1986–87 Maltese Premier League
# 1986–87 Maltese Premier League

The 1986–87 Maltese Premier League was the 7th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 72nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hamrun Spartans F.C. won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 25 | Qualification for the European Cup |
| 2 | Valletta F.C. | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Żurrieq F.C. | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 16 | |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 14 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Floriana F.C. | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Hibernians F.C. | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Rabat Ajax F.C. (R) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 12 | Relegation |
| 8 | Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 41 | −35 | 3 | Relegation |

* ↑ Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Hamrun Spartans already qualified for the European Cup.

## Second Place tie-breaker

With both Valletta and Zurrieq level on 16 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

## Results

| Home \ Away | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | RBT | SLM | TRX | VLT | ŻRQ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Floriana | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Hibernians | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Rabat Ajax | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–6 |
| Valletta | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Żurrieq | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
