1971–72 Maltese Premier League
# 1971–72 Maltese Premier League

The 1971–72 Maltese First Division was the 57th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 26 | Qualification for the European Cup |
| 2 | Floriana F.C. | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Valletta F.C. | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 24 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Hibernians F.C. | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | Birkirkara F.C. | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Gzira United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 | |
| 7 | Marsa F.C. | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | |
| 9 | Zebbug Rangers (R) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 13 | Relegation |
| 10 | Qormi F.C. (R) | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 8 | Relegation |

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

## Championship tie-breaker

With both Sliema Wanderers and Floriana level on 26 points, a play-off match was conducted to decide the champion.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | GŻI | HIB | ĦMR | MRS | QOR | SLM | VLT | ZEB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birkirkara | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Floriana | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Gżira United | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Hibernians | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Marsa | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Qormi | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| Valletta | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Żebbuġ Rangers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
