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{{Infobox football league season
|season = 2024–25
|dates = September 2024 – April or May 2025
|competition = [[Maltese Premier League]]
|winners =
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = [[205–26 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|continentalcup1 qualifiers =
|continentalcup2 = [[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
|continentalcup2 qualifiers =
|league topscorer =
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|matches =
|total goals =
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|prevseason = [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|2023–24]]
|nextseason = 2025–26
|updated = 3 May 2024
}}
The '''2024–25 Maltese Premier League''' is the 110th season of top-flight league [[association football|football]] in [[Malta]]. The season began in September 2024 and will end in April or May 2025.
== Teams ==
The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|previous season]], and two teams promoted from the [[2023–24 Maltese Challenge League]]. [[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]] entered the season as defending champions two years in a row. [[Melita F.C.|Melita]] was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after eleven years of absence. And [[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]] was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after twenty years of absence. They replaced [[Gudja United F.C.|Gudja United]], [[St. Lucia F.C.|Santa Lucia]] and [[Sirens F.C.|Sirens]] were all relegated after five years in the top flight, And [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] after Seventy-nine years in the top flight.
{{Location map+ |Malta |width=450 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2023–24 Maltese Premier League |alt=Map of Malta and the Fourteen teams of the 2023–24 Maltese Premier League |places=
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.895 |long=14.415278 |label=<small>[[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]</small> |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.895278 |long=14.458889 |label=<small>[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.894444 |long=14.505 |label=<small>[[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]</small> |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.905 |long=14.494444 |label=<small>[[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]]</small> |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.886111 |long=14.489444 |label=<small>[[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.882778 |long=14.513056 |label=<small>[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]</small> |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.841667 |long=14.544722 |label=<small>[[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.930954 |long=14.473734 |label=<small>[[Melita F.C.|Melita]]</small> |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.904722 |long=14.434722 |label=<small>[[Mosta F.C.|Mosta]]</small> |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.908325 |long=14.448206 |label=<small>[[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]</small> |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.9125 |long=14.503889 |label=<small>[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema]]</small> |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.879228 |long=14.529946 |label=<small>[[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]</small> |position=right}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! In league since
! City
|-
| [[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]
| align="center"| [[2011–12 Maltese Premier League|2011]]
| [[Balzan]]
|-
| [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]
| align="center"| [[1990–91 Maltese Premier League|1990]]
| [[Birkirkara]]
|-
| [[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
| align="center"| [[1986–87 Maltese Premier League|1986]]
| [[Floriana]]
|-
| [[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]]
| align="center"| [[2016–17 Maltese Premier League|2016]]
| [[Gżira]]
|-
| [[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]]
| align="center"| [[2016–17 Maltese Premier League|2016]]
| [[Ħamrun]]
|-
| [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]
| align="center"| [[1945–46 Maltese Premier League|1945]]
| [[Paola, Malta|Paola]]
|-
| [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]]
| align="center"| [[2022–23 Maltese Premier League|2022]]
| [[Marsaxlokk]]
|-
| [[Melita F.C.|Melita]]
| align="center"| 2024
| [[San Ġiljan]]
|-
| [[Mosta F.C.|Mosta]]
| align="center"| [[2011–12 Maltese Premier League|2011]]
| [[Mosta]]
|-
| [[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]
| align="center"| [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|2023]]
| [[Naxxar]]
|-
| [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]
| align="center"| [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|2023]]
| [[Sliema]]
|-
| [[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]
| align="center"| 2024
| [[Zabbar]]
|-
|}
