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The 2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the IZIBet National Amateur League) occurs between 15 September 2023 and 23 April 2024. This is the fourth season since the Second and Third divisions were unified into the two-group Amateur League system. The Maltese National Amateur League is Malta's third-highest professional football division. The 2023-24 League winners will be promoted to the Maltese Challenge League.
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| Season | 2023–24 |
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| Dates | 15 September 2023 – 23 April 2024 |
| Champions | Mgarr United |
| Promoted | Mgarr United Mtarfa |
| Relegated | Dingli Swallows Ghaxaq Kalkara United Mdina Knights Mqabba Santa Venera Lightning Siggiewi St. George's Ta' Xbiex |
| Matches played | 239 |
| Goals scored | 908 (3.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kurt Borg (33 Goals) |
| Biggest home win | San Ġwann 11-0 Ta' Xbiex (28 January 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Ta' Xbiex 0-10 Mgarr United (28 October 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Ta' Xbiex 1-10 Vittoriosa Stars (20 January 2024) San Ġwann 11-0 Ta' Xbiex (28 January 2024) Kirkop United 10-1 Ta' Xbiex (7 April 2024) |
| Longest winning run | Mtarfa (8 Games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Mtarfa (13 Games) |
| Longest winless run | Mdina Knights (23 Games) |
| Longest losing run | Mdina Knights (21 Games) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2024. | |
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season:
Twenty-Three teams competed in the 2023-24 League. These teams were split into two groups.
Santa Venera Lightning
Location of Maltese clubs played in Maltese Premier League
| Team | Location | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Birzebbuga St. Peter's | Birzebbuga |  Edward Azzopardi |
| Dingli Swallows | Dingli | Nicolai Caruana |
| Gharghur | Gharghur | Kevin Borg Degiorgio |
| Ghaxaq | Ghaxaq | Spiridione Curmi |
| Kalkara United | Kalkara | Paul Bugeja |
| Kirkop United | Kirkop | Matthew Caruana |
| Marsaskala | Marsaskala | Brian Vella |
| Mdina Knights | Mdina | Roland Sollars |
| Mellieħa | Mellieħa | Warren Said |
| Mgarr United | Mgarr | Brian Spiteri |
| Mqabba | Mqabba | Vincent Carbonaro |
| Mtarfa | Mtarfa | George Magri |
| Pembroke Athleta | Pembroke | Jeffrey Mifsud |
| Qormi | Qormi | Lydon Fenech |
| Qrendi | Qrendi | Gotthard Conti |
| Rabat Ajax | Rabat | Paul Falzon |
| San Ġwann | San Ġwann | Xavier Saliba |
| Santa Venera Lightnings | Santa Venera | Marco Grech |
| Siggiewi | Siggiewi | David Mifsud |
| St. George's | Cospicua | Trevor Thomas |
| Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | Mario Fenech |
| Vittoriosa Stars | Birgu | Dennis Apap |
| Xgħajra Tornados | Xghajra | Keith Darmanin |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellieha | Antoine Camilleri |
Sacked | 6 October 2023 | 9th (Group A) |  Roger Walker and  Ivan Mandic (Caretakers) |
6 October 2023 |
| Siġġiewi | Alexander Delia |
19 November 2023 | 11th (Group A) | David Mifsud |
19 November 2023 | |
| Mellieha | Roger Walker and Ivan Mandic |
End of Caretakers | 3 January 2024 | 9th (Group A) | Warren Said |
3 January 2024 |
| Mġarr United | Jason Camenzuli |
Sacked | 4 February 2024 | 2nd (Group B) | Brian Spiteri |
5 February 2024 |
| Pembroke | Mosta | San Pawl il-Baħar | Ta' Qali | Hamrun | |
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| Luxol Stadium | Charles Abela Stadium | Sirens Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Victor Tedesco Stadium | |
| Capacity: 600 | Capacity: 700 | Capacity: 800 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 1,962 | |
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Mtarfa (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 13 | +58 | 55 | Promotion to the 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League and Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Birzebbuga St. Peter's | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 49 | |
| 3 | Qrendi | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 41 | |
| 4 | Xgħajra Tornados | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 37 | |
| 5 | Mellieħa | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 37 | |
| 6 | Rabat Ajax[lower-alpha 1] | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Mqabba[lower-alpha 1] (R) | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Pembroke Athleta | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Santa Venera Lightning (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 10 | Siggiewi (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 18 | |
| 11 | Kalkara United (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 16 | |
| 12 | Mdina Knights (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 75 | −69 | 1 |
Group A Results
| Home \ Away | BRZ | KLK | MDI | MLĦ | MQA | MTF | PBK | QRE | RBT | SVL | SIG | XJR |
