1976–77 Maltese Premier League

Maltese First Division

Season	1976–77
Champions	Floriana F.C. (24th title)
Relegated	Zebbug Rangers Senglea Athletics F.C.
European Cup	Floriana F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Valletta F.C.
UEFA Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played	92
Goals scored	290 (3.15 per match)
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Maltese First Division was the 62nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Floriana F.C. (C)	18	15	3	0	53	12	+41	33	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	18	10	7	1	34	14	+20	27	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Valletta F.C.	18	10	5	3	43	19	+24	25	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
4	Hibernians F.C.	18	9	5	4	34	28	+6	23
5	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	18	6	3	9	24	20	+4	15
6	Vittoriosa Stars F.C.	18	5	4	9	19	35	−16	14
7	St. George's F.C.	18	4	6	8	20	42	−22	14
8	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.	18	4	5	9	23	36	−13	13
9	Zebbug Rangers (R)	18	5	3	10	20	27	−7	13	Relegation
10	Senglea Athletics F.C. (R)	18	0	3	15	14	51	−37	3

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Valletta qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Relegation tie-breaker

With both Msida Saint-Joseph and Zebbug Rangers level on 13 points, a play-off match was conducted to Relegation

Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. v Zebbug Rangers

	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.	1–1	Zebbug Rangers	Gżira
				Stadium: Empire Stadium

Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. v Zebbug Rangers

Replay	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Zebbug Rangers	Gżira
				Stadium: Empire Stadium

Results

Home \ Away	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	MSD	SNA	SLM	STG	VLT	VTS	ZEB
Floriana	—	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–0
Hibernians	0–5	—	2–1	4–2	3–3	2–2	1–0	1–1	4–1	2–1
Ħamrun Spartans	1–2	1–2	—	0–1	3–1	0–1	4–0	0–1	1–1	1–0
Msida Saint-Joseph	0–5	3–0	2–2	—	3–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–1	3–4
Senglea Athletics	1–8	0–4	1–2	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–2
Sliema Wanderers	0–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	4–0	—	1–1	2–2	3–1	4–2
St. George's	1–7	1–3	1–5	0–0	1–1	0–3	—	0–4	3–1	2–1
Valletta	1–1	0–2	2–1	4–1	4–0	0–0	7–2	—	4–0	0–1
Vittoriosa Stars	1–2	3–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–3	1–1	3–3	—	1–0
Żebbuġ Rangers	0–3	0–0	0–1	0–0	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–4	4–1	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)