2021-22_Maltese_National_Amateur_League
2021–22 Maltese National Amateur League
2nd season of the Maltese National Amateur League
The 2021–22 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the BOV National Amateur League), was the third level league football in Malta. This is the second season since the unification of both the Second and Third Divisions into the three-group Amateur League system.[2] Żurrieq won the title by beating fellow group winners Attard in the championship final.[3] The second-placed promotion play-off saw Marsaskala defeat Għargħur by 2 goals to 1[4] with Għargħur facing Mtarfa in the promotion play-off final. Mtarfa won all four of their post-league stage games, in the process winning the play-off final against Għargħur to win promotion to the Challenge League.[5]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September 2021 – 16 April 2022 |
| Champions | Żurrieq |
| Promoted | Attard Marsaskala Mtarfa |
| Matches played | 170 |
| Goals scored | 491 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nicholas Schembri (21)[1] |
| Highest scoring | Ta' Xbiex 2–7 Xgħajra Tornados |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Attard |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Attard |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Ta' Xbiex |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Dingli Swallows |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 10 April 2022. | |
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Nineteen teams are competing in the league. These were split into two groups, one group of ten and another of nine.[6] The top team from each group will be promoted with another team to be promoted emerging from the play-offs, a deciding match with the winner of each group being declared the champion of the league. The clubs placed second in each group shall play a deciding promotion play-off match and the winner shall be promoted to the Challenge League. The losing side will play in the final of the play-offs. The play-offs will start with the fifth placed team from group A playing with fourth placed side from group B and vice versa. The winners from the first round will play the third placed clubs in either group. The second round winners will play each other in the third round with the winners of that contest going on to play the runners-up from the promotion final. [7]
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attard | Attard | Sirens Stadium | 1,500 |
| Birżebbuġa | Birżebbuġa | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
| Dingli Swallows | Ħad-Dingli | Tartarni Ground | 500 |
| Għargħur | Għargħur | Għargħur Stadium | 800 |
| Għaxaq | Għaxaq | Għaxaq Stadium | 300 |
| Kalkara | Kalkara | Luxol Sports Ground | 800 |
| Kirkop United | Ħal Kirkop | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
| Marsaskala | Marsaskala | Luxol Sports Ground | 800 |
| Mdina Knights | Mdina Knights | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
| Mellieħa | Mellieħa | Mellieħa Sports Complex | 400 |
| Msida St. Joseph | Msida | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 6,000 |
| Mtarfa | Mtarfa | Mtarfa Ground | 150 |
| Qormi | Qormi | Thomaso Ground | 500 |
| Siġġiewi | Siġġiewi | Siġġiewi Ground | 240 |
| St. Venera | Santa Venera | Santa Venera Lightnings Training Centre | 800 |
| Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | ||
| Xgħajra Tornados | Xgħajra | Xgħajra Tornados Ground | 200 |
| Żabbar St. Patrick | Ħaż-Żabbar | Il-Foss | 1,000 |
| Żurrieq | Żurrieq | Żurrieq Football Ground | 100 |
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attard (P) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | +43 | 41[lower-alpha 1] | Promotion to the 2022–23 Maltese Challenge League |
| 2 | Għargħur (Q) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for the promotion play-off |
| 3 | Birżebbuġa (Q) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 30 | Qualification for the play-offs 2nd round |
| 4 | Kalkara (Q) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 28 | Qualification for the play-offs 1st round |
| 5 | Msida St. Joseph (Q) | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Xgħajra Tornados | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Siġġiewi | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 15 | |
| 8 | Għaxaq | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 | |
| 9 | Ta' Xbiex | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 13 | |
| 10 | Dingli Swallows | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 12 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- Attard received a 9 point deduction after an ex-committee member pleaded guilty to attempting to fix a match the previous season.[8]
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Żurrieq (C) | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 39 | Promotion to the 2022–23 Maltese Challenge League |
| 2 | Marsaskala (P) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 38 | Qualification for the promotion play-off |
| 3 | Żabbar St. Patrick (Q) | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 35 | Qualification for the play-offs 2nd round |
| 4 | Mtarfa (P) | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for the play-offs 1st round |
| 5 | Mdina Knights (Q) | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 18 | |
| 6 | Mellieħa | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 13 | |
| 7 | Kirkop United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 11 | |
| 8 | Qormi | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 10 | |
| 9 | St. Venera | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 9 |
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National Amateur League group A results
More information Home \ Away, ATT ...
| Home \ Away | ATT | BSP | DIN | GHA | GFC | KLK | MSJ | SGI | TXB | XTF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attard | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Birżebbuġa | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Dingli Swallows | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Għargħur | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Għaxaq | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Kalkara | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Msida St. Joseph | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Siġġiewi | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Ta' Xbiex | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–7 |
| Xgħajra Tornados | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — |
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National Amateur League group B results
More information Home \ Away, KIR ...
| Home \ Away | KIR | MSK | MDK | MSC | MTA | QOR | STV | ZAB | ZRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkop United | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Marsaskala | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 |
| Mdina Knights | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Mellieħa | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Mtarfa | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Qormi | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| St. Venera | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| Żabbar St. Patrick | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 |
| Żurrieq | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
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Second-place promotion decider
Għargħur v Marsaskala
| 2 April 2022 | Għargħur | 1 - 2 | Marsaskala | Pembroke |
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Stadium: Luxol Stadium |
Play-offs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3b | Zabbar St. Patrick | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4a | Kalkara | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4a | Kalkara | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5b | Mdina Knights | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3b | Zabbar St. Patrick | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4b | Mtarfa | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3a | Birzebbuga St. Peter's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4b | Mtarfa | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4b | Mtarfa | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5a | Msida St Joseph | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Kalkara v Mdina Knights
| 3 April 2022 | Kalkara | 5 - 1 | Mdina Knights | Pembroke |
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Stadium: Luxol Stadium |
Mtarfa v Msida St. Joseph
| 3 April 2022 | Mtarfa | 3 - 1 | Msida St. Joseph | Pembroke |
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Stadium: Luxol Stadium |
Semi-finals
Żabbar St. Patrick v Kalkara
| 9 April 2022 | Żabbar St. Patrick | 3 - 1 | Kalkara | St Paul's Bay |
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Stadium: Sirens Stadium |
Birżebbuġa v Mtarfa
| 9 April 2022 | Birżebbuġa | 1 - 3 | Mtarfa | St Paul's Bay |
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Stadium: Sirens Stadium |
Play-offs final
Żabbar St. Patrick v Mtarfa
| 13 April 2022 | Żabbar St. Patrick | 2 - 3 | Mtarfa | Ta' Qali |
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Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
Promotion final
Championship final
- "National Amateur League Group A". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "BOV Amateur League A". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Żurrieq beat Attard to be crowned National Amateur League champions". Sports Desk/Times of Malta. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Marsaskala defeat Gharghur in BOV National Amateur League decider to secure promotion". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "BOV National Amateur League: Mtarfa promoted after winning play-offs final". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "BOV National Amateur League Group A". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "BOV National Amateur League - Malta Fixtures, Results, Tables & Scorers". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Attard FC to start season with minus points after ex-committee member pleads guilty to match fixing". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- Official website Archived 2021-05-06 at the Wayback Machine