2003–04 Maltese First Division

The 2003–04 Maltese First Division (known as the MIA First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 13 September 2003 and finished on 9 May 2004. Marsa and Mosta were relegated from Maltese Premier League. Tarxien Rainbows and San Gwann were promoted from Maltese Second Division with the latter (San Ġwann) having won a promotion playoff against Vittoriosa Stars. St. Patrick were the champions while Lija Athletic were runners-up. Both were promoted to Maltese Premier League. Tarxien Rainbows and Rabat Ajax were relegated to Maltese Second Division with the former having just clinched promotion only to go straight down again.

Maltese First Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsŻabbar St. Patrick
PromotedŻabbar St. Patrick
Lija Athletic
RelegatedTarxien Rainbows
Rabat Ajax
Goals scored293
Average goals/game3.25
Top goalscorerIkechukwu Chibueze (18)

Participating teams

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The Maltese First Division 2003–04 was made up of these teams:

Changes from previous season

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Żabbar St. Patrick (C) 18 10 3 5 35 28 +7 33 Promotion to 2004–05 Maltese Premier League
2 Lija Athletic 18 9 5 4 31 24 +7 32
3 Mqabba 18 8 5 5 29 21 +8 29
4 Senglea Athletic 18 7 5 6 36 28 +8 26
5 Naxxar Lions 18 7 5 6 30 34 −4 26
6 Mosta 18 6 7 5 34 27 +7 25
7 Marsa 18 6 7 5 27 31 −4 25
8 San Ġwann 18 5 6 7 23 24 −1 21
9 Tarxien Rainbows (R) 18 5 5 8 29 33 −4 20 Relegation to 2004–05 Maltese Second Division
10 Rabat Ajax (R) 18 1 4 13 19 43 −24 7
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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For a complete set of results, see 1

Top scorers

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As of 9 May 2004[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ikechukwu Chibueze Mqabba 18
2   Simon Shead Tarxien Rainbows 15
3   Chima Dozie Naxxar Lions 14
4   Mark Tanti St. Patrick 10
5   Thomas Caruana St. Patrick 9
  Trevor Thomas Senglea Athletic
  Ibrahim Tarik Marsa

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malta: MIA First Division 2003/04 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.