2013–14 Maltese Premier League

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 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.

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' Qali Ta' Qali Paola Hamrun
Ta' Qali National Stadium Centenary Stadium Tony Bezzina Stadium Victor Tedesco Stadium
Capacity: 16,997 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,968 Capacity: 1,962

Locations

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Location of teams in 2013–14 Maltese Premier League

First phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birkirkara 22 18 2 2 51 19 +32 56 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Valletta 22 17 2 3 51 13 +38 53
3 Hibernians 22 15 2 5 57 27 +30 47
4 Sliema Wanderers 22 12 7 3 43 24 +19 43
5 Mosta 22 12 2 8 44 35 +9 38
6 Balzan 22 8 4 10 24 31 −7 28
7 Naxxar Lions 22 8 3 11 27 39 −12 27 Qualification for the Play-out
8 Floriana[a] 22 8 4 10 30 36 −6 22
9 Vittoriosa Stars 22 5 3 14 24 47 −23 18
10 Qormi 22 4 4 14 28 45 −17 16
11 Tarxien Rainbows 22 4 4 14 26 45 −19 16
12 Rabat Ajax 22 1 3 18 17 61 −44 6
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:
  1. ^ Floriana deducted 6 points.

Results

Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX QOR RAB SLI TAR VAL VIT
Balzan — 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1
Birkirkara 2–1 — 3–0 0–1 2–1 7–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
Floriana 1–2 1–3 — 0–4 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1
Hibernians 1–0 1–2 2–2 — 2–3 4–1 5–3 4–1 2–2 0–1 3–2 5–1
Mosta 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 — 4–0 1–2 4–0 3–2 2–2 0–6 2–0
Naxxar Lions 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–4 — 1–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1
Qormi 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–4 2–3 1–2 — 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–2
Rabat Ajax 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–4 0–3 1–2 0–0 — 1–2 2–6 1–4 0–1
Sliema Wanderers 3–0 1–3 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–1 — 3–3 0–3 2–0
Tarxien Rainbows 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–6 0–1 0–0 — 0–3 0–3
Valletta 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 6–1 0–0 2–1 — 2–1
Vittoriosa Stars 2–2 1–4 1–3 2–5 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 —
Source: Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

Top Six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BIR HIB MOS SLI BAL
1 Valletta (C) 32 24 5 3 74 21 +53 51 Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League — 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–0
2 Birkirkara 32 25 3 4 76 25 +51 50 Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League 0–2 — 0–1 4–0 6–0 1–0
3 Hibernians 32 18 4 10 77 51 +26 35 1–3 1–4 — 2–2 1–3 4–2
4 Mosta 32 15 6 11 58 57 +1 32 0–5 0–4 2–1 — 1–1 3–1
5 Sliema Wanderers 32 14 10 8 54 42 +12 31 Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League[a] 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–0 — 0–1
6 Balzan 32 9 5 18 36 58 −22 18 1–3 1–3 4–4 2–4 0–4 —
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:
  1. ^ Sliema Wanderers qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2013–14 Maltese FA Trophy, This was because the winners Valletta had qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.

Play-out

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation FLO TAR QOR NXX VIT RAB
7 Floriana 32 14 5 13 50 48 +2 30 — 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1
8 Tarxien Rainbows 32 10 6 16 51 55 −4 28 0–2 — 4–0 0–1 1–1 7–1
9 Qormi 32 10 4 18 51 62 −11 26 2–1 2–4 — 5–1 5–1 3–1
10 Naxxar Lions 32 11 6 15 40 55 −15 26 0–2 1–2 0–1 — 3–3 2–0
11 Vittoriosa Stars (R) 32 9 6 17 41 66 −25 24 Relegation to the 2014–15 Maltese First Division 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 — 3–1
12 Rabat Ajax (R) 32 1 4 27 23 91 −68 4 0–5 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 —
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

Rank Player Team Goals[1]
1 Brazil Jhonnattann Birkirkara 21
Nigeria Stanley Ohawuchi Sliema Wanderers
Brazil Edison Hibernians
4 Nigeria Alfred Effiong Qormi 19
5 Brazil Denni Valletta 18
6 Colombia Oscar Guerrero Vittoriosa Stars 15
Brazil Marcelo Pereira Vittoriosa Stars
Nigeria Obinna Obiefule Hibernians
9 Brazil Igor Coronado Floriana 14
Nigeria Haruna Shola Shodiya Birkirkara

References

  1. ^ "Malta: BOV Premier League 2013/14 Scorers". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.