2018–19 Maltese Premier League

{{Location map+ |Malta|width=500 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2018–19 Maltese Premier League |alt=Map of Malta and the 14 teams of the 2018–19 Premier League |places=

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.895 |long=14.415278 |background=#FFF |label=Balzan |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.895278 |long=14.458889 |background=#FFF |label=Birkirkara |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.894444 |long=14.505 |background=#FFF |label=Floriana |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.905 |long=14.494444 |background=#FFF |label=Gżira |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.886111 |long=14.489444 |background=#FFF |label=Ħamrun |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.882778 |long=14.513056 |background=#FFF |label=Hibernians |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.904722 |long=14.434722 |background=#FFF |label=Mosta |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.893056 |long=14.493611 |background=#FFF |label=Pietà |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.879444 |long=14.472222 |background=#FFF |label=Qormi |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.887778 |long=14.516944 |background=#FFF |label=Senglea |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.9125 |long=14.503889 |background=#FFF |label=Sliema |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.923567 |long=14.475778 |background=#FFF |label=St. Andrews |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.866944 |long=14.511667 |background=#FFF |label=Tarxien |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Malta|lat=35.898056 |long=14.513333 |background=#FFF |label=Valletta |position=right}}

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Lija Athletic and Naxxar Lions were relegated after they finished thirteenth and fourteenth the previous season.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180420/football/live-commentary-bov-premier-league-relegation-battle.676981 |title=Live commentary: BOV Premier League relegation battle |publisher=Times of Malta |date=20 April 2018 }} They are replaced by Qormi and Pietà Hotspurs, the 2017–18 Maltese First Division champions and runners-up respectively. Tarxien Rainbows retained Premiership status by defeating Żejtun Corinthians in a play-off decider.{{cite news |url=https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/sports/tarxien-rainbows-izommu-posthom-fil-kampjonat-bov-premier/ |title=Tarxien Rainbows iżommu posthom fil-kampjonat BOV Premier |publisher=TVM |first=Joanna |last=Camilleri |language=mt |date=27 April 2018 }}

• Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas, sponsored by TeamSports and FXDD, and Nike has a new match ball.

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

|source=[https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/60/bov-premier-league.htm?feature=tables Malta Football Association]

|team1=VAL |team2=HIB |team3=GZI |team4=HAM |team5=SLI |team6=BAL |team7=BIR |team8=FLO |team9=MOS |team10=TAR |team11=SEN |team12=STA |team13=QOR |team14=PIE

|result1=CL1 |result2=EL1 |result3=EL1 |result6=EL1Qcup |result12=RPO |result13=REL |result14=REL

