2007–08 Maltese Third Division
The Maltese Third Division 2007–08 (known as BOV 3rd Division due to sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season and started on 21 September 2007 and finished on 18 May.For the first time the Division was divided into two sections:A and B.Section A consisted of 10 teams and Section B of 9.The winners of Section A were Zebbug Rangers and those of Section B were Gozo FC.Both were promoted to the 2nd Division.The overall champions were Gozo FC who beat Zebbug 3-1.The match was abandoned on 57 minutes. The teams who finished 2nd and 3rd in each Section were to play in a Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 10th finishing place team of Second Division.These were Attard, Xghajra from Section A and Gzira and Gharghur from Section B.The 10th finishing team from Second Division were Mgarr.Mgarr won the play-off Final and therefore each team stayed in its respective Division.
Participating teams
Changes from previous season
- Mgarr United, Sirens and Zurrieq were promoted to the Second Division.They were replaced with Gozo FC, Gudja United and Zebbug Rangers,all relegated from Maltese Second Division 2006-07
Maltese Third Division 2007-08 Standings
As of May 2008
Section A
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zebbug Rangers (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 42 |
| 2 | Attard | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 33 |
| 3 | Xghajra Tornadoes | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 32 |
| 4 | Mdina Knights | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 31 |
| 5 | Qrendi | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 25 |
| 6 | Fgura United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 25 |
| 7 | Siggiewi | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 23 |
| 8 | Zejtun Corinthians | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 20 |
| 9 | Ghaxaq | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 13 |
| 10 | Mtarfa | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 74 | −58 | 6 |
Section B
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gozo FC (C) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 46 |
| 2 | Gzira United | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 |
| 3 | Għargħur | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Pembroke Athleta | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 28 |
| 5 | Gudja United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 20 |
| 6 | Luqa St.Andrews | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 19 |
| 7 | Santa Lucia | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 13 |
| 8 | Kalkara | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 13 |
| 9 | Kirkop United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 2 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated; RP = Relegation playoffs
| Champions and Promotion to Maltese Second Division 2008-09 | |
| Relegation-Promotion Playoffs |
Champions Playoff
- Champions Play off
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zebbug | 1-3 | Gozo FC |
- Match abandoned on 57 minutes.Zebbug Rangers started a fight and the referee had to abandon the match.Gozo FC were winning 3-1 and that was taken as the final score.As a punishment Zebbug Rangers started the Maltese Second Division 2008-09 with a five point deduction.
Relegation-Promotion Playoffs
- Quarter Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Xghajra | 1-0 | Gharghur |
- Gharghur remain in Maltese Third Division
- Semi Finals
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mgarr | 1-0(aet) | Xghajra |
| Attard | 4-3(pens.) | Gzira |
- Xghajra Tornadoes and Gzira United remain in Maltese Third Division
- Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mgarr | 1-0 | Attard |
- Mgarr United remain in Maltese Second Division
- Attard remain in Maltese Third Division
2007/2008 Results
Section A
| Attard | Fgura | Ghaxaq | Mdina | Mtarfa | Qrendi | Siggiewi | Xghajra | Zebbug | Zejtun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attard | 1-1 | 4-0 | 0-3 | 10-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | |
| Fgura | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | |
| Ghaxaq | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-5 | |
| Mdina | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-0 | |
| Mtarfa | 0-1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0-6 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0-2 | |
| Qrendi | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | |
| Siggiewi | 1-6 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 10-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-4 | |
| Xghajra | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Zebbug | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| Zejtun | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
Section B
| Gharghur | Gozo FC | Gudja | Gzira | Kalkara | Kirkop | Luqa | Pembroke | Santa Lucia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gharghur | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
| Gozo FC | 3-1 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| Gudja | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 4-1 | |
| Gzira | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | |
| Kalkara | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 5-2 | |
| Kirkop | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-6 | |
| Luqa | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 1-5 | |
| Pembroke | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 11-0 | |
| St.Lucia | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
Top scorers
Section A
| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
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Siggiewi | |
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Mdina | |
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Attard |
Section B
| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
|
Pembroke | |
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Gozo | |
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Gozo |
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