The 2016–17 Maltese Premier League was the 102nd season of the Maltese Premier League. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017; the relegation play-off took place on 12 May 2017. Valletta were the defending champions, having won their 23rd title the previous season.
On 30 April 2017, Hibernians defeated St. Andrews 3–1 to clinch their 12th Maltese league title.
Format For this season, in a change from recent previous seasons, points earned in the first 22 matches were no longer halved. Each team therefore played 33 matches, home-and-away against each other team (22 matches), and then one more match (either home or away) against each other team.
Venues Ta' Qali Ta' Qali Paola Hamrun Ta' Qali National Stadium Centenary Stadium Tony Bezzina Stadium Victor Tedesco Stadium Capacity: 16,997 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,968 Capacity: 1,962
Teams and stadiums
Naxxar Lions and Qormi were relegated to the 2016–17 Maltese First Division after they finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively, the previous season. They were replaced by Gżira United and Ħamrun Spartans, champions and runners-up respectively of the 2015–16 Maltese First Division.
Team City Stadium Capacity Balzan Balzan Victor Tedesco Stadium 6,000 Birkirkara Birkirkara Ta' Qali National Stadium 17,797 Floriana Floriana Independence Arena 3,000 Gżira United Gżira Ta' Qali National Stadium 17,797 Ħamrun Spartans Ħamrun Victor Tedesco Stadium 6,000 Hibernians Paola Hibernians Ground 2,968 Mosta Mosta Charles Abela Memorial Stadium 600 Pembroke Athleta Pembroke Sirens Stadium 1,500 Sliema Wanderers Sliema Tigne Sports Complex 1,000 St. Andrews St. Andrew's Luxol Sports Ground 800 Tarxien Rainbows Tarxien Tony Cassar Sports Ground 1,000 Valletta Valletta Centenary Stadium 2,000 Source: Scoresway
League table
Results Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Relegation play-offs
A play-off match took place between the eleventh-placed team from the Premier League, Mosta, and the fourth-placed team from the First Division, Qormi, for a place in the 2017–18 Maltese Premier League. Mosta retained their spot in the Maltese Premier League, while Qormi remained in the Maltese First Division.
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Bojan KaljevićBalzan232 Jurgen DegabrieleHibernians163 Mario FontanellaFloriana144 Vito PlutBirkirkara135 Jake GrechĦamrun Spartans126 Srđan DimitrovĦamrun Spartans11 Alexander NilssonTarxien Rainbows Jean Paul FarrugiaSliema Wanderers9 JorginhoHibernians10
References
External links
Premier League at UEFA.com