|update=complete

|win_BAL=12|draw_BAL=7 |loss_BAL=7 |gf_BAL=41|ga_BAL=31

|win_BIR=12|draw_BIR=3 |loss_BIR=11|gf_BIR=33|ga_BIR=26

|win_FLO=9 |draw_FLO=5 |loss_FLO=12|gf_FLO=28|ga_FLO=25

|win_GZI=13|draw_GZI=11|loss_GZI=2 |gf_GZI=42|ga_GZI=21

|win_HAM=12|draw_HAM=10|loss_HAM=4 |gf_HAM=35|ga_HAM=20

|win_HIB=18|draw_HIB=4 |loss_HIB=4 |gf_HIB=54|ga_HIB=27

|win_MOS=7 |draw_MOS=8 |loss_MOS=11|gf_MOS=30|ga_MOS=45

|win_PIE=3 |draw_PIE=4 |loss_PIE=19|gf_PIE=25|ga_PIE=59

|win_QOR=6 |draw_QOR=2 |loss_QOR=18|gf_QOR=25|ga_QOR=51

|win_SEN=7 |draw_SEN=5 |loss_SEN=14|gf_SEN=33|ga_SEN=46

|win_SLI=13|draw_SLI=6 |loss_SLI=7 |gf_SLI=37|ga_SLI=26

|win_STA=7 |draw_STA=3 |loss_STA=16|gf_STA=25|ga_STA=45

|win_TAR=8 |draw_TAR=2 |loss_TAR=16|gf_TAR=29|ga_TAR=58

|win_VAL=18|draw_VAL=4 |loss_VAL=4 |gf_VAL=61|ga_VAL=18

|status_VAL=C

|status_STA=R

|status_QOR=R

|status_PIE=R

|name_BAL=Balzan

|name_BIR=Birkirkara

|name_FLO=Floriana

|name_GZI=Gżira United

|name_HAM=Ħamrun Spartans

|name_HIB=Hibernians

|name_MOS=Mosta

|name_PIE=Pietà Hotspurs

|name_QOR=Qormi

|name_SEN=Senglea Athletic

|name_SLI=Sliema Wanderers

|name_STA=St. Andrews

|name_TAR=Tarxien Rainbows

|name_VAL=Valletta

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=152&view=rules|title=Premier League 2018/2019 - Season rules|work=Scoresway|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009214548/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=152&view=rules|archive-date=9 October 2016|url-status=dead}}

|note_VAL=Valletta and Hibernians finished equal on points, and a championship play-off to determine the winner was won by Valletta

|note_HIB=VAL

|note_res_EL1Qcup=Balzan qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League as the 2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy winners

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL1=green1 |text_CL1=Qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

|col_EL1=blue1 |text_EL1=Qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

|col_EL1Qcup=blue1 |text_EL1Qcup=Qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the 2019–20 Maltese First Division

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/60/bov-premier-league.htm?feature=results Malta Football Association]

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BAL | team2= BIR | team3= FLO | team4= GŻI | team5= ĦAM | team6= HIB | team7= MOS | team8= PIE | team9= QOR | team10= SEN | team11= SLI | team12= STA | team13= TAR | team14= VAL

