The 2011–12

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was the 74th season since its establishment. In a change from last season, this year's competition will include all teams from Malta and Gozo. The competition began on 8 September 2011 and will ended 27 May 2012 with the Final in

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. The defending champions are

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, having won their 19th Maltese Cup last season and first since 1994. The winner will qualify to the first qualifying round of the

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were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Hibernians.

Calendar

Matches began on 8 September 2011 and concluded with the final on 27 May 2012.Results and Fixtures
at maltafootball.com

First round

Entering this round were 12 clubs from the

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, 6 clubs from the

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and 4 clubs from the

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. These matches took place between 8 and 11 September 2011. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 8 September 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 10 September 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 11 September 2011

Second round

Entering this round were the 11 winners from the First Round along with the 12

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clubs, the 14

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clubs, 2 clubs from the

and 1 club from the

. These matches took place between 12 and 20 November 2011. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 12 November 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 13 November 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 19 November 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 20 November 2011

Third round

Entering this round were the 20 winners from the Second Round and the 12 clubs from the

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. These matches took place between 16 and 18 December 2011. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 16 December 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 17 December 2011 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 18 December 2011

Fourth round

Entering this round were the 16 winners from the Third Round. These matches took place between 21 and 22 January 2012. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 21 January 2012 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 22 January 2012

Quarter-finals

Entering this round were the eight winners from the Fourth Round.

Semi-finals

Entering this round were the four winners from the Quarterfinals.

Final

The final was played on 27 May 2012. Qormi and Hibernians never meet in the final. For Qormi this was their first-ever Maltese FA Trophy final in history, while for Hibernians this was the nineteen final, and they won it eight times. The last time

Qormi Qormi (, , ), also known by its title Città Pinto, is a city in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta, southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It has a population of 16,324 (as of March 2018), making it Malta's fifth-la ...

and Hibernians met together in

was during the 2009-10 Quarter-finals when

beat Hibernians 4–3 on penalties when the match ends 1–1 draw.

References

External links

Official site
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