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| Birzebbuga St. Peter's | — | 7–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Kalkara United | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–9 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Mdina Knights | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Mellieħa | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Mqabba | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mtarfa | 1–1 | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Pembroke Athleta | 2–7 | 8–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–8 | — | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Qrendi | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–3 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Rabat Ajax | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Santa Venera Lightning | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Siggiewi | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Xgħajra Tornados | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Mgarr United (C) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 18 | +50 | 46 | Promotion to the 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League and Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Qormi | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 37 | |
| 3 | Marsaskala | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | San Ġwann | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 35 | |
| 5 | Gharghur | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Kirkop United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 32 | |
| 7 | St. George's (R) | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Vittoriosa Stars | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 29[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 9 | Ghaxaq (R) | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 14 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 10 | Dingli Swallows (R) | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 10 | |
| 11 | Ta' Xbiex (R) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 113 | −90 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, relegation, or teams for relegation play-offs).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, relegation, or teams for relegation play-offs).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Vittoriosa Stars were docked three points.[1]
Group B Results
| Home \ Away | DIN | GHR | GHX | KRK | MRK | MGR | QOR | SGN | STG | XBX | VIT |
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| Dingli Swallows | — | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| Gharghur | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Ghaxaq | 1–0 | 0–4 | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| Kirkop United | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 10–1 | 0–2 |
| Marsaskala | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| Mgarr United | 6–0 | 0–0 | 10–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 |
| Qormi | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| San Ġwann | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–4 | 11–0 | 1–1 |
| St. George's | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | — | 6–3 | 1–0 |
| Ta' Xbiex | 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–10 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | — | 1–10 |
| Vittoriosa Stars | 7–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | — |
Group A Sixth Place tie-breaker
With both Mqabba and Rabat Ajax level on 34 points, a play-off match was conducted to the looser qualify for the Relegation Play-offs
| 18 April 2024 | Rabat Ajax | 2–1 | Mqabba | Ħamrun |
| 20:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium Referee: Slawomir Olucha |
Championship final
| 20 April 2024 | Mtarfa | 0–2 | Mgarr United | Ta' Qali |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Vladimir Rizoski |
Relegation play-offs
| 23 April 2024 | St. George's | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Pembroke Athleta | Ta' Qali |
| 20:45 CEST |
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| 23 April 2024 | Mqabba | 1–2 | Vittoriosa Stars | Hamrun |
| 19:30 CEST |
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Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium Referee: Joseph Scerri |
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of 23 April 2024[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Borg |
Mtarfa | 33 |
| 2 |  Samuel Saldanha |
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 30 |
| 3 | Weverton Gomes Souza |
Pembroke Athleta | 28 |
| 4 |  Saint Ebisindor Christian |
Mgarr United | 23 |
| 5 | Brandon Bray |
Qrendi | 21 |
| 6 | Richmond Baratuipre Hanson |
Santa Venera Lightnings | 19 |
| 7 |  Luka Mijic |
Mellieha | 17 |
| 8 | Ryan Dalli |
Kirkop United | 16 |
| Joseph Jojo Ogunnupe |
Vittoriosa Stars | ||
| 10 | Jayden Borg |
Qormi | 14 |
| 11 |  Nezar Fawzi Abouhaisa |
San Gwann | 13 |
| 12 | Jurgen Suda |
Mgarr United | 12 |
| Gianfranco Micallef |
Mtarfa | ||
