1997–98 Maltese Premier League
# 1997–98 Maltese Premier League

The 1997–98 Maltese Premier League was the 18th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 83rd season of top-tier football in Malta. Ten teams competed in the league, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valletta F.C. (C) | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 19 | +47 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Champions League |
| 2 | Birkirkara F.C. | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Hibernians F.C. | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Floriana F.C. | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 45 | |
| 6 | Pietà Hotspurs F.C. | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 28 | |
| 8 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 27 | |
| 9 | Xghajra Tornadoes (R) | 27 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 12 | Relegation |
| 10 | Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R) | 27 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 81 | −67 | 6 | Relegation |

* ↑ Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

## Results

### Matches 1–18

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | PTA | SLM | TRX | VLT | XJR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birkirkara | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Floriana | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Hibernians | 1–5 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Naxxar Lions | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 8–2 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 0–0 |
| Valletta | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Xgħajra Tornadoes | 1–6 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |

### Matches 19–27

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | PTA | SLM | TRX | VLT | XJR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birkirkara | — | 2–1 | — | — | 5–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | — |
| Floriana | — | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
| Hibernians | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | — | — | — | — |
| Naxxar Lions | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Sliema Wanderers | — | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 6–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–6 | — | 1–5 | 4–1 |
| Valletta | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 5–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xgħajra Tornadoes | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — |
