2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League

The 2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the IZIBet National Amateur League) is taking place between August 2023 and April 2024. This is the fourth season since the Second and Third divisions were unified into the two-group Amateur League system. The Maltese National Amateur League is Malta's third-highest professional football division. The 2023-24 League winners will be promoted to the Maltese Challenge League.

Maltese National Amateur League
Season2023–24
Dates15 September 2023 – 28 April 2024
Matches played44
Goals scored172 (3.91 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Saldanha
(7 Goals)
Biggest home winMgarr United 10-0 Ghaxaq
(20 Octoberber 2023)
Biggest away winMdina Knights 1-6 Pembroke Athleta
(7 October 2023)
Highest scoringPembroke Athleta 2-7 Birzebbuga St. Peter's
(24 September 2023)
Longest winning runRabat Ajax
(4 Games)
Longest unbeaten runBirzebbuga St. Peter's
Qormi
Rabat Ajax
San Ġwann
(4 Games Each)
Longest winless runKalkara United
Mdina Knights
Siggiewi
(4 Games Each)
Longest losing runSiggiewi
(4 Games)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season:

Promoted from
2022–23 Maltese National Amateur League		 Relegated from
2022–23 Maltese Challenge League
Senglea Athletic
Msida Saint-Joseph
Luqa St. Andrew's
Zabbar St. Patrick		 Marsaskala
Mqabba
Mtarfa
Qrendi
San Gwann
Vittoriosa Stars

Teams

Twenty-Three teams competed in the 2023-24 League. These teams were split into two groups.

Location of Maltese clubs played in Maltese Premier League
Team Location Manager
Birzebbuga St. Peter's Birzebbuga Malta Edward Azzopardi
Dingli Swallows Dingli Malta Nicolai Caruana
Gharghur Gharghur Malta Kevin Borg Degiorgio
Ghaxaq Ghaxaq Malta Spiridione Curmi
Kalkara United Kalkara Malta Paul Bugeja
Kirkop United Kirkop Malta Matthew Caruana
Marsaskala Marsaskala Malta Brian Vella
Mdina Knights Mdina Malta Roland Sollars
Mellieħa Mellieħa England Roger Walker and Croatia Ivan Mandic (Caretakers)
Mgarr United Mgarr Malta Jason Camenzuli
Mqabba Mqabba Malta Vincent Carbonaro
Mtarfa Mtarfa Malta George Magri
Pembroke Athleta Pembroke Malta Jeffrey Mifsud
Qormi Qormi Malta Lydon Fenech
Qrendi Qrendi Malta Gotthard Conti
Rabat Ajax Rabat Malta Paul Falzon
San Ġwann San Ġwann Malta Xavier Saliba
Santa Venera Lightnings Santa Venera Malta Marco Grech
Siggiewi Siggiewi Malta Alexander Delia
St. George's Cospicua Malta Trevor Thomas
Ta' Xbiex Ta' Xbiex Malta Mario Fenech
Vittoriosa Stars Birgu Malta Dennis Apap
Xgħajra Tornados Xghajra Malta Keith Darmanin

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Mellieha Malta Antoine Camilleri Sacked 6 October 2023 9th (Group A) EnglandRoger Walker and Croatia Ivan Mandic (Caretakers) 6 October 2023

Venues
Pembroke Mosta San Pawl il-Baħar Ta' Qali Hamrun
Luxol Stadium Charles Abela Stadium Sirens Stadium Centenary Stadium Victor Tedesco Stadium
Capacity: 600 Capacity: 700 Capacity: 800 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 1,962

League stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rabat Ajax 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9 12 Promotion to the 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League and Championship play-offs
2 Mtarfa 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 9
3 Qrendi 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 9
4 Pembroke Athleta 4 3 0 1 13 10 +3 9
5 Birzebbuga St. Peter's 4 2 2 0 17 6 +11 8
6 Mqabba 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
7 Santa Venera Lightning 4 2 0 2 3 9 −6 6 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8 Xgħajra Tornados 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
9 Mellieħa 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2
10 Kalkara United 4 0 1 3 5 12 −7 1
11 Mdina Knights 4 0 1 3 2 15 −13 1
12 Siggiewi 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions or teams for promotion play-offs).

