2007–08 Maltese Second Division
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | San Gwann |
| Promoted |
San Gwann Rabat Ajax |
| Relegated |
Zurrieq Sirens |
| Goals scored | 353 |
| Average goals/game | 2.67 |
| Top goalscorer | Kurt Coleiro (17) |
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← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The Maltese Second Division 2007–08 (known as BOV Second Division 2007-08 due to sponsorship reasons) started on 21 September 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008. San Gwann and Naxxar Lions were relegated from Maltese First Division 2006-07.The promoted teams from Maltese Third Division 2006-07 were Mgarr United, Sirens and Zurrieq.The league was won by San Gwann.They finished on 47 points,level with Balzan Youths and Rabat Ajax.They were declared champions for their superior goal difference.Balzan Youths and Rabat Ajax had to play a promotion play-off for the team to get promoted.The play-off was won 3-0 by Rabat Ajax.At the other end Sirens and Zurrieq were relegated while Mgarr United had to play the relegation-playoffs with4 teams from the Third Division. Zurrieq were relegated because they had a 5-point deduction by the Malta Football Association. They had three points deducted after failing to present the signed balance sheet.Zurrieq had another two points deducted after being found guilty of casing the incidents which led the BOV Second Division match against Luxol on April 27 to be abandoned.Referee Chris Francalanza abandoned the match on 69 minutes after he was hit by a Zurrieq player.If they were deducted no points it would have been Mgarr United relegated.Mgarr managed to win the relegation-playoffs and secure their Second Division status for the very first time.
Participating teams
The Maltese Second Division 2007–08 was made up of these teams:
- Balzan Youths
- Birzebbuga St.Peters
- Lija Athletic
- Melita
- Mgarr United
- Naxxar Lions
- Rabat Ajax
- San Gwann
- Sirens
- St.Andrews
- Santa Venera Lightning
- Zurrieq
Changes from previous season
- Dingli Swallows and Mellieha were promoted to the First Division.They were replaced with San Gwann and Naxxar Lions,both relegated from Maltese First Division 2006-07
- Gozo FC, Gudja United and Zebbug Rangers were relegated to the Third Division.They were replaced with Mgarr United, Sirens and Zurrieq, all promoted fromk Maltese Third Division 2006-07
2007-08 standings
As of 18 May 2008
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Gwann (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 47 |
| 2 | Balzan Youths | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 47 |
| 3 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 47 |
| 4 | Melita | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 42 |
| 5 | Birzebbuga St.Peters | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | Lija Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 28 |
| 7 | Santa Venera Lightning | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 28 |
| 8 | St. Andrews | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 26 |
| 9 | Naxxar Lions | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 23 |
| 10 | Mgarr United (RP) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 21 |
| 11 | Zurrieq (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 17[1] |
| 12 | Sirens (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 6 |
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
| Champions and promotion to Maltese First Division 2008-09 | |
| Promotion playoff.Winner promoted | |
| Relegation-Promotion playoffs | |
| Relegation to Maltese Third Division 2008-09 |
Promotion Play-Off
- Promotion Play off
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Rabat | 3-0 | Balzan |
Relegation-Promotion Play-Off
- Participating
| Club |
Position |
|---|---|
| Attard | 2nd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Gharghur | 3rd in 3rd Division Section B |
| Gzira United | 2nd in 3rd Division Section B |
| Mgarr United | 10th in Maltese Second Division 2007–08 |
| Xghajra Tornadoes | 3rd in 3rd Division Section A |
- Quarter Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Xghajra | 1-0 | Gharghur |
- Gharghur remain in Maltese Third Division
- Semi Finals
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mgarr | 1-0(aet) | Xghajra |
| Attard | 4-3(pens.) | Gzira |
- Xghajra and Gzira remain in Maltese Third Division
- Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mgarr | 1-0 | Attard |
- Mgarr remain in Maltese Second Division
- Attard remain in Maltese Third Division
Top scorers
| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Kurt Coleiro |
Balzan | |
| Ronnie Celeste |
Birzebbuga | |
| Johann Zammit |
Birzebbuga | |
| Godfrey Chetcuti |
Zurrieq | |
| Matthew Borg II |
Melita | |
| Chris Abela |
Mgarr | |
| Adam Smeir |
Rabat |
2007/2008 Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
| Balzan | Birzebbuga | Lija | Melita | Mgarr | Naxxar | Rabat | S.Gwann | Sirens | St.Andrews | S.Venera | Zurrieq | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan | 2-1 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 0-3 | |
| Birzebbuga | 0-4 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | |
| Lija | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | |
| Melita | 3-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 0-1 | |
| Mgarr | 1-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | |
| Naxxar | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | |
| Rabat | 0-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| S.Gwann | 1-0 | 3-4 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Sirens | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | |
| St.Andrews | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-1[2] | |
| S.Venera | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| Zurrieq | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Notes
- ↑ Zurrieq were docked 5 points.They had three points deducted after failing to present the signed balance sheet.Zurrieq had another two points deducted after being found guilty of casing the incidents which led the BOV Second Division match against Luxol on April 27th to be abandoned.Referee Chris Francalanza abandoned the match on 69 minutes after he was hit by a Zurrieq player.
- ↑ Match abandoned on 69 minutes
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