1972–73 Maltese Premier League
# 1972–73 Maltese Premier League

The 1972–73 Maltese First Division was the 58th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Floriana F.C. (C) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 26 | Qualification for the European Cup |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 25 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 25 | |
| 4 | Valletta F.C. | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 24 | |
| 5 | Birkirkara F.C. | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Hibernians F.C. | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Gzira United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 15 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Marsa F.C. | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | |
| 9 | St. George's F.C. (R) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 9 | Relegation |
| 10 | St. Patrick F.C. (R) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 58 | −47 | 3 | Relegation |

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

## Second Place tie-breaker

With both Sliema Wanderers and Hamrun Spartans level on 25 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

## Results

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | GŻI | HIB | ĦMR | MRS | SLM | STG | STP | VLT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birkirkara | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Floriana | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Gżira United | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Hibernians | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Marsa | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| St. George's | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| St. Patrick | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | — | 0–8 |
| Valletta | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — |
