1980–81 Maltese Premier League

The 1980–81 Maltese Premier League was the 1st season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 66th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Maltese Premier League

Season	1980–81
Champions	Hibernians F.C. (5th title)
Relegated	Birkirkara F.C. Marsa F.C.
European Cup	Hibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Floriana F.C.
UEFA Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	151 (2.7 per match)
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hibernians F.C. (C)	14	12	2	0	34	10	+24	26	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	10	3	1	27	8	+19	23	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	14	7	1	6	19	16	+3	15
4	Floriana F.C.	14	5	5	4	17	13	+4	15	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
5	Valletta F.C.	14	6	1	7	25	17	+8	13
6	Żurrieq F.C.	14	4	4	6	15	17	−2	12
7	Birkirkara F.C. (R)	14	1	3	10	9	35	−26	5	Relegation
8	Marsa F.C. (R)	14	1	1	12	5	35	−30	3

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

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	MRS	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Birkirkara	—	0–3	0–4	1–4	0–1	0–3	0–2	0–6
Floriana	1–1	—	0–1	1–0	4–1	1–1	2–1	0–0
Hibernians	2–1	0–0	—	2–1	6–2	1–1	2–1	2–0
Ħamrun Spartans	2–0	3–1	1–2	—	1–0	0–1	1–1	3–2
Marsa	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–1	—	0–2	1–6	0–2
Sliema Wanderers	5–1	3–0	1–2	4–1	1–0	—	1–0	1–1
Valletta	2–1	2–0	2–3	0–1	4–0	1–2	—	0–1
Żurrieq	0–2	0–0	0–5	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–3	—

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

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)