1984–85_Maltese_Premier_League

Maltese Premier League
Season	1984–85
Champions	Rabat Ajax F.C.; (1st title)
Relegated	Floriana F.C.; Marsa F.C.
European Cup	Rabat Ajax F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Żurrieq F.C.
UEFA Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
Matches played	52
Goals scored	117 (2.25 per match)
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

The 1984–85 Maltese Premier League was the 5th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 70th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Rabat Ajax F.C. won the championship.

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The season saw the relegation of Floriana F.C., one of the most historic teams in Maltese football, for the first time in their history.^[1]

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[table_note_res_UCWC0.51693879743895-2] Zurrieq qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

[table_note_1_ĦMR_RBT0.040617519077201-3] The games of the 6th round Hibernians–Floriana, Ħamrun Spartans–Rabat Ajax, Marsa–Valletta and Sliema Wanderers–Żurrieq were not played or rescheduled due to a players' strike.

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Baldacchino, Carmel (2021-05-27). "Champagne for Rabat Ajax and relegation heartache for Floriana FC in 1984-85". SportaDesk. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rabat Ajax F.C. (C)	13	5	7	1	19	12	+7	17	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	13	4	8	1	18	8	+10	16	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	13	5	5	3	13	10	+3	15
4	Valletta F.C.	13	6	2	5	18	15	+3	14
5	Żurrieq F.C.	13	5	4	4	18	14	+4	14	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Hibernians F.C.	13	5	4	4	14	12	+2	14
7	Floriana F.C. (R)	13	4	5	4	11	11	0	13	Relegation
8	Marsa F.C. (R)	13	0	1	12	6	35	−29	1	Relegation

Home \ Away	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	MRS	RBT	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Floriana	—	2–1	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–2	2–0	0–0
Hibernians	–^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1
Ħamrun Spartans	1–1	2–1	—	3–0	–^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1–1	0–0	1–2
Marsa	0–2	1–3	0–4	—	1–1	1–3	–^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2–5
Rabat Ajax	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	—	1–1	2–0	0–0
Sliema Wanderers	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	—	1–2	–^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Valletta	2–0	0–0	1–4	5–0	3–1	2–0	—	3–1
Żurrieq	1–1	1–2	0–0	2–0	2–3	1–0	2–0	—

1984–85_Maltese_Premier_League

1984–85 Maltese Premier League

League standings

Results

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