2004–05 Maltese Premier League

The 2003–04 Maltese Premier League was the 25th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 90th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 7 September 2004 and finished on 8 May 2005. Sliema Wanderers successfully defended last season's league triumph, surpassing Floriana's league title record of 25 championships.

Maltese Premier League
Season2004–05
Dates7 September 2004 – 8 May 2005
ChampionsSliema Wanderers
(26th title)
RelegatedSt. Patrick
Lija Athletic
Champions LeagueSliema Wanderers
UEFA CupBirkirkara
Hibernians
UEFA Intertoto CupValletta
Matches played132
Goals scored413 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Cohen (21 goals)

Teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:

First phase

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sliema Wanderers 18 13 3 2 33 15 +18 42 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Valletta 18 11 3 4 42 26 +16 36
3 Hibernians 18 10 6 2 34 22 +12 36
4 Birkirkara 18 9 5 4 44 25 +19 32
5 Marsaxlokk 18 7 5 6 32 23 +9 26
6 Floriana 18 6 6 6 21 22 −1 24
7 Pietà Hotspurs 18 5 4 9 34 33 +1 19 Qualification for the Play-out
8 Msida Saint-Joseph[lower-alpha 1] 18 4 6 8 27 34 −7 16
9 St. Patrick 18 2 3 13 17 45 −28 9
10 Lija Athletic 18 2 1 15 10 49 −39 7
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Msida Saint-Joseph has 2 points deducted.

Results
Home \ Away BKR FRN HIB LIJ MXK MSD PTA SLM STP VLT
Birkirkara — 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 5–3 2–3 0–2 7–2 1–2
Floriana 1–3 — 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
Hibernians 4–2 2–0 — 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–1
Lija Athletic 1–6 1–1 0–1 — 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–4 1–0 1–2
Marsaxlokk 1–1 0–1 1–2 5–1 — 2–1 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1
Msida Saint-Joseph 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–1
Pietà Hotspurs 1–1 2–3 1–3 3–0 0–3 2–2 — 2–3 4–0 2–3
Sliema Wanderers 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 3–1
St. Patrick 3–3 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–5 0–1 — 1–2
Valletta 0–1 3–2 2–2 4–1 3–1 5–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

Top Six

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Sliema Wanderers 21 points, Valletta 18, Hibernians 18, Birkirkara 17, Marsaxlokk 15 and Floriana 13.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLM BKR HIB VLT MXK FRN
1 Sliema Wanderers (C) 10 5 4 1 14 8 +6 40 Qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League — 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1
2 Birkirkara 10 6 4 0 25 14 +11 38 Qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup 3–1 — 1–1 6–3 2–2 3–0
3 Hibernians 10 4 5 1 15 10 +5 35 1–1 2–2 — 0–3 3–0 1–1
4 Valletta 10 5 1 4 15 15 0 34 Qualification for the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0–3 1–2 0–2 — 4–1 2–1
5 Marsaxlokk 10 1 1 8 11 25 −14 17 1–2 0–3 1–3 0–1 — 1–0
6 Floriana 10 1 1 8 7 17 −10 16 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 4–3 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Play-out

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Pietà Hotspurs 10 points, Msida Saint-Joseph 8, St. Patrick 5, Lija Athletic 4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PTA MSD STP LIJ
7 Pietà Hotspurs 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 20 — 1–1 4–0 1–0
8 Msida Saint-Joseph 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 19 2–1 — 3–0 2–0
9 St. Patrick (R) 6 3 0 3 10 11 −1 14 Relegation to the 2005–06 Maltese First Division 2–0 4–2 — 4–1
10 Lija Athletic (R) 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 8 0–3 1–1 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Malta Andrew Cohen Hibernians 21
2 Malta Ivan Woods Sliema Wanderers 20
3 Malta Michael Galea Birkirkara 14
4 Nigeria Daniel Nwoke Msida Saint-Joseph 13
5 Malta Terence Scerri Hibernians 12
Malta Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza Birkirkara
7 Nigeria Haruna Doda Birkirkara 11
Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić Sliema Wanderers
Malta Gilbert Agius Valletta
10 Malta Massimo Grima Valletta 10
Malta Etienne Barbara Birkirkara
Malta Cleavon Frendo Marsaxlokk

References
  1. "MIA Premier League Scorers 2004/05". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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