1998–99 Maltese Premier League

(Redirected from Maltese Premier League 1998-99) Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1998–99
Champions	Valletta (17th title)
Relegated	Rabat Ajax Ħamrun Spartans
Champions League	Valletta
UEFA Cup	Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Floriana
Matches played	135
Goals scored	451 (3.34 per match)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Maltese Premier League was the 19th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 84th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Birkirkara

Floriana

Ħamrun

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Żabbar St. Patrick class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1998–99 Maltese Premier League teams

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valletta (C)	27	23	1	3	71	23	+48	70	Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
2	Birkirkara	27	21	5	1	69	20	+49	68	Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers	27	14	5	8	54	32	+22	47	Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
4	Hibernians	27	12	6	9	47	33	+14	42
5	Floriana	27	10	6	11	47	50	−3	36	Qualification for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
6	Naxxar Lions	27	7	8	12	32	46	−14	29
7	Pietà Hotspurs	27	7	6	14	39	39	0	27
8	Rabat Ajax	27	7	6	14	37	67	−30	27
9	Żabbar St. Patrick (R)	27	3	8	16	29	71	−42	17	Relegation to the 1999–2000 Maltese First Division
10	Ħamrun Spartans (R)	27	4	3	20	26	70	−44	15	Relegation to the 1999–2000 Maltese First Division

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	PTA	RBT	SLM	ZAB	VLT
Birkirkara	—	2–2	1–1	3–0	5–1	2–0	2–2	0–0	1–0	4–1
Floriana	0–4	—	0–2	2–0	2–1	2–1	5–1	1–1	5–1	0–4
Hibernians	0–3	3–2	—	5–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	3–1	1–3
Ħamrun Spartans	0–3	1–2	1–3	—	0–0	0–4	4–2	1–2	3–4	1–4
Naxxar Lions	2–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–2	0–3
Pietà Hotspurs	0–2	1–2	0–2	3–0	3–5	—	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–1
Rabat Ajax	3–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	0–3	2–1	—	2–4	1–1	1–7
Sliema Wanderers	2–3	1–0	3–1	3–0	1–2	4–2	2–0	—	7–0	1–3
Żabbar St. Patrick	2–3	2–2	0–6	3–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	0–5	—	3–4
Valletta	0–1	4–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	—

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

Matches 19–27

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	PTA	RBT	SLM	ZAB	VLT
Birkirkara	—	3–0	—	—	—	2–1	—	2–0	1–0	2–1
Floriana	—	—	—	—	—	2–4	0–4	1–1	5–0	1–3
Hibernians	1–1	2–3	—	2–1	—	1–0	—	—	—	—
Ħamrun Spartans	0–7	1–0	—	—	—	1–4	—	—	1–2	—
Naxxar Lions	0–1	2–6	2–1	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pietà Hotspurs	—	—	—	—	4–1	—	1–1	1–1	1–0	—
Rabat Ajax	1–5	—	1–6	2–1	2–0	—	—	—	—	0–0
Sliema Wanderers	—	—	2–1	1–2	3–0	—	3–0	—	—	2–3
Żabbar St. Patrick	—	—	1–2	—	1–1	—	2–1	1–3	—	—
Valletta	—	—	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	—	—	3–2	—

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
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v t e 1998–99 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '98 '99 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '98 '99 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '98 '99 Faroe Islands '98 '99 Finland '98 '99 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '98 '99 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '98 '99 Latvia '98 '99 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '98 '99 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '98 '99 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '98 '99 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '98 '99 Finland '98 '99 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '98 '99 Israel Italy Latvia '98 '99 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '98 '99 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '98 '99 France Germany Iceland '98 '99 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (qualifying, group stage, knockout stage, final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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