2018–19 Maltese Second Division

Maltese Second Division
Season 2018–19
Dates 5 September 2018 – 20 April 2019
Matches played 6
Goals scored 14 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorer Ryan Cutajar (2 goals)[1]
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 8 September 2018.

The 2018–19 Maltese Second Division, known as the 2018/19 BOV Second Division League for sponsorship reasons[2], will start on 5 September 2018 and will end on 20 April 2019.

Overview

The number of teams will remain unchanged from the previous season and therefore the league will be contested by 13 teams, including 3 teams relegated from the 2017-18 Maltese First Division season and 2 teams promoted from the 2017-18 Maltese Third Division season. The 13 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at 'home' and once 'away'. Thus, a total of 156 matches will be played, with 24 matches played by each team.

The top two teams will be promoted to the 2019-20 Maltese First Division, whilst the bottom two are relegated to the 2019-20 Maltese Third Division. The team which will place in the third position will get a second chance for promotion to the 2019-20 Maltese First Division by facing the third last-team team of the 2018-19 Maltese First Division whilst the team which ends in the antepenultimate position participates in a similar play-off against the third placed team of the 2018-19 Maltese Third Division.

As is the norm in Malta, the matches will be played at a number of venues designated by the Malta Football Association. 4 different venues were assigned for this year's competition, with the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali hosting the largest share of matches. In a bid of drawing more supporters to the stadiums, admission prices for the season were slashed to €2, with those for children aged under 12 years and senior citizens abolished completely.[3]

Teams

Team In league since Location Last season
Birżebbuġa St. Peter's 2015-16 Birżebbuġa 7th
Fgura United 2017-18 Fgura 4th
Kalkara 2017-18 Kalkara 8th
Luqa St. Andrew's 2017-18 Luqa 10th
Marsaxlokk 2016-17 Marsaxlokk 6th
Melita 2018-19 St Julian's First Division, 13th
Mellieha 2018-19 Mellieħa Third Division, 2nd
Mġarr United 2015-16 Mġarr 9th
Rabat Ajax 2018-19 Rabat First Division, 14th
Siggiewi 2011-12 Siggiewi 5th
St. George's 2016-17 Cospicua 11th
St. Venera Lightnings 2018-19 Santa Venera Third Division, 1st
St. Patrick 2018-19 Żabbar First Division, 12th

Venues

Stadium Location Capacity
Centenary Stadium Ta' Qali 3,000[4]
Luxol Stadium Pembroke 800[5]
Sirens Stadium St. Paul's Bay 600
Victor Tedesco Stadium Ħamrun 1,962[6]

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Birzebbuga St. Peter's 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Promotion the Maltese First Division
2 Żabbar St. Patrick 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3 Mellieha 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Fgura United 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Rabat Ajax 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
6 Mġarr United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. George's 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Kalkara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Siggiewi 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
10 Marsaxlokk 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
11 Melita 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Luqa St. Andrew's 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 Relegation to the Maltese Third Division
13 St. Venera Lightnings 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2018. Source: Malta Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goals scored; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.[7]

Results

Home \ Away BSP FGU KAL LSA MAR MLT MEL MGU RAA SIG STG SVL ZSP
Birzebbuga St. Peter's — 3–0
Fgura United — 2–0
Kalkara —
Luqa St. Andrew's —
Marsaxlokk — 0–2
Melita —
Mellieha —
Mġarr United — 0–0
Rabat Ajax —
Siggiewi 1–3 —
St. George's —
St. Venera Lightnings —
Żabbar St. Patrick 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2018. Source: Malta Football Association
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Malta Ryan Cutajar Mellieha 2
2 Various players 1

Last updated: 7 September 2018[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "BOV Second Division Top Scorers". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "BOV Football Leagues Fixtures Drawn". BOV.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ticket price for Div. Two and Three matches reduced to €2". MFA.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Centenary Stadium". MFA.com.mt. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Luxol Sports Club". LuxolSportsClub.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sanctioning of upgrading at Victor Tedesco Stadium approved". Independent.com.mt. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Statute & Regulations". MFA.com.mt. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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