Season: | 2023–24 |
Dates: | 15 September 2023 – 23 April 2024 |
Matches: | 239 |
Total Goals: | 908 |
League Topscorer: | 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 Wins: | Mtarfa (8 Games) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Mtarfa (13 Games) |
Longest Winless: | Mdina Knights (23 Games) |
Longest Losses: | Mdina Knights (21 Games) |
Competition: | Maltese National Amateur League |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
Updated: | 23 April 2024 |
Winners: | Mgarr United |
Promoted: | Mgarr United Mtarfa |
Relegated: | Dingli Swallows Ghaxaq Kalkara United Mdina Knights Mqabba Santa Venera Lightning Siggiewi St. George's Ta' Xbiex |
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.
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.
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 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luxol Stadium | Charles Abela Stadium | Sirens Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Victor Tedesco Stadium | |
Capacity: 600 | Capacity: 700 | Capacity: 800 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 1,962 | |
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
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 | ||
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||