List of Maltese football champions

List of Maltese football champions
Founded1909
Country Malta
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs12
Current championsĦamrun Spartans (11th title)
(2024–25 season)
Most championshipsSliema Wanderers
Floriana
(26 titles each)
Current: 2025–26 Maltese Premier League

The Maltese football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Malta, the Premier League. The league is contested on a round-robin system and the championship is awarded to the highest ranked team at the end of the season. Originally known as the First Division, it started with a disparate number of participating teams. Nowadays, it is contested by 14 teams.[1] With a hiatus during the Second World War, the competition has been ever-present since its inception.

Sliema Wanderers and Floriana are the most successful clubs with 26 titles each,[2] while Ħamrun Spartans are the current champions.[3]

Champions

Key
Club (X) Club name and number of times they had won the title at that point (if more than one)
† Champions also won the FA Trophy that season, completing a domestic double

First Division (1909–80)

Season Winner[4][5] Runner-up[4][5] Third place[6] Top scorer(s)[7] Goals[7]
1909–10 Floriana Sliema Wanderers St. Joseph's United Salvu Samuele (Floriana) 4
1910–11 League championship was not held
1911–12 Floriana (2) Ħamrun Spartans St. George's [a]
1912–13 Floriana (3) Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers [a]
1913–14 Ħamrun Spartans St. George's Valletta United [a]
1914–15 Valletta United Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers [a]
1915–16 League championship was not held
1916–17 St. George's Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans [a]
1917–18 Ħamrun Spartans (2) St. George's Sliema Wanderers [a]
1918–19 King's Own Malta Regiment Ħamrun United Royal Army Service Corps [a]
1919–20 Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Valletta United [a]
1920–21 Floriana (4) Marsa United Ħamrun Spartans [a]
1921–22 Floriana (5) Sliema Wanderers Malta Police [a]
1922–23 Sliema Wanderers (2) Floriana Sliema Rangers [a]
1923–24 Sliema Wanderers (3) Vittoriosa Rovers Valletta United [a]
1924–25 Floriana (6) Sliema Wanderers Valletta United [a]
1925–26 Sliema Wanderers (4) Floriana Valletta United [a]
1926–27 Floriana (7) Sliema Wanderers St. George's [a]
1927–28 Floriana (8) Valletta United St. George's [a]
1928–29 Floriana (9) Sliema Wanderers Valletta United P. Friggieri (Floriana) 4
1929–30 Sliema Wanderers (5) St. George's Valletta United [a]
1930–31 Floriana (10) Sliema Wanderers Valletta United C. Cauchi (Floriana) 4
1931–32 Valletta United (2) Sliema Wanderers Sliema Hotspurs [a]
1932–33 Sliema Wanderers (6) Hibernians Sliema Rangers [a]
1933–34 Sliema Wanderers (7) Hibernians A. Brincat (Sliema Wanderers) 2
1934–35 Floriana (11) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Tony Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 11
1935–36 Sliema Wanderers (8)† Floriana Hibernians Anton Mayerhoffer (Floriana) 3
1936–37 Floriana (12) Hibernians Sliema Wanderers George Bond (Floriana) 4
1937–38 Sliema Wanderers (9) Floriana Valletta Tony Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers)
C. Cauchi (Floriana) 		5
1938–39 Sliema Wanderers (10) Melita St. George's Tony Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 8
1939–40 Sliema Wanderers (11)† St. George's Melita Tony Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 18
