2014–15 Maltese First Division

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Maltese First Division

|season = 2014–15

|winners = Pembroke Athleta

|promoted = Pembroke Athleta
St. Andrews

|relegated = Żurrieq
Msida Saint-Joseph
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

|continentalcup1 =

|continentalcup1 qualifiers =

|continentalcup2 =

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|league topscorer = Ariel Laudisi (16 goals)

|biggest home win =

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring =

|matches = 183

|total goals = 543

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest winless =

|longest losses =

|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance =

|average attendance =

|prevseason = 2013–14

|nextseason = 2015–16

}}

The 2014–15 Maltese First Division (referred to as the BOV First Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 12 September 2014 and finished with a play-off match on 3 May 2015.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2013–14 season.

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= To First Division =

= From First Division =

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/24/bov-first-division.htm?feature=tables Malta Football Association]

|team1=PBK |team2=STA |team3=GŻI |team4=MEL |team5=FGR |team6=STG |team7=GDJ |team8=VIT |team9=LJA |team10=MQB |team11=RBT |team12=ŻRQ |team13=MSJ |team14=BBĠ

|result1=P |result2=P |result3=PO |result4=PO |result12=R |result13=R |result14=R

|win_BBĠ=3 |draw_BBĠ=3 |loss_BBĠ=20|gf_BBĠ=25 |ga_BBĠ=64 |status_BBĠ=R

|win_FGR=11|draw_FGR=10|loss_FGR=5 |gf_FGR=32 |ga_FGR=27

|win_GDJ=11|draw_GDJ=8 |loss_GDJ=7 |gf_GDJ=46 |ga_GDJ=32

|win_GŻI=14|draw_GŻI=3 |loss_GŻI=9 |gf_GŻI=46 |ga_GŻI=31 |status_GŻI=OP

|win_LJA=12|draw_LJA=2 |loss_LJA=12|gf_LJA=45 |ga_LJA=43

|win_MEL=14|draw_MEL=3 |loss_MEL=9 |gf_MEL=36 |ga_MEL=28 |status_MEL=

|win_MSJ=4 |draw_MSJ=3 |loss_MSJ=19|gf_MSJ=27 |ga_MSJ=64 |status_MSJ=R

|win_MQB=10|draw_MQB=6 |loss_MQB=10|gf_MQB=40 |ga_MQB=36

|win_PBK=17|draw_PBK=4 |loss_PBK=5 |gf_PBK=54 |ga_PBK=22 |status_PBK=CP

|win_RBT=8 |draw_RBT=5 |loss_RBT=13|gf_RBT=27 |ga_RBT=37

|win_STA=15|draw_STA=6 |loss_STA=5 |gf_STA=49 |ga_STA=32 |status_STA=P

|win_STG=11|draw_STG=8 |loss_STG=7 |gf_STG=43 |ga_STG=38

|win_VIT=11|draw_VIT=5 |loss_VIT=10|gf_VIT=44 |ga_VIT=43

|win_ŻRQ=6 |draw_ŻRQ=4 |loss_ŻRQ=16|gf_ŻRQ=29 |ga_ŻRQ=46 |status_ŻRQ=R

|name_BBĠ=Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

|name_FGR=Fgura United

|name_GDJ=Gudja United

|name_GŻI=Gżira United

|name_LJA=Lija Athletic

|name_MEL=Melita

|name_MSJ=Msida Saint-Joseph

|name_MQB=Mqabba

|name_PBK=Pembroke Athleta

|name_RBT=Rabat Ajax

|name_STA=St. Andrews

|name_STG=St. George's

|name_VIT=Vittoriosa Stars

|name_ŻRQ=Żurrieq

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

|res_col_header=PR

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League

|col_PO=green2 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-off

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to the 2015–16 Maltese Second Division

