Malta 1996/97

Final Table:

 1.Valletta                     27 21  4  2  80-22 67  Champions
 2.Birkirkara                   27 18  6  3  46-21 60
 3.Floriana                     27 16  5  6  56-28 53
 4.Sliema Wanderers             27 14  4  9  58-30 46
 5.Hamrun Spartans              27 12  3 12  46-40 39
 6.Hibernians                   27 10  7 10  39-38 37
 7.Pieta Hotspurs               27 11  3 13  35-41 36
 8.Naxxar Lions                 27  5  7 15  18-45 22
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 9.Rabat Ajax                   27  5  3 19  32-73 18  Relegated
10.Lija Athletic                27  2  0 25  22-94  6  Relegated

[Birkirkara have dropped Luxol from their name]

Round 1 [Aug 24,25,26]
Birkirkara     3-2 Sliema
Naxxar         0-0 Pieta
Hamrun         6-1 Lija
Hibernians     3-2 Rabat
Valletta       1-2 Floriana

Round 2
Valletta       1-1 Sliema
Birkirkara     3-0 Lija
Pieta          3-0 Hamrun
Rabat          2-0 Naxxar
Floriana       1-0 Hibernians

Round 3 [Sep 7,8,9]
Hamrun         1-2 Birkirkara
Naxxar         0-4 Floriana
Valletta       5-2 Lija
Pieta          3-1 Rabat
Hibernians     1-0 Sliema

Round 4 [Sep 27,28,29]
Hamrun         3-1 Rabat
Hibernians     4-0 Lija
Valletta       2-0 Birkirkara
Floriana       1-0 Pieta
Sliema         3-0 Naxxar

Round 8 [Oct 26, moved forward to Oct 2]
Floriana       2-0 Lija
Birkirkara     0-0 Rabat

Round 5 [Oct 4,5,6]
Valletta       3-0 Hamrun
Naxxar         2-0 Lija
Hibernians     1-1 Birkirkara
Floriana       3-0 Rabat
Pieta          1-2 Sliema

Round 8 [Oct 26, moved forward to Oct 10]
Sliema         3-0 Hamrun

Round 6 [Oct 11,12,13]
Valletta       3-0 Hibernians
Pieta          1-2 Lija
Naxxar         0-1 Birkirkara
Sliema         7-0 Rabat
Floriana       2-2 Hamrun

Round 8 [Oct 26, moved forward to Oct 15]
Hibernians     0-0 Naxxar        
Valletta       6-2 Pieta

Round 7 [Oct 18,19,20]
Hamrun         1-1 Hibernians
Rabat          1-4 Lija
Naxxar         1-1 Valletta
Pieta          0-1 Birkirkara
Floriana       0-3 Sliema

Round 9 [Nov 3,9]
Pieta          2-0 Hibernians
Sliema         4-2 Lija
Hamrun         4-0 Naxxar
Rabat          0-2 Valletta
Floriana       1-2 Birkirkara    [Nov 18]

Round 10 [Nov 23,24]
Pieta          1-0 Naxxar        [Nov 16]
Sliema         0-2 Birkirkara   
Rabat          0-6 Hibernians
Lija           0-3 Hamrun
Floriana       0-0 Valletta

Round 11 [Nov 30, Dec 1]
Birkirkara     2-1 Lija
Naxxar         2-2 Rabat
Hamrun         2-1 Pieta
Valletta       3-2 Sliema
Hibernians     0-1 Floriana      [Dec 8]

Round 12 [Dec 7,8]
Rabat          1-2 Pieta
Lija           0-8 Valletta   
Birkirkara     0-0 Hamrun
Floriana       4-1 Naxxar        [Dec 21]
Sliema         3-0 Hibernians    [Dec 22]

Round 13 [Dec 21,22,28,29]
Hamrun         2-1 Rabat  
Valletta       0-1 Birkirkara
Hibernians     3-0 Lija
Pieta          0-5 Floriana
Naxxar         1-1 Sliema

