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2015–16 Maltese Premier League

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Maltese Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsValletta
(23rd title)
RelegatedQormi
Naxxar Lions
Champions LeagueValletta
Europa LeagueHibernians
Birkirkara
Matches played198
Goals scored632 (3.19 per match)
Biggest home winBalzan8–0Naxxar Lions
Biggest away winNaxxar Lions0–8Hibernians
Highest scoringBirkirkara6–3Mosta

The2015–16 Maltese Premier Leaguewas the 101st season of the Maltese Premier League. The season began on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 30 April 2016.[1]Hibernianswere the defending champions, having won their 11th titlethe previous season.

The Maltese Premier League consisted of three rounds, for a total of 33 matches per team, with the first two rounds played between 21 August 2015 and 14 February 2016, and the third and final round played from 20 February to 30 April 2016.[1]After the end of the second round, the points earned were halved.

Format

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The format for the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League was the same asthe previous season.First all teams meet twice in around-robin formatfor a total of 22 matches. After the two first rounds all teams advanced to a second phase where half of the points from the first two rounds were carried over and teams played each other once.[2]These rules were changed before the previous season after a decision not to split the teams for a championship round and relegation round.[3]

Venues

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 Ta' Qali Ta' Qali Paola Hamrun
Ta' Qali National Stadium Centenary Stadium Tony Bezzina Stadium Victor Tedesco Stadium
Capacity:16,997 Capacity:3,000 Capacity:2,968 Capacity:1,962

Teams and stadiums

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Location of teams in2015–16 Maltese Premier League

Pietà HotspursandŻebbuġ Rangerswere relegated after they finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively, the previous season.Pembroke Athleta,the2014–15 First Divisionchampion, made their debut in the Premier League. Runner-upSt. Andrewsreturned to the highest level for the first time since the1993–94 season.

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
Hibernians Paola Hibernians Ground 8,000
Mosta Mosta Charles Abela Memorial Stadium 600
Naxxar Lions Naxxar Centenary Stadium 2,000
Pembroke Athleta Pembroke Sirens Stadium 1,500
Qormi Qormi Qormi Ground 1,000
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

First round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Valletta 22 17 2 3 49 21 +28 53
2 Hibernians 22 15 5 2 53 25 +28 50
3 Balzan 22 14 3 5 42 21 +21 45
4 Birkirkara 22 12 6 4 41 20 +21 42
5 Floriana 22 12 3 7 36 25 +11 39
6 Tarxien Rainbows 22 10 7 5 37 17 +20 37
7 Mosta 22 8 6 8 29 33 −4 30
8 Pembroke Athleta 22 7 4 11 33 39 −6 25
9 Sliema Wanderers 22 7 3 12 31 36 −5 24
10 Naxxar Lions 22 4 2 16 22 54 −32 14
11 Qormi 22 2 3 17 19 49 −30 9
12 St. Andrews 22 1 2 19 14 66 −52 5
Source:MFA,Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results (matches 1–22)

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Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PEM QOR SLI StA TAR VAL
Balzan — 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 5–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–0 1–2
Birkirkara 4–1 — 0–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–2
Floriana 2–0 0–0 — 2–4 1–2 2–1 4–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 0–3 1–2
Hibernians 3–2 1–1 2–1 — 1–4 4–1 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0
Mosta 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–4 — 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–2
Naxxar Lions 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–7 0–1 — 1–5 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–5 1–2
Pembroke Athleta 0–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 — 0–0 0–2 4–3 1–2 2–3
Qormi 0–5 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–5 1–2 — 3–6 3–0 1–4 0–2
Sliema Wanderers 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 6–1 0–2 2–4
St. Andrews 0–2 1–3 0–5 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–1 — 1–1 0–3
Tarxien Rainbows 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–0 — 1–3
Valletta 0–1 4–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 —
Source:Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

