2005–06 Maltese Premier League

The 2005–06 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 91st season of top-level league football in Malta. Birkirkara won the title while Mosta and Ħamrun Spartans were relegated to the Maltese First Division.

Maltese Premier League
Season2005–06
Dates5 August 2005 – 14 May 2006
ChampionsBirkirkara
(2nd title)
RelegatedMosta
Ħamrun Spartans
Champions LeagueBirkirkara
UEFA CupSliema Wanderers
Hibernians
UEFA Intertoto CupMarsaxlokk
Matches played132
Goals scored440 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Galea (19 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 Birkirkara 18 13 2 3 48 21 +27 41 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Sliema Wanderers 18 12 3 3 37 12 +25 39
3 Hibernians 18 12 1 5 37 19 +18 37
4 Marsaxlokk 18 10 4 4 36 23 +13 34
5 Valletta 18 7 2 9 22 31 −9 23
6 Msida Saint-Joseph 18 6 3 9 28 33 −5 21
7 Floriana 18 4 7 7 24 28 −4 19 Qualification for the Play-out
8 Ħamrun Spartans 18 6 1 11 29 41 −12 19
9 Pietà Hotspurs 18 4 3 11 22 39 −17 15
10 Mosta 18 2 2 14 20 56 −36 8
Source: RSSSF

Results
Home \ Away BKR FRN HIB ĦMR MXK MST MSD PTA SLM VLT
Birkirkara — 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 6–0 4–1 4–1 2–1 4–2
Floriana 0–1 — 0–3 1–3 1–2 4–4 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1
Hibernians 5–2 1–1 — 1–0 0–1 3–2 4–2 2–1 0–3 1–2
Ħamrun Spartans 0–6 2–4 0–2 — 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 4–2
Marsaxlokk 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–3 — 5–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–3
Mosta 2–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 — 2–1 3–1 0–6 0–3
Msida Saint-Joseph 2–5 4–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 — 4–2 1–4 0–1
Pietà Hotspurs 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–3 1–4 3–3 0–0 — 0–3 0–0
Sliema Wanderers 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 — 3–0
Valletta 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–3 —
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: Birkirkara 21 points, Sliema Wanderers 20, Hibernians 19, Marsaxlokk 17, Valletta 12 and Msida Saint-Joseph 11.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BKR SLM MXK HIB VLT MSD
1 Birkirkara (C) 10 6 3 1 20 6 +14 42 Qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League — 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–0
2 Sliema Wanderers 10 5 2 3 21 15 +6 37 Qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup 2–1 — 4–1 3–4 2–1 0–1
3 Marsaxlokk 10 6 1 3 16 13 +3 36 Qualification for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 3–4 1–0
4 Hibernians 10 2 3 5 12 18 −6 28 Qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1] 1–3 0–3 3–1 — 1–3 0–0
5 Valletta 10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 24 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 — 0–2
6 Msida Saint-Joseph 10 0 4 6 12 26 −14 15 1–4 3–3 3–4 1–1 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Hibernians won the 2005–06 Maltese FA Trophy and thereby qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.

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: Floriana 10 points, Ħamrun Spartans 10, Pietà Hotspurs 8, Mosta 4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation FRN PTA MST ĦMR
7 Floriana 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 18 — 1–1 0–1 3–0
8 Pietà Hotspurs 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 17 2–1 — 2–2 1–1
9 Mosta (R) 6 3 3 0 14 9 +5 16 Relegation to the 2006–07 Maltese First Division 3–3 3–1 — 5–3
10 Ħamrun Spartans (R) 6 0 2 4 6 15 −9 12 2–4 0–2 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Malta Michael Galea Birkirkara 19
2 Nigeria Daniel Nwoke Msida Saint-Joseph 16
Malta Ivan Woods Sliema Wanderers
4 Malta Adrian Mifsud Floriana 15
5 Malta Etienne Barbara Birkirkara 14
Malta Andrew Cohen Hibernians
Brazil Wendell Gomes Marsaxlokk
8 Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić Sliema Wanderers 13
9 Nigeria Ikechukwu Chibueze Mosta 12
Malta Cleavon Frendo Marsaxlokk

References
  1. "MIA Premier League Scorers 2005/06". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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