}}

Results

Each team plays every other team in the league home-and-away for a total of 26 matches played each.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/24/bov-first-division.htm?feature=results Malta Football Association]

| update = complete

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1=BBĠ |team2=FGR |team3=GDJ |team4=GŻI |team5=LJA |team6=MEL |team7=MQB |team8=MSJ |team9=PBK |team10=RBT |team11=STA |team12=STG |team13=VIT |team14=ŻRQ

| name_BBĠ = Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

| name_FGR = Fgura United

| name_GDJ = Gudja United

| name_GŻI = Gżira United

| name_LJA = Lija Athletic

| name_MEL = Melita

| name_MSJ = Msida Saint-Joseph

| name_MQB = Mqabba

| name_PBK = Pembroke Athleta

| name_RBT = Rabat Ajax

| name_STA = St. Andrews

| name_STG = St. George's

| name_VIT = Vittoriosa Stars

| name_ŻRQ = Żurrieq

| match_BBĠ_FGR = 0–1

| match_BBĠ_GDJ = 1–3

| match_BBĠ_GŻI = 0–1

| match_BBĠ_LJA = 1–5

| match_BBĠ_MEL = 0–1

| match_BBĠ_MQB = 0–0

| match_BBĠ_MSJ = 0–1

| match_BBĠ_PBK = 1–4

| match_BBĠ_RBT = 1–0

| match_BBĠ_STA = 5–7

| match_BBĠ_STG = 2–5

| match_BBĠ_VIT = 3–3

| match_BBĠ_ŻRQ = 0–1

| match_FGR_BBĠ = 1–1

| match_FGR_GDJ = 0–0

| match_FGR_GŻI = 4–3

| match_FGR_LJA = 4–2

| match_FGR_MEL = 0–2

| match_FGR_MQB = 2–1

| match_FGR_MSJ = 2–1

| match_FGR_PBK = 1–0

| match_FGR_RBT = 2–1

| match_FGR_STA = 0–0

| match_FGR_STG = 1–1

| match_FGR_VIT = 1–0

| match_FGR_ŻRQ = 0–0

| match_GDJ_BBĠ = 4–0

| match_GDJ_FGR = 3–2

| match_GDJ_GŻI = 3–1

| match_GDJ_LJA = 1–4

| match_GDJ_MEL = 2–2

| match_GDJ_MQB = 0–0

| match_GDJ_MSJ = 2–1

| match_GDJ_PBK = 0–1

| match_GDJ_RBT = 2–4

| match_GDJ_STA = 2–1

| match_GDJ_STG = 2–2

| match_GDJ_VIT = 0–2

| match_GDJ_ŻRQ = 4–1

| match_GŻI_BBĠ = 2–1

| match_GŻI_FGR = 1–1

| match_GŻI_GDJ = 0–0

| match_GŻI_LJA = 1–3

| match_GŻI_MEL = 2–3

| match_GŻI_MQB = 2–0

| match_GŻI_MSJ = 1–0

| match_GŻI_PBK = 0–2

| match_GŻI_RBT = 0–0

| match_GŻI_STA = 0–2

| match_GŻI_STG = 1–2

| match_GŻI_VIT = 4–1

| match_GŻI_ŻRQ = 2–1

| match_LJA_BBĠ = 4–3

| match_LJA_FGR = 1–0

| match_LJA_GDJ = 0–2

| match_LJA_GŻI = 0–3

| match_LJA_MEL = 2–1

| match_LJA_MQB = 0–0

| match_LJA_MSJ = 3–1

| match_LJA_PBK = 1–3

| match_LJA_RBT = 1–3

| match_LJA_STA = 1–4

| match_LJA_STG = 0–1

| match_LJA_VIT = 0–2

| match_LJA_ŻRQ = 2–0

| match_MEL_BBĠ = 1–0

| match_MEL_FGR = 0–0

| match_MEL_GDJ = 1–2

| match_MEL_GŻI = 1–3

| match_MEL_LJA = 1–0

| match_MEL_MQB = 3–1

| match_MEL_MSJ = 4–0

| match_MEL_PBK = 2–1

| match_MEL_RBT = 1–2

| match_MEL_STA = 2–2

| match_MEL_STG = 1–2

| match_MEL_VIT = 2–1

| match_MEL_ŻRQ = 1–0

| match_MQB_BBĠ = 3–0

| match_MQB_FGR = 2–0

| match_MQB_GDJ = 1–5

| match_MQB_GŻI = 0–5

| match_MQB_LJA = 2–3

| match_MQB_MEL = 0–1

| match_MQB_MSJ = 2–1

| match_MQB_PBK = 2–3

| match_MQB_RBT = 2–1

| match_MQB_STA = 3–1