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All teams advanced to the second round. Teams kept their records from the first round, but their points from the first round were halved and rounded. Teams played each other once.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valletta(C) 33 25 4 4 69 27 +42 53 Qualification for the2016–17 UEFA Champions League
2 Hibernians 33 22 8 3 85 33 +52 49 Qualification for the2016–17 UEFA Europa League
3 Birkirkara 33 20 8 5 64 29 +35 47
4 Balzan 33 20 6 7 69 33 +36 44
5 Floriana 33 18 4 11 60 42 +18 39
6 Tarxien Rainbows 33 15 8 10 59 31 +28 35
7 Sliema Wanderers[a] 33 12 6 15 49 51 −2 30
8 Pembroke Athleta 33 10 6 17 48 61 −13 24
9 Mosta 33 10 7 16 42 60 −18 22
10 St. Andrews(O) 33 4 3 26 32 90 −58 13 Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs
11 Naxxar Lions(R) 33 5 4 24 29 95 −66 12 Relegation to the2016–17 Maltese First Division
12 Qormi(R) 33 3 4 26 26 80 −54 9
Source:MFA,Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C)Champions;(O)Play-off winners;(R)Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Sliema Wandererswould have qualified for the2016–17 UEFA Europa Leagueby winning the2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy,but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[4]

Results (matches 23–33)

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Home \ Away BAL BIR FLO HIB MOS NXX PEM QOR SLI StA TAR VAL
Balzan — 1–1 — — — 8–0 2–1 — — 1–0 2–2 1–2
Birkirkara — — 0–1 2–1 6–3 — — 2–0 2–1 — — —
Floriana 0–2 — — — — 4–0 2–3 — — 3–1 2–3 2–0
Hibernians 3–1 — 3–1 — 3–0 — — 6–0 1–1 — — —
Mosta 0–3 — 2–4 — — — 3–5 — — 1–1 — 1–2
Naxxar Lions — 0–4 — 0–8 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 — — 0–3 —
Pembroke Athleta — 0–1 — 1–1 — — — 3–1 0–2 — 0–4 —
Qormi 0–3 — 1–3 — 0–1 — — — 1–0 2–4 — 0–2
Sliema Wanderers 3–3 — 2–2 — 1–0 4–2 — — — 3–1 — 0–3
St. Andrews — 1–3 — 1–4 — 3–1 3–1 — — — 2–3 —
Tarxien Rainbows — 1–2 — 0–1 0–1 — — 6–1 0–1 — — —
Valletta — 0–0 — 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 — — 2–1 2–0 —
Source:Malta Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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A play-off match took place betweenSt. Andrews,the tenth-placed team from the Premier League andSenglea Athletic,the third-placed team from theFirst Divisionfor a place in the2016–17 Maltese Premier League.

St. Andrews2–1Senglea Athletic
Pena Beltre52'
Nwoko86'		 Report Dalli20' (pen.)
Referee: Malcolm Spiteri

Top goalscorers

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As of 12 April 2016
Rank Player Team Goals
1 MaltaLydon Micallef Balzan 17
2 MaltaAlfred Effiong Balzan 16
3 ItalyMario Fontanella Floriana 15
4 BrazilGilmar Da Silva Ribeiro Hibernians 14
ArgentinaFederico Falcone Valletta
5 MaltaMichael Mifsud Valletta 12
TunisiaAbdelkarim Nafti Valletta
BrazilJorge Da Silva Pereira Hibernians

Source:MFAArchived24 March 2021 at theWayback Machine

References

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  1. ^ab"MFA Match calendar for 2015/16 season".mfa.mt.Malta Football Association.15 June 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2017.Retrieved18 July2015.
  2. ^ab"Premier League: season rules".scoresway.Scoresway.Retrieved18 July2015.
  3. ^"BOV Premier League kicks-off on Saturday".maltafootball.Retrieved14 December2014.
  4. ^"Old meets new in KO duel".Times of Malta. 14 May 2016.
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