Round 14 [Jan 4,5]
Valletta       4-2 Hamrun        [Dec 29]
Lija           0-2 Naxxar
Sliema         1-3 Pieta       
Birkirkara     1-1 Hibernians
Floriana       1-1 Rabat

Round 15 [Jan 11,12]
Naxxar         1-3 Birkirkara
Rabat          2-0 Sliema
Hibernians     1-4 Valletta
Hamrun         1-3 Floriana
Lija           1-2 Pieta         [Jan 18]

Round 16 [Jan 18,19]
Valletta       5-1 Naxxar 
Hibernians     3-1 Hamrun
Sliema         3-1 Floriana  
Birkirkara     1-0 Pieta         [Jan 25]
Lija           1-5 Rabat         [Jan 25]

Round 17 [Feb 1,2]
Naxxar         0-0 Hibernians    [Jan 26]
Hamrun         2-1 Sliema        [Jan 26]
Lija           0-7 Floriana
Pieta          0-3 Valletta 
Rabat          1-4 Birkirkara

Round 18 [Feb 15,16]
Naxxar         0-1 Hamrun        [Feb 2]
Hibernians     2-0 Pieta
Lija           2-4 Sliema
Valletta       4-1 Rabat
Birkirkara     3-1 Floriana

Round 19 [Feb 22,23]
Birkirkara     1-0 Sliema
Naxxar         1-3 Pieta
Hamrun         4-0 Lija
Valletta       0-0 Floriana
Hibernians     6-3 Rabat         [Mar 1]

Round 20 [Mar 1,2]
Lija           0-2 Birkirkara
Pieta          1-0 Hamrun
Sliema         1-2 Valletta
Rabat          0-1 Naxxar        [Mar 8]
Floriana       0-0 Hibernians    [Mar 9]

Round 21 [Mar 15,16]
Valletta       3-0 Lija          [Mar 8]
Hamrun         0-3 Birkirkara    [Mar 9]
Naxxar         0-1 Floriana
Pieta          0-1 Rabat
Hibernians     0-2 Sliema

Round 22 [Mar 22,23]
Birkirkara     1-3 Valletta      [Mar 16]
Lija           2-3 Hibernians
Floriana       3-1 Pieta
Rabat          0-2 Hamrun
Sliema         0-0 Naxxar

Round 23 [Apr 3,4]
Hamrun         1-2 Valletta
Hibernians     1-1 Birkirkara
Rabat          2-4 Floriana
Naxxar         1-0 Lija
Pieta          1-1 Sliema        [Apr 6]

Round 24 [Apr 6,7]
Valletta       4-0 Hibernians
Birkirkara     4-2 Naxxar
Floriana       1-4 Hamrun
Lija           2-5 Pieta         [Apr 12]
Sliema         3-0 Rabat         [Apr 12]

Round 25 [Apr 13,15,16]
Hamrun         3-0 Hibernians
Naxxar         0-3 Valletta
Floriana       1-3 Sliema
Pieta          0-0 Birkirkara
Rabat          2-1 Lija

Round 26 [Apr 19,20]
Hibernians     2-1 Naxxar        [Apr 16]
Sliema         3-1 Hamrun
Valletta       3-1 Pieta
Lija           1-5 Floriana
Birkirkara     4-1 Rabat

Round 27 [May 3,4,5]
Hamrun         0-1 Naxxar
Pieta          2-1 Hibernians
Sliema         5-0 Lija
Rabat          2-5 Valletta
Floriana       2-0 Birkirkara

Final Table:

 1.Valletta                     27 21  4  2  80-22 67  Champions
 2.Birkirkara                   27 18  6  3  46-21 60
 3.Floriana                     27 16  5  6  56-28 53
 4.Sliema Wanderers             27 14  4  9  58-30 46
 5.Hamrun Spartans              27 12  3 12  46-40 39
 6.Hibernians                   27 10  7 10  39-38 37
 7.Pieta Hotspurs               27 11  3 13  35-41 36
 8.Naxxar Lions                 27  5  7 15  18-45 22
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 9.Rabat Ajax                   27  5  3 19  32-73 18  Relegated
10.Lija Athletic                27  2  0 25  22-94  6  Relegated

[Birkirkara have dropped Luxol from their name]

Promoted: Xghajra Tornadoes and Tarxien Rainbows.


