1961–62 Maltese Premier League

Maltese First Division

Season	1961–62
Champions	Floriana F.C. (19th title)
Relegated	St. Patrick F.C.
European Cup	Floriana F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Hibernians F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	201 (3.59 per match)
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 Maltese First Division was the 47th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Floriana F.C. (C)	14	14	0	0	43	10	+33	28	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Valletta F.C.	14	12	0	2	38	10	+28	24
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	7	3	4	25	20	+5	17
4	Hibernians F.C.	14	5	3	6	27	21	+6	13	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
5	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	14	3	4	7	21	28	−7	10
6	Birkirkara F.C.	14	4	1	9	19	40	−21	9
7	St. George's F.C.	14	3	1	10	15	28	−13	7
8	St. Patrick F.C. (R)	14	1	2	11	13	44	−31	4	Relegation

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	SLM	STG	STP	VLT
Birkirkara	—	0–4	3–1	3–6	0–3	2–0	3–2	1–3
Floriana	6–1	—	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–0
Hibernians	0–0	2–3	—	3–0	3–3	5–0	5–1	0–1
Ħamrun Spartans	2–1	1–5	0–2	—	1–1	1–4	6–0	1–3
Sliema Wanderers	6–1	0–2	2–0	0–0	—	2–1	3–0	0–7
St. George's	1–2	3–4	1–2	0–0	0–1	—	3–1	0–1
St. Patrick	2–1	1–2	3–3	1–1	0–3	1–2	—	0–6
Valletta	4–1	0–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–0	—

Source: ^[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)