2007–08 Maltese Premier League Explained

Season:2007–08
Dates:26 August 2007 – 16 May 2008
Competition:Maltese Premier League
Winners:Valletta
(19th title)
Relegated:Mqabba
Pietà Hotspurs
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Valletta
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Marsaxlokk
Birkirkara
Continentalcup3:UEFA Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Hibernians
Matches:132
Total Goals:416
League Topscorer:Omar Sebastián Monesterolo (19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Valletta 7–0 Marsaxlokk

Msida St. Joseph 7–0 Pietà Hotspurs
Biggest Away Win:Mqabba 1–6 Pietà Hotspurs
Highest Scoring:Ħamrun Spartans 7–3 Marsaxlokk
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The 2007–08 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 93rd season of top-level league football in Malta. Valletta won their nineteenth league title overcoming last season's champions, Marsaxlokk.

Teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:

First phase

Results

Second phase

Top Six

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Valletta 18 points, Marsaxlokk 16, Sliema Wanderers 16, Floriana 14, Birkirkara 13 and Ħamrun Spartans 13.

Play-out

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Hibernians 12 points, Msida Saint-Joseph 10, Pietà Hotspurs 7, Mqabba 3.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Omar Sebastian MonesteroloValletta19
2 Marcelo PereiraMqabba14
3 Julio AlcorséMarsaxlokk12
4 Terence ScerriHibernians11
Jean Pierre Mifsud TriganzaBirkirkara
Njongo PrisoMsida Saint-Joseph
7 Aleksandar MadžarMarsaxlokk10
Frank TemileValletta
Ryan DarmaninFloriana
Alfred EffiongĦamrun Spartans
Ivan WoodsSliema Wanderers

Hat-tricks

Player[2] [3] ForAgainstResultDate
Marcelo PereiraMqabbaSliema Wanderers3–2
Martin DeanovPietà HotspursMqabba6–1
Omar Sebastian MonesteroloVallettaMarsaxlokk7–0
Njongo PrisoMsida Saint-JosephPietà Hotspurs7–0
Omar Sebastian MonesteroloVallettaĦamrun Spartans4–1
Jean Pierre Mifsud TriganzaBirkirkaraĦamrun Spartans4–0

Awards

Monthly awards

Month[4] Player of the Month
PlayerClub
August Darko KrsteskiFloriana
September Gilbert AgiusValletta
October Andrew CohenHibernians
November/December Shaun BajadaBirkirkara
January Cleavon FrendoMarsaxlokk
February Kevin SammutMarsaxlokk
March Frank TemileValletta
April Kevin SammutMarsaxlokk
May Kevin SammutMarsaxlokk

Annual awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5] [6]

Best Maltese Player of the YearBest Foreign Player of the Year
Best Goalkeeper of the YearBest Defender of the Year
  • Andrew Hogg (Valletta)
    • Omar Borg (Birkirkara)
    • Reuben Debono (Marsaxlokk)
Best Midfielder of the YearBest Attacker of the Year
Coach of the YearMost Prominent Youngster

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malta: BOV Premier League 2007/08 Scorers . MaltaFootball.com . 3 November 2018 .
  2. Web site: BOV Premier League Results 2007/08 . MaltaFootball.com . 3 November 2018 .
  3. Web site: BOV Premier League Results 2007/08 - Championship Pool and Relegation Pool Results . MaltaFootball.com . 3 November 2018 .
  4. Web site: Player of the Month . MaltaFootball.com . 21 October 2018 .
  5. Web site: May 2008 . MaltaFootball.com . 24 May 2008 .
  6. Web site: June 2008 . MaltaFootball.com . 7 June 2008 .