2013–14 Maltese First Division
Football league season
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 Maltese First Division (also known as 2013–14 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 13 September 2013 and ended on 27 April 2014.
Participating teams
These teams will contest the 2013–14 Maltese First Division season:
- Birżebbuġa St. Peter's
- Gudja United
- Gżira United
- Ħamrun Spartans
- Lija Athletic
- Melita
- Msida Saint-Joseph
- Pietà Hotspurs
- St. Andrews
- St. George's
- Żebbuġ Rangers
- Żejtun Corinthians
- Żurrieq
Changes from previous season
- Naxxar Lions and Vittoriosa Stars were promoted to the 2013–14 Maltese Premier League. They were replaced with Melita and Ħamrun Spartans, relegated from 2012–13 Maltese Premier League.
- Dingli Swallows and Mqabba were relegated to the 2013–14 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Żebbuġ Rangers, Msida Saint-Joseph, St. George's and Żurrieq all promoted from 2012–13 Maltese Second Division.
- Marsaxlokk were relegated to the 2013–14 Maltese Third Division since finding financial difficulties.[1]
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietà Hotspurs (C) | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 58 | Promotion to 2014–15 Maltese Premier League |
| 2 | Żebbuġ Rangers (P) | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 45 | |
| 3 | St. Andrews | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 40 | |
| 4 | Gżira United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Gudja United | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Melita | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 33 | |
| 7 | Lija Athletic | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | St. George's | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Żurrieq | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 30 | |
| 10 | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | Ħamrun Spartans (R) | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 19[a] | Relegation to 2014–15 Maltese Second Division |
| 13 | Żejtun Corinthians (R) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 17 |
- ^ Hamrun Spartans started on a -8 points deduction.[2]
Results
| Home \ Away | BBĠ | GDJ | GŻI | ĦAM | LJA | MEL | MSJ | PIE | STA | STG | ŻEB | ŻEJ | ŻRQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–6 | 3–5 |
| Gudja United | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Gżira United | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Lija Athletic | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| Melita | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Msida Saint-Joseph | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 |
| St. Andrews | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 5–3 |
| St. George's | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Żebbuġ Rangers | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Żejtun Corinthians | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–5 | — | 2–1 |
| Żurrieq | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- As of 27 April 2014[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raphael Kooh Sohna | Pietà Hotspurs | 28 |
| 2 |  Trayo Grozev | St. Andrews | 27 |
| 3 |  Mauricio Osmar Britto | Żebbuġ Rangers | 17 |
| 4 | Kiril Aleksandrov | Lija Athletic | 15 |
 Osi Lucky Agboebina | Żurrieq |
References
- ^ "Marsaxlokk FC set to play in the BOV third division". 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Hamrun Spartans will start the 2013-14 Bov First Division with 7 points deducted". 13 August 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Malta: BOV First Division 2013/14 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "BOV First Division League Results 2013/14". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Malta: BOV First Division 2013/14 Scorers". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
External links
- Pieta Crowned Champions
- Zebbug Rangers Promoted
- Zejtun Relegated
- Hamrun Spartans Relegated
