2007–08 Maltese FA Trophy

Maltese FA Trophy 2007–08 Malta Birkirkara 4 Hamrun Spartans 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Maltese FA Trophy (known as U*BET FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season since its establishment. It featured 20 teams from Maltese Premier League and First Division. The competition started on 3 November 2007 and ended on 24 May 2008 with the final, which Birkirkara F.C. won 2–1 against Hamrun Spartans. Hibernians were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Valletta. Calendar Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round First round 3,4,10,11 November 2007 8 20 → 12 16 Second round 1 March 2008 4 12 → 8 none Quarter-finals 12 April 2008 4 8 → 4 4 Semi-finals 19 May 2008 2 4 → 2 none Final 24 May 2008 1 2 → 1 none Results When the draw was conducted four teams received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Hibernians received a bye because they won the 2006–07 Maltese FA Trophy. Other three teams who received a bye directly to the Quarterfinals were Birkirkara, Marsaxlokk and Sliema Wanderers, for being three best-placed teams in previous year's Premier League. First round In the first round entered Premier League teams placed 4th to 10th and 10 First Division teams. The matches were played on 3, 4, 10 and 11 November 2007. |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|3 November 2007 Valletta 4–0 St. Patrick St. George's 2–3 Pietà Hotspurs |- |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|4 November 2007 Mqabba 3–2 Vittoriosa Mosta 0–2 Hamrun Spartans |- |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|10 November 2007 Qormi 1–5 Tarxien Rainbows Marsa 0–7 Dingli Swallows |- |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|11 November 2007 Floriana 7–1 Mellieha Senglea Athletic 4–3 Msida St. Joseph |} Second round In this round entered winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 1 and 2 March 2008 |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|1 March 2008 Hamrun Spartans 1–0 Pietà Hotspurs Valletta 5–0 Tarxien Rainbows |- |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|2 March 2008 Mqabba 0–1 Dingli Swallows Floriana 3–2 Senglea Athletic |} Quarter-finals In this round entered the winners from the previous round and the four teams that had received a bye. The matches were played on 12 and 13 April 2008. Dingli Swallows was the only team from the First Division. They played against Hamrun Spartans and lost 3-1. The other three ties were all contested between Premier League teams. They all finished 2-1 in favour of Valletta, Floriana and Birkirkara who beat Hibernians, Sliema Wanderers and Marsaxlokk respectively. Hibernians were the defending champions. 12 April 2008 15:00 Hamrun Spartans 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120221245/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080412.shtml Dingli Swallows Spiteri 30 53 90 J. Agius 19 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Anton Zammit (MFA) 12 April 2008 17:00 Hibernians 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120221245/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080412.shtml Valletta Scerri 67 Temile 45G. Agius 87 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Adrian Azzopardi (MFA) 13 April 2008 15:00 Floriana 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120221334/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080413.shtml Sliema Wanderers R. Darmanin 61M. Micallef 65 E. Barbara 51 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Adrian Casha (MFA) 13 April 2008 17:00 Marsaxlokk 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120221334/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080413.shtml Birkirkara C. Mamo 1 Sylla 52Mifsud Triganza 70 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Marco Borg (MFA) Semi-finals The winners from the Quarterfinals entered the Semifinals. The matches were played on 19 and 20 May 2008. Both semifinals finished 4-2 in favour of Hamrun Spartans, who beat Floriana, and Birkirkara, who beat Valletta. 19 May 2008 17:00 Hamrun Spartans 4–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120191414/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080519.shtml Floriana S. Meilak 25A. Effiong 29Spiteri 33R. Fenech 75 pen. M. Brincat 45R. Darmanin 64 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Chris Lautier (MFA) 20 May 2008 17:00 Birkirkara 4–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120221339/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080520.shtml Valletta Sylla 42 51A. Tabone 61G. Mallia 68 Monesterolo 19J. Mifsud 73 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Joe Attard (MFA) Final The final was played on 24 May and was contested between Birkirkara and Hamrun Spartans. Michael Galea opened the scoring for Birkirkara but Hamrun Spartans levelled matters through Ryan Fenech but Michael Galea scored his 2nd to give Birkirkara the trophy. 24 May 2008 17:00 Birkirkara 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20091121194603/http://www.maltafootball.com/reports/080524.shtml Hamrun Spartans M. Galea 58 90 R. Fenech 65 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Anton Zammit (MFA) _redshoulders _redsides_2 _redshoulders FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 Birkirkara _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes_thin4 _black_stripes_thin1 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 Hamrun Spartans Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1MLT Gaetan SpiteriHamrun Spartans52NGR Uchenna AnyanwuDingli Swallows4DRC Yannick BolasieFloriana4CIV Amed Davy SyllaBirkirkara3NGR Anthony EwurumSenglea AthleticNGR Frank TemileVallettaARG Omar Sebastián MonesteroloValletta External links Official site Malta Category:Maltese FA Trophy seasons Cup