| name_BAL=Balzan

| name_BIR=Birkirkara

| name_FLO=Floriana

| name_GŻI=Gżira United

| name_ĦAM=Ħamrun Spartans

| name_HIB=Hibernians

| name_MOS=Mosta

| name_PIE=Pietà Hotspurs

| name_QOR=Qormi

| name_SEN=Senglea Athletic

| name_SLI=Sliema Wanderers

| name_STA=St. Andrews

| name_TAR=Tarxien Rainbows

| name_VAL=Valletta

| match_BAL_BIR = 0–0

| match_BAL_FLO = 2–0

| match_BAL_GŻI = 0–0

| match_BAL_ĦAM = 2–2

| match_BAL_HIB = 2–2

| match_BAL_MOS = 3–1

| match_BAL_PIE = 1–0

| match_BAL_QOR = 4–2

| match_BAL_SEN = 1–2

| match_BAL_SLI = 2–1

| match_BAL_STA = 0–2

| match_BAL_TAR = 2–0

| match_BAL_VAL = 1–2

| match_BIR_BAL = 1–0

| match_BIR_FLO = 0–0

| match_BIR_GŻI = 1–2

| match_BIR_ĦAM = 0–1

| match_BIR_HIB = 2–3

| match_BIR_MOS = 1–2

| match_BIR_PIE = 3–0

| match_BIR_QOR = 2–1

| match_BIR_SEN = 2–3

| match_BIR_SLI = 2–0

| match_BIR_STA = 2–0

| match_BIR_TAR = 2–0

| match_BIR_VAL = 0–3

| match_FLO_BAL = 0–0

| match_FLO_BIR = 0–2

| match_FLO_GŻI = 0–1

| match_FLO_ĦAM = 1–1

| match_FLO_HIB = 0–1

| match_FLO_MOS = 1–0

| match_FLO_PIE = 1–2

| match_FLO_QOR = 0–1

| match_FLO_SEN = 4–1

| match_FLO_SLI = 0–1

| match_FLO_STA = 0–1

| match_FLO_TAR = 4–0

| match_FLO_VAL = 2–0

| match_GŻI_BAL = 3–0

| match_GŻI_BIR = 1–1

| match_GŻI_FLO = 1–0

| match_GŻI_ĦAM = 0–0

| match_GŻI_HIB = 3–2

| match_GŻI_MOS = 3–3

| match_GŻI_PIE = 5–2

| match_GŻI_QOR = 1–0

| match_GŻI_SEN = 3–1

| match_GŻI_SLI = 1–1

| match_GŻI_STA = 2–1

| match_GŻI_TAR = 1–1

| match_GŻI_VAL = 0–0

| match_ĦAM_BAL = 1–1

| match_ĦAM_BIR = 2–1

| match_ĦAM_FLO = 2–0

| match_ĦAM_GŻI = 1–1

| match_ĦAM_HIB = 1–1

| match_ĦAM_MOS = 0–1

| match_ĦAM_PIE = 3–2

| match_ĦAM_QOR = 2–1

| match_ĦAM_SEN = 1–0

| match_ĦAM_SLI = 0–0

| match_ĦAM_STA = 1–0

| match_ĦAM_TAR = 3–0

| match_ĦAM_VAL = 1–1

| match_HIB_BAL = 5–1

| match_HIB_BIR = 2–1

| match_HIB_FLO = 0–2

| match_HIB_GŻI = 1–0

| match_HIB_ĦAM = 2–1

| match_HIB_MOS = 1–1

| match_HIB_PIE = 2–1

| match_HIB_QOR = 1–3

| match_HIB_SEN = 2–0

| match_HIB_SLI = 2–2

| match_HIB_STA = 2–0

| match_HIB_TAR = 5–0

| match_HIB_VAL = 1–2

| match_MOS_BAL = 0–0

| match_MOS_BIR = 0–3

| match_MOS_FLO = 3–3

| match_MOS_GŻI = 1–1

| match_MOS_ĦAM = 0–0

| match_MOS_HIB = 0–4

| match_MOS_PIE = 3–2

| match_MOS_QOR = 2–0

| match_MOS_SEN = 0–3

| match_MOS_SLI = 1–2

| match_MOS_STA = 1–3

| match_MOS_TAR = 3–1

| match_MOS_VAL = 0–1

| match_PIE_BAL = 0–3

| match_PIE_BIR = 1–2

| match_PIE_FLO = 0–2

| match_PIE_GŻI = 1–1

| match_PIE_ĦAM = 0–2

| match_PIE_HIB = 0–2

| match_PIE_MOS = 3–1

| match_PIE_QOR = 0–2

| match_PIE_SEN = 1–1

| match_PIE_SLI = 0–3

| match_PIE_STA = 3–1

| match_PIE_TAR = 0–3

| match_PIE_VAL = 0–4

| match_QOR_BAL = 1–3

| match_QOR_BIR = 1–0

| match_QOR_FLO = 1–3

| match_QOR_GŻI = 1–4

| match_QOR_ĦAM = 0–2

| match_QOR_HIB = 1–2

| match_QOR_MOS = 1–1

| match_QOR_PIE = 2–2

| match_QOR_SEN = 1–0

| match_QOR_SLI = 2–3

| match_QOR_STA = 0–2

| match_QOR_TAR = 1–2

| match_QOR_VAL = 1–2

| match_SEN_BAL = 0–5

| match_SEN_BIR = 0–2

| match_SEN_FLO = 0–1

| match_SEN_GŻI = 0–1

