2014–15 Maltese Premier League
# 2014–15 Maltese Premier League

The 2014–15 Maltese Premier League is the 100th season of the Maltese Premier League, Valletta are the defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season.

The Premier League consists of three rounds for a total of 33 games. After the end of the second round, the points earned are halved.

## Format

In a change from last season, the league will not split after twenty-two matches. All teams will advance to a second phase where half of the first phase points are carried over and teams will play each other once.

## Venues

| Ta' QaliTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Ta' Qali | Ta' Qali | Paola | Hamrun |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ta' QaliTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Ta' Qali National Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Tony Bezzina Stadium | Victor Tedesco Stadium |
| Ta' QaliTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Capacity: 16,997 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,968 | Capacity: 1,962 |

## Teams

### Relegation and promotion

Vittoriosa Stars and Rabat Ajax were relegated finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, in the previous season.

Promoted were, Pietà Hotspurs and Zebbug Rangers finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the First Division the previous season.

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Balzan F.C. | Balzan | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Birkirkara F.C. | Birkirkara | Infetti Ground | 2.500 |
| Floriana F.C. | Floriana | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Hibernians F.C. | Paola | Hibernians Ground | 2.968 |
| Mosta F.C. | Mosta | Mosta Ground | 1.200 |
| Naxxar Lions F.C. | Naxxar | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Pietà Hotspurs F.C. | Pietà | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Qormi F.C. | Qormi | Qormi Football Complex | - |
| Sliema Wanderers F.C. | Sliema | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Tarxien Rainbows F.C. | Tarxien | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Valletta F.C. | Valletta | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17.797 |
| Zebbug Rangers F.C. | Zebbug | Zebbug Ground | 1.000 |

## First round

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hibernians | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 13 | +55 | 60 |
| 2 | Valletta | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 44 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 43 |
| 4 | Balzan | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 34 |
| 5 | Floriana | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 29 |
| 6 | Sliema Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 27 |
| 7 | Mosta | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 25 |
| 8 | Naxxar Lions | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 22 |
| 9 | Tarxien Rainbows | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 21 |
| 10 | Pietà Hotspurs | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 21 |
| 11 | Qormi | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 18 |
| 12 | Żebbuġ Rangers | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 18 |

### Results (matches 1-22)

| Home \ Away | BAL | BIR | FLO | HIB | MOS | NXX | PTA | QOR | SLI | TAR | VAL | ZEB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balzan | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Birkirkara | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Floriana | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Hibernians | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| Mosta | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Naxxar Lions | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Qormi | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 1–2 |
| Valletta | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Zebbug Rangers | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | — |

## Second round

All teams advance to the second round. Teams keep their records from the first round, but their points from the first round are halved. Teams will play each other once.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hibernians (C) | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 24 | +73 | 56 | Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League |
| 2 | Valletta | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 47 | Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 43 | Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League |
| 4 | Balzan | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League |
| 5 | Floriana | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Sliema Wanderers | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 26 | |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 25 | |
| 8 | Qormi | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 24 | |
| 9 | Tarxien Rainbows | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 23 | |
| 10 | Mosta (O) | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs |
| 11 | Pietà Hotspurs (R) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 16 | Relegation to the 2015–16 Maltese First Division |
| 12 | Żebbuġ Rangers (R) | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 12 | Relegation to the 2015–16 Maltese First Division |

### Results (matches 23-33)

| Home \ Away | BAL | BIR | FLO | HIB | MOS | NXX | PTA | QOR | SLI | TAR | VAL | ZEB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balzan | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Birkirkara | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Floriana | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — |
| Hibernians | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | — |
| Mosta | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naxxar Lions | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | — | — |
| Pietà Hotspurs | — | — | — | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 |
| Qormi | 1–5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — |
| Sliema Wanderers | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | — |
| Tarxien Rainbows | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–4 | — | — | — | — |
| Valletta | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| Zebbug Rangers | — | 1–3 | — | 0–5 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | — | — |

## Premier League play-off

A play-off was played between the tenth placed team from the Premier League and the third placed team from the First Division. The winner will compete in the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League.

## Top goalscorers

    As of 10 May 2015

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Edison Luiz dos Santos | Hibernians | 25 |
| 1 | Jorginho | Hibernians | 25 |
| 3 | Bojan Kaljević | Balzan/Mosta | 19 |
| 4 | Clayton Failla | Hibernians | 16 |
| 5 | Matteo Picciolo | Floriana | 15 |
| 5 | Gianmarco Piccioni | Balzan | 15 |
| 7 | Ellinton Antonio Costa Morais | Birkirkara | 13 |
| 7 | Rafael Ledesma | Birkirkara | 13 |
| 7 | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Valletta | 13 |
| 10 | Abdelkarim Nafti | Valletta | 12 |
| 10 | Vito Plut | Floriana | 12 |
| 10 | Hamza Barry | Valletta | 12 |
| 10 | Alfred Effiong | Qormi | 12 |

Source: MFA

