1987–88 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1987–88
Champions	Hamrun Spartans F.C. (6th title)
Relegated	Mosta F.C.
European Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Floriana F.C.
UEFA Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	106 (1.89 per match)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Maltese Premier League was the 8th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 73rd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hamrun Spartans F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Żurrieq class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1987–88 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ħamrun Spartans F.C. (C)	14	9	4	1	21	5	+16	22	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	8	3	3	19	7	+12	19	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Żurrieq F.C.	14	6	6	2	17	10	+7	18
4	Valletta F.C.	14	4	5	5	9	16	−7	13
5	Hibernians F.C.	14	4	3	7	11	15	−4	11
6	Floriana F.C.	14	2	6	6	8	13	−5	10	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
7	Birkirkara F.C.	14	2	6	6	8	17	−9	10
8	Mosta F.C. (R)	14	4	1	9	13	23	−10	9	Relegation

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

Floriana qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Hamrun Spartans already qualified for the European Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	MST	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Birkirkara	—	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–2	0–0
Floriana	1–2	—	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–2
Hibernians	1–0	1–1	—	1–2	2–4	0–1	2–0	2–1
Ħamrun Spartans	5–0	2–0	1–1	—	4–1	1–0	1–0	0–0
Mosta	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	—	1–2	0–1	0–3
Sliema Wanderers	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	—	1–0	1–1
Valletta	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–5	—	1–1
Żurrieq	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	—

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
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v t e 1987–88 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '87 '88 England Faroe Islands '87 '88 Finland '87 '88 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '87 '88 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '87 '88 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '87 '88 Spain Sweden '87 '88 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '87 '88 Finland '87 '88 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '87 '88 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '87 '88 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '87 '88
Supercups	West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

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