| match_SEN_ĦAM = 2–2

| match_SEN_HIB = 0–2

| match_SEN_MOS = 0–2

| match_SEN_QOR = 4–0

| match_SEN_PIE = 2–1

| match_SEN_SLI = 0–2

| match_SEN_STA = 5–0

| match_SEN_TAR = 1–2

| match_SEN_VAL = 1–5

| match_SLI_BAL = 1–3

| match_SLI_BIR = 0–1

| match_SLI_FLO = 1–1

| match_SLI_GŻI = 0–2

| match_SLI_ĦAM = 2–1

| match_SLI_HIB = 0–1

| match_SLI_MOS = 3–1

| match_SLI_QOR = 2–0

| match_SLI_PIE = 2–1

| match_SLI_SEN = 0–0

| match_SLI_STA = 1–1

| match_SLI_TAR = 3–1

| match_SLI_VAL = 3–0

| match_STA_BAL = 0–1

| match_STA_BIR = 2–0

| match_STA_FLO = 3–0

| match_STA_GŻI = 1–0

| match_STA_ĦAM = 0–3

| match_STA_HIB = 1–2

| match_STA_MOS = 1–1

| match_STA_PIE = 3–3

| match_STA_QOR = 0–2

| match_STA_SEN = 1–2

| match_STA_SLI = 0–2

| match_STA_TAR = 1–5

| match_STA_VAL = 0–4

| match_TAR_BAL = 1–3

| match_TAR_BIR = 0–2

| match_TAR_FLO = 0–3

| match_TAR_GŻI = 1–4

| match_TAR_ĦAM = 2–1

| match_TAR_HIB = 2–4

| match_TAR_MOS = 0–2

| match_TAR_PIE = 2–0

| match_TAR_QOR = 1–0

| match_TAR_SEN = 2–2

| match_TAR_SLI = 1–2

| match_TAR_STA = 2–1

| match_TAR_VAL = 0–7

| match_VAL_BAL = 4–1

| match_VAL_BIR = 2–0

| match_VAL_FLO = 1–0

| match_VAL_GŻI = 1–1

| match_VAL_ĦAM = 0–1

| match_VAL_HIB = 1–2

| match_VAL_MOS = 5–0

| match_VAL_PIE = 3–0

| match_VAL_QOR = 6–0

| match_VAL_SEN = 3–3

| match_VAL_SLI = 2–0

| match_VAL_STA = 1–0

| match_VAL_TAR = 1–0

| match_STA_FLO_note = St. Andrew's were awarded a 3–0 win after the Malta Football Association's Protests Board upheld their protest as Floriana didn't have 11 homegrown players in their squad. Originally, the match ended in a 0–0 draw.{{cite news |url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/3722/malta-fa-protests-board-decision.htm |title=Malta FA Protests Board decision |publisher=Malta Football Association |date=28 December 2018 |access-date=12 January 2019}}

}}

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=tr

|team1= Valletta

|pos1=14/14/10/6/4/3/3/2/2/3/3/2/3/3/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/2/1/1/1

|team2= Hibernians

|pos2=6/2/6/9/5/5/5/3/3/2/2/1/2/1/2/2/2/1/1/2/2/2/1/2/2/2

|team3= Gżira United

|pos3=1/4/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/3/1/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/ 3

|team4= Ħamrun Spartans

|pos4=3/5/2/5/7/7/7/6/5/6/6/6/5/4/6/4/4/4/5/6/5/4/4/4/4/ 4

|team5= Sliema Wanderers

|pos5=2/1/5/3/3/2/2/4/4/4/4/5/4/6/7/7/7/6/4/4/4/6/5/5/5/ 5

|team6= Balzan

|pos6=8/7/3/2/2/4/4/5/6/5/5/4/7/7/5/6/6/5/7/7/7/7/6/6/5/ 6

|team7= Birkirkara

|pos7=5/3/7/4/6/8/6/7/7/7/7/7/6/5/4/5/5/7/6/5/6/5/7/7/7/ 7

|team8= Floriana

|pos8=11/12/11/11/9/6/8/8/10/9/10/10/8/9/9/9/9/10/9/8/8/8/8/8/8/ 8

|team9= Mosta

|pos9=12/8/4/8/9/9/10/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/11/11/12/8/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/ 9

|team10= Tarxien Rainbows

|pos10=13/6/9/7/10/10/11/10/9/10/8/8/9/10/8/8/8/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10

|team11= Senglea Athletic

|pos11=10/13/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/13/13/12/11/12/12/12/11/11/11/11/11/ 11

