1989–90 Maltese Premier League
# 1989–90 Maltese Premier League

The 1989–90 Maltese Premier League was the 10th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 75th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 9 teams, 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) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 26 | Qualification for the European Cup |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 24 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Hibernians F.C. | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 23 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 23 | |
| 5 | Floriana F.C. | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 17 | |
| 6 | Naxxar Lions | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 11 | |
| 7 | Żurrieq F.C. | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 | |
| 8 | Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R) | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 4 | Relegation |
| 9 | Zebbug Rangers (R) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 49 | −43 | 3 | Relegation |

* ↑ 2 points deducted.
* ↑ Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

## Third Place tie-breaker

With both Hibernians and Hamrun Spartans level on 23 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

## Results

| Home \ Away | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | SLM | TRX | VLT | ZEB | ŻRQ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Floriana | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Hibernians | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
| Naxxar Lions | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Valletta | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Żebbuġ Rangers | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Żurrieq | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
