2007–08 Maltese Premier League

The 2007–08 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 93rd season of top-level league football in Malta. Valletta won their nineteenth league title overcoming last season's champions, Marsaxlokk.

Maltese Premier League
Season2007–08
Dates26 August 2007 – 16 May 2008
ChampionsValletta
(19th title)
RelegatedMqabba
Pietà Hotspurs
Champions LeagueValletta
UEFA CupMarsaxlokk
Birkirkara
UEFA Intertoto CupHibernians
Matches played132
Goals scored416 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Sebastián Monesterolo (19 goals)
Biggest home winValletta 7–0 Marsaxlokk
(1 December 2017)
Msida St. Joseph 7–0 Pietà Hotspurs
(27 December 2017)
Biggest away winMqabba 1–6 Pietà Hotspurs
(20 October 2017)
Highest scoringĦamrun Spartans 7–3 Marsaxlokk
(30 December 2017)

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 Valletta 18 10 6 2 40 16 +24 36 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Marsaxlokk 18 10 3 5 35 26 +9 33
3 Sliema Wanderers 18 9 5 4 31 18 +13 32
4 Floriana 18 8 4 6 33 28 +5 28
5 Birkirkara 18 7 6 5 27 18 +9 27
6 Ħamrun Spartans 18 7 6 5 30 29 +1 27
7 Hibernians 18 6 7 5 22 19 +3 25 Qualification for the Play-out
8 Msida Saint-Joseph 18 6 3 9 25 35 −10 21
9 Pietà Hotspurs 18 5 0 13 21 40 −19 15
10 Mqabba 18 2 0 16 15 50 −35 6
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results
Home \ Away BKR FRN ĦMR HIB MXK MQB MSD PTA SLM VLT
Birkirkara — 3–2 5–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
Floriana 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–4 4–1 2–3 4–0 2–2 0–4
Ħamrun Spartans 2–2 2–1 — 2–2 7–3 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–3 0–0
Hibernians 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 0–0
Marsaxlokk 3–1 3–2 0–1 5–0 — 1–0 5–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Mqabba 1–4 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 — 2–1 1–6 3–2 1–2
Msida Saint-Joseph 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 4–3 — 7–0 1–4 1–1
Pietà Hotspurs 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 5–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–3
Sliema Wanderers 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 — 2–2
Valletta 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–1 7–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 —
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: Valletta 18 points, Marsaxlokk 16, Sliema Wanderers 16, Floriana 14, Birkirkara 13 and Ħamrun Spartans 13.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLT MXK BKR SLM FRN ĦMR
1 Valletta (C) 10 7 1 2 18 11 +7 40 Qualification for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League — 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1
2 Marsaxlokk 10 6 0 4 21 14 +7 34 Qualification for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup 4–0 — 0–2 4–2 2–0 3–1
3 Birkirkara 10 6 0 4 16 15 +1 31 1–1 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 4–0
4 Sliema Wanderers 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 36 0–2 1–0 1–3 — 0–2 5–3
5 Floriana 10 2 2 6 7 14 −7 22 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–1
6 Ħamrun Spartans 10 0 1 9 12 31 −19 14 2–4 3–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
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: Hibernians 12 points, Msida Saint-Joseph 10, Pietà Hotspurs 7, Mqabba 3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HIB MSD PTA MQB
7 Hibernians 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 25 Qualification for the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup — 3–0 4–2 2–1
8 Msida Saint-Joseph 6 4 1 1 16 11 +5 23 3–1 — 3–1 4–2
9 Pietà Hotspurs (R) 6 1 0 5 6 13 −7 10 Relegation to the 2008–09 Maltese First Division 1–2 2–4 — 1–0
10 Mqabba (R) 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 8 1–1 2–2 2–0 —
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Argentina Omar Sebastian Monesterolo Valletta 19
2 Brazil Marcelo Pereira Mqabba 14
3 Argentina Julio Alcorsé Marsaxlokk 12
4 Malta Terence Scerri Hibernians 11
Malta Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza Birkirkara
Cameroon Njongo Priso Msida Saint-Joseph
7 Montenegro Aleksandar Madžar Marsaxlokk 10
Nigeria Frank Temile Valletta
Malta Ryan Darmanin Floriana
Nigeria Alfred Effiong Ħamrun Spartans
Malta Ivan Woods Sliema Wanderers

Hat-tricks
Player[2][3] For Against Result Date
Brazil Marcelo Pereira Mqabba Sliema Wanderers 3–2 20 September 2007
Bulgaria Martin Deanov Pietà Hotspurs Mqabba 6–1 20 October 2007
Argentina Omar Sebastian Monesterolo4 Valletta Marsaxlokk 7–0 1 December 2007
Cameroon Njongo Priso4 Msida Saint-Joseph Pietà Hotspurs 7–0 27 December 2007
Argentina Omar Sebastian Monesterolo Valletta Ħamrun Spartans 4–1 19 January 2008
Malta Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza Birkirkara Ħamrun Spartans 4–0 5 April 2008

Awards

Monthly awards
Month[4] Player of the Month
Player Club
August North Macedonia Darko Krsteski Floriana
September Malta Gilbert Agius Valletta
October Malta Andrew Cohen Hibernians
November/December Malta Shaun Bajada Birkirkara
January Malta Cleavon Frendo Marsaxlokk
February Malta Kevin Sammut Marsaxlokk
March Nigeria Frank Temile Valletta
April Malta Kevin Sammut Marsaxlokk
May Malta Kevin Sammut Marsaxlokk

Annual awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[5][6]

Best Maltese Player of the Year Best Foreign Player of the Year
Best Goalkeeper of the Year Best Defender of the Year
  • Andrew Hogg (Valletta)
    • Omar Borg (Birkirkara)
    • Reuben Debono (Marsaxlokk)
Best Midfielder of the Year Best Attacker of the Year
Coach of the Year Most Prominent Youngster

References
  1. "Malta: BOV Premier League 2007/08 Scorers". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "BOV Premier League Results 2007/08". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. "BOV Premier League Results 2007/08 - Championship Pool and Relegation Pool Results". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. "Player of the Month". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. "May 2008". MaltaFootball.com. 24 May 2008.
  6. "June 2008". MaltaFootball.com. 7 June 2008.
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