2000–01 Maltese First Division

The 2000–01 Maltese First Division (known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 9 September 2000 and finished on 29 April 2001. Gozo and Żurrieq were the relegated teams from the 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League. Marsaxlokk and Qormi were the promoted teams from the Maltese Second Division. Marsa finished as champions, by just one point, and were promoted to the 2001–02 Maltese Premier League alongside Lija Athletic, who finished runners-up. Tarxien Rainbows and Żurrieq were relegated to the 2001–02 Maltese Second Division. This was the second straight relegation for Żurrieq, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. Marsa suffered their only defeat at the hands of Żurrieq.

Maltese First Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsMarsa
PromotedMarsa
Lija Athletic
RelegatedTarxien Rainbows
Żurrieq
Goals scored270
Average goals/game3
Top goalscorerKevin Loughborough (12)

Participating teams

The Maltese First Division 2000–01 was made up of these teams:

Changes from previous season

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Marsa (C) 18 9 8 1 31 16 +15 35 Promotion to 2001–02 Maltese Premier League
2 Lija Athletic 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34
3 Qormi 18 10 2 6 30 19 +11 32
4 St. Patrick 18 8 3 7 28 26 +2 27
5 Mosta 18 7 4 7 32 26 +6 25
6 Marsaxlokk 18 7 4 7 26 22 +4 25
7 Gozo 18 7 3 8 28 28 0 24
8 St. Andrews 18 5 5 8 25 37 −12 20
9 Tarxien Rainbows (R) 18 5 3 10 20 29 −9 18 Relegation to 2001–02 Maltese Second Division
10 Żurrieq (R) 18 2 4 12 14 45 −31 10
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

For a complete set of results, see 1.

Top scorers
As of 29 April 2001[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Kevin Loughborough St. Patrick 12
2 Malta Johann Zammit Mosta 11
3 Malta Matthew Calascione St. Andrews 10
4 Nigeria Uwa Ogbodo Qormi 9
Malta Alan Tabone Lija Athletic

References
  1. "Malta: Rothmans First Division 2000/01 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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