2009–10 Maltese Third Division
The Maltese Third Division 2009–10 (known as BOV 3rd Division 2009–10 due to sponsorship reasons) is the 10th season of the Maltese Third Division. It started in September 2009 and ended in May 2010 with the promotion play-offs. Naxxar Lions, Mgarr United and Marsa were relegated from the Maltese Second Division 2008-09.
The division is divided into two sections (Section A and Section B), both with 10 teams. The winners of each section will face each other in a play-off where the winner is crowned as champion of the division, but both teams will still be given the promotion.
Mgarr United won Section A, while Zejtun Corinthians won Section B after a decider with Naxxar Lions. In the Championship play-off Zejtun bet Mgarr 4-3 to win the Division.
In the promotion play-offs semi-final Gudja United beat Santa Venera, who finished 10th in the Second Division. In the final Naxxar Lions defeated Gudja on penalties to win promotion.
This was the debut season of Swieqi United.
Clubs
Changes from previous season
- Gzira United, Gharghur and Zurrieq were promoted to Maltese Second Division 2009-10. They were replaced with Naxxar Lions, Mgarr United and Marsa, all relegated from the Maltese Second Division 2008-09
League table
Section A
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mgarr United (C) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 44 |
| 2 | Mdina Knights (Q) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 37 |
| 3 | Ghaxaq (Q) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 31 |
| 4 | Marsa | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 26 |
| 5 | Siggiewi | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 26 |
| 6 | Mtarfa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 23 |
| 7 | Luqa St. Andrew's | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 21 |
| 8 | Pembroke Athleta | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 |
| 9 | Fgura United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 14 |
| 10 | Kalkara | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 14 |
Section B
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zejtun Corinthians (C) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 46 |
| 2 | Naxxar Lions (Q) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 46 |
| 3 | Gudja United (Q) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 30 |
| 4 | Attard | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 27 | +4 | 27 |
| 5 | Kirkop United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −4 | 23 |
| 6 | Sirens | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 22 |
| 7 | Xghajra Tornadoes | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 19 |
| 8 | Swieqi United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 16 |
| 9 | Qrendi | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 51 | −20 | 15 |
| 10 | Santa Lucia | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | −20 | 14 |
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner.
Section B Championship Decider
- Section B Championship Decider
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Naxxar Lions | 1–1 (aet), (p.) 3–4 | Zejtun Corinthians |
Champions Playoff
- Champions Play off
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mgarr United | 3–4 | Zejtun Corinthians |
Relegation-Promotion Play-Off
- Participating
| Club |
Position |
|---|---|
| Ghaxaq | 3rd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Gudja United | 3rd in 3rd Division Section B |
| Mdina Knights | 2nd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Naxxar Lions | 2nd in 3rd Division Section B |
| St. Venera Lightning | 10th in 2nd Division |
- Quarter Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaxaq | 1–2 | Gudja United |
- Ghaxaq remain in Maltese Third Division
- Semi Finals
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mdina Knights | 0–2 | Naxxar Lions |
| St. Venera Lightning | 0–2 | Gudja United |
- Mdina Knights remain in Maltese Third Division
- St. Venera Lightning relegated to Maltese Third Division
- Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Naxxar Lions | 5-5 aet (5-4 pen) | Gudja United |
Results
Section A
| Fgura | Ghaxaq | Kalkara | Luqa | Marsa | Mdina | Mgarr | Mtarfa | Pembroke | Siggiewi | |
| Fgura | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Ghaxaq | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kalkara | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Luqa | 4–0 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Marsa | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Mdina | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| Mgarr | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Mtarfa | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Pembroke | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Siggiewi | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–7 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Section B
| Attard | Gudja | Kirkop | Naxxar | Qrendi | Sirens | S. Lucia | Swieqi | Xghajra | Zejtun | |
| Attard | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Gudja | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Kirkop | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Naxxar | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Qrendi | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Sirens | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| St. Lucia | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Swieqi | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Xghajra | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | |
| Zejtun | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 |