==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="5" | {{Location map+|Malta|float=center|width=300|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Malta|lat=35.894783|long=14.415172|label=[[Ta' Qali]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Malta|lat=35.880278|long=14.512778|label=[[Hibernians Stadium|Tony Bezzina Stadium]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.886111 |long=14.489444 |label=[[Victor Tedesco Stadium]]|position=bottom}}}}
! [[Ta' Qali]]
! [[Ta' Qali]]
! [[Paola, Malta|Paola]]
! [[Hamrun]]
|-
| [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]]
| [[Centenary Stadium]]
| [[Hibernians Stadium|Tony Bezzina Stadium]]
| [[Victor Tedesco Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''16,997'''
| Capacity: '''3,000'''
| Capacity: '''2,968'''
| Capacity: '''1,962'''
|-
| [[Image:Malta TaQali.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:Malta - Attard - Ta' Qali Centenary Stadium 07 ies.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Hibernians_Ground.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Victor Tedesco Stadium.jpg|200px]]
|}
=== Personnel and kits ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Manager
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor (front)
! Shirt sponsor (back)
! Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
|-
|Balzan
|
|[[Joma]]
|MBI Group
|Visit Malta (Bottom)
|
|-
|Birkirkara
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Jose Borg
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|[[McDonald's]]
|Inter Sport (Top)
|Visit Malta (Right)
|-
|Floriana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mauro Camoranesi]]
|[[Joma]]
|[[Harmont & Blaine]], Greens Supermarket
|
|Go & Fun (Right)
|-
|Gżira United
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andrew Cohen (footballer)|Andrew Cohen]]
|[[Joma]]
|
|Finanzi (Top), Recruit Giant (Bottom), Visit Malta (Bottom)
|
|-
|Ħamrun Spartans
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luciano Zauri]]
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|J. Portelli
|Meridianbet (Bottom), Besteam audio (Bottom)
|Ta' Fonzu (Right), [[Tescoma]] (Left)
|-
|Hibernians
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Branko Nišević
|[[Joma]]
|Bezzina
|
|
|-
|Marsaxlokk
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Winston Muscat
|[[Joma]]
|1padel
|
|Mr. Fitz Restaurant Marsaxlokk (Left)
|-
|Melita
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Clive Mizzi
|[[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|Atlas Insurance
|Hub88 (Top), Burger King (Middle) Eurosport (Bottom)
|I nouv (Right), VIBE (Left)
|-
|Mosta
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Joseph Grech
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|
|Teamsport (Bottom)
|
|-
|Naxxar Lions
|{{flagicon|MLT}} George Vella
|[[Joma]]
|Brown's, sottozero
|Zarb Coaches (Top), Badass, McQueen, Sammut Concrete Supplies (Bottom)
|Welbee's (Right), [[Würth]], Centerparc (Left)
|-
|Sliema Wanderers
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Paul Zammit (footballer)|Paul Zammit]]
|[[Adidas]]
|NMGroup, Comeon Group, Xace
|[[Daikin]], Zarb Coaches (Bottom)
|
|-
|Żabbar St. Patrick
|
|[[Erreà]]
|The Shoreline
|DL Group (Top), Kristal (Bottom)
|
|-
|}
* <small>Additionally, referee kits are made by [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] </small>
=== Managerial changes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Outgoing manager
!Manner of<br />departure
!Date of vacancy
!Position in table
!Incoming manager
!Date of appointment
|-
|[[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Emilio Cornago San Pedro
|rowspan="2"|Resign
| 17 April 2024
|rowspan="7"|''Pre-season''
|
|
|-
| [[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Oliver Spiteri
| 4 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.
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
Okumaya devam et...
{{Infobox football league season
|season = 2024–25
|dates = September 2024 – April or May 2025
|competition = [[Maltese Premier League]]
|winners =
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = [[205–26 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|continentalcup1 qualifiers =
|continentalcup2 = [[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
|continentalcup2 qualifiers =
|league topscorer =
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|matches =
|total goals =
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|prevseason = [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|2023–24]]
|nextseason = 2025–26
|updated = 3 May 2024
}}
The '''2024–25 Maltese Premier League''' is the 110th season of top-flight league [[association football|football]] in [[Malta]]. The season began in September 2024 and will end in April or May 2025.
== Teams ==
The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|previous season]], and two teams promoted from the [[2023–24 Maltese Challenge League]]. [[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]] entered the season as defending champions two years in a row. [[Melita F.C.|Melita]] was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after eleven years of absence. And [[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]] was promoted and returned to the Maltese Premier League after twenty years of absence. They replaced [[Gudja United F.C.|Gudja United]], [[St. Lucia F.C.|Santa Lucia]] and [[Sirens F.C.|Sirens]] were all relegated after five years in the top flight, And [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] after Seventy-nine years in the top flight.
