2011–12 Maltese Premier League

97th season of the Maltese Premier League 2011–12 Maltese Premier League Valletta(21st title) MarsaxlokkMqabba Champions League Valletta Europa League HiberniansBirkirkaraFloriana Obinna Obiefule(34 goals) Hibernians 5–0 Birkirkara Hamrun Spartans 0–4 Birkirkara Marsaxlokk 5–3 Hamrun Spartans 126 384 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Maltese Premier League was the 97th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier football league in Malta. It began on 19 August 2011 and it ended in May 2012. Valletta were the defending champions, having won their 20th title last season. The Premier League consists of two rounds. In the First Round, every team plays each opponent twice, once "home" and once "away" (in actuality, the designation of home and away is purely arbitrary as most of the clubs do not have their own grounds), for a total of 22 games. The league then splits into two pools. Earned points are subsequently halved. Teams that finish in positions 1–6 compete in the "Top Six" and teams that finish in positions 7–12 play in the "Play-Out". On 13 January 2011, the Malta Football Association decided to expand the league to 12 teams starting with this season.Changes to National League, FA Trophy format approved http://www.maltafootball.com/2011/01/13/changes-to-national-league-fa-trophy-format-approved/ Teams Vittoriosa Stars were relegated to the First Division after finishing in last place of the Play-Out last season. This ended a one-year stay in the Premier League for them. Taking their place in the competition are Balzan, the champions of the Maltese First Division. Balzan are playing in the Premier League after a seven season absence. Because of the league's expansion for this season, the second- and third-place finishers of the First Division, Mqabba and Mosta respectively, were also promoted to the Premier League for this season. Mqabba return to the top league after a three year absence while Mosta return after five years away. 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 Stadia and training grounds Only a few stadia have the infrastructure needed to host Premier League matches. These are Ta' Qali National Stadium and Centenary Stadium at Ta' Qali, Attard, Victor Tedesco Stadium at Ħamrun and Hibernians Ground at Paola. Additional to that, each team has been assigned to a dedicated training ground. On a few occasions, Hibernians and Hamrun Spartans play at their home ground, but otherwise all games are played on neutral ground, rendering "home" and "away" games purely symbolic. Malta right 400 Location of teams in 2011–12 Maltese Premier Division Malta 35.898056 14.453333 Balzan left Malta 35.896667 14.4625 Birkirkara top Malta 35.893333 14.505833 Floriana right Malta 35.886111 14.489444 Hamrun S. left Malta 35.880278 14.512778 Hibernians right Malta 35.841667 14.544722 Marsaxlokk bottom Malta 35.909722 14.426111 Mosta left Malta 35.844167 14.466944 Mqabba bottom Malta 35.879444 14.472222 Qormi left Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema W. top Malta 35.865833 14.511944 Tarxien R. bottom Malta 35.897778 14.5125 Valletta right TeamLocation of originGroundLocation of groundBalzanBalzanBirkirkaraBirkirkaraInfetti GroundBirkirkaraFlorianaFlorianaVictor Tedesco StadiumĦamrunHiberniansPaolaHibernians GroundPaolaHamrun Hamrun SpartansHamrun ĦamrunVictor Tedesco StadiumĦamrunMarsaxlokkMarsaxlokkMarsaxlokk GroundMarsaxlokkMostaMostaMosta GroundMostaMqabbaMqabbaQormiQormiThomaso GroundsQormiSliema WanderersSliemaTigné PointSliemaTarxien RainbowsTarxienTarxien GroundTarxienVallettaVallettaSalinos GroundValletta First phase League table main WDL Q VAL Valletta HIB Hibernians FLO Floriana SLI Sliema Wanderers BIR Birkirkara BAL Balzan QOR Qormi MOS Mosta MQA Mqabba HAM Hamrun Spartans TAR Tarxien Rainbows MRS Marsaxlokk 17 4 1 52 17 15 6 1 55 16 12 6 4 34 19 8 11 3 34 24 11 2 9 34 29 9 4 9 28 34 9 2 11 36 37 6 5 11 23 35 5 5 12 25 43 5 4 13 31 52 5 3 14 26 44 3 2 17 25 53 green1 Qualification for the Top Six QC QC QC QC QC QC red2 Qualification for the Play-Out QR QR QR QR QR QR 