2020–21 Maltese National Amateur League

The 2020–21 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the BOV National Amateur League), was the third level league football in Malta. This was the first season since the unification of both the Second and Third Divisions into the three group Amateur League system.^[1]

Maltese National Amateur League

Season	2020–21
Dates	17 October 2020 – 6 March 2021
Champions	Luqa St. Andrew's
Promoted	Melita Mġarr United Rabat Ajax
Matches played	151
Goals scored	491 (3.25 per match)
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 7 March 2021.

Teams

Twenty-two teams competed in the league. These were split into three groups, two groups of seven and one of eight.^[2]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Attard	Attard	Sirens Stadium	1,500
Birżebbuġa	Birżebbuġa	Centenary Stadium	2,000
Dingli Swallows	Ħad-Dingli	Tartarni Ground	500
Għargħur	Għargħur	Għargħur Stadium	800
Għaxaq	Għaxaq	Għaxaq Stadium	300
Kalkara	Kalkara	Luxol Sports Ground	800
Kirkop United	Ħal Kirkop	Centenary Stadium	2,000
Luqa St. Andrew's	Luqa	Luxol Sports Ground	800
Marsaskala	Marsaskala	Luxol Sports Ground	800
Mdina Knights	Mdina Knights	Centenary Stadium	2,000
Melita	San Ġiljan	Gianni Bencini Ground	500
Mellieħa	Mellieħa	Mellieħa Sports Complex	400
Mġarr United	Mġarr	Mġarr Stadium	500
Msida St. Joseph	Msida	Victor Tedesco Stadium	6,000
Mtarfa	Mtarfa	Mtarfa Ground	150
Rabat Ajax	Rabat	Rabat Ajax Football Ground	700
Siġġiewi	Siġġiewi	Siġġiewi Ground	240
St. Venera	Santa Venera	Santa Venera Lightnings Training Centre	800
Ta' Xbiex	Ta' Xbiex
Xgħajra Tornados	Xgħajra	Xgħajra Tornados Ground	200
Żabbar St. Patrick	Ħaż-Żabbar	Il-Foss	1000
Żurrieq	Żurrieq	Żurrieq Football Ground	100

League stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mġarr United (P)	14	11	2	1	43	10	+33	35	Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League
2	Żurrieq	14	9	3	2	30	15	+15	30	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Marsaskala	14	7	6	1	27	15	+12	27
4	Mellieħa	14	6	4	4	20	17	+3	22	Qualification for the promotion play-offs 1st round
5	Birżebbuġa	14	5	2	7	23	23	0	17
6	Għargħur	14	3	3	8	20	28	−8	12
7	Ta' Xbiex	14	2	2	10	9	38	−29	8
8	Għaxaq	14	0	4	10	7	33	−26	4

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(P) Promoted

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Luqa St. Andrew's (C, P)	12	7	4	1	26	10	+16	25	Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League
2	Msida St. Joseph	12	6	3	3	24	17	+7	21	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Siġġiewi	12	6	2	4	17	12	+5	20
4	Rabat Ajax (O, P)	12	4	6	2	16	16	0	18
5	Mtarfa	12	4	3	5	14	19	−5	15
6	Żabbar St. Patrick	12	2	4	6	12	24	−12	10
7	Mdina Knights	12	0	4	8	11	22	−11	4

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melita (P)	12	12	0	0	38	8	+30	36	Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League
2	Attard	12	8	1	3	37	15	+22	25	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Kirkop United	12	6	2	4	25	20	+5	20
4	Xgħajra Tornados	12	6	0	6	26	25	+1	18	Qualification for the promotion play-offs 1st round
5	Kalkara	12	4	1	7	16	27	−11	13
6	Dingli Swallows	12	2	3	7	15	29	−14	9
7	St. Venera	12	0	1	11	5	38	−33	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

Bracket

	First Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
							Attard (p)	1 (4)
							Xgħajra Tornados	1 (3)
		Mellieħa	1
		Xgħajra Tornados	2
												Attard	1
												Kirkop United	2
							Żurrieq	1
							Kirkop United	2
																	Kirkop United	1
																	Rabat Ajax	2
							Msida St. Joseph	0
							Rabat Ajax	1
												Rabat Ajax	2
												Marsaskala	1
							Marsaskala	2
							Siġġiewi	1

1st round

Mellieħa v Xgħajra Tornados

24 February 2021

Mellieħa

1 - 2

Xgħajra Tornados

Quarter-finals

Attard v Xgħajra Tornados

27 February 2021

Attard

(4) 1 - 1 (3)

Xgħajra Tornados

Żurrieq v Kirkop United

27 February 2021

Żurrieq

1 - 2

Kirkop United

Msida St. Joseph v Rabat Ajax

28 February 2021

Msida St. Joseph

0 - 1

Rabat Ajax

Marsaskala v Siġġiewi

28 February 2021

Marsaskala

2 - 1

Siġġiewi

Semi-finals

Attard v Kirkop United

4 March 2021

Attard

1 - 2

Kirkop United

Rabat Ajax v Marsaskala

4 March 2021

Rabat Ajax

2 - 1

Marsaskala

Play-offs Final

Kirkop United v Rabat Ajax

6 March 2021

Kirkop United

1 - 2

Rabat Ajax

Championship play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luqa St. Andrew's (C)	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Champions and Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League
2	Melita (P)	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League
3	Mġarr United (P)	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Mġarr United v Melita

27 February 2021	Mġarr United	1 - 1	Melita	Ħamrun
	Zammit  25' Saliba 29' Grima  53' Doric 68'	Report	Abela  38' Tergougoff 59' Rizzo  90'	Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium

Luqa St. Andrew's v Mġarr United

2 March 2021	Luqa St. Andrew's	3 - 1	Mġarr United	Ta' Qali
	Vella 65' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Nwaogu  83', 92' Degiorgio  87' Cassar  92'	Report	Doric 11' Saliba  44' Davies  80' Zammit  80'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Melita v Luqa St. Andrew's

6 March 2021	Melita	1 - 2	Luqa St. Andrew's	Ħamrun
	Camilleri  32' Cachia  32', 49' (pen.) Omondi  45' Abela  90+2' Rizzo  90+4'	Report	Vella 34' (pen.),  90+2' Lufi  53' Nwaogu 77',  86' Grima  78' Abdel  84'	Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium

References

1. "BOV Amateur League A". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
2. "2020-21 BOV Premier League set for exciting start". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

External links

• Official website Archived 2021-05-06 at the Wayback Machine