1997–98 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

Season	1997–98
Champions	Valletta F.C. (16th title)
Relegated	Xghajra Tornadoes Tarxien Rainbows F.C.
UEFA Champions League	Valletta F.C.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Hibernians F.C.
UEFA Cup	Birkirkara F.C.
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played	135
Goals scored	419 (3.1 per match)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Maltese Premier League was the 18th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 83rd season of top-tier football in Malta. Ten teams competed in the league, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Birkirkara

Floriana

Ħamrun

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Naxxar L.

Pietà H.

Sliema W.

Tarxien Rainbows

Valletta

Xgħajra T.

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Locations of the 1997–98 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Valletta F.C. (C)	27	20	5	2	66	19	+47	65	Qualification for the UEFA Champions League
2	Birkirkara F.C.	27	20	3	4	59	22	+37	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	27	18	2	7	64	26	+38	56	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
4	Hibernians F.C.	27	15	4	8	50	33	+17	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[a]
5	Floriana F.C.	27	13	6	8	48	27	+21	45
6	Pietà Hotspurs F.C.	27	10	2	15	40	44	−4	32
7	Naxxar Lions	27	7	7	13	34	47	−13	28
8	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	27	7	6	14	26	49	−23	27
9	Xghajra Tornadoes (R)	27	2	6	19	18	71	−53	12	Relegation
10	Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R)	27	1	3	23	14	81	−67	6

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

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

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	PTA	SLM	TRX	VLT	XJR
Birkirkara	—	0–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–2	1–3	1–0	0–0	3–0
Floriana	1–1	—	1–1	7–1	5–1	1–0	1–2	5–1	1–1	1–0
Hibernians	1–5	0–0	—	3–2	2–0	4–1	0–3	3–2	0–1	5–0
Ħamrun Spartans	0–2	0–1	1–2	—	1–1	1–5	0–3	0–0	1–2	4–0
Naxxar Lions	0–2	1–3	0–5	0–0	—	1–0	1–0	5–0	0–2	8–2
Pietà Hotspurs	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	3–1	—	2–3	3–0	1–4	0–1
Sliema Wanderers	0–1	0–3	0–1	3–0	2–0	2–1	—	6–0	1–0	4–1
Tarxien Rainbows	0–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–2	1–5	—	0–6	0–0
Valletta	4–1	2–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	5–0	—	3–0
Xgħajra Tornadoes	1–6	0–4	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	0–1	—

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

Matches 19–27

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	PTA	SLM	TRX	VLT	XJR
Birkirkara	—	2–1	—	—	5–0	—	2–1	4–1	—	—
Floriana	—	—	2–3	0–0	—	0–1	—	1–0	1–2	—
Hibernians	1–2	—	—	—	0–0	—	1–0	4–0	—	3–0
Ħamrun Spartans	2–1	—	1–3	—	2–0	0–4	—	—	—	—
Naxxar Lions	—	2–1	—	—	—	3–0	1–2	1–1	1–2	—
Pietà Hotspurs	0–2	—	3–0	—	—	—	—	3–1	—	2–0
Sliema Wanderers	—	4–1	—	0–0	—	6–2	—	—	1–2	3–1
Tarxien Rainbows	—	—	—	0–1	—	—	1–6	—	1–5	4–1
Valletta	2–1	—	2–0	3–0	—	5–1	—	—	—	—
Xgħajra Tornadoes	0–5	1–2	—	1–2	2–2	—	—	—	0–0	—

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

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)