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Group | Stadium | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Saldanha |
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Pembroke Athleta | 7–2 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 24 September 2023 |
| Weverton Gomes |
Pembroke Athleta | Mdina Knights | 6–1 (A) | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 7 October 2023 | |
 Andres Tenorio Viveros |
Mqabba | Kalkara United | 4–2 (H) | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | ||
| Saint Ebisindor Christian6 |
Mgarr United | Ghaxaq | 10–0 (H) | B | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 20 October 2023 |
| Saint Ebisindor Christian5 |
Ta' Xbiex | 10–0 (A) | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 28 October 2023 | ||
| Samuel Saldanha |
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Santa Venera Lightnings | 5–1 (A) | A | 29 October 2023 | |
| Morientes Muscat |
St. George's | Ghaxaq | 5–1 (A) | B | 12 November 2023 | |
| Deison Arvey Cuero |
Siggiewi | Mdina Knights | 3–0 (A) | A | 25 November 2023 | |
| Aaron Agius |
Ghaxaq | Ta' Xbiex | 8–2 (A) | B | 26 November 2023 | |
| Brandon Bray4 |
Qrendi | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 4–1 (H) | A | 10 December 2023 | |
| Kurt Borg |
Mtarfa | Mdina Knights | 7–0 (H) | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | ||
| Kurt Borg4 |
Pembroke Athleta | 8-1 (A) | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 16 December 2023 | ||
| Gianfranco Micallef | ||||||
| Ryan Dalli4 |
Kirkop United | Ta' Xbiex | 7–1 (A) | B | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 5 January 2024 |
| Brandon Bray4 |
Qrendi | Pembroke Athleta | 5–3 (H) | A | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun | 8 January 2024 |
| Weverton Gomes |
Pembroke Athleta | Qrendi | 3–5 (A) | |||
| Giovanni Galea |
Kirkop United | Dingli Swallows | 9–1 (H) | B | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 14 January 2024 |
| Ryan Dalli | ||||||
| Nezar Fawzi Abouhaisa |
San Ġwann | Ghaxaq | 6–1 (A) | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 19 January 2024 | |
| Jayden Borg |
Qormi | Dingli Swallows | 4–1 (A) | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 20 January 2024 | |
 Shaban Chikh Ali4 |
Vittoriosa Stars | Ta' Xbiex | 10–1 (A) | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | ||
| Samuel Saldanha |
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Mdina Knights | 5–0 (A) | A | Luxol Stadium, Pembroke | 21 January 2024 |
| Andre Joe Cutajar4 |
San Ġwann | Ta' Xbiex | 11–0 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 28 January 2024 |
 Syzmon Grzegorz Plocica | ||||||
| Nezar Fawzi Abouhaisa | ||||||
| Brandon Bray |
Qrendi | Siggiewi | 4–1 (A) | A | Luxol Stadium, Pembroke | 4 February 2024 |
| Samuel Saldanha |
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Kalkara United | 7–1 (H) | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 10 February 2024 | |
| Weverton Gomes5 |
Pembroke Athleta | 8–3 (H) | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 24 February 2024 | ||
| Richmond Baratuipre Hanson |
Santa Venera Lightnings | Mdina Knights | 4–0 (A) | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | ||
| Luka Mijic |
Mellieħa | Kalkara United | 9–0 (A) | 3 March 2024 | ||
| Weverton Gomes |
Pembroke Athleta | Siggiewi | 4–1 (H) | 9 March 2024 | ||
| Timothy John Thomas |
St. George's | Ta' Xbiex | 6–3 (H) | B | 10 March 2024 | |
| Jurgen Gerada |
Ghaxaq | Dingli Swallows | 3–0 (A) | |||
| Shamison Farrugia |
Dingli Swallows | Ta' Xbiex | 6–4 (A) | 16 March 2024 | ||
| Brandon Bray |
Qrendi | Pembroke Athleta | 5–4 (A) | A | Luxol Stadium, Pembroke | 6 April 2024 |
| Ryan Dalli |
Kirkop United | Ta' Xbiex | 10–1 (H) | B | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 6 April 2024 |
| Kurt Borg4 |
Mtarfa | Kalkara United | 7–0 (H) | A | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 14 April 2024 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goalss
5 Player scored 5 goalss
6 Player scored 6 goals
Clean sheets
- As of 20 April 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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| 1 | Dunstan Zarb |
Mtarfa | 11 |
| Jacob Chircop St John |
Mgarr | ||
| 3 | Dean Sciberras |
Rabat Ajax | 9 |
| 4 | Andrew Joseph Zammit |
Gharghur | 8 |
| 5 | James Abela |
Mqabba | 7 |
| Christian Cassar |
Qrendi | ||
| 7 | Mario Bartolo |
Birzebbuga St. Peter's | 6 |
| 8 | Clayton Rapa |
Kirkop United | 5 |
| Anthony Curmi |
Mellieha | ||
| 10 | Clyde Aquilina |
Santa Venera Lightning | 4 |
| Jonathan Grech |
Vittoriosa Stars | ||
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10
Domenico Marsala (Dingli Swallows)
- Most red cards: 2
- Nicholas Formosa (Gharghur)
- Clive Fenech (Ghaxaq)
- Neil Borg (Mellieħa)
- Gianluca Sultana (St. George's)
- Theodoric Catania (Santa Venera Lightning)
- Miguel Agius (Ta' Xbiex)
- Liam Ciantar (Vittoriosa Stars)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 53
- Most red cards: 5
Awards
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