2010–11 Maltese First Division
# 2010–11 Maltese First Division

The 2010–11 Maltese First Division (also known as 2010–11 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 23 October 2010 and ended on 1 May 2011.

Due to a in-season change regarding the league system, the third-placed team of this season will be promoted to the Maltese Premier League, along with the regular two promotees.

## Teams

These teams will contest the 2010–11 season:

* Balzan Youths
* Dingli Swallows
* Lija Athletic
* Melita
* Mosta
* Mqabba
* Msida Saint-Joseph
* Pietà Hotspurs
* St. Andrews
* St. George's

## Changes from previous season

* Marsaxlokk and Vittoriosa Stars were promoted to the Premier League. They were replaced with Dingli Swallows and Msida Saint-Joseph, both relegated from 2009–10 Maltese Premier League
* St. Patrick and last-placed San Gwann were relegated to the 2010–11 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Lija Athletic and St. Andrews.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Balzan (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 47 | Promotion to the 2011–12 Maltese Premier League |
| 2 | Mqabba (P) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 35 | Promotion to the 2011–12 Maltese Premier League |
| 3 | Mosta (P) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 32 | Promotion to the 2011–12 Maltese Premier League |
| 4 | Melita | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 32 | |
| 5 | Lija Athletic | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | St. George's | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 24 | |
| 7 | St. Andrews | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Dingli Swallows | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 18 | |
| 9 | Pietà Hotspurs | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 16 | |
| 10 | Msida Saint-Joseph (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 52 | −47 | −2 | Relegation to the 2011–12 Maltese Second Division |

* ↑ Msida Saint-Joseph were docked four points because of unknown reasons.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAL | DIN | LJA | MEL | MOS | MQA | MSJ | PIE | STA | STG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balzan Youths | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Dingli Swallows | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Lija Athletic | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Melita | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Mosta | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Mqabba | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 7–1 |
| Msida Saint-Joseph | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1–3 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| St. Andrews | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 |
| St. George's | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |

* ↑ Match awarded (originally finished 2–0).

## Top scorers

    As of 1 May 2011

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Simon Shead | Mosta | 15 |
| 2 | John Paul Muscat | Mqabba | 14 |
| 3 | Pedrinho | Balzan Youths | 13 |
| 4 | Zach Muscat | Pietà Hotspurs | 11 |
| 5 | Glenn Bonello | St. George's | 10 |
| 6 | Quelin Refalo | Pietà Hotspurs | 8 |
| 6 | Mark Briggs | Mosta | 8 |
| 8 | Thiago Mazzitelli | Mqabba | 7 |
| 8 | Jonathan Luis Ruiz | St. George's | 7 |
| 8 | Admir Džanović | Lija Athletic | 7 |
