1981–82 Maltese Premier League

The 1981–82 Maltese Premier League was the 2nd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 67th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by eight teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Maltese Premier League
Season1981–82
ChampionsHibernians F.C.
(6th title)
RelegatedSenglea Athletics F.C.
Gzira United
European CupHibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' CupSliema Wanderers F.C.
UEFA CupŻurrieq F.C.
Matches played57
Goals scored158 (2.77 per match)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hibernians F.C. (C) 14 12 2 0 36 7 +29 26 Qualification for the European Cup
2 Sliema Wanderers F.C. 14 8 2 4 24 20 +4 18 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3 Żurrieq F.C. 14 7 2 5 19 13 +6 16 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4 Floriana F.C. 14 7 2 5 22 15 +7 16
5 Valletta F.C. 14 5 3 6 17 18 1 13
6 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 14 5 2 7 19 23 4 12
7 Senglea Athletics F.C. (R) 14 4 2 8 13 27 14 10 Relegation
8 Gzira United (R) 14 0 1 13 7 34 27 1
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Hibernians already qualified for the European Cup.

Third Place tie-breaker

With both Zurrieq and Floriana level on 16 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

Results

Home \ Away FRN GŻR HIB ĦMR SNA SLM VLT ŻRQ
Floriana 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–0
Gżira United 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–2
Hibernians 3–2 3–0 5–0 5–1 4–2 3–0 0–0
Ħamrun Spartans 1–0 5–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1
Senglea Athletics 2–5 1–0 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1
Sliema Wanderers 1–4 3–2 1–4 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Valletta 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Żurrieq 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 4–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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