|team12= St. Andrews

|pos12=4/10/12/12/12/11/9/9/8/8/9/9/10/8/10/10/10/11/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/ 12

|team13= Qormi

|pos13=7/9/8/10/11/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/14/14/14/14/13/14/13/13/13/14/13/13/ 13

|team14= Pietà Hotspurs

|pos14=9/11/13/13/13/12/12/11/11/11/11/11/12/12/12/13/13/14/13/14/14/14/13/14/14/14

|color_1 =gold |text_1=Leader and 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round

|color_2 =#d0f0c0 |text_2=2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round

|color_3 =#bbebff |text_3=2019–20 UEFA Europa League preliminary round

|color_12=#fcc |text_12=Relegation play-offs

|color_13-=#fbb |text_13-=Relegation to First Division

|source=[http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=152&view=progress Scoresway]

|update=27 April 2019

}}

At the end of the season, Valletta and Hibernians finished off equal on 58 points; in the last matchday, Valletta were few minutes away from winning the title as they were leading 1–0 against Ħamrun Spartans, but a goal in stoppage time levelled the match.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190427/football/live-valletta-hibs-battle-for-championship-crown.708380 |title=Drama as last-minute equaliser forces Hibs vs Valletta championship decider |publisher=Times of Malta |date=27 April 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 }} Hibernians had a convincing 5–1 win over Balzan to force a championship decider to be played between the two on 4 May.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190428/football/valletta-hibs-to-play-title-decider-on-saturday.708510 |title=Updated: Valletta, Hibs to play title decider on Saturday |publisher=Times of Malta |date=28 April 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 }}

{{football box collapsible

|nobars = 1

|date = 4 May 2019

|score = 2–2

|report = https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/60/bov-premier-league.htm?feature=results&mp=9052

|aet = yes

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|time = 16:30 CEST

|team1 = Valletta

|team2 = Hibernians

|goals1 =

• Jonathan Caruana {{goal|59}}
• Mario Fontanella {{goal|98}}

|goals2 =

• Taylon Correa {{goal|12}}
• Marco Sahanek {{goal|118}}

|penalties1 =

• Miguel Alba {{pengoal}}
• Santiago Malano {{pengoal}}
• Bogdan Gavrila {{pengoal}}
• Mario Fontanella {{pengoal}}

|penalties2 =

• {{penmiss}} Marco Sahanek
• {{pengoal}} Jake Grech
• {{pengoal}} Tiago Fonseca
• {{penmiss}} Taylon Nicolas Correa

|stadium= Ta' Qali National Stadium

|location = Ta' Qali

|attendance = 9,544

|referee = Malcolm Spiteri

|motm = Taylon Nicolas Correa (Hibernians)

}}

• Valletta qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round.
• Hibernians qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round.

A play-off match took place between the twelfth-placed team from the Premier League, St. Andrews, and the third-placed team from the First Division, St. Lucia, for a place in the 2019–20 Maltese Premier League. St. Lucia became the first First Division club to win a Premier League play-off, thereby booking a place in next season's Premier League for the first time in their history.{{cite news |url=http://www.maltafootball.com/2019/05/05/historic-promotion-for-santa-lucia-after-defeating-st-andrews-in-play-off/ |title=Historic promotion for Santa Lucia after fine 4-1 win over St. Andrews in Play-Off |website=MaltaFootball.com |first=Antoine |last=Busuttil |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 }}

{{football box collapsible

|nobars = 1

|date = 5 May 2019

|score = 1–4

|time = 16:00 CEST

|report = https://mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/60/bov-premier-league.htm?feature=results&mp=9054

|team1 = St. Andrews (1)

|team2 = St. Lucia (2)

|goals1 =

• Martin Davis {{goal|12}}

|goals2 =

• Patrick Jean {{goal|10||75|pen.}}
• Jackson Mendonza {{goal|17||60}}

|stadium = Hibernians Stadium

|location = Paola

|attendance =

|referee = Etienne Antoine Mangion

|motm =

}}

{{updated|5 May 2019}}

{{Reflist}}

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