2006–07 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League
Season2006–07
Dates19 August 2006 – 13 May 2007
ChampionsMarsaxlokk
(1st title)
RelegatedSt. George's
Marsa
Champions LeagueMarsaxlokk
UEFA CupSliema Wanderers
Hibernians
UEFA Intertoto CupBirkirkara
Matches played132
Goals scored425 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Bogdanović (31 goals)

The 2006–07 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 92nd season of top-level league football in Malta. Marsaxlokk won the title while St. George's and Marsa were relegated to the Maltese First Division.

Teams

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Locations of the 2006–07 Maltese Premier League teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:

First round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Marsaxlokk 18 14 3 1 45 15 +30 45 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Sliema Wanderers 18 10 4 4 33 21 +12 34
3 Valletta 18 10 3 5 41 18 +23 33
4 Msida Saint-Joseph 18 9 6 3 32 17 +15 33
5 Birkirkara 18 9 3 6 32 27 +5 30
6 Hibernians 18 8 1 9 31 33 −2 25
7 Floriana 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24 Qualification for the Play-out
8 St. George's 18 2 6 10 11 33 −22 12
9 Pietà Hotspurs 18 2 5 11 16 47 −31 11
10 Marsa 18 0 3 15 12 50 −38 3
Source: RSSSF

Results

Home \ Away BKR FRN HIB MRS MXK MSJ PTA SLM STG VLT
Birkirkara — 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–3 4–0 1–3
Floriana 1–1 — 4–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
Hibernians 3–2 1–2 — 4–0 2–2 0–4 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1
Marsa 1–2 0–2 1–3 — 1–5 0–1 3–5 1–2 1–2 0–3
Marsaxlokk 2–2 4–2 2–1 4–0 — 3–0 5–0 3–2 1–1 1–0
Msida Saint-Joseph 5–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2
Pietà Hotspurs 1–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 — 2–2 0–0 0–5
Sliema Wanderers 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–0 4–1 — 1–0 1–0
St. George's 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–5 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 — 0–2
Valletta 1–0 2–2 1–2 6–1 1–3 1–1 6–0 1–0 4–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

Top Six

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Marsaxlokk 23 points, Sliema Wanderers 17, Valletta 17, Msida Saint-Joseph 17, Birkirkara 15 and Hibernians 13.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MXK SLM BKR VLT HIB MSJ
1 Marsaxlokk (C) 10 8 0 2 29 13 +16 47 Qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League — 1–4 6–1 0–1 3–1 2–0
2 Sliema Wanderers 10 5 3 2 17 13 +4 35 Qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup 1–4 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2
3 Birkirkara 10 6 1 3 16 17 −1 34 Qualification for the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2–3 2–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–1
4 Valletta 10 3 4 3 14 13 +1 30 1–3 1–1 3–0 — 3–1 1–1
5 Hibernians 10 2 2 6 14 19 −5 21 Qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup[a] 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 — 2–0
6 Msida Saint-Joseph 10 0 2 8 8 23 −15 19 0–4 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Hibernians won the 2006–07 Maltese FA Trophy and thereby qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Play-out

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Floriana 12 points, St. George's 6, Pietà Hotspurs 5, Marsa 2.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation FRN PTA STG MRS
7 Floriana 6 3 1 2 13 10 +3 22 — 1–0 3–2 2–2
8 Pietà Hotspurs 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 18 3–1 — 4–5 2–1
9 St. George's (R) 6 1 1 4 12 19 −7 10 Relegation to the 2007–08 Maltese First Division 2–6 1–2 — 1–1
10 Marsa (R) 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 10 1–0 0–2 3–1 —
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Malta Daniel Bogdanović Marsaxlokk 31
2 Malta Ivan Woods Sliema Wanderers 20
3 Argentina Sebastián Monesterolo Valletta 16
4 Malta Terence Scerri Hibernians 14
5 Nigeria Daniel Nwoke Msida Saint-Joseph 13
Nigeria Ibrahim Babatunde Msida Saint-Joseph
7 Malta Etienne Barbara Birkirkara 11
Malta Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza Birkirkara
Malta André Schembri Marsaxlokk
10 Malta Adrian Mifsud Floriana 9
Malta Kevin Sammut Marsaxlokk
Malta Gilbert Agius Valletta

Hat-tricks

Player[2][3] For Against Result Date
Argentina Sebastián Monesterolo4 Valletta Pietà Hotspurs 5–0 20 August 2006
Malta Daniel Bogdanović Marsaxlokk Floriana 4–2 16 September 2006
Argentina Sebastián Monesterolo Valletta St. George's 4–1 23 September 2006
Malta Trevor Cilia Floriana Marsa 4–1 24 September 2006
Malta Gilbert Agius4 Valletta Pietà Hotspurs 6–0 10 December 2006
Malta Terence Scerri4 Hibernians Marsa 4–0 16 December 2006
Malta Andrew Scerri Marsa Pietà Hotspurs 3–5 21 January 2007
Netherlands Antilles Richmar Siberie4 Valletta Marsa 6–1 3 February 2007
Malta Daniel Bogdanović4 Marsaxlokk Birkirkara 6–1 3 March 2007
Malta Ivan Woods Sliema Wanderers Msida Saint-Joseph 3–2 15 April 2007

Awards

Monthly awards

Month[4] Player of the Month
Player Club
August Argentina Sebastián Monesterolo Valletta
September Nigeria Ibrahim Babatunde Msida Saint-Joseph
October Malta Ivan Woods Sliema Wanderers
November/December Malta Daniel Bogdanović Marsaxlokk
January Brazil Renato Conceição St. George's
February Malta Gilbert Agius Valletta
March Malta Daniel Bogdanović Marsaxlokk
April Malta Roderick Bajada Sliema Wanderers
May Malta Manolito Micallef Floriana

References

  1. ^ "Malta: BOV Premier League 2006/07 Scorers". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ "BOV Premier League Results 2006/07". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ "BOV Premier League Championship Pool Results 2006/07". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Player of the Month". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.