1916–17 Maltese Premier League

The 1916–17 Maltese First Division was the sixth edition Maltese First Division and was won by St. George's in a final match decider against Sliema Wanderers, won 4–0 by the Cospicua-based club.

Maltese First Division

Season	1916–17
Champions	St. George's (1st title)
Matches played	15
Goals scored	47 (3.13 per match)
← 1914–15 1917–18 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St. George's[lower-alpha 1] (C)	5	4	0	1	5	1	+4	8
2	Sliema Wanderers	5	4	0	1	16	5	+11	8
3	Ħamrun Spartans	5	3	1	1	13	6	+7	7
4	Valletta United	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	5
5	Floriana Liberty	6	1	1	4	4	12	−8	3
6	Vittoriosa Rovers	5	0	0	5	1	17	−16	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions).
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. St. George's and Sliema Wanderers finished equal on points, and a Championship tie-breaker to determine the winner was won by St. George's

Championship tie-breaker

With both St. George's and Sliema Wanderers level on 12 points, a play-off match was conducted to decide the champion.

St. George's	4–0	Sliema Wanderers

4 March 1917

Results

Home \ Away	STG	SLI	ĦAM	VAL	FLL	VIT
St. George's	—	2–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–0
Sliema Wanderers		—	2–0	3–2	4–1	7–0
Ħamrun Spartans			—	2–2	5–1	5–1
Valletta United				—	2–0	2–0
Floriana Liberty					—	2–0
Vittoriosa Rovers						—

Source: EU-Football.info

See also

• 1916 in association football
• 1917 in association football