{{Location map+ |Malta |width=450 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2023–24 Maltese Premier League |alt=Map of Malta and the Fourteen teams of the 2023–24 Maltese Premier League |places=
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.895 |long=14.415278 |label=<small>[[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]</small> |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.895278 |long=14.458889 |label=<small>[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.894444 |long=14.505 |label=<small>[[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]</small> |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.905 |long=14.494444 |label=<small>[[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]]</small> |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.886111 |long=14.489444 |label=<small>[[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun]]</small> |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.882778 |long=14.513056 |label=<small>[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]</small> |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.841667 |long=14.544722 |label=<small>[[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.930954 |long=14.473734 |label=<small>[[Melita F.C.|Melita]]</small> |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.904722 |long=14.434722 |label=<small>[[Mosta F.C.|Mosta]]</small> |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.908325 |long=14.448206 |label=<small>[[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]</small> |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.9125 |long=14.503889 |label=<small>[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema]]</small> |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.879228 |long=14.529946 |label=<small>[[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]</small> |position=right}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! In league since
! City
|-
| [[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]
| align="center"| [[2011–12 Maltese Premier League|2011]]
| [[Balzan]]
|-
| [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]
| align="center"| [[1990–91 Maltese Premier League|1990]]
| [[Birkirkara]]
|-
| [[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
| align="center"| [[1986–87 Maltese Premier League|1986]]
| [[Floriana]]
|-
| [[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]]
| align="center"| [[2016–17 Maltese Premier League|2016]]
| [[Gżira]]
|-
| [[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]]
| align="center"| [[2016–17 Maltese Premier League|2016]]
| [[Ħamrun]]
|-
| [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]
| align="center"| [[1945–46 Maltese Premier League|1945]]
| [[Paola, Malta|Paola]]
|-
| [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]]
| align="center"| [[2022–23 Maltese Premier League|2022]]
| [[Marsaxlokk]]
|-
| [[Melita F.C.|Melita]]
| align="center"| 2024
| [[San Ġiljan]]
|-
| [[Mosta F.C.|Mosta]]
| align="center"| [[2011–12 Maltese Premier League|2011]]
| [[Mosta]]
|-
| [[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]
| align="center"| [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|2023]]
| [[Naxxar]]
|-
| [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]
| align="center"| [[2023–24 Maltese Premier League|2023]]
| [[Sliema]]
|-
| [[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]
| align="center"| 2024
| [[Zabbar]]
|-
|}
==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="5" | {{Location map+|Malta|float=center|width=300|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Malta|lat=35.894783|long=14.415172|label=[[Ta' Qali]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Malta|lat=35.880278|long=14.512778|label=[[Hibernians Stadium|Tony Bezzina Stadium]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.886111 |long=14.489444 |label=[[Victor Tedesco Stadium]]|position=bottom}}}}
! [[Ta' Qali]]
! [[Ta' Qali]]
! [[Paola, Malta|Paola]]
! [[Hamrun]]
|-
| [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]]
| [[Centenary Stadium]]
| [[Hibernians Stadium|Tony Bezzina Stadium]]
| [[Victor Tedesco Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''16,997'''
| Capacity: '''3,000'''
| Capacity: '''2,968'''
| Capacity: '''1,962'''
|-
| [[Image:Malta TaQali.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:Malta - Attard - Ta' Qali Centenary Stadium 07 ies.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Hibernians_Ground.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Victor Tedesco Stadium.jpg|200px]]
|}
=== Personnel and kits ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Manager
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor (front)
! Shirt sponsor (back)
! Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
|-
|Balzan
|
|[[Joma]]
|MBI Group
|Visit Malta (Bottom)
|
|-
|Birkirkara
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Jose Borg
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|[[McDonald's]]
|Inter Sport (Top)
|Visit Malta (Right)
|-
|Floriana
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mauro Camoranesi]]
|[[Joma]]
|[[Harmont & Blaine]], Greens Supermarket
|
|Go & Fun (Right)
|-
|Gżira United
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andrew Cohen (footballer)|Andrew Cohen]]
|[[Joma]]
|
|Finanzi (Top), Recruit Giant (Bottom), Visit Malta (Bottom)
|
|-
|Ħamrun Spartans
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luciano Zauri]]
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|J. Portelli
|Meridianbet (Bottom), Besteam audio (Bottom)
|Ta' Fonzu (Right), [[Tescoma]] (Left)
|-
|Hibernians
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Branko Nišević
|[[Joma]]
|Bezzina
|
|
|-
|Marsaxlokk
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Winston Muscat
|[[Joma]]
|1padel
|
|Mr. Fitz Restaurant Marsaxlokk (Left)
|-
|Melita
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Clive Mizzi
|[[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|Atlas Insurance
|Hub88 (Top), Burger King (Middle) Eurosport (Bottom)
|I nouv (Right), VIBE (Left)
|-
|Mosta
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Joseph Grech
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|
|Teamsport (Bottom)
|
|-
|Naxxar Lions
|{{flagicon|MLT}} George Vella
|[[Joma]]
|Brown's, sottozero
|Zarb Coaches (Top), Badass, McQueen, Sammut Concrete Supplies (Bottom)
|Welbee's (Right), [[Würth]], Centerparc (Left)
|-
|Sliema Wanderers
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Paul Zammit (footballer)|Paul Zammit]]
|[[Adidas]]
|NMGroup, Comeon Group, Xace
|[[Daikin]], Zarb Coaches (Bottom)
|
|-
|Żabbar St. Patrick
|
|[[Erreà]]
|The Shoreline
|DL Group (Top), Kristal (Bottom)
|
|-
|}
* <small>Additionally, referee kits are made by [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] </small>
=== Managerial changes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Outgoing manager
!Manner of<br />departure
!Date of vacancy
!Position in table
!Incoming manager
!Date of appointment
|-
|[[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Emilio Cornago San Pedro
|rowspan="2"|Resign
| 17 April 2024
|rowspan="7"|''Pre-season''
|
|
|-
| [[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]
|{{flagicon|MLT}} Oliver Spiteri
| 4 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.
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
Okumaya devam et...