2017–18 Maltese Futsal League
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Country | Malta |
| Champions | Valletta FC Futsal Club |
| UEFA Futsal Champions League | Valletta |
| Biggest win | Luxol 24-1 Junior College[1] |
| Highest scoring | Luxol 24-1 Junior College[2] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017-18 Maltese Futsal Premier League is the 8th season of the Maltese Gatorade League, the top Maltese league for futsal clubs, since its establishment in 2011. It is also 19th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999.
Regular season
The first round of the Gatorade Futsal League concluded on 18 December 2017, with Luxol recording a comprehensive 24–1 victory over bottom side Junior College, while Tarxien JMI defeated Qormi 9–1. Valletta finished the first round with 33 points, three ahead of Luxol.[3]
The decisive series of matches occurred when Valletta won all eleven matches, including derbies against Ħamrun Tre Angeli (5–3)[4][5][6] and Luxol St. Andrews (4–2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valletta | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 15 | +66 | 33 | Qualification for the Elite group |
| 2 | Luxol | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 23 | +87 | 30 | |
| 3 | Swieqi | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 25 | |
| 4 | Ħamrun | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 30 | +60 | 22 | |
| 5 | Mriehel ESS | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 21 | |
| 6 | University of Malta | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 20 | Qualification for the Division one |
| 7 | Pietà Nordiska | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Tarxien JMI | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 12 | |
| 9 | Qormi | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 9 | |
| 10 | Marsascala | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 74 | −54 | 6 | |
| 11 | Swieqi U21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 100 | −69 | 3 | |
| 12 | Junior College | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 159 | −140 | 0 |
Elite Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxol | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 28 | +103 | 42 |
| 2 | Valletta | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 25 | +73 | 42 |
| 3 | Hamrun | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 51 | +61 | 28 |
| 4 | Swieqi | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 25 |
| 5 | Mriehel | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 24 |
Elite First Place Decider
After regular 11 rounds, Valletta fished at first place with the same number of points as Luxol, but with a better goal score. The first place was determined after the first place decider held on February 27, 2018. Luxol won 2-1 with Mark Zammit and Giancarlo Sammut among the scorers. Shawn Vella scored the only goal for Valletta.[7]
Division One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Malta | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 110 | 62 | +48 | 32 |
| 2 | Tarxien Rainbows | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 73 | +23 | 30 |
| 3 | Pietà Nordiska | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 27 |
| 4 | Qormi | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 82 | −25 | 21 |
| 5 | Marsascala | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 104 | −63 | 9 |
| 6 | Swieqi U21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 120 | −71 | 9 |
| 7 | Junior College | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 204 | −177 | 0 |
Division One Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final[8] | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mrieħel ESS | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Pietà Nordiska | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Mrieħel ESS | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarxien | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | University | 4 (1p) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarxien | 4 (3p) | |||||||||||||
Playoffs
The 2018 Maltese Futsal Premier League Playoffs began on March 2, 2018. The season ended on March 23, 2018, with the final between two regular stage best teams, Luxol and Valletta.[9]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Valletta | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hamrun | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luxol | 1 | 2 (4p) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Valletta | 5 | 2(5p) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luxol | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Swieqi | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Futsal: Luxol end first round with comfortable win". MaltaFootball.com. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Futsal: Luxol end first round with comfortable win". MaltaFootball.com. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Futsal: Luxol end first round with comfortable win". MaltaFootball.com. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Futsal: Valletta defeat Ħamrun to register second win". MaltaFootball.com. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Valletta's revenge over Hamrun Tre Angeli in Futsal". The Malta Independent. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "L-ewwel rebħa stagjonali ta' Valletta fuq Ħamrun Tre Angeli". TVM News. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Luxol wins decider against Valletta". fma.com.mt/. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ “Independent”, “The Malta Independent” (26 March 2018). "Futsal: Valletta Elite Champions and Mriehel ESS Division One Champions". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Elite group". fma.com.mt/. Retrieved 2018-04-17.