2014–15 Maltese Premier League

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The 2014–15 Maltese Premier League is the 100th season of the Maltese Premier League, Valletta are the defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season.

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Maltese Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsHibernians
(11th title)
RelegatedPietà Hotspurs
Żebbuġ Rangers
Champions LeagueHibernians
Europa LeagueValletta
Birkirkara F.C.
Balzan
Matches played132
Goals scored397 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerTarabei
(23 goals)
Biggest home winHibernians 4–0 Balzan
Naxxar Lions 4–0 Żebbuġ Rangers
Biggest away winŻebbuġ Rangers 0–4 Birkirkara
Highest scoringBalzan 5–3 Sliema Wanderers
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2015.
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The Premier League consists of three rounds for a total of 33 games. After the end of the second round, the points earned are halved.

Format

In a change from last season, the league will not split after twenty-two matches. All teams will advance to a second phase where half of the first phase points are carried over and teams will play each other once.[1][2]


Venues

More information Ta' Qali, Paola ...
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
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Teams

Relegation and promotion

Vittoriosa Stars and Rabat Ajax were relegated finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, in the previous season.

Promoted were, Pietà Hotspurs and Zebbug Rangers finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the First Division the previous season.

First round

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernians 22 19 3 0 68 13 +55 60
2 Valletta 22 14 2 6 51 17 +34 44
3 Birkirkara 22 13 4 5 41 22 +19 43
4 Balzan 22 9 7 6 35 33 +2 34
5 Floriana 22 7 8 7 38 41 3 29
6 Sliema Wanderers 22 7 6 9 26 31 5 27
7 Mosta 22 7 4 11 24 43 19 25
8 Naxxar Lions 22 5 7 10 26 34 8 22
9 Tarxien Rainbows 22 4 9 9 22 38 16 21
10 Pietà Hotspurs 22 5 6 11 19 36 17 21
11 Qormi 22 4 6 12 22 38 16 18
12 Żebbuġ Rangers 22 4 6 12 25 51 26 18
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Source: MFA, uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results (matches 1-22)

More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PTA QOR SLI TAR VAL ZEB
Balzan 3–2 3–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 5–3 3–2 0–2 4–2
Birkirkara 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1
Floriana 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–2 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3
Hibernians 4–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 5–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 5–2
Mosta 1–0 1–5 1–3 0–5 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0
Naxxar Lions 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 4–0
Pietà Hotspurs 1–1 4–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0
Qormi 1–2 0–2 4–2 0–6 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–1
Sliema Wanderers 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–5 1–0
Tarxien Rainbows 0–5 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–6 1–2
Valletta 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 0–0 2–0
Zebbug Rangers 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–4 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–2
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Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

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Perspective

All teams advance to the second round. Teams keep their records from the first round, but their points from the first round are halved. Teams will play each other once.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hibernians (C) 33 27 5 1 97 24 +73 56 Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League
2 Valletta 33 22 3 8 74 30 +44 47 Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League
3 Birkirkara 33 19 7 7 59 31 +28 43
4 Balzan 33 17 8 8 59 45 +14 42
5 Floriana 33 13 11 9 58 51 +7 36
6 Sliema Wanderers 33 10 9 14 50 56 6 26
7 Naxxar Lions 33 9 9 15 40 51 11 25
8 Qormi 33 8 9 16 40 55 15 24
9 Tarxien Rainbows 33 8 9 16 35 60 25 23
10 Mosta (O) 33 9 6 18 38 72 34 21 Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs
11 Pietà Hotspurs (R) 33 6 8 19 30 58 28 16 Relegation to the 2015–16 Maltese First Division
12 Żebbuġ Rangers (R) 33 5 6 22 37 84 47 12
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Source: MFA, uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only for deciding champion and UEFA competition places).[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results (matches 23-33)

More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PTA QOR SLI TAR VAL ZEB
Balzan 1–1 0–1 4–1
Birkirkara 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2
Floriana 1–3 4–1 2–0 3–1
Hibernians 1–3 2–1 3–2 3–1
Mosta 0–3 2–2 1–2
Naxxar Lions 1–2 4–3 0–1
Pietà Hotspurs 2–3 0–0 1–1 3–1
Qormi 1–5 2–1 1–3
Sliema Wanderers 5–1 3–2 3–3
Tarxien Rainbows 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–4
Valletta 2–1 1–0 2–3
Zebbug Rangers 1–3 0–5 1–3 0–2
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Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premier League play-off

A play-off was played between the tenth placed team from the Premier League and the third placed team from the First Division. The winner will compete in the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League.[3]

More information Mosta, 2–0 ...
Mosta2–0Gżira United
Udo Fortune 88'
Gary Roberts 90+3'
Report
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Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Philip Farrugia

Top goalscorers

As of 10 May 2015

Source: MFA

References

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