2013–14 Maltese Premier League

The 2013–14 Maltese Premier League was the 99th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier football league in Malta. It began on 16 August 2013 and ended on 26 April 2014. Birkirkara are the defending champions, having won their 4th title the previous season.

Maltese Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsValletta
(22nd title)
RelegatedVittoriosa Stars
Rabat Ajax
Champions LeagueValletta
Europa LeagueBirkirkara
Hibernians
Matches played54
Goals scored159 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerJhonnattann
Stanley Ohawuchi
Edison
(21 goals)

The Premier League consisted of two rounds. In the First Round, every team played each opponent twice, once "home" and once "away" (in actuality, the designation of home and away were purely arbitrary as most of the clubs did not have their own grounds), for a total of 22 games. The league then split into two pools. Earned points are subsequently halved. Teams that finished in the positions 1–6 competed in the "Top Six" and teams that finished in positions 7–12 played in the "Play-out".

Teams

Relegation and promotion

Ħamrun Spartans and Melita were relegated finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, in the previous season.

Promoted were, Naxxar Lions and Vittoriosa Stars finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the First Division the previous season.

Venues

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

Locations

First phase

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Birkirkara2218225119+3256Qualification for the Top Six
2Valletta2217235113+3853
3Hibernians2215255727+3047
4Sliema Wanderers2212734324+1943
5Mosta2212284435+938
6Balzan2284102431−728
7Naxxar Lions2283112739−1227Qualification for the Play-out
8Floriana[a]2284103036−622
9Vittoriosa Stars2253142447−2318
10Qormi2244142845−1716
11Tarxien Rainbows2244142645−1916
12Rabat Ajax2213181761−446
Source: [1] FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBALBIRFLOHIBMOSNXXQORRABSLITARVALVIT
Balzan1–20–00–21–30–31–02–00–13–21–12–1
Birkirkara2–13–00–12–17–11–14–21–11–01–22–0
Floriana1–21–30–42–11–03–03–20–11–20–22–1
Hibernians1–01–22–22–34–15–34–12–20–13–25–1
Mosta0–21–31–00–24–01–24–03–22–20–62–0
Naxxar Lions0–10–11–10–32–41–33–02–23–12–11–1
Qormi1–21–32–21–42–31–20–01–33–00–11–2
Rabat Ajax2–21–20–41–40–31–20–01–22–61–40–1
Sliema Wanderers3–01–34–13–11–12–04–04–13–30–32–0
Tarxien Rainbows3–11–31–30–10–10–22–60–10–00–30–3
Valletta1–00–13–02–12–11–04–06–10–02–12–1
Vittoriosa Stars2–21–41–32–52–50–11–01–01–22–20–4
Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

Top Six

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationVALBIRHIBMOSSLIBAL
1Valletta (C)3224537421+5351Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League0–03–22–21–11–0
2Birkirkara3225347625+5150Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League0–20–14–06–01–0
3Hibernians32184107751+26351–31–42–21–34–2
4Mosta32156115857+1320–50–42–11–13–1
5Sliema Wanderers32141085442+1231Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League[a]0–21–31–30–00–1
6Balzan3295183658−22181–31–34–42–40–4
Source: Malta Football Association: [2], [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:

Play-out

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegationFLOTARQORNXXVITRAB
7Floriana32145135048+2300–33–21–11–22–1
8Tarxien Rainbows32106165155−4280–24–00–11–17–1
9Qormi32104185162−11262–12–45–15–13–1
10Naxxar Lions32116154055−15260–21–20–13–32–0
11Vittoriosa Stars (R)3296174166−2524Relegation to the 2014–15 Maltese First Division1–31–12–01–33–1
12Rabat Ajax (R)3214272391−6840–50–20–31–11–2
Source: Malta Football Association: [4], [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(R) Relegated

Top goalscorer

RankPlayerTeamGoals[1]
1 JhonnattannBirkirkara21
Stanley OhawuchiSliema Wanderers
EdisonHibernians
4 Alfred EffiongQormi19
5 DenniValletta18
6 Oscar GuerreroVittoriosa Stars15
Marcelo PereiraVittoriosa Stars
Obinna ObiefuleHibernians
9 Igor CoronadoFloriana14
Haruna Shola ShodiyaBirkirkara

References