1985–86 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1985–86
Champions	Rabat Ajax F.C. (2nd title)
Relegated	Birkirkara F.C. Mqabba F.C.
European Cup	Rabat Ajax F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Żurrieq F.C.
UEFA Cup	Hibernians F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	131 (2.34 per match)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Maltese Premier League was the 6th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 71st season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Rabat Ajax F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Żurrieq class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1985–86 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rabat Ajax F.C. (C)	14	9	5	0	20	5	+15	23	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Hibernians F.C.	14	5	8	1	18	10	+8	18	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Ħamrun Spartans F.C.	14	5	7	2	12	7	+5	17
4	Valletta F.C.	14	7	3	4	19	16	+3	17
5	Żurrieq F.C.	14	5	4	5	25	14	+11	14	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
6	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	4	3	7	19	22	−3	11
7	Birkirkara F.C. (R)	14	1	4	9	9	25	−16	6	Relegation
8	Mqabba F.C. (R)	14	1	4	9	9	32	−23	6	Relegation

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Zurrieq qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Rabat Ajax already qualified for the European Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	HIB	ĦMR	MQB	RBT	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Birkirkara	—	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–1
Hibernians	1–1	—	0–0	4–2	0–0	2–2	2–0	3–0
Ħamrun Spartans	1–0	0–0	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–0
Mqabba	0–1	0–2	0–0	—	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–5
Rabat Ajax	1–0	2–0	1–0	3–2	—	2–2	4–0	0–0
Sliema Wanderers	2–1	0–1	0–3	4–1	0–1	—	1–4	1–0
Valletta	4–2	1–1	0–0	2–0	0–0	1–0	—	0–2
Żurrieq	4–0	0–0	1–1	9–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)

v t e Maltese Premier League seasons
First Division	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
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Maltese Premier League seasons

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v t e 1985–86 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '85 '86 England Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '85 '86 Spain Sweden '85 '86 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union Spain
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

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