1968–69 Maltese Premier League
{{Infobox football league season
|season = 1968–69
|dates =
|competition = Maltese First Division
|winners = Hibernians F.C.
(3rd title)
|relegated = Birkirkara F.C.
St. George's F.C.
|continentalcup1 = European Cup
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Hibernians F.C.
|continentalcup2 = European Cup Winners' Cup
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Sliema Wanderers F.C.
|continentalcup3 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
|continentalcup3 qualifiers = Floriana F.C.
|league topscorer =
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|matches = 56
|total goals = 137
|prevseason = 1967–68
|nextseason = 1969–70
|updated =
}}
The 1968–69 Maltese First Division was the 54th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=HIB|name_HIB=Hibernians F.C.
|team2=FLO|name_FLO=Floriana F.C.
|team3=VAL|name_VAL=Valletta F.C.
|team4=SLI|name_SLI=Sliema Wanderers F.C.
|team5=GZI|name_GZI=Gzira United
|team6=HAM|name_HAM=Hamrun Spartans F.C.
|team7=BIR|name_BIR=Birkirkara F.C.
|team8=STG|name_STG=St. George's F.C.
|win_HIB=9|draw_HIB=3|loss_HIB=2|gf_HIB=28|ga_HIB=11
|win_FLO=7|draw_FLO=4|loss_FLO=3|gf_FLO=19|ga_FLO=10
|win_VAL=8|draw_VAL=2|loss_VAL=4|gf_VAL=23|ga_VAL=9
|win_SLI=6|draw_SLI=5|loss_SLI=3|gf_SLI=14|ga_SLI=8
|win_GZI=8|draw_GZI=0|loss_GZI=6|gf_GZI=21|ga_GZI=17
|win_HAM=3|draw_HAM=4|loss_HAM=7|gf_HAM=10|ga_HAM=17
|win_BIR=3|draw_BIR=1|loss_BIR=10|gf_BIR=13|ga_BIR=29
|win_STG=2|draw_STG=1|loss_STG=11|gf_STG=9|ga_STG=36
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malthist.html rsssf.com]
|status_HIB=C
|result1=C
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Qualification for the European Cup
|result2=UC
|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
|result4=UCWC
|col_UCWC=yellow1|text_UCWC=Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
|note_res_UCWC=Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners
|status_BIR=R
|status_STG=R
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation
|result7=R|result8=R
}}
Second Place tie-breaker
With both Floriana and Valletta level on 18 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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|time=
|team1=Floriana
|score=2–0
|report=
|team2=Valletta
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=BKR|team2=FRN|team3=GŻI|team4=HIB|team5=ĦMR
|team6=SLM|team7=STG|team8=VLT
|name_HIB=Hibernians
|match_HIB_FRN=2–5
|match_HIB_VLT=1–0
|match_HIB_SLM=1–1
|match_HIB_GŻI=3–1
|match_HIB_ĦMR=3–1
|match_HIB_BKR=4–1
|match_HIB_STG=5–0
|name_FRN=Floriana
|match_FRN_HIB=0–0
|match_FRN_VLT=0–1
|match_FRN_SLM=1–0
|match_FRN_GŻI=1–2
|match_FRN_ĦMR=2–0
|match_FRN_BKR=2–1
|match_FRN_STG=2–1
|name_VLT=Valletta
|match_VLT_HIB=0–1
|match_VLT_FRN=0–0
|match_VLT_SLM=0–0
|match_VLT_GŻI=1–2
|match_VLT_ĦMR=2–1
|match_VLT_BKR=3–1
|match_VLT_STG=6–0
|name_SLM=Sliema Wanderers
|match_SLM_HIB=1–0
|match_SLM_FRN=0–0
|match_SLM_VLT=2–1
|match_SLM_GŻI=0–1
|match_SLM_ĦMR=1–1
|match_SLM_BKR=1–2
|match_SLM_STG=2–0
|name_GŻI=Gżira United
|match_GŻI_HIB=0–3
|match_GŻI_FRN=0–2
|match_GŻI_VLT=0–2
|match_GŻI_SLM=1–2
|match_GŻI_ĦMR=1–0
|match_GŻI_BKR=1–2
|match_GŻI_STG=3–0
|name_ĦMR=Ħamrun Spartans
|match_ĦMR_HIB=0–0
|match_ĦMR_FRN=1–0
|match_ĦMR_VLT=0–1
|match_ĦMR_SLM=0–0
|match_ĦMR_GŻI=0–2
|match_ĦMR_BKR=2–1
|match_ĦMR_STG=3–1
|name_BKR=Birkirkara
|match_BKR_HIB=0–3
|match_BKR_FRN=2–2
|match_BKR_VLT=0–1
|match_BKR_SLM=0–2
|match_BKR_GŻI=0–5
|match_BKR_ĦMR=2–0
|match_BKR_STG=1–2
|name_STG=St. George's
|match_STG_HIB=1–2
|match_STG_FRN=0–2
|match_STG_VLT=1–5
|match_STG_SLM=0–2
|match_STG_GŻI=1–2
|match_STG_ĦMR=1–1
|match_STG_BKR=1–0
|update=complete|source=
}}
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malthist.html Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Maltese Premier League seasons}}
{{1968–69 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1968-69 Maltese Premier League}}