2007–08 Maltese Premier League

2007–08 26 August 2007 – 16 May 2008 Maltese Premier League Valletta(19th title) MqabbaPietà Hotspurs Champions League Valletta UEFA Cup MarsaxlokkBirkirkara UEFA Intertoto Cup Hibernians 132 416 Omar Sebastián Monesterolo (19 goals) Valletta 7–0 Marsaxlokk(1 December 2017)Msida St. Joseph 7–0 Pietà Hotspurs(27 December 2017) Mqabba 1–6 Pietà Hotspurs(20 October 2017) Ħamrun Spartans 7–3 Marsaxlokk(30 December 2017) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 93rd season of top-level league football in Malta. Valletta won their nineteenth league title overcoming last season's champions, Marsaxlokk. Teams Malta 375 right Locations of the 2007–08 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 35.844167 14.466944 Mqabba 80 left Malta 35.893056 14.493611 Pietà H. 80 left Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema W. 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: Mqabba Ħamrun Spartans From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: St. George's Marsa First phase League table main WDL RSSSF VLT Valletta MXK Marsaxlokk SLM Sliema Wanderers FRN Floriana BKR Birkirkara ĦMR Ħamrun Spartans HIB Hibernians MSD Msida Saint-Joseph PTA Pietà Hotspurs MQB Mqabba complete 10 6 2 40 16 10 3 5 35 26 9 5 4 31 18 8 4 6 33 28 7 6 5 27 18 7 6 5 30 29 6 7 5 22 19 6 3 9 25 35 5 0 13 21 40 2 0 16 15 50 CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO RELO RELO RELO RELO Q green1 Qualification for the Top Six red2 Qualification for the Play-out 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). Results main RSSSF complete FBR BKR FRN ĦMR HIB MXK MQB MSD PTA SLM VLT Birkirkara Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Hibernians Marsaxlokk Mqabba Msida Saint-Joseph Pietà Hotspurs Sliema Wanderers Valletta 3–2 5–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 4–1 2–3 4–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–1 2–2 7–3 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 5–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–6 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 4–3 7–0 1–4 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–1 7–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 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 18 points, Marsaxlokk 16, Sliema Wanderers 16, Floriana 14, Birkirkara 13 and Ħamrun Spartans 13. main WDL RSSSF VLT Valletta MXK Marsaxlokk BKR Birkirkara SLM Sliema Wanderers FRN Floriana ĦMR Ħamrun Spartans CL1Q UCQR UCQR complete 7 1 2 18 11 6 0 4 21 14 6 0 4 16 15 6 2 2 19 8 2 2 6 7 14 0 1 9 12 31 18 16 13 16 14 13 C true 110 FBR 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–4 0–2 2–4 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 5–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 Q green1 Qualification for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League blue1 Qualification for the 2008–09 UEFA 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: Hibernians 12 points, Msida Saint-Joseph 10, Pietà Hotspurs 7, Mqabba 3. main WDL RSSSF HIB Hibernians MSD Msida Saint-Joseph PTA Pietà Hotspurs MQB Mqabba 7 IC1R REL REL complete 4 1 1 13 8 4 1 1 16 11 1 0 5 6 13 1 2 3 9 12 12 10 7 3 R R true 110 FBR 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–4 QR #ccccff Qualification for the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup red1 Relegation to the 2008–09 Maltese First Division Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2007-08/tables/premier/scorers.htm Malta: BOV Premier League 2007/08 Scorers MaltaFootball.com 3 November 2018 1ARG Omar Sebastian MonesteroloValletta192BRA Marcelo PereiraMqabba143ARG Julio AlcorséMarsaxlokk124MLT Terence ScerriHibernians11MLT Jean Pierre Mifsud TriganzaBirkirkaraCMR Njongo PrisoMsida Saint-Joseph7MNE Aleksandar MadžarMarsaxlokk10NGA Frank TemileVallettaMLT Ryan DarmaninFlorianaNGA Alfred EffiongĦamrun SpartansMLT Ivan WoodsSliema Wanderers Hat-tricks Playerhttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2007-08/results-premier2.shtml BOV Premier League Results 2007/08 MaltaFootball.com 3 November 2018 http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2007-08/results-premier.shtml BOV Premier League Results 2007/08 - Championship Pool and Relegation Pool Results MaltaFootball.com 3 November 2018 ForAgainstResultDateBRA Marcelo PereiraMqabbaSliema Wanderers3–2dmy 2007 9 20BUL Martin DeanovPietà HotspursMqabba6–1dmy 2007 10 20ARG Omar Sebastian Monesterolo4VallettaMarsaxlokk7–0dmy 2007 12 1CMR Njongo Priso4Msida Saint-JosephPietà Hotspurs7–0dmy 2007 12 27ARG Omar Sebastian MonesteroloVallettaĦamrun Spartans4–1dmy 2008 1 19MLT Jean Pierre Mifsud TriganzaBirkirkaraĦamrun Spartans4–0dmy 2008 4 5 Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the Month http://www.maltafootball.com/archive/individual-honours/player-of-the-month/ MaltaFootball.com 21 October 2018 Player of the MonthPlayerClubAugustMKD Darko KrsteskiFlorianaSeptemberMLT Gilbert AgiusVallettaOctoberMLT Andrew CohenHiberniansNovember/DecemberMLT Shaun BajadaBirkirkaraJanuaryMLT Cleavon FrendoMarsaxlokkFebruaryMLT Kevin SammutMarsaxlokkMarchNGA Frank TemileVallettaAprilMLT Kevin SammutMarsaxlokkMayMLT Kevin SammutMarsaxlokk Annual awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/news/2008-05.shtml May 2008 MaltaFootball.com 24 May 2008 http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/news/2008-06.shtml June 2008 MaltaFootball.com 7 June 2008 Best Maltese Player of the YearBest Foreign Player of the Year Gilbert Agius (Valletta) Andrew Hogg (Valletta) Kevin Sammut (Marsaxlokk) Frank Temile (Valletta) Marcelo Pereira (Mqabba) Njongo Priso (Msida Saint-Joseph)Best Goalkeeper of the YearBest Defender of the Year Andrew Hogg (Valletta) Omar Borg (Birkirkara) Reuben Debono (Marsaxlokk) Ronni Hartvig (Birkirkara) Brian Said (Sliema Wanderers) Josef Mifsud (Valletta)Best Midfielder of the YearBest Attacker of the Year Kevin Sammut (Marsaxlokk) Gilbert Agius (Valletta) David Camilleri (Valletta) Frank Temile (Valletta) Omar Sebastián Monesterolo (Valletta) Marcelo Pereira (Mqabba)Coach of the YearMost Prominent Youngster Paul Zammit (Valletta) Brian Talbot (Marsaxlokk) John Buttigieg (Birkirkara) Frank Temile (Valletta) Ryan Fenech (Ħamrun Spartans) Steve Bezzina (Valletta) References External links Official website Association football Malta Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1