1975–76 Maltese Premier League

The 1975–76 Maltese First Division was the 61st season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsSliema Wanderers F.C.
(21st title)
RelegatedMarsa F.C.
Birkirkara F.C.
European CupSliema Wanderers F.C.
European Cup Winners' CupFloriana F.C.
UEFA CupHibernians F.C.
Matches played91
Goals scored222 (2.44 per match)

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C) 18 11 4 3 35 13 +22 26 Qualification for the European Cup
2 Floriana F.C. 18 9 7 2 27 12 +15 25 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
3 Hibernians F.C. 18 7 6 5 17 17 0 20 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4 Zebbug Rangers 18 7 6 5 20 25 −5 20
5 Valletta F.C. 18 6 6 6 34 26 +8 18
6 Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. 18 7 4 7 21 24 −3 18
7 Senglea Athletics Football Club 18 4 8 6 16 22 −6 16
8 St. George's F.C. 18 4 6 8 17 25 −8 14
9 Marsa F.C. (R) 18 3 6 9 20 35 −15 12 Relegation
10 Birkirkara F.C. (R) 18 1 9 8 10 18 −8 11
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Floriana qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Third Place tie-breaker

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With both Hibernians and Zebbug Rangers level on 20 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

Results

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Home \ Away BKR FRN HIB MRS MSD SNA SLM STG VLT ZEB
Birkirkara 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Floriana 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–2 3–3 1–0
Hibernians 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1
Marsa 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–4 4–3 0–3 3–4
Msida Saint-Joseph 1–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–2
Senglea Athletics 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–0 1–3 2–2
Sliema Wanderers 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–1
St. George's 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 2–2 2–0
Valletta 2–1 1–3 2–3 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1
Żebbuġ Rangers 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–6
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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