2015–16 Maltese Futsal Premier League

Maltese Futsal League
Season2015–16
Country Malta
ChampionsValletta FC Futsal Club
UEFA Futsal CupValletta
Matches106 (91+15)
Biggest winLuxol 24–0 Gozo[1]
Highest scoringĦamrun Spartans 22–3 Qrendi[2]
Longest winning runLuxol 12 games
Longest unbeaten runLuxol 12 games
Longest winless runGozo 13 games
Longest losing runGozo 12 games

The 2015–16 Maltese Futsal Premier League, also known as the 2015–16 FMA Gatorade Futsal League for sponsorship reasons,[3] is the 5th season of the Maltese Gatorade League, the top Maltese league for futsal clubs, since its establishment in 2011. It is also the 17th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999. Valletta claimed the title after a 2–1 victory in the best-of-three series over Ħamrun Spartans in the final.

Format

The 2015–16 Maltese Futsal Premier Division was contested in two stages. In the first phase, the league consisted of fourteen participants, each playing against the others once in a single-round-robin format, totaling 13 games each. The top six teams qualified for the second stage.[4]

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luxol St Andrews 13 12 0 1 135 17 +118 36 Qualification for the Second Stage
2 Valletta 13 11 1 1 126 19 +107 34
3 ĦamrunSpartans 13 11 1 1 145 43 +102 34
4 Lija Athletic 13 10 1 2 95 26 +69 31
5 Swieqi United Futsal 13 7 2 4 64 50 +14 23
6 Msida 13 7 1 5 60 70 −10 22
7 Żebbuġ 13 6 0 7 55 87 −32 18
8 Sirens 13 5 2 6 33 70 −37 17
9 Sliema Wanderers 13 5 1 7 49 66 −17 16
10 Mqabba 13 3 2 8 48 82 −34 11
11 Mdina 13 3 0 10 36 95 −59 9
12 Qrendi 13 2 1 10 57 114 −57 7
13 Marsaskala 13 2 1 10 31 100 −69 7
14 Gozo 13 0 1 12 13 108 −95 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Second Stage

In the second phase, the league consisted of six participants, each playing against the others once in a single-round-robin format, totaling 5 games each. The top four teams qualified for the playoff to determine the national champion.

# Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Hamrun Spartans FC 49 18 16 1 1 183 63 120
2 St. Andrews FC 48 18 16 0 2 166 30 136
3 Valletta FC Futsal 43 18 14 1 3 153 41 112
4 Lija Athletic FC 35 18 11 2 5 113 49 64
5 Swieqi United FC Futsal 27 18 8 3 7 82 81 1
6 Msida 22 18 7 1 10 75 108 -33

Legend:

  •   Qualified for play-offs

Championship Play-off

Valletta claimed the title after a 2–1 victory in the best-of-three series over Ħamrun Spartans in the final.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Luxol 6–12 Ħamrun Spartans 5–7 1–5
Ħamrun Spartans 7–9 Valletta 6–5 1–4

Final

The decisive third match was held behind closed doors due to a fine for the brawl after the second match.[5][6][7][8]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Valletta 6–6 (p 6–7) Ħamrun Spartans
Ħamrun Spartans 6–7 Valletta
Valletta 10–4 Ħamrun Spartans

References

  1. ^ "Futsal: Comfortable wins for top teams". MaltaFootball.com. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Spartans romp past lowly Qrendi". Times of Malta. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ Antoine Busuttil (12 April 2015). "FMA signs sponsorship deal with Gatorade". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  4. ^ Antoine Busuttil (16 November 2015). "Futsal: Winning start for Luxol". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Valletta futsal champions". Times of Malta. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Citizens stun Spartans in futsal final". Times of Malta. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Futsal final to be played behind closed doors". Times of Malta. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Valletta hit hard by suspensions after futsal brawl". Times of Malta. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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