2009–10 Maltese FA Trophy

The 2009–10 Maltese FA Trophy was the 72nd season since its establishment. It featured 21 teams from the Maltese Premier League, the First Division and the champions of the Gozo First Division. The competition started on 28 October 2009 and ended on 16 May 2010 with the Final from Ta' Qali Stadium. The defending champions were Sliema Wanderers, having won their 20th Maltese Cup last season.

2009–10 Maltese FA Trophy
Country Malta
Defending championsSliema Wanderers
ChampionsValletta (12 Times)
Runners-upQormi

Sliema Wanderers were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Hamrun Spartans.

Results and Format Change

When the draw was conducted, four teams received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Sliema Wanderers received a bye because they won the 2008–09 Maltese Cup. The other three teams qualifying directly to the Quarterfinals are Hibernians, Valletta and Birkirkara, for being the three best-placed teams in last year's Premier League.

Starting this year, the competition's format was changed slightly due to the inclusion into the competition of the reigning Gozo First Division champions. This is case for all future editions of this competition unless Gozo FC, a club which is based on Gozo but plays in the Maltese league system, is in either the Maltese Premier League or the Maltese First Division, in which case they would fill the spot reserved for the Gozo champions and the competition would feature 20 teams rather than 21. The inclusion of the Gozo champions meant that there was a single Preliminary Round match to reduce the field to 20 teams for the First Round.

Preliminary and First Round

In the Preliminary and First Round draws entered six Premier League teams placed 4th to 10th (except Sliema Wanderers) in last year's competition, 10 First Division teams and the reigning Gozo First Division champions, Sannat Lions. The Preliminary Round match was held on 28 October 2009, while the First Round matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2009.

Preliminary Round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vittoriosa Stars 1–0 (a.e.t.) Melita

First Round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Msida Saint Joseph 0–5 Balzan Youths
Ħamrun Spartans 3–0 St. George's
Mqabba 0–3 Qormi
Mosta 1–5 Tarxien Rainbows
Vittoriosa Stars 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Dingli Swallows
Floriana 4–0 San Gwann
Sannat Lions 1–2 St. Patrick
Marsaxlokk 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Pieta Hotspurs

Second Round

In this round entered the winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 20 and 21 February 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Marsaxlokk 0–1 Ħamrun Spartans
St. Patrick 1–5 Qormi
Balzan Youths 2–1 (a.e.t.) Dingli Swallows
Floriana 1–4 (a.e.t.) Tarxien Rainbows

Quarterfinals

In this round entered the winners from the previous round and the four teams that had received a bye. The matches were played on 3 and 5 April 2010.

Ħamrun Spartans5 – 2Sliema Wanderers
Pereira  1'
Spiteri  4'
Fenech  29'
Obiefule  61', 71' (pen.)		 Pedrinho  18'
Woods  72'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Valletta3 – 1Birkirkara
Pace  6'
Mifsud  22'>
O'Brien  90+3'		 Zerafa  81'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Tarxien Rainbows2 – 0Balzan Youths
Ribeiro  15' (pen.)
Denni  34'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Hibernians1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Qormi
Pearson  74' Camilo  62'
Penalties
Callejas
Morelato
Pearson
T. Caruana
Cohen 		3 – 4 J. Farrugia
Camilo
Bartolo
Ramón
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Semifinals

The four winners from the Quarterfinals entered this round. The matches were played on 17 and 18 May 2010.

Ħamrun Spartans0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Valletta
Penalties
Obiefule
Holland
Hrubsa
Fenech
Spiteri
Mangion
Casha 		5 – 6 Priso
Mifsud
Scicluna
Falzon
Hogg
Borg
Sammut
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Qormi2 – 0Tarxien Rainbows
Camilo  55'
Bartolo  82'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Final

The two winners from the Semifinals entered this round. The final was played on 23 May 2010.

Valletta2 – 1Qormi
Mifsud  8'
Scerri  21'		 Report Camilo  78' (pen)
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Clayton Pisani (MFA)
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