2009–10 Maltese Second Division
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lija Athletic |
| Promoted |
Lija Athletic St. Andrews |
| Relegated |
Santa Venera Lightning Gharghur Gozo FC |
| Goals scored | 396 |
| Average goals/game | 3 |
| Top goalscorer | Wayne Borg St.John (17) |
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← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The Maltese Second Division 2009–10 started in September 2009 and will end in May 2010. Rabat Ajax and Senglea Athletic were relegated from the Maltese First Division 2008-09. Gzira United, Gharghur and Zurrieq were promoted from the Maltese Third Division 2008-09. The Maltese Second Division 2009–10 was won by Lija Athletic. The runners-up were St. Andrews. Gharghur and Gozo FC were relegated. Santa Venra Lightning were also relegated after losing in the relegation playoffs.
Participating teams
These teams will play in Second Division 09-10:
- Birzebbuga St.Peters
- Gharghur
- Gozo FC
- Gzira United
- Lija Athletic
- Mellieha
- Rabat Ajax
- Senglea Athletic
- St.Andrews
- Santa Venera Lightning
- Zebbug Rangers
- Zurrieq
Changes from previous season
- Balzan Youths and Melita were promoted to Maltese First Division 2009-10. They were replaced with Rabat Ajax and Senglea Athletic, both relegated from Maltese First Division 2008-09
- Naxxar Lions, Mgarr United and Marsa were relegated to Maltese Third Division 2009–10. They were replaced with Gzira United, Gharghur and Zurrieq, all promoted from the Maltese Third Division 2008-09.
League table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lija Athletic (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 48 |
| 2 | St.Andrews (P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 46 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 41 |
| 4 | Birzebbuga St.Peters | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 39 |
| 5 | Mellieha | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 33 |
| 6 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 30 |
| 7 | Zebbug Rangers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 |
| 8 | Zurrieq | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 26 |
| 9 | Senglea Athletic | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 25 |
| 10 | St. Venera Lightning (RP) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 21 |
| 11 | Gharghur (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 15 |
| 12 | Gozo FC (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 10 |
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 2010-11 | |
| Runners-up and promotion to Maltese First Division 2010-11 | |
| Relegation playoffs | |
| Relegation to Maltese Third Division 2010–11 |
Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
| Birzebbuga | Gharghur | Gozo | Gzira | Lija | Mellieha | Rabat | Senglea | St. Andrews | S.Venera | Zebbug | Zurrieq | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birzebbuga | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Gharghur | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Gozo | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Gzira | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Lija | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Mellieha | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Rabat | 0–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Senglea | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| St. Andrews | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| St. Venera | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Zebbug | 0–3 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Zurrieq | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
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