Malta Cup 1996/97 

Round 1
Sta. Lucia      2-3 Pietà H.        [aet]
Mellieha        3-5 Rabat A.        
Birkirkara      0-1 Zurrieq         
Marsa           0-6 Hamrun S.       
Tarxien R.      1-1 Xghajra T.      [aet, 4-5 pen]
St. Patrick     1-1 Mosta           [aet, 3-4 pen]
Naxxar L.       4-1 Dingli S.       
Lija A.         1-3 Ghaxaq          [aet]

Round 2
Hamrun S.       4-1 Rabat A.        
Zurrieq         0-4 Mosta           
Xghajra T.      5-0 Ghaxaq          
Naxxar L.       0-0 Pietà H.        [aet, 4-5 pen]

Quarterfinals
Hibernians      3-1 Xghajra T.      [aet]
Hamrun S.       7-1 Mosta           
Floriana        0-3 Pietà H.        
Valletta        3-0 Sliema W.       

Semifinals
Valletta        1-0 Hamrun S.       [aet]
Hibernians      3-2 Pietà H.        

Final [May 22]
Valletta        2-1 Hibernians      


Malta 1996/97 First Division (2nd Level)

Table:

 1.Xghajra Tornadoes  18 10  5  3 35-23 35  Promoted
 2.Tarxien Rainbows   18  9  7  2 28-13 34  Promoted 
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 3.Saint Patrick      18  8  7  3 32-16 31  
 4.Mosta              18  6  6  6 35-29 24
 5.Zurrieq            18  7  3  8 29-30 24 
 6.Marsa              18  6  5  7 20-24 23
 7.Mellieha           18  7  2  9 26-31 23
 8.Dingli Swallows    18  6  4  8 20-25 22 
------------------------------------------
 9.Santa Lucia        18  4  8  6 22-26 20  Relegated
10.Ghaxaq             18  2  3 13 17-47  9  Relegated

Round 1
07.09.96
Dingli S.   3-0 Zurrieq 
Tarxien R.  1-1 Sta Lucia 
08.09.96
St. Patrick 3-0 Marsa 
Xghajra     1-0 Mosta 
14.09.96
Mellieha    0-1 Ghaxaq

Round 2
14.09.96
Zurrieq     1-0 Tarxien R.
15.09.96
Sta Lucia   0-0 St. Patrick 
Marsa       1-1 Mosta
21.09.96
Ghaxaq      0-2 Dingli S.
Xghajra T.  1-5 Mellieha 

Round 3
22.09.96
Tarxien R.  1-1 St. Patrick 
Mosta       1-1 Sta Lucia 
28.09.96
Zurrieq     4-2 Ghaxaq 
Mellieha    1-0 Marsa 
29.09.96
Dingli S.   0-0 Xghajra 

Round 4
29.09.96
St. Patrick 2-1 Mosta 
05.10.96
Ghaxaq      1-2 Tarxien R. 
Sta Lucia   0-0 Mellieha 
06.10.96
Xghajra     2-0 Zurrieq 
Marsa       1-2 Dingli S. 

Round 5
12.10.96
Tarxien R.  2-0 Mosta 
Mellieha    1-2 St. Patrick 
13.10.96
Ghaxaq      1-1 Xghajra T.  
Dingli S.   1-0 Sta Lucia 
09.11.96
Zurrieq     0-0 Marsa

Round 6
09.11.96
Mellieha    1-1 Mosta
17.11.96
St. Patrick 1-1 Dingli S. 
Tarxien R.  1-0 Xghajra T.
23.11.96
Marsa       2-1 Ghaxaq 
Sta Lucia   1-4 Zurrieq

Rounds 7-14 results missing.