| match_MQB_STG = 4–0

| match_MQB_VIT = 1–2

| match_MQB_ŻRQ = 1–1

| match_MSJ_BBĠ = 1–3

| match_MSJ_FGR = 1–2

| match_MSJ_GDJ = 2–6

| match_MSJ_GŻI = 1–6

| match_MSJ_LJA = 0–5

| match_MSJ_MEL = 2–1

| match_MSJ_MQB = 1–1

| match_MSJ_PBK = 1–2

| match_MSJ_RBT = 0–1

| match_MSJ_STA = 1–3

| match_MSJ_STG = 1–1

| match_MSJ_VIT = 0–3

| match_MSJ_ŻRQ = 4–1

| match_PBK_BBĠ = 4–0

| match_PBK_FGR = 1–1

| match_PBK_GDJ = 1–0

| match_PBK_GŻI = 1–0

| match_PBK_LJA = 1–0

| match_PBK_MEL = 0–1

| match_PBK_MQB = 1–1

| match_PBK_MSJ = 4–0

| match_PBK_RBT = 1–0

| match_PBK_STA = 0–0

| match_PBK_STG = 1–0

| match_PBK_VIT = 1–1

| match_PBK_ŻRQ = 4–1

| match_RBT_BBĠ = 1–0

| match_RBT_FGR = 1–2

| match_RBT_GDJ = 1–1

| match_RBT_GŻI = 0–1

| match_RBT_LJA = 2–0

| match_RBT_MEL = 0–2

| match_RBT_MQB = 0–3

| match_RBT_MSJ = 0–0

| match_RBT_PBK = 3–1

| match_RBT_STA = 2–1

| match_RBT_STG = 1–0

| match_RBT_VIT = 1–1

| match_RBT_ŻRQ = 1–5

| match_STA_BBĠ = 4–0

| match_STA_FGR = 2–2

| match_STA_GDJ = 0–0

| match_STA_GŻI = 2–1

| match_STA_LJA = 2–3

| match_STA_MEL = 2–1

| match_STA_MQB = 3–1

| match_STA_MSJ = 2–1

| match_STA_PBK = 2–1

| match_STA_RBT = 3–1

| match_STA_STG = 1–1

| match_STA_VIT = 0–4

| match_STA_ŻRQ = 1–0

| match_STG_BBĠ = 3–1

| match_STG_FGR = 1–0

| match_STG_GDJ = 3–2

| match_STG_GŻI = 2–3

| match_STG_LJA = 1–1

| match_STG_MEL = 2–0

| match_STG_MQB = 1–3

| match_STG_MSJ = 1–2

| match_STG_PBK = 2–5

| match_STG_RBT = 1–1

| match_STG_STA = 1–0

| match_STG_VIT = 2–1

| match_STG_ŻRQ = 1–1

| match_VIT_BBĠ = 4–1

| match_VIT_FGR = 1–2

| match_VIT_GDJ = 0–0

| match_VIT_GŻI = 0–1

| match_VIT_LJA = 4–1

| match_VIT_MEL = 2–0

| match_VIT_MQB = 0–4

| match_VIT_MSJ = 3–2

| match_VIT_PBK = 2–8

| match_VIT_RBT = 2–1

| match_VIT_STA = 0–1

| match_VIT_STG = 2–2

| match_VIT_ŻRQ = 1–4

| match_ŻRQ_BBĠ = 0–1

| match_ŻRQ_FGR = 1–1

| match_ŻRQ_GDJ = 1–0

| match_ŻRQ_GŻI = 1–2

| match_ŻRQ_LJA = 0–3

| match_ŻRQ_MEL = 0–1

| match_ŻRQ_MQB = 0–2

| match_ŻRQ_MSJ = 5–2

| match_ŻRQ_PBK = 0–3

| match_ŻRQ_RBT = 3–0

| match_ŻRQ_STA = 0–2

| match_ŻRQ_STG = 1–5

| match_ŻRQ_VIT = 1–2

| match_ŻRQ_STG_note = Match between Żurrieq and St. George's was originally played on 7 November 2014 but was abandoned due to heavy rainfall with a 0–0 scoreline

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Play-off

Due to a tie for third place between Melita and Gżira United, a play-off match was played to determine which team would participate in the promotion play-off against the tenth-placed team from the Premier League.{{cite web |url=http://www.maltafootball.com/2015/04/25/bov-division-1-gzira-united-force-decider-for-third-place |title=BOV Division 1:Gzira United force decider for third place |date=25 April 2015 |accessdate=25 April 2015 |website=MaltaFootball.com |first=Antoine |last=Busuttil }} The match was played on 3 May 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.maltafootball.com/2015/04/26/dates-for-deciders-released |title=Dates for deciders released |date=26 April 2015 |accessdate=26 April 2015 |website=MaltaFootball.com |first=Antoine |last=Busuttil }}

