The 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the
BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-level league football in Malta. It is the fifth season that the competition has been running in its present form.
Teams
The league consisted of sixteen teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from the
2023-24 Maltese National Amateur League, and four teams relegated from the
2023-24 Maltese Premier League.
Team changes
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2023–24 season:
To Maltese Challenge League
Promoted from
Maltese National Amateur League
The Maltese National Amateur League I (referred to as the IZIBet Amateur League for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division in Football in Malta, Maltese football, replacing the Maltese Second Division and Maltese Third Division durin ...
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Mgarr United
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Mtarfa
Mtarfa () is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council.
History
A number of historic silos were disc ...
Relegated from the
Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League, known as 360Sports Malta Premier for sponsorship reasons with 360Sports (colloquialism, colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Foot ...
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Gudja United
Gudja United Football Club is a Malta, Maltese professional football (soccer), football club from the south-eastern village of Gudja, that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.
Gudja United plays in blue and white striped jerseys. Their ...
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Santa Lucia
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Sirens
Siren or sirens may refer to:
Common meanings
* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their deaths.
Places
* Si ...
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Valletta
Valletta ( ; , ) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 Local councils of Malta, council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As Malta’s capital ...
From
Maltese Challenge League
The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the Bank of Valletta, BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Football in Malta, Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was th ...
Promoted to the
Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League, known as 360Sports Malta Premier for sponsorship reasons with 360Sports (colloquialism, colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Foot ...
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Melita
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Żabbar St. Patrick
Relegated to
Maltese National Amateur League
The Maltese National Amateur League I (referred to as the IZIBet Amateur League for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division in Football in Malta, Maltese football, replacing the Maltese Second Division and Maltese Third Division durin ...
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Attard
Attard () is a town in the Northern Region of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija, it forms part of the " Three Villages" () and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. It has a population of 12,268 as of 2021. Attard's traditional ...
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Luqa St. Andrew's
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Msida Saint-Joseph
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Żejtun Corinthians
Kits
Managerial changes
Venues
Regular season
During the regular season, each team plays each other once (either at home or at away). The top eight teams qualify for the
Top eight, while the bottom eight teams qualify for the
Play-Out.
League table
Results
Second phase
Top eight
The top eight teams from the regular season face each other once more (either at home or away), with the top two teams earning promotion to the 2025–26 Maltese Premier League. Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.
League table
Play-Out
The bottom eight teams from the regular season face each other for the second time (either at home or away), with the bottom two teams being relegated to the 2025–26 Maltese National Amateur League. Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.
League table
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 5
** Dylan Agius (Marsa)
* Most red cards: 1
** Julian Camilleri (Lija Athletic)
** Andy Gilson (Mtarfa)
** Ayrton Senna Azzopardi (Mtarfa)
** Zean Leornardi (Pieta' Hotspurs)
** Dylan Mangion (Santa Lucia)
** Jean Carlos Cloth Goncalves (Santa Lucia)
** Andrea Cassar (Sirens)
** Sammy Elfarsi (Sirens)
** Elizeu Espirito Santo Da Conceicao (St. Andrews)
** Andre Spiteri (Tarxien Rainbows)
Club
* Most yellow cards: 24
** Santa Lucia
* Most red cards: 3
**Mtarfa
Mtarfa () is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council.
History
A number of historic silos were disc ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maltese Challenge League, 2024-25
2024–25 in European second-tier association football leagues
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