2005–06 Maltese First Division
The Maltese First Division 2005–06 (known as BOV First Division 2005-06 for sponsorship reasons) started on 10 September 2005 and finished on 14 May 2006. Lija F.C. and St. Patrick F.C. were the teams which were relegated from the Maltese Premier League 2004-05.Tarxien Rainbows and St.Andrews were the promoted teams.St. Georges were the champions and Marsa were the runners-up.Both were promoted to the Premier League.Lija Athletic and St. Andrews were relegated.This was two straight relegations for Lija while St. Andrews were send back down having just been promoted.
Participating teams
The Maltese First Division 2005–06 was made up of these teams:
Changes from previous season
- Hamrun Spartans and Mosta were promoted from the First Division to the Premier Lague.They were replaced by Lija Athletic and St. Patrick,both relegated from the Maltese Premier League 2004-05
- Balzan Youths and Gozo FC were relegated to the Maltese Second Division 2005-06.They were replaced by Tarxien Rainbows and St. Andrews
Final League Table 2005-06
| P | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | St.George's (C) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Marsa | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Mqabba | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Tarxien Rainbows | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 29 |
| 5 | Senglea Athletics | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 27 |
| 6 | St.Patrick | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 26 |
| 7 | San Gwann | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
| 8 | Naxxar Lions | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 20 |
| 9 | Lija Athletic (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 18 |
| 10 | St.Andrews (R) | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 8 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated; RP = Relegation playoffs
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Champions and promotion to Maltese Premier League 2006-07 |
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Runners-up and promotion to Maltese Premier League 2006-07 |
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Relegation to Maltese Second Division 2006-07 |
Top scorers
| Goals |
Player |
Team |
| 15 |
 Chima Dozie |
Naxxar |
| 11 |
 Mark Tanti |
St. Patrick |
| 10 |
Gilbert Martin |
Marsa |
| 9 |
Uchenna Anywanna |
Mqabba |
| 8 |
Karl Sciberras |
San Gwann |
| Anthony Ewurum |
St. Georges |
2005/2006 Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
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Lija |
Marsa |
Mqabba |
Naxxar |
San Gwann |
Senglea |
St. Andrews |
St.Georges |
St.Patrick |
Tarxien |
| Lija |
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0-3 |
1-1 |
0-4 |
0-2 |
2-1 |
4-2 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
1-2 |
| Marsa |
0-0 |
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2-0 |
4-2 |
2-2 |
3-0 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
3-1 |
0-2 |
| Mqabba |
3-1 |
4-0 |
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4-1 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
| Naxxar |
0-1 |
0-4 |
2-5 |
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4-0 |
3-2 |
3-0 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
| San Gwann |
2-0 |
1-3 |
1-1 |
4-1 |
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0-1 |
3-0 |
1-2 |
0-3 |
2-1 |
| Senglea |
0-2 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
2-3 |
2-1 |
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3-1 |
0-2 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| St. Andrews |
3-2 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
0-4 |
0-2 |
0-1 |
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0-3 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| St. George's |
1-2 |
2-2 |
1-1 |
3-1 |
1-0 |
2-2 |
1-0 |
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2-0 |
1-0 |
| St. Patrick |
2-1 |
2-1 |
1-2 |
4-1 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
5-1 |
0-1 |
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2-2 |
| Tarxien |
2-0 |
2-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
3-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
1-1 |
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