Group A Results
Home \ Away BRZ KLK MDI MLĦ MQA MTF PBK QRE RBT SVL SIG XJR
Birzebbuga St. Peter's — 6–0 3–3 25 Nov 15 Dec 29 Oct
Kalkara United 1–1 — 10 Nov 2–4 16 Dec 10 Dec
Mdina Knights 29 Oct — 1–6 16 Dec 25 Nov 1–1
Mellieħa 24 Nov 2–0 — 0–3 16 Dec 11 Nov
Mqabba 4–2 — 1–3 24 Nov 29 Oct
Mtarfa 10 Dec 11 Nov — 2–4 4–0
Pembroke Athleta 2–7 29 Oct 16 Dec — 25 Nov 2–1
Qrendi 10 Dec 3–0 — 11 Nov 3–0
Rabat Ajax 2–1 9 Dec 30 Oct — 4–0
Santa Venera Lightning 11 Nov 10 Dec 1–0 2–1 —
Siggiewi 10 Nov 0–4 10 Dec 0–2 —
Xgħajra Tornados 15 Dec 1–2 25 Nov 29 Oct 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qormi 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 10 Promotion to the 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League and Championship play-offs
2 San Ġwann 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
3 Marsaskala 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9
4 Mgarr United 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7
5 St. George's 4 2 0 2 6 8 −2 6
6 Kirkop United 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
7 Dingli Swallows 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 4 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8 Ta' Xbiex 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
9 Gharghur 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2
10 Vittoriosa Stars 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 0[lower-alpha 1]
11 Ghaxaq 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions or teams for promotion play-offs).
Notes:
  1. Vittoriosa Stars were docked three points.[1]

Group B Results
Home \ Away DIN GHR GHX KRK MRK MGR QOR SGN STG XBX VIT
Dingli Swallows — 26 Nov 2–1 17 Dec 1–5
Gharghur — 9 Dec 2–2 1–2 12 Nov
Ghaxaq 9 Dec 28 Oct — 1–3 12 Nov
Kirkop United 17 Dec — 26 Nov 3–3 0–1
Marsaskala 1–0 28 Oct — 4–1 26 Nov
Mgarr United 12 Nov 10–0 — 8 Dec 1–0
Qormi 3–0 17 Dec 12 Nov — 1–0
San Ġwann 0–0 3–2 8 Dec 28 Oct —
St. George's 2–1 17 Dec 2–5 26 Nov — 27 Oct
Ta' Xbiex 26 Nov 28 Oct 1–5 9 Dec —
Vittoriosa Stars 1–2 17 Dec 12 Nov 0–3[lower-alpha 1] —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Ta' Xbiex were awarded a 3–0 win after the Malta Football Association's Protests Board upheld their protest. Originally, the match ended in a 5–1 to Vittoriosa Stars.

Championship final
April 2024 Group A Winners v Group B Winners Ta' Qali
CEST Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Relegation play-offs

Semi Finals
April 2024 Group A 7th Place Loser Match 1 Group B 8th Place
CEST
April 2024 Group B 7th Place Loser Match 2 Group A 8th Place
CEST

Final
April 2024 Loser Match 1 v Loser Match 2
CEST

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 22 October 2023[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Samuel Saldanha Birżebbuġa St. Peter's 8
2 Malta Kurt Borg Mtarfa 7
Brazil Weverton Gomes Souza Pembroke Athleta
4 Nigeria Saint Ebisindor Christian Mgarr 6
5 Venezuela Andres Tenorio Viveros Mqabba 5
6 Malta Ryden Gatt Rabat Ajax 4
7 Malta Leejoe Schembri Birżebbuġa St. Peter's 3
Malta Kenneth Aquilina Marsascala
Serbia Luka Mijic Mellieha
Brazil Ricardo Silva Faria Qormi
Nigeria Richmond Baratuipre Hanson Santa Venera Lightnings
Malta Paul Simon Ellul Xghajra Tornados
Malta Liam Gauci Vittoriosa Stars

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Group Stadium Date
Brazil Samuel Saldanha Birżebbuġa St. Peter's Pembroke Athleta 7–2 (A) A Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar 24 September 2023
Brazil Weverton Gomes Pembroke Athleta Mdina Knights 6–1 (A) Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta 7 October 2023
Colombia Andres Tenorio Viveros Mqabba Kalkara United 4–2 (H) Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar
Nigeria Saint Ebisindor Christian6 Mgarr United Ghaxaq 10-0 (H) B Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali 20 October 2023
Notes

6 Player scored 6 goals

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Malta Dunstan Zarb Mtarfa 2
Malta Jacob Chircop St John Mgarr
Malta Jean Mattiase` Vella Qormi
Malta Matthew Grech Qrendi
Malta Dean Sciberras Rabat Ajax
Malta Emanuel Bartolo San Gwann
7 Malta Mario Bartolo Birzebbuga St. Peter's 1
Malta Gianluca Pisani Dingli Swallows
Malta Daniel Attard Marsaskala
Malta Tyrone Gauci Mellieħa
Malta James Abela Mqabba
Malta Dean Sciberras Rabat Ajax
Malta Clyde Aquilina Santa Venera Lightning

Player
  • Most yellow cards: 3
    • Malta Domenico Marsala (Dingli Swallows)
    • Malta Gianluca Sultana (St. George's)
    • Malta Miguel Galea (Xgħajra Tornados)
  • Most red cards: 2
    • Malta Liam Ciantar (Vittoriosa Stars)

Club

References
  1. "Decision On Vittoriosa Stars". mfa.com.mt/. Maltese National Amateur League. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. "Tables & Statistics". maltafootball.com. 20 September 2020.
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