1979–80 Maltese Premier League

The 1979–80 Maltese First Division was the 65th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division
Season1979–80
ChampionsValletta F.C.
(11th title)
RelegatedZebbug Rangers
Qormi F.C.
St. George's F.C.
European CupValletta F.C.
European Cup Winners' CupHibernians F.C.
UEFA CupSliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played90
Goals scored283 (3.14 per match)

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Valletta F.C. (C) 18 14 3 1 59 8 +51 31 Qualification for the European Cup
2 Sliema Wanderers F.C. 18 13 2 3 47 11 +36 28 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3 Floriana F.C. 18 12 4 2 35 6 +29 28
4 Hibernians F.C. 18 11 4 3 46 11 +35 26 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
5 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 18 9 2 7 28 24 +4 20
6 Birkirkara F.C. 18 6 2 10 23 38 −15 14
7 Marsa F.C. 18 6 1 11 14 40 −26 13
8 Zebbug Rangers (R) 18 2 4 12 9 31 −22 8 Relegation
9 Qormi F.C. (R) 18 3 1 14 13 65 −52 7
10 St. George's F.C. (R) 18 1 3 14 9 49 −40 5
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Results

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Home \ Away BKR FRN HIB ĦMR MRS QOR SLM STG VLT ZEB
Birkirkara 1–3 0–5 5–1 0–0 4–1 0–7 0–0 0–4 1–0
Floriana 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0
Hibernians 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1
Ħamrun Spartans 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–4 4–0
Marsa 3–1 0–8 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–7 2–0 0–4 2–0
Qormi 2–6 0–3 0–7 0–4 5–0 0–5 0–1 0–11 1–0
Sliema Wanderers 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 8–0 3–0 0–2 1–0
St. George's 0–1 1–5 0–9 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1
Valletta 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 6–0 7–1 0–0 5–1 4–0
Żebbuġ Rangers 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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