Round 15
Mosta       3-1 Mellieha
Xghajra T.  1-1 Tarxien R.
St. Patrick 1-1 Dingli S.
Marsa       1-1 Ghaxaq
Zurrieq     0-3 Sta Lucia

Round 16
Tarxien R.  3-0 Mellieha
Mosta       4-3 Dingli S.
Xghajra T.  3-0 Marsa
St. Patrick 0-1 Zurrieq
Ghaxaq      1-1 Sta Lucia

Round 17
Mellieha    2-1 Dingli S.
Zurrieq     3-1 Mosta
Sta Lucia   1-2 Xghajra T.
Marsa       1-0 Tarxien R.
St. Patrick 4-0 Ghaxaq

Round 18
Tarxien R.  3-1 Dingli S.
Xghajra T.  2-1 St. Patrick
Zurrieq     2-3 Mellieha
Sta Lucia   0-2 Marsa
Ghaxaq      1-5 Mosta

Table:

 1.Xghajra Tornadoes  18 10  5  3 35-23 35  Promoted
 2.Tarxien Rainbows   18  9  7  2 28-13 34  Promoted 
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 3.Saint Patrick      18  8  7  3 32-16 31  
 4.Mosta              18  6  6  6 35-29 24
 5.Zurrieq            18  7  3  8 29-30 24 
 6.Marsa              18  6  5  7 20-24 23
 7.Mellieha           18  7  2  9 26-31 23
 8.Dingli Swallows    18  6  4  8 20-25 22 
------------------------------------------
 9.Santa Lucia        18  4  8  6 22-26 20  Relegated
10.Ghaxaq             18  2  3 13 17-47  9  Relegated


Malta 1996/97 Second Division (3rd Level)

Section A

Table:

 1.St.George's      12 10  2  0 32- 6  32  Promoted
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 2.Pembroke Athleta 12  7  3  2 28-12  24 
 3.Zebbug Rangers   12  6  3  3 20- 6  21 
 4.Gzira United     12  3  6  3 13-11  15
 5.Gudja United     12  3  4  5 11-20  13  
 6.Vittoriosa Stars 12  2  3  7  7-22   9
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 7.Qrendi           12  0  1 11  6-40   1  Relegated

NB: goal differences not confirmed.

Section B

Table:

 1.Siggiewi        12  9  2  1 24- 5  29  Promoted  
----------------------------------------
 2.Qormi           12  8  1  3 45-15  25
 3.Gozo            12  5  2  5 21-28  17    
 4.Mqabba          12  3  4  5 16-22  13 
 5.San Gwann       12  3  3  6 13-21  12
 6.Marsaxlokk      12  3  3  6 13-28  12
----------------------------------------
 7.Balzan Youths   12  2  3  7 15-28   9  Relegated

NB: goal differences not confirmed.


Malta 1996/97 Third Division (4th Level)

Section A

Latest scores:
Mgarr Utd   6-0 Gharghur
St Venera   2-2 Senglea
Attard     10-0 Ta' Xbiex

Table:

 1.St.Venera Lightnings  12 10  2  0 33- 9  32  Promoted
----------------------------------------------
 2.Attard                13  8  3  2 40-15  27
 3.Senglea Athletics     12  7  3  2 30-10  24
 4.Melita                12  6  1  5 31-19  19
 5.Mgarr United          12  5  1  6 22-20  16
 6.Sirens                12  5  1  6 22-26  16
 7.Gharghur              12  2  1  9 10-40   7
 8.Ta' Xbiex             13  0  0 13 11-60   0

Section B

Latest scores:
B'Bugia     2-1 Luqa
St Andrew   2-1 Zejtun
Kirkop      2-0 Msida

Table:

 1.St.Andrew's        12 10  2  0 30- 8  32
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 2.Kirkop United      13  9  2  2 35-18  29
 3.Luqa St.Andrew's   12  7  1  4 25-14  22
 4.Fgura United       12  5  2  5 14-18  17
 5.Kalkara United     12  4  1  7 14-25  13
 6.Msida St.Joseph's  13  3  3  7 16-26  12
 7.B'Bugia St.Peter's 12  2  2  8 16-27   8 
 8.Zejtun Corinthians 12  1  3  8 12-26   6



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