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1999–2000 Maltese Premier League
The 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 85th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Birkirkara F.C. won the championship. Teams The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season: * Gozo * Żurrieq From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: * St. Patrick * Ħamrun Spartans First phase League table Results 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: Birkirkara 24 points, Valletta 20, Floriana 17, Sliema Wanderers 17, Pietà Hotspurs 13 and Hibernians 11. Play-ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with Bank of Valletta (colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Football Association, the Premier League is contested by 16 teams and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Challenge League. As of June 2022, the Premier League ranks 46th out of 55 members in the UEFA coefficient. The league was first competed in 1909 as the First Division, before switching to its current name in 1980; the First Division in turn replaced the Second Division. Sliema Wanderers and Floriana have won the title a record 26 times. The current champions are Hibernians who won their 13th title in the 2021–22 season. Format * 5 clubs: 1909–1912 * 8 clubs: 1912–1913 * 7 clubs: 1913–1914 * 6 clubs: 1914–1917 * 8 clubs: 1917–1918 * 5 clubs: 1918–1919 * 6 clubs: 1919–1920 * 9 clubs: 1920–1921 * 7 club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernians F
Hibernian may refer to: * Of Hibernia, Latin name for Ireland; hence ** Irish (other) Hibernian, Hibernians or The Hibernian may refer to: Sports clubs * Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1875 * Hibernian W.F.C., a Scottish women's football club, founded 1999, affiliated with Hibernian F.C. * Hibernians F.C., a Maltese football club, founded 1922 * Cambuslang Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1884–1908 * Cork Hibernians F.C., an Irish soccer club, active 1957–1977 * Dundee Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1909 (renamed Dundee United in 1923) * Duntocher Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1894–1980 * Maryhill Hibernians F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1923–1967 (renamed Maryhill Harp in 1939) * Navan Hibernians GAC, an Irish hurling club active in 1902 * Philadelphia Hibernian, an American soccer club, active 1909–1921 * Seattle Hibernian, an American soccer club, successively named Seattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufin Oba
Rufin Oba (born 20 February 1976 in the Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese retired footballer who last played for Birkirkara of the Maltese Premier League in 2003. Malta Spending three years with Floriana of the Maltese Premier League, Oba was the leading goal-scorer in the 2000–01 Maltese Premier League season with 12 goals. He agreed to join rivals Birkirkara in 2003 and was unveiled late January that year despite being contacted by Floriana. However, Sliema Wanderers impugned the Congolese attacker's transfer to Birkirkara, saying that it violated regulations. By June, he had prematurely ended his three-year contract with the club, with Moroccan mentor Karim Bencherifa planning to take him to Brunei in 2004. International In January 1995, Oba scored a goal in a 1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Galea
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Michael Galea may refer to: * Michael Galea (footballer) * Michael Galea (politician) Michael Galea (born 1 February 1979 in Malta) is a retired Maltese footballer who started playing for Maltese First Division side Melita and enjoyed most of his career with Birkirkara where he played as a striker. Playing career Michael starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenad Veselji
Nenad Veselji (born 3 February 1971) is a retired Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (football), striker. Born in the SFR Yugoslavia, he represented Malta national football team, Malta internationally. Playing career Nenad started his career while still in Yugoslavia playing for OFK Beograd. In 1994, he came to Malta and started playing for Floriana FC where he played for three seasons. In 1997, he moved to Valletta FC. He spent his best years of his career playing for Valletta, where he stayed until January 2001, when he moved for a short spell with Birkirkara FC. In 2001, he moved to Sliema Wanderers where he played until January 2004, before rejoining Valletta FC and after half a season, he ended his playing career. Having represented the best Maltese clubs in the period, Nenad played an impressive 177 matches in the Maltese Premier League, having scored 60 goals in ten seasons he played. International career Nenad has also represented the Malta nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Giglio
Stefan Giglio (born 26 February 1979 in Valletta, Malta) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Maltese First Division side Żurrieq, where he plays as a midfielder. Giglio has been called to play for the Malta national football team The Malta national football team ( mt, Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta. The first official game playe ... during some time or another, and also had spells in Bulgarian top flight. His preferred squad number is 26, his birthday. Playing career Valletta International goals :''Scores and results list. Malta's goal tally first.'' External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giglio, Stefan 1979 births Living people Maltese footballers Malta international footballers Maltese expatriate footballers Valletta F.C. players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players Sliema Wanderers F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Agius
Gilbert Agius (born 21 February 1974) is a former professional Maltese footballer, currently head coach of Malta national under-21 football team. Playing career Agius was the captain of his hometown club side Valletta F.C. and is one of the most well known and highly respected figures in Maltese football history. He is hailed as a hero by the Valletta F.C. fans, due to his loyalty to his hometown club, where he played since 1990, bar a short spell during the first half of the 2001–02 season which he spent on loan to then-Serie C1 club Pisa. His number 7 shirt is retired in respect of his loyalty and great service to the club. He is the most capped player and the all time goal scorer at Valletta F.C. Agius is also the player who won the most honours in Valletta F.C. history. He also holds the record of top Maltese scorer in European games with 10 goals. Gilbert Agius has received three Malta Football Association Player of the Year awards. The first was won in 1996–97, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mifsud, Michael (cropped)
Michael Mifsud (born 17 April 1981) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League side Mosta. He scored 42 goals in 143 games for the Malta national team between 2000 and 2020, and also captained the side. He was voted Maltese Sportsperson of the Year in 2001 and 2003. Playing career Sliema Wanderers Born in Pietà, Mifsud is a youth product of Sliema Wanderers. He made his debut during the 1997–98 season. In his first season, Mifsud made six appearances and scored once, helping Sliema Wanderers to a third-place finish in the Maltese Premier League. The 1998–99 season saw Mifsud make the breakthrough and become a first-team regular. He was quickly becoming one of the hottest properties in Maltese football. He made 23 appearances and scored eight goals, as Sliema Wanderers again recorded a third-place finish in the Maltese Premier League. Mifsud's form the previous season led to a trial with English giants Manchester United in July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000–01 Maltese First Division
The 2000–01 Maltese First Division (known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 9 September 2000 and finished on 29 April 2001. Gozo and Żurrieq were the relegated teams from the 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League. Marsaxlokk and Qormi were the promoted teams from the Maltese Second Division. Marsa finished as champions, by just one point, and were promoted to the 2001–02 Maltese Premier League alongside Lija Athletic, who finished runners-up. Tarxien Rainbows and Żurrieq were relegated to the 2001–02 Maltese Second Division. This was the second straight relegation for Żurrieq, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. Marsa suffered their only defeat at the hands of Żurrieq. Participating teams The Maltese First Division 2000–01 was made up of these teams: * Gozo * Lija Athletic * Marsa * Marsaxlokk * Mosta * Qormi * St. Andrews * St. Patrick * Tarxien Rainbows * Żurrieq Changes from previous season * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promotion And Relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. In a system of promotion and relegation, the best-ranked team(s) in the lower division are ''promoted'' to the higher division for the next season, and the worst-ranked team(s) in the higher division are ''relegated'' to the lower division for the next season. In some leagues, playoffs or qualifying rounds are also used to determine rankings. This process can continue through several levels of divisions, with teams being exchanged between adjacent divisions. During the season, teams that are high enough in the league table that they would qualify for promotion are sometimes said to be in the ''promotion zone'', and those at the bottom are in the ''relegation zone'' or Reg zone (colloquially the ''drop zone'' or ''facing the drop''). An a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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