1968–69 Maltese Premier League

The 1968–69 Maltese First Division was the 54th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division
Season1968–69
ChampionsHibernians F.C.
(3rd title)
RelegatedBirkirkara F.C.
St. George's F.C.
European CupHibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' CupSliema Wanderers F.C.
Inter-Cities Fairs CupFloriana F.C.
Matches played56
Goals scored137 (2.45 per match)

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hibernians F.C. (C) 14 9 3 2 28 11 +17 21 Qualification for the European Cup
2 Floriana F.C. 14 7 4 3 19 10 +9 18 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Valletta F.C. 14 8 2 4 23 9 +14 18
4 Sliema Wanderers F.C. 14 6 5 3 14 8 +6 17 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
5 Gzira United 14 8 0 6 21 17 +4 16
6 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 14 3 4 7 10 17 −7 10
7 Birkirkara F.C. (R) 14 3 1 10 13 29 −16 7 Relegation
8 St. George's F.C. (R) 14 2 1 11 9 36 −27 5
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Second Place tie-breaker

With both Floriana and Valletta level on 18 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Floriana2–0Valletta

Results
Home \ Away BKR FRN GŻI HIB ĦMR SLM STG VLT
Birkirkara — 2–2 0–5 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–1
Floriana 2–1 — 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1
Gżira United 1–2 0–2 — 0–3 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–2
Hibernians 4–1 2–5 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0
Ħamrun Spartans 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 — 0–0 3–1 0–1
Sliema Wanderers 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 2–1
St. George's 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–5
Valletta 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 6–0 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
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