The 2025–26 season is the 111th competitive football season in Malta. It runs from August 2025 to May 2026 and encompasses the top four tiers of the Maltese football league system, as well as the domestic cup competition.
National teams
Malta men's national football team
Results and fixtures Friendlies
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group G
Nations League Group D Promotion Playoff
Malta women's national football team
Results and fixtures Friendlies
2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Group B2
League competitions (Men's) League DivisionPromoted to league Relegated from league Premier League Valletta Tarxien Rainbows Melita Balzan Challenge League Birzebbuga St. Peter's Vittoriosa Stars Lija Athletic Senglea Athletic Amateur League Mqabba Victoria Hotspurs Gharghur Marsaskala Msida Saint-Joseph Rabat Ajax
Premier League
The 2025–26 Maltese Premier League, known as the YoHealth Malta Premier for sponsorship reasons, features 12 teams competing in a split-season format. The season is divided into an Opening Round and a Closing Round, each consisting of an 11-match first phase followed by a second phase split into Top Six and Play-Out groups. Hamrun Spartans entered the season as champions having won the previous three titles.
Challenge League
The 2025–26 Maltese Challenge League serves as the second division. The competition features 16 teams competing in a regular season followed by a split into Top Eight and Play-Out sections. The top two teams earn automatic promotion to the Premier League, with a third promotion spot available through playoffs.
Amateur League
Amateur League II
Cup competitions (Men's) FA Trophy
Final
Challenge Cup Birżebbuġa St. Peter's won the Challenge Cup after overcoming Melita in the final.
Final
Amateur Cup
Final
Jubilee Cup Valletta won the Jubilee Cup beating Sliema Wanderers in the final. The cup was held as a one off in honour of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Malta Football Association.
Final
Super Cup Hibernians beat Hamrun Spartans after extra time after a late equaliser from Felicio Carvalho in normal time.
League competitions (Women's)
Women's League The 2025–26 Assikura Women's League was the top tier of women's football in Malta. The season began in August 2025 and concluded in May 2026. Six teams competed in a four-round format (each team playing 20 matches) after the league returned to six participants . The competition was sponsored by Assikura Insurance Brokers, who extended their partnership with the Malta FA for the 2025/26 season, which for the first time included prize money for the Knockout winners.
Cup competitions (Women's) Women's Super Cup Swieqi United defended their Super Cup from Mgarr United by running out 3-0 winners.
Women's Jubilee Cup Mgarr United beat Hibernians in their first trophy win on the way to winning a domestic treble, taking the Jubilee Cup, a one off competition held to mark the 125th anniversary of the Malta Football Association.
Women's Knockout Mgarr United completed their domestic treble by beating Birkirkara in a close match.
Final
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