2024–25 Maltese Premier League Explained

Season:2024–25
Dates:16 August 2024 – April or May 2025
Competition:Maltese Premier League
Continentalcup1:UEFA Champions League
Continentalcup2:UEFA Conference League
League Topscorer:Maxuell Samurai Maia (3 Goals)
Biggest Home Win:Sliema Wanderers 2–0 Mosta
(16 August 2024)
Ħamrun Spartans 3–1 Żabbar St. Patrick
(18 August 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Naxxar Lions 1–2 Hibernians
(17 August 2024)
Highest Scoring:Balzan 3–3 Birkirkara
(16 August 2024)
Floriana 3–3 Melita
(17 August 2024)
Matches:6
Total Goals:22
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:18 August 2024

The 2024–25 Maltese Premier League is the 110th season of top-flight league football in Malta. The season began on 16 August 2024 and will end in April or May 2025.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 2023–24 Maltese Challenge League. Ħamrun Spartans entered the season as defending champions two years in a row. Melita was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after eleven years of absence. And Żabbar St. Patrick was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after twenty years of absence. They replaced Gudja United, Santa Lucia and Sirens who were all relegated after five years in the top flight; and Valletta after seventy-nine years in the top flight.

TeamIn league sinceCity
Balzan2011Balzan
Birkirkara1990Birkirkara
Floriana1986Floriana
Gżira United2016Gżira
Ħamrun Spartans2016Ħamrun
Hibernians1945Paola
Marsaxlokk2022Marsaxlokk
Melita2024San Ġiljan
Mosta2011Mosta
Naxxar Lions2023Naxxar
Sliema Wanderers2023Sliema
Żabbar St. Patrick2024Zabbar

Venues

The matches will be played mainly at the Ta' Qali National Stadium and the Tony Bezzina Stadium. However, the Centenary Stadium and the Victor Tedesco Stadium will be used as well. One match-day from the Closing Round between March 28 and March 31 will be played at the Gozo Stadium thanks to the support of the Ministry for Gozo.

Ta' QaliTa' QaliPaolaHamrunXewkija
Ta' Qali National StadiumCentenary StadiumTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco StadiumGozo Stadium
Capacity: 16,997Capacity: 3,000Capacity: 2,968Capacity: 1,962Capacity: 1,644

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Balzan Dave RogersJomaMBI GroupVisit Malta (Bottom)
Birkirkara Stefano De AngelisNikeMcDonald'sInter Sport (Bottom)
Floriana Darren AbdillaJomaHarmont & Blaine, Greens SupermarketGo & Fun (Right)
Gżira United Andrew CohenJoma
Ħamrun Spartans Alessandro ZinnariPumaMercuryMeridianbet, Besteam audio, Visit Malta (Bottom)Ta' Fonzu (Right), Tescoma (Left)
Hibernians Branko NiševićJomaBezzina
Marsaxlokk Winston MuscatJoma1padelMr. Fitz Restaurant Marsaxlokk (Left)
Melita Clive MizziHummelAtlas InsuranceHub88 (Top), Burger King (Middle) Eurosport (Bottom)I nouv (Right), VIBE (Left)
Mosta Joseph GrechMacronSimply CleanHighbet (Top), Teamsport (Bottom)
Naxxar Lions George VellaJomaBrown's, sottozeroZarb Coaches (Top), Badass, McQueen, Sammut Concrete Supplies (Bottom)Welbee's (Right), Würth, Centerparc (Left)
Sliema Wanderers Paul ZammitAdidasNMGroup, Inter WetterVisit Malta (Top), Thomas Smith, Zarb Coaches (Bottom)Fonicom (Left), Domnic Sciberras Roof Repair (Right)
Żabbar St. Patrick João JaneiroErreàThe ShorelineDL Group (Top), Kristal (Bottom)

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Żabbar St. Patrick Emilio Cornago San PedroResigned17 April 2024Pre-season João Janeiro16 May 2024
Balzan Oliver Spiteri4 May 2024 Dave Rogers3 June 2024
Ħamrun Spartans Luciano Zauri13 May 2024 Alessandro Zinnari17 May 2024
Birkirkara Jose BorgEnd of Contract13 May 2024 Stefano De Angelis7 June 2024
Floriana Mauro CamoranesiMutual Consent15 May 2024 Darren Abdilla21 May 2024

Format

The new league format, which will come into being from the 2024–25 season, the Maltese Premier League will be made up of 12 teams and be split into an Opening Round and Closing Round in a way that is similar to domestic footballing systems used in South America.[1] [2] The Opening Round will see each of the 12 teams play each other once before the league is then split between a Top 6 and a Bottom 6, allowing for the teams in each of those splits to play each other another time.Once the ranking is set, each team will go back down to 0 points and start from scratch in the Closing Round, where the same process will be repeated

Opening Round

First phase

Results

Closing Round

First phase

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

[3]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Maxuell Samurai MaiaBirkirkara3
2 Henri StanicBalzan1
Nicholas PulisBalzan
Udoyen AkpanBalzan
Carlo Zammit LonardelliFloriana
Kyrian NwokoFloriana
Mattia VeseljiFloriana
Alex Lecao Da Paixao AlvesGżira United
Joseph MbongĦamrun Spartans
Lopes Silva RaphaelĦamrun Spartans
Luke MontebelloĦamrun Spartans
Alex Bruno De Souza SilvaHibernians
Jurgen DegabrieleHibernians
Aldair Simanca PenaMelita
Andre Carlos Penha Da CostaMelita
Jean Pierre AttardMelita
Westherley Caxambu Garcia NogueiraNaxxar Lions
Sergio Filipe Ramos Da SilvaSliema Wanderers
Vito PlutSliema Wanderers
David Oliveira SouzaŻabbar St. Patrick

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Darijan ZarkovGżira United1
Emeka Kelvin AguSliema Wanderers

Discipline

Player

Club

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galea . Albert . 24 April 2024 . New Premier League explained: 'New format will not be damnation or salvation of Maltese football . Malta Independent.
  2. Web site: Camilleri . Valhmor . 2023-04-13 . Number of Premier League teams down to 12 from 2024-25 . 2024-05-22 . SportsDesk . en-US.
  3. Web site: Tables & Statistics. maltafootball.com. 20 September 2020 .