com/football/malta/premier-league/ Topscorers1FR Yugoslavia Danilo DončićValletta322MLT Stefan SultanaĦamrun Spartans233MLT Gilbert AgiusValletta174MLT Hubert SudaSliema Wanderers155TUN Ridha DardouriLija Athletic136IRL Brian CrawleyHibernians127MLT Carmel BusuttilSliema Wanderers118MLT Jonathan Magri OverendBirkirkara109NGA Victor EgereFloriana9MLT Kevin MamoPietà Hotspurs References External links Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta Category:1996–97 in Maltese football