2007–08 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

Season	2007–08
Champions	Valletta 19th Maltese Premier League title
Relegated	Mqabba Pieta Hotspurs
Champions League	Valletta (First Qualifying Round)
UEFA Cup	Marsaxlokk (First Qualifying Round) Birkirkara (First Qualifying Round; via Maltese Cup)
Intertoto Cup	Hibernians (First Round)
Goals scored	416
Average goals/game	3.17
Top goalscorer	Omar Sebastian Monesterolo (19)
Biggest home win	Valletta 7-0 Marsaxlokk (2007-12-01) Msida 7-0 Pieta (2007-12-27)
Biggest away win	Mqabba 1-6 Pieta (2007-10-20)
Highest scoring	Ħamrun Spartans 7–3 Marsaxlokk (10 goals) (2007-12-30)
← 2006-07 2008-09 →

The Maltese Premier League 2007–08 was the 93rd season of the Maltese Premier League, the top level Football league in Malta. Valletta won the title while Mqabba and Pieta Hotspurs were relegated to the first-division.

Changes from 2006-07

• Promoted: Mqabba, Ħamrun Spartans
• Relegated: St. George's, Marsa

League table

Final table

Championship Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valletta (C)	28	17	7	4	58	27	+31	40	2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2	Marsaxlokk	28	16	3	9	56	40	+16	35	2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3	Birkirkara	28	13	8	7	46	26	+20	34
4	Sliema Wanderers	28	15	5	8	47	33	+14	34
5	Floriana	28	10	6	12	40	42	−2	22
6	Ħamrun Spartans	28	7	7	14	42	60	−18	15

Relegation Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Hibernians	24	10	8	6	35	27	+8	26	2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
8	Msida Saint-Joseph	24	10	4	10	41	46	−5	24
9	Pieta (R)	24	6	0	18	27	53	−26	11	Relegation to the Maltese First Division
10	Mqabba (R)	24	3	2	19	24	62	−38	8

First Phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valletta	18	10	6	2	40	16	+24	36
2	Marsaxlokk	18	10	3	5	35	26	+9	33
3	Sliema Wanderers	18	9	5	4	31	18	+13	32
4	Floriana	18	8	4	6	33	28	+5	28
5	Birkirkara	18	7	6	5	27	18	+9	27
6	Ħamrun Spartans	18	7	6	5	30	29	+1	27
7	Hibernians	18	6	7	5	22	19	+3	25
8	Msida Saint-Joseph	18	6	3	9	25	35	−10	21
9	Pieta	18	5	0	13	21	40	−19	15
10	Mqabba	18	2	0	16	15	50	−35	6

Updated to games played on pre-season
Source: www.kicker.de(German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: Teams ranked 1 through 6 qualify for the championship pool, teams ranked 7 through 10 will play in the relegation pool. Earned points are halved and taken over to the respective pools.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valletta	10	7	1	2	18	11	+7	22
2	Birkirkara	10	6	2	2	19	8	+11	20
3	Marsaxlokk	10	6	0	4	21	14	+7	18
4	Sliema Wanderers	10	6	0	4	16	15	+1	18
5	Floriana	10	2	2	6	7	14	−7	8
6	Ħamrun Spartans	10	0	1	9	12	31	−19	1

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Hibernians	6	4	1	1	13	8	13
Msida Saint-Joseph	6	4	1	1	16	11	13
Mqabba	6	1	2	3	9	12	5
Pietà Hotspurs	6	1	0	5	6	13	3

Maltese Premier League 2007–08 Winners
'Valletta ' 19th Title

Details

Each team plays each other twice (games 1-18). After match 18, the league is split in two and points are halved. The teams that finish in positions 1-6 then compete in a "Championship Pool" and teams finishing in positions 7-10 playing each other twice in a "Relegation Pool". The top team after 28 games becomes champions and qualifies for the first round of the UEFA Champions League and the bottom two sides are relegated.

Results

For a complete set of results, see 1

Top scorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Omar Sebastian Monesterolo	19	Valletta
Marcelo Pereira	14	Mqabba
Julio Alcorse	12	Marsaxlokk
Terence Scerri	11	Hibernians

Malta Football awards

Best Maltese Player of the Year

The Malta Football Best Maltese Player of the Year award for 2008 was won by Gilbert Agius of Valletta.

The shortlist for the Best Maltese Player of the Year' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Gilbert Agius (Valletta)
• Andrew Hogg (Valletta)
• Kevin Sammut (Sliema Wanderers)

Best Foreign Player of the Year

The Malta Football Best Foreign Player of the Year award for 2008 was won by Frank Temile of Valletta.

The shortlist for the Best Foreign Player of the Year' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Marcelo Pereira (Mqabba) (Brazil)
• Njongo Priso (Msida Saint-Joseph) (Cameroon)
• Frank Temile (Valletta) (Nigeria)

Best Goalkeeper of the Year

The Malta Football Best Goalkeeper of the Year award for 2008 was won by Andrew Hogg of Valletta.

The shortlist for the Best Goalkeeper of the Year award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Omar Borg (Birkirkara)
• Reuben Debono (Marsaxlokk)
• Andrew Hogg (Valletta)

Best Defender of the Year

The Malta Football Best Defender of the Year award for 2008 was won by Ronni Hartvig of Birkirkara.

The shortlist for the Best Defender of the Year' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Ronni Hartvig (Birkirkara)
• Josef Mifsud (Valletta)
• Brian Said (Sliema Wanderers)

Best Midfielder of the Year

The Malta Football Best Midfielder of the Year award for 2008 was won by Kevin Sammut of Marsaxlokk.

The shortlist for the Best Midfielder of the Year' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Gilbert Agius (Valletta)
• David Camilleri (Valletta)
• Kevin Sammut (Marsalokk)

Best Attacker of the Year

The Malta Football Best Attacker of the Year award for 2008 was won by Frank Temile of Valletta.

The shortlist for the Best Attacker of the Year' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Omar Sebastián Monesterolo (Valletta)
• Marcelo Pereira (Mqabba)
• Frank Temile (Valletta)

Coach of the Year

The Malta Football Coach of the Year award for 2008 was won by Paul Zammit,coach of Valletta.

The shortlist for the Coach of the Year' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• John Buttigieg (Birkirkara)
• Brian Talbot (Marsaxlokk)
• Paul Zammit (Valletta)

Most Prominent Youngster

The Malta Football Most Prominent Youngster award for 2008 was won by Frank Temile of Valletta.

The shortlist for the Most Prominent Youngster' award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

• Steve Bezzina (Valletta)
• Ryan Fenech (Hamrun Spartans)
• Frank Temile (Valletta)

External links

• Malta football website
• UEFA website