The Maltese Third Division 2008–09 (known as the BOV 3rd Division 2008–09 due to sponsorship reasons) is the 9th season of the Maltese Third Division. It started on September 2008 and ended in late May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals. This division is divided into two sections: Section A, with ten teams and Section B, with nine. The winners from both sections will face each other in a play-off where the winner is crowned as champion of this division, but both teams will still be given promotion to the Second Division.
Gharghur were the winners of Section A, while Gzira United were the winners of Section B. Gzira United finished the season as overall champions after they beat Gharghur 3-0.
Zurrieq were also promoted after winning the promotion play-offs, beating Santa Lucia on penalties in the final.Santa Lucia beat Naxxar Lions in the semi-final.
Contents |
Section A |
Section B |
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gharghur (C) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 40 |
| 2 | Mdina Knights | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 32 |
| 3 | Gudja United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +10 | 30 |
| 4 | Ghaxaq | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 |
| 5 | Kalkara | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 24 |
| 6 | Xghajra Tornadoes | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 22 |
| 7 | Sirens | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Fgura United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 18 |
| 9 | Luqa St. Andrew's | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 15 |
| 10 | Qrendi | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 14 |
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gzira United (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +17 | 38 |
| 2 | Zurrieq | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 34 |
| 3 | Santa Lucia | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 27 |
| 4 | Siggiewi | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 25 |
| 5 | Attard | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 18 |
| 6 | Zejtun Corinthians | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 18 |
| 7 | Pembroke Athleta | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 16 |
| 8 | Kirkop United | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 16 |
| 9 | Mtarfa | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 5 |
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner.
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gharghur | 0-3 | Gzira United |
| Club |
Position |
|---|---|
| Gudja United | 3rd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Mdina Knights | 2nd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Naxxar Lions | 10th in Maltese Second Division 2007-08 |
| Santa Lucia | 3rd in 3rd Division Section B |
| Zurrieq | 2nd in 3rd Division Section B |
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gudja United | 0-2 | Santa Lucia |
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mdina Knights | 0-1 | Zurrieq |
| Naxxar Lions | 0-1 | Santa Lucia |
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zurrieq | 2-2(AET) 5-4(pens.) | Santa Lucia |
| Fgura | Gharghur | Ghaxaq | Gudja | Kalkara | Luqa | Mdina | Qrendi | Sirens | Xghajra | |
| Fgura | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0-3 | 0–0 | |
| Gharghur | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3-0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ghaxaq | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4-0 | |
| Gudja | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kalkara | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1-3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Luqa | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0-0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |
| Mdina | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1-1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Qrendi | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Sirens | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Xghajra | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2-2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Attard | Gzira | Kirkop | Mtarfa | Pembroke | Siggiewi | S. Lucia | Zejtun | Zurrieq | |
| Attard | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Gzira | 2–1 | 1-0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kirkop | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2-2 | |
| Mtarfa | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0-3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Pembroke | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1-0 | 1–2 | |
| Siggiewi | 0–0 | 0-3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| St. Lucia | 2-0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Zejtun | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Zurrieq | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
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