The 2012–13 Maltese First Division (also known as 2012–13 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 28 April 2013.
Participating teams These teams contested the 2012–13 Maltese First Division season: Birżebbuġa St. Peter's Dingli Swallows Gudja United Gżira United Lija Athletic Marsaxlokk Mqabba Naxxar Lions Pietà Hotspurs St. Andrews Vittoriosa Stars Żejtun Corinthians
Changes from previous season Melita and Rabat Ajax were promoted to the 2012–13 Maltese Premier League. They were replaced with Marsaxlokk and Mqabba, relegated from 2011–12 Maltese Premier League. St. Patrick and St. George's were relegated to the 2012–13 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Gżira United and Gudja United, all promoted from 2011–12 Maltese Second Division.
Final league table
Results
Championship playoff
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Raphael Kooh SohnaPietà Hotspurs192 Trayo GrozevSt. Andrews16 Marcelo PereiraVittoriosa Stars4 Vinicius Pereira dos SantosBirżebbuġa St. Peter's135 Erjon BeuLija Athletic126 Senior DavidPietà Hotspurs / Dingli Swallows11 Andre GrabowskiMarsaxlokk Douglas da Silva SilveiraMarsaxlokk9 Rumen KerekovSt. Andrews10 Kiril AlexandrovGudja United
References
External links BOV First Division Kicks Off Championship Decider Dingli Relegated Mqabba Relegated