2004–05_Maltese_Premier_League
2004–05 Maltese Premier League
Annual soccer tournament
The 2003–04 Maltese Premier League was the 25th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 90th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 7 September 2004 and finished on 8 May 2005. Sliema Wanderers successfully defended last season's league triumph, surpassing Floriana's league title record of 25 championships.
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September 2004 – 8 May 2005 |
| Champions | Sliema Wanderers (26th title) |
| Relegated | St. Patrick Lija Athletic |
| Champions League | Sliema Wanderers |
| UEFA Cup | Birkirkara Hibernians |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Valletta |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 413 (3.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andrew Cohen (21 goals) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:
From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sliema Wanderers | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Valletta | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 36 | |
| 3 | Hibernians | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 32 | |
| 5 | Marsaxlokk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Floriana | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pietà Hotspurs | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 19 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 8 | Msida Saint-Joseph[lower-alpha 1] | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | St. Patrick | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 9 | |
| 10 | Lija Athletic | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 49 | −39 | 7 |
Notes:
Results
| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | LIJ | MXK | MSD | PTA | SLM | STP | VLT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkirkara | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 1–2 |
| Floriana | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Hibernians | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Lija Athletic | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Marsaxlokk | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Msida Saint-Joseph | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| St. Patrick | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Valletta | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top Six
The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Sliema Wanderers 21 points, Valletta 18, Hibernians 18, Birkirkara 17, Marsaxlokk 15 and Floriana 13.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLM | BKR | HIB | VLT | MXK | FRN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sliema Wanderers (C) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 40 | Qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 38 | Qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Hibernians | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 35 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Valletta | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | Marsaxlokk | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Floriana | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 16 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | — |
Play-out
The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Pietà Hotspurs 10 points, Msida Saint-Joseph 8, St. Patrick 5, Lija Athletic 4.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PTA | MSD | STP | LIJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pietà Hotspurs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 20 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 8 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 19 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 9 | St. Patrick (R) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 14 | Relegation to the 2005–06 Maltese First Division | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | |
| 10 | Lija Athletic (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrew Cohen |
Hibernians | 21 |
| 2 | Ivan Woods |
Sliema Wanderers | 20 |
| 3 | Michael Galea |
Birkirkara | 14 |
| 4 |  Daniel Nwoke |
Msida Saint-Joseph | 13 |
| 5 | Terence Scerri |
Hibernians | 12 |
| Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza |
Birkirkara | ||
| 7 | Haruna Doda |
Birkirkara | 11 |
 Danilo Dončić |
Sliema Wanderers | ||
| Gilbert Agius |
Valletta | ||
| 10 | Massimo Grima |
Valletta | 10 |
| Etienne Barbara |
Birkirkara | ||
| Cleavon Frendo |
Marsaxlokk |
- "MIA Premier League Scorers 2004/05". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
