The 2005–06 Maltese First Division (known as 2005–06 BOV First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 10 September 2005 and finished on 14 May 2006.
Lija Athletic
Lija ( mt, Ħal Lija) is a small village in the Central Region, Malta, Central Region of Malta. It forms part of the Three villages of Malta, along with Attard and Balzan. Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels. The pari ...
and
St. Patrick
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were the teams which were relegated from the
2004–05 Maltese Premier League
The 2003–04 Maltese Premier League was the 25th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 90th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 7 September 2004 and finished on 8 May 2005. Sliema Wanderers successfully defended la ...
.
Tarxien Rainbows and
St.Andrews were the promoted teams.
St. Georges were the champions and
Marsa were the runners-up. Both were promoted to the
Premier League
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.
Lija Athletic
Lija ( mt, Ħal Lija) is a small village in the Central Region, Malta, Central Region of Malta. It forms part of the Three villages of Malta, along with Attard and Balzan. Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels. The pari ...
and
St. Andrews
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...
were relegated. This was two straight relegations for Lija while St. Andrews were sent back down having just been promoted.
Teams
The Maltese First Division 2005–06 was made up of these teams:
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Lija Athletic
Lija ( mt, Ħal Lija) is a small village in the Central Region, Malta, Central Region of Malta. It forms part of the Three villages of Malta, along with Attard and Balzan. Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels. The pari ...
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Marsa
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Mqabba
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Naxxar Lions
Naxxar Lions Football Club is a football club from the town of Naxxar in northern Malta
Their historical and arch-rivals are Mosta FC. A match between Naxxar Lions and Mosta FC, is known as the derby of the north, but because there are other ...
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San Ġwann
San Ġwann is a town in the Central Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Previous to its separate administration the town used to form part of two separate localities being Birkirkara and St. Julian's.
Places and monuments ...
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Senglea Athletic
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St. Andrew's
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St. George's
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Żabbar St. Patrick
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Tarxien Rainbows
Changes from previous season
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Ħamrun Spartans and
Mosta were promoted from the
First Division to the
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
. They were replaced by
Lija Athletic
Lija ( mt, Ħal Lija) is a small village in the Central Region, Malta, Central Region of Malta. It forms part of the Three villages of Malta, along with Attard and Balzan. Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small chapels. The pari ...
and
St. Patrick
ST, St, or St. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Stanza, in poetry
* Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band
* Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise
* Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...
, both relegated from the
2004–05 Maltese Premier League
The 2003–04 Maltese Premier League was the 25th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 90th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 7 September 2004 and finished on 8 May 2005. Sliema Wanderers successfully defended la ...
.
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Balzan Youths
Balzan Football Club is a Maltese football club from the village of Balzan, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. The Club was founded in 1937 and has played top-level football since 2010.
The club has been one of the top teams i ...
and
Gozo
Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After t ...
were relegated to the
2005–06 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced by
Tarxien Rainbows and
St. Andrews
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...
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League table
Results
Top scorers
References
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Maltese First Division seasons
Malta
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