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). complete MFA, Soccerway Results main FBR BAL BIR FLO HIB HAM MRS MOS MQA QOR SLI TAR VAL Balzan 0–4 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 Birkirkara 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–4 Floriana 3–1 0–3 0–0 4–2 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 Hibernians 3–1 5–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 Hamrun Spartans 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 6–2 2–2 0–2 2–3 4–2 3–1 0–2 Marsaxlokk 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–2 5–3 5–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 Mosta 1–0 1–3 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–3 Mqabba 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–6 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–4 Qormi 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 4–1 0–1 1–3 4–1 1–4 Sliema Wanderers 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 0–0 Tarxien Rainbows 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 Valletta 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 5–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–2 This match originally ended 1-3 for Hamrun Spartans, but was awarded to Balzan 2-0 following an appeal.Busuttil Antoine Rainbows, Spartans share spoils in draw - Wanderers win Old Firm derby http://www.maltafootball.com/2011/09/11/rainbows-spartans-share-spoils-in-draw/ MaltaFootball.com 13 September 2011 complete MFA Second phase Top Six main WDL Q VAL HIB BIR FLO SLI BAL 25 5 2 75 24 -26 C 22 6 4 74 26 -26 17 4 11 55 37 -17 16 6 10 46 32 -25 9 14 9 43 50 -18 9 6 17 36 64 -18 green1 Qualification for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League CL1 blue1 Qualification for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League The winners of the 2011–12 Maltese FA Trophy, Hibernians, qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. As they finished second, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League. EL1 EL1 EL1 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). y 110 FBR Balzan 0–5 0–3 1–4 3–3 2–7 Birkirkara 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 Floriana 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–4 0–1 Hibernians 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 Sliema Wanderers 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 Valletta 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 complete MFA, Soccerway Play-Out main WDL R 7 QOR MOS TAR HAM MQA MRS 15 2 15 54 48 -14 10 8 14 45 47 -11 11 3 18 45 54 -9 9 7 16 47 71 -9 9 7 16 40 55 -10 R 5 2 25 34 88 -9 red1 Relegation to the 2012–13 Maltese First Division Marsaxlokk has 9 points deducted. R R R 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). y 110 FBR Hamrun Spartans 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 Marsaxlokk 1–6 1–5 0–4 1–0 0–2 Mosta 2–2 5–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 Mqabba 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–5 Qormi 6–0 5–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 Tarxien Rainbows 1–2 2–4 2–1 1–0 1–2 complete MFA, Soccerway Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2011-12/tables/premier/scorers.php Malta: BOV Premier League 2011/12 Scorers MaltaFootball.com 2 December 2020 1 Nigeria Obinna Obiefule Marsaxlokk / Mosta 34 2 Brazil Tarabai Hibernians 21 3 Malta Clayton Failla Hibernians 11 4 Spain Moises Avila Perez Birkirkara 10 5 Malta Joseph Farrugia Qormi 9 Brazil Denni Valletta 9 Nigeria Alfred Effiong Valletta 9 8 Bulgaria Danail Mitev Sliema Wanderers 10 Serbia Bojan Mamić Mqabba 8 10 Brazil Thiago Mazzitelli Mqabba 7 Attendances The 2011-12 BOV Premier League clubs sorted by average home league attendance: # Club Average 1 Valletta 2,502 2 Hibernians 1,738 3 Floriana 1,431 4 Hamrun Spartans 1,180 5 Marsaxlokk 510 6 Birkirkara 494 7 Qormi 494 8 Sliema Wanderers 489 9 Balzan 473 10 Mosta 367 11 Mqabba 321 12 Tarxien 298 Average per club 858 References External links Premier League official page UEFA website Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1