2016–17 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League
Season	2016–17
Matches played	80
Goals scored	219 (2.74 per match)
← 2015–16 All statistics correct as of 3 December 2016.

The 2016–17 Maltese Premier League will be the 102nd season of the Maltese Premier League. The season will begin on 20 August 2016 and end in April/May 2017. Valletta are the defending champions, having won their 23rd title the previous season.

Format

For this season, in a change from recent previous seasons, points earned in the first 22 matches are no longer halved. Each team will therefore play 33 matches, home-and-away against each other team (22 matches), and then one more match (either home or away) against each other team.

Teams and stadiums

Location of teams in 2016–17 Maltese Premier League

Naxxar Lions and Qormi were relegated after they finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively, the previous season. They are replaced by Gżira United, the 2015–16 Maltese First Division champions, and Hamrun Spartans, the 2015–16 Maltese First Division runners-up.

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
Balzan	Balzan	Victor Tedesco Stadium	6,000
Birkirkara	Birkirkara	Ta' Qali National Stadium	17,797
Floriana	Floriana	Independence Arena	3,000
Gżira United	Gżira	Ta' Qali National Stadium	17,797
Hamrun Spartans	Ħamrun	Victor Tedesco Stadium	6,000
Hibernians	Paola	Hibernians Ground	2,968
Mosta	Mosta	Charles Abela Memorial Stadium	600
Pembroke Athleta	Pembroke	Sirens Stadium	1,500
Sliema Wanderers	Sliema	Tigne Sports Complex	1,000
St. Andrews	St. Andrew's	Luxol Sports Ground	800
Tarxien Rainbows	Tarxien	Tony Cassar Sports Ground	1,000
Valletta	Valletta	Centenary Stadium	2,000

Source: Scoresway

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Balzan	13	9	3	1	27	13	+14	30	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	Hibernians	13	9	2	2	21	11	+10	29	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Valletta	14	8	4	2	23	11	+12	28	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Birkirkara	13	7	3	3	30	11	+19	24
5	Floriana	13	7	3	3	18	11	+7	24
6	Sliema Wanderers	13	5	2	6	16	17	−1	17
7	Hamrun Spartans	13	5	2	6	21	24	−3	17
8	St. Andrews	14	4	3	7	14	22	−8	15
9	Tarxien Rainbows	14	3	5	6	14	21	−7	14
10	Mosta	13	2	3	8	10	22	−12	9
11	Gżira United	13	2	3	8	11	23	−12	9	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12	Pembroke Athleta	14	2	1	11	14	33	−19	7	Relegation to Maltese First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: Malta FA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion and UEFA competition places); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[1]

Results

Matches 1–22

Home ╲ Away	Balzan !BAL	Birkirkara !BIR	Floriana !FLO	Gżira United !GŻI	Hamrun Spartans !HAM	Hibernians !HIB	Mosta !MOS	Pembroke Athleta !PEM	Sliema Wanderers !SLI	St. Andrews !StA	Tarxien Rainbows !TAR	Valletta !VAL
Balzan !Balzan				3–1	3–1		3–2	4–0		3–0		2–2
Birkirkara !Birkirkara	3–0				2–1	0–1	2–0			4–0	3–1
Floriana !Floriana	0–1	1–1		1–0		0–0		2–1		4–1		2–0
Gżira United !Gżira United		1–7			0–2			3–0	1–0		1–1	1–3
Hamrun Spartans !Hamrun Spartans			1–1	1–1		1–4		2–1	0–3	3–1		0–3
Hibernians !Hibernians	0–2			1–1	1–3		3–1		3–1	1–0
Mosta !Mosta	0–1		0–1	2–1	2–5			0–3		1–0		0–1
Pembroke Athleta !Pembroke Athleta	1–2	2–1	1–2			1–2			0–1		2–2	0–3
Sliema Wanderers !Sliema Wanderers	1–1	2–1	3–1			0–1	1–1				2–1	1–2
St. Andrews !St. Andrews		1–1	1–3	1–0				4–1	3–0		1–0	0–0
Tarxien Rainbows !Tarxien Rainbows	2–2	0–4	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–2	1–1			1–1
Valletta !Valletta		1–1				0–2	0–0	5–1	2–1		1–0

Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: Malta FA
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23-33

Home ╲ Away	Balzan !BAL	Birkirkara !BIR	Floriana !FLO	Gżira United !GŻI	Hamrun Spartans !HAM	Hibernians !HIB	Mosta !MOS	Pembroke Athleta !PEM	Sliema Wanderers !SLI	St. Andrews !StA	Tarxien Rainbows !TAR	Valletta !VAL
Balzan !Balzan
Birkirkara !Birkirkara
Floriana !Floriana
Gżira United !Gżira United
Hamrun Spartans !Hamrun Spartans
Hibernians !Hibernians
Mosta !Mosta
Pembroke Athleta !Pembroke Athleta
Sliema Wanderers !Sliema Wanderers
St. Andrews !St. Andrews
Tarxien Rainbows !Tarxien Rainbows
Valletta !Valletta

Source: Malta FA
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

A play-off match will take place between the eleventh-placed team from the Premier League and the fourth-placed team from the First Division for a place in the 2017–18 Maltese Premier League.

2017

	v

Top goalscorers

As of pre-season

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1
2
3
4
5

Source: MFA

References

↑ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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