2012–13 Maltese First Division Explained

Competition:	Maltese First Division
Season:	2012–13
Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

The 2012–13 Maltese First Division (also known as 2012–13 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 28 April 2013.

Participating teams

These teams will contest the 2012–13 Maltese First Division season:

• Birżebbuġa St. Peter's
• Dingli Swallows
• Gudja United
• Gżira United
• Lija Athletic
• Marsaxlokk
• Mqabba
• Naxxar Lions
• Pietà Hotspurs
• St. Andrews
• Vittoriosa Stars
• Żejtun Corinthians

Changes from previous season

• Melita and Rabat Ajax were promoted to the 2012–13 Maltese Premier League. They were replaced with Marsaxlokk and Mqabba, relegated from 2011–12 Maltese Premier League.
• St. Patrick and St. George's were relegated to the 2012–13 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Gżira United and Gudja United, all promoted from 2011–12 Maltese Second Division.

Final league table

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Raphael Kooh Sohna	Pietà Hotspurs	19
2	Trayo Grozev	St. Andrews	16
	Marcelo Pereira	Vittoriosa Stars
4	Vinicius Pereira dos Santos	Birżebbuġa St. Peter's	13
5	Erjon Beu	Lija Athletic	12
6	Senior David	Pietà Hotspurs / Dingli Swallows	11
	Andre Grabowski	Marsaxlokk
	Douglas da Silva Silveira	Marsaxlokk
9	Rumen Kerekov	St. Andrews	10
	Kiril Alexandrov	Gudja United

External links

• BOV First Division Kicks Off
• Championship Decider
• Dingli Relegated
• Mqabba Relegated

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malta: BOV First Division 2012/13 Scorers . MaltaFootball.com . 22 August 2022 .