1940–41 to 1943–44 League suspended owing to the Second World War
1944–45 Valletta (3) Sliema Athletics Floriana Tony Nicholl (Sliema Athletics) 6
1945–46 Valletta (4) Sliema Wanderers Floriana [a]
1946–47 Ħamrun Spartans (3) Valletta Floriana Maurice Decesare (Melita)
C. Galea (Floriana) 		11
1947–48 Valletta (5) Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Freddie Landolina (Ħamrun Spartans) 16
1948–49 Sliema Wanderers (12) Ħamrun Spartans Valletta Salvinu Schembri (Valletta)
Tony Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 		11
1949–50 Floriana (13)† Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Pace (Valletta) 16
1950–51 Floriana (14) Hibernians Valletta Pullu Demanuele (Valletta) 14
1951–52 Floriana (15) Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Lolly Borg (Floriana) 17
1952–53 Floriana (16)† Birkirkara Valletta Pace (Valletta) 9
1953–54 Sliema Wanderers (13) Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Tony Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 12
1954–55 Floriana (17)† Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Lolly Borg (Floriana)
Tony Cauchi (Floriana) 		13
1955–56 Sliema Wanderers (14)† Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Sammy Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 15
1956–57 Sliema Wanderers (15) Valletta Floriana Sammy Nicholl (Sliema Wanderers) 14
1957–58 Floriana (18)† Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Pullu Demanuele (Floriana) 14
1958–59 Valletta (6) Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans A. Cassar (Ħamrun Spartans) 11
1959–60 Valletta (7)† Hibernians Floriana F. Zammit (Valletta)
M. Azzopardi (Valletta) 		12
1960–61 Hibernians Valletta Sliema Wanderers Tony Cauchi (Floriana) 12
1961–62 Floriana (19) Valletta Sliema Wanderers Tony Cauchi (Floriana) 17
1962–63 Valletta (8) Hibernians Sliema Wanderers M. Azzopardi (Valletta) 20
1963–64 Sliema Wanderers (16) Valletta Hibernians A. Borg (Valletta) 11
1964–65 Sliema Wanderers (17)† Valletta Hibernians Joe Cini (Sliema Wanderers) 12
1965–66 Sliema Wanderers (18) Floriana Hibernians John Bonnett (Sliema Wanderers)
Ronnie Cocks (Sliema Wanderers) 		6
1966–67 Hibernians (2) Sliema Wanderers Floriana A. Delia (Hibernians) 8
1967–68 Floriana (20) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Joe Cini (Sliema Wanderers) 10
1968–69 Hibernians (3) Valletta Floriana C. Cassar (Hibernians) 9
1969–70 Floriana (21) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Joe Cini (Sliema Wanderers)
Ronnie Cocks (Sliema Wanderers) 		7
1970–71 Sliema Wanderers (19) Marsa Gżira United Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) 5
1971–72 Sliema Wanderers (20) Floriana Valletta T. Giglio (Valletta) 9
1972–73 Floriana (22) Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans C. Borg (Ħamrun Spartans) 10
1973–74 Valletta (9) Hibernians Floriana T. Camilleri (Sliema Wanderers) 9
1974–75 Floriana (23) Sliema Wanderers St. George's Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) 17
1975–76 Sliema Wanderers (21) Floriana Hibernians Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers) 9
1976–77 Floriana (24) Sliema Wanderers Valletta Raymond Xuereb (Floriana) 16
1977–78 Valletta (10)† Hibernians Sliema Wanderers Leonard Farrugia (Valletta) 16
1978–79 Hibernians (4) Valletta Sliema Wanderers C. Brincat (Marsa) 11
1979–80 Valletta (11) Hibernians Floriana Emanuel Fabri (Sliema Wanderers)
Leonard Farrugia (Valletta)
F. Cristiano (Valletta) 		15

