The 2005–06 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the

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 Associa ...

, and the 91st season of top-level league football in

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. Birkirkara won the title while

Mosta Mosta ( mt, Il-Mosta) is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour. It features the world's 3rd largest ...

and Ħamrun Spartans were relegated to the

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Teams

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

* Ħamrun Spartans From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: * St. Patrick *

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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 21 points, Sliema Wanderers 20, Hibernians 19, Marsaxlokk 17, Valletta 12 and Msida Saint-Joseph 11.

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

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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 10 points, Ħamrun Spartans 10, Pietà Hotspurs 8, Mosta 4.

Season statistics

Top scorers

References

External links

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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