2009–10 Maltese First Division
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Marsaxlokk |
| Promoted |
Marsaxlokk Vittoriosa Stars |
| Relegated |
St. Patrick San Gwann |
| Goals scored | 276 |
| Average goals/game | 3.06 |
| Top goalscorer | Simon Shead |
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← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The Maltese First Division 2009–10 season will start in October 2009 and end in May 2010. Vittoriosa Stars (2008–09 Maltese First Division Runners up) and Marsaxlokk (2008–09 Maltese Premier League 4th place) were both found guilty of corruption and demoted into the First Division. Balzan Youths and Melita were promoted from 2008–09 Maltese Second Division.
Participating teams
These teams will contest the 2009–10 season:
- Balzan Youths
- Marsaxlokk
- Melita
- Mosta
- Mqabba
- Pieta Hotspurs
- San Gwann
- St. George's
- St. Patrick
- Vittoriosa Stars
Changes from previous season
- Dingli Swallows and Vittoriosa Stars were promoted to the Premier League and were initially replaced with Hamrun Spartans and Msida St Joseph, both relegated from 2008–09 Maltese Premier League.
However, Vittoriosa Stars and Marsaxlokk (who finished 4th place on the Premier Division) were both found guilty of corruption and demoted from the Premier Division into the First Division. Msida SJ and Hamrun Spartans were therefore reinstated in the Maltese Premier League.
- Rabat Ajax and Senglea Athletic were relegated to the 2009–10 Maltese Second Division.They were replaced with Balzan Youths and Melita.
League table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsaxlokk (C) | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 41 |
| 2 | Vittoriosa Stars (P) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 36 |
| 3 | Balzan Youths | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 31 |
| 4 | St. George's | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 29 |
| 5 | Mosta | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 27 |
| 6 | Mqabba | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Melita | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Pieta Hotspurs | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| 9 | St. Patrick (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 17 |
| 10 | San Gwann (R) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 11 |
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; (P) = Promoted; (R) = Relegated; (RP) = Relegation playoffs
| Champions and promotion to 2010–11 Maltese Premier League | |
| Runners-up and promotion to 2010–11 Maltese Premier League | |
| Relegation to 2010–11 Maltese Second Division |
Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
| Balzan | Marsaxlokk | Melita | Mosta | Mqabba | Pieta | San Gwann | St. George's | St. Patrick | Vittoriosa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | |
| Marsaxlokk | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| Melita | 3-0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-4 | |
| Mosta | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | |
| Mqabba | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 0-1 | |
| Pieta Hotspurs | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | |
| San Gwann | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |
| St. George's | 0-2 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 6-1 | 2-1 | |
| St. Patrick | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0-1 | |
| Vittoriosa | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 4-0 |
Top scorers
| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Simon Shead |
Balzan Youths | |
 Malcolm Licari |
Marsaxlokk | |
 Leontin Chitescu |
Vittoriosa | |
| John Paul Muscat |
Mqabba | |
| Glenn Bonello |
St.Georges |
External links
- 2009-10 Maltese First Division Results
- 2009-10 Maltese First Division Final Table
- 2009-10 Maltese First Division Top Scores
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