Premier League (1980–present)

Season Winner[4][5] Runner-up[4][5] Third place[6] Top scorer(s)[7] Goals[7]
1980–81 Hibernians (5) Sliema Wanderers Ħamrun Spartans Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (Hibernians) 13
1981–82 Hibernians (6)† Sliema Wanderers Żurrieq Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (Hibernians) 12
1982–83 Ħamrun Spartans (4)† Valletta Rabat Ajax Leo Refalo (Ħamrun Spartans) 7
1983–84 Valletta (12) Rabat Ajax Ħamrun Spartans Georgi Ivanov (Ħamrun Spartans)
Charles Muscat (Żurrieq) 		7
1984–85 Rabat Ajax Ħamrun Spartans Sliema Wanderers Leonard Farrugia (Valletta) 9
1985–86 Rabat Ajax (2)† Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Gianluca De Ponti (Żurrieq) 8
1986–87 Ħamrun Spartans (5)† Valletta Żurrieq Carmel Busuttil (Rabat Ajax) 10
1987–88 Ħamrun Spartans (6)† Sliema Wanderers Żurrieq Barry Gallagher (Ħamrun Spartans) 7
1988–89 Sliema Wanderers (22) Valletta Ħamrun Spartans Joe Zarb (Valletta) 11
1989–90 Valletta (13) Sliema Wanderers Hibernians Joe Zarb (Valletta) 17
1990–91 Ħamrun Spartans (7) Valletta Floriana Joe Zarb (Valletta) 12
1991–92 Valletta (14) Floriana Sliema Wanderers Stefan Sultana (Ħamrun Spartans) 22
1992–93 Floriana (25)† Ħamrun Spartans Valletta Carl Zachhau (Hibernians) 22
1993–94 Hibernians (7) Floriana Valletta Carl Zachhau (Hibernians)
Joe Zarb (Valletta) 		17
1994–95 Hibernians (8) Sliema Wanderers Valletta Carl Saunders (Sliema Wanderers) 18
1995–96 Sliema Wanderers (23) Valletta Floriana Aldrin Muscat (Sliema Wanderers) 18
1996–97 Valletta (15)† Birkirkara Floriana Danilo Dončić (Valletta) 32
1997–98 Valletta (16) Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers Joe Brincat (Birkirkara/Floriana) 19
1998–99 Valletta (17)† Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers Gilbert Agius (Valletta) 20
1999–2000 Birkirkara Valletta Floriana Michael Mifsud (Sliema Wanderers) 21
2000–01 Valletta (18)† Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara Michael Mifsud (Sliema Wanderers) 30
2001–02 Hibernians (9) Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara Danilo Dončić (Sliema Wanderers) 32
2002–03 Sliema Wanderers (24) Birkirkara Valletta Adrian Mifsud (Hibernians
Danilo Dončić (Sliema Wanderers)
Michael Galea (Birkirkara) 		18
2003–04 Sliema Wanderers (25)† Birkirkara Hibernians Danilo Dončić (Sliema Wanderers) 19
2004–05 Sliema Wanderers (26) Birkirkara Hibernians Andrew Cohen (Hibernians) 21
2005–06 Birkirkara (2) Sliema Wanderers Marsaxlokk Michael Galea (Birkirkara) 19
2006–07 Marsaxlokk Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara Daniel Bogdanović (Marsaxlokk) 31
2007–08 Valletta (19) Marsaxlokk Birkirkara Omar Sebastián Monesterolo (Valletta) 19
2008–09 Hibernians (10) Valletta Birkirkara Terence Scerri (Hibernians) 26
2009–10 Birkirkara (3) Valletta Sliema Wanderers Camilo Sanvezzo (Qormi) 24
2010–11 Valletta (20) Floriana Birkirkara Alfred Effiong (Marsaxlokk)[b] 17
2011–12 Valletta (21) Hibernians Birkirkara Obinna Obiefule (Marsaxlokk/Mosta) 34
2012–13 Birkirkara (4) Hibernians Valletta Jose Luis Negrin (Melita/Rabat Ajax) 22
2013–14 Valletta (22)† Birkirkara Hibernians Jhonnattann (Birkirkara)
Edison Luiz dos Santos (Hibernians) 		21
2014–15 Hibernians (11) Valletta Birkirkara Jorginho (Hibernians)
Edison Luiz dos Santos (Hibernians) 		25
2015–16 Valletta (23) Hibernians Birkirkara Mario Fontanella (Floriana) 20
2016–17 Hibernians (12) Balzan Birkirkara Bojan Kaljević (Balzan) 23
2017–18 Valletta (24)† Balzan Gżira United Amadou Samb (Gżira United) 21
2018–19 Valletta (25) Hibernians Gżira United Taylon Correa (Hibernians) 19
2019–20 Floriana (26) Valletta Hibernians Kristian Keqi (Floriana) 14
2020–21 Ħamrun Spartans (8) Hibernians Gżira United Kevin Rosero (St. Lucia) 17
2021–22 Hibernians (13) Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Maxuell Maia (Gżira United) 17
2022–23 Ħamrun Spartans (9) Birkirkara Gżira United Jefferson Assis (Gżira United) 20
2023–24 Hamrun Spartans (10) Floriana Sliema Wanderers Luke Montebello (Hamrun Spartans) 21
2024–25 Hamrun Spartans (11) Birkirkara Floriana Maxuell Samurai Maia (Birkirkara) 22

Total titles won

Titles won by club (%)
  1. Sliema Wanderers: 26 (23.6%)
  2. Floriana: 26 (23.6%)
  3. Valletta: 25 (22.7%)
  4. Hibernians: 13 (11.8%)
  5. Ħamrun Spartans: 11 (10.0%)
  6. Birkirkara: 4 (3.64%)
  7. Other clubs: 5 (4.55%)
As of 10 May 2025
Club Winners Runners-up
Sliema Wanderers 26 31
Floriana 26 14
Valletta 25 17
Hibernians 13 14
Ħamrun Spartans 11 11
Birkirkara 4 10
Rabat Ajax 2 1
St. George's 1 4
Marsaxlokk 1 1
The King's Own Malta Regiment 1 0

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Unknown top-scorer due to no accurate records kept of the matches played
  2. ^ Alfred Effiong was born in Nigeria, but since March 2015 has a Maltese passport and has represented Malta in international football

References

  1. ^ "August 18 start for 2017/18 BOV Premier League". Malta Football Association. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Malta Football Association Council – Statement". Malta Football Association. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ Lia, Gianluca (1 May 2022). "Hibs beat Birkirkara and seal 13th title crown". Times of Malta. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "League Champions". MaltaFootball.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Malta - List of Final Tables". RSSSF. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d "Malta - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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