1988–89 Maltese Premier League

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Maltese Premier League
Season	1988–89
Champions	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (22nd title)
Relegated	Rabat Ajax F.C. Birkirkara F.C.
European Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
UEFA Cup	Valletta F.C.
Matches played	72
Goals scored	175 (2.43 per match)
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 Maltese Premier League was the 9th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 74th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 9 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Żurrieq class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1988–89 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C)	16	11	4	1	32	16	+16	26	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Valletta F.C.	16	9	5	2	24	9	+15	23	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Ħamrun Spartans F.C.	16	8	4	4	31	15	+16	20	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
4	Floriana F.C.	16	6	6	4	20	15	+5	18
5	Żurrieq F.C.	16	5	4	7	14	21	−7	14
6	Naxxar Lions	16	3	6	7	10	22	−12	12
7	Hibernians F.C.	16	2	8	6	16	21	−5	12
8	Rabat Ajax F.C. (R)	16	2	8	6	14	26	−12	12	Relegation
9	Birkirkara F.C. (R)	16	1	5	10	14	30	−16	7	Relegation

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

Hamrun Spartans qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Relegation tie-breaker

With Naxxar Lions, Hibernians, and Rabat Ajax all level on 12 points each, their head-to-head points were decisive. Rabat Ajax F.C. had the fewest points in those matches and were therefore immediately finished in 8th place and Relegated.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
6	Naxxar Lions	4	2	1	1	3	3	0	5
7	Hibernians F.C.	4	1	2	1	2	1	+1	4
8	Rabat Ajax F.C. (R)	4	0	3	1	1	2	−1	3	Relegation

Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	RBT	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Birkirkara	—	0–3	1–2	1–4	1–1	1–2	2–3	1–1	1–3
Floriana	1–1	—	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	3–0
Hibernians	2–2	1–1	—	2–2	0–1	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–1
Ħamrun Spartans	3–1	1–2	1–1	—	3–0	3–0	2–2	0–1	4–0
Naxxar Lions	0–2	1–0	0–2	0–2	—	1–0	1–2	1–1	0–0
Rabat Ajax	1–0	2–3	0–0	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	1–1	0–0
Sliema Wanderers	3–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	3–3	—	1–0	0–1
Valletta	0–0	2–2	2–1	1–0	2–0	4–0	0–1	—	1–0
Żurrieq	1–0	0–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	0–0	2–3	0–4	—

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 1988–89 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '88 '89 England Faroe Islands '88 '89 Finland '88 '89 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '88 '89 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '88 '89 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '88 '89 Spain Sweden '88 '89 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '88 '89 Finland '88 '89 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '88 '89 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '88 '89 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 '88 '89
Supercups	West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '87–'88 '88–'89

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