{{football box collapsible

|date =3 May 2015

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Gżira United

|score = 0–0

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|aet =

|report = https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/24/bov-first-division.htm?feature=results&mp=3641

|team2= Melita

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Centenary Stadium

|referee = Matthew Degabriele{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150504/football/gzira-earn-shot-at-promotion.566687 |title=Gżira earn shot at promotion |newspaper=Times of Malta |date=4 May 2015 |accessdate=14 October 2018 }}

|motm = George Gribbon

|penalties1 =

  • Moises Avila Perez {{pengoal}}
  • Jerry Ani {{penmiss}}
  • Ryan Dalli {{pengoal}}
  • Matteo Caribotti {{pengoal}}
  • Daniel Scerri {{pengoal}}

|penalties2 =

  • {{pengoal}} Julian Galea
  • {{pengoal}} Kurt Coleiro
  • {{pengoal}} George Gribbon
  • {{penmiss}} Federico Mennini
  • {{penmiss}} Nicholas Micallef

|nobars = 1

}}

Top scorers

{{updated|3 May 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/24/bov-first-division.htm?feature=topscores |title=BOV First Division Top Scorers |publisher=Malta Football Association |accessdate=14 October 2018 }}

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ariel Laudisi

|align="left"|Pembroke Athleta

|rowspan="1"|17

rowspan="2"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi del Giudice

|align="left"|Mqabba

|rowspan="2"|14

align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Catania

|align="left"|Gudja United

rowspan="3"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Jojo Ogunnupe

|align="left"|Żurrieq

|rowspan="3"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Jeremiah Ani

|align="left"|Birżebbuġa St. Peter's

align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} Matteo Desira Buttigieg

|align="left"|St. Andrew's

rowspan="6"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} John Nwoba Ogechukwu

|align="left"|Gżira United

|rowspan="6"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} Ayrton Azzopardi

|align="left"|Pembroke Athleta

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Ige Adeshina

|align="left"|Lija Athletic

align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} Larson Mallia

|align="left"|St. George's

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Trayo Grozev

|align="left"|St. Andrew's

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Gabriel Okechukwu

|align="left"|St. George's

References

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