1999–2000 Maltese Premier League

The 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League was the 20th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 85th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Birkirkara F.C. won the championship.

Maltese Premier League
Season1999–2000
Dates24 August 1999 – 29 April 2000
ChampionsBirkirkara
(1st title)
RelegatedGozo
Żurrieq
Champions LeagueBirkirkara
UEFA CupSliema Wanderers
Valletta
UEFA Intertoto CupFloriana
Matches played132
Goals scored462 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Mifsud (21 goals)

Teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:

First round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Birkirkara 18 15 2 1 39 9 +30 47 Qualification for the Championship Pool
2 Valletta 18 13 1 4 58 22 +36 40
3 Floriana 18 11 1 6 35 24 +11 34
4 Sliema Wanderers 18 10 3 5 41 23 +18 33
5 Pietà Hotspurs 18 7 5 6 33 36 −3 26
6 Hibernians 18 5 7 6 28 25 +3 22
7 Naxxar Lions 18 4 4 10 27 40 −13 16 Qualification for the Relegation Pool
8 Gozo 18 3 5 10 14 29 −15 14
9 Żurrieq 18 3 3 12 20 55 −35 12
10 Rabat Ajax 18 2 3 13 19 51 −32 9
Source: RSSSF

Results
Home \ Away BKR FRN GZO HIB NXR PTA RBT SLM VLT ŻRQ
Birkirkara — 2–1 2–0 2–0 5–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Floriana 0–1 — 5–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–3 1–0 3–1 3–2
Gozo 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0
Hibernians 0–0 0–1 3–1 — 3–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–2
Naxxar Lions 1–5 3–0 2–1 0–0 — 2–3 2–3 2–3 2–4 3–0
Pietà Hotspurs 0–1 3–2 2–3 1–4 1–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–5 2–1
Rabat Ajax 0–2 1–4 2–1 0–3 2–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–9 1–3
Sliema Wanderers 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–3 3–0 2–3 3–1 — 1–3 5–0
Valletta 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–3 2–1 1–2 — 9–1
Żurrieq 1–4 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–7 0–6 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

Championship Pool
Floriana-Pieta Hotspurs at Ta'Qali

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Championship Pool, and the points obtained during the first round were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second round. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second round: Birkirkara 24 points, Valletta 20, Floriana 17, Sliema Wanderers 17, Pietà Hotspurs 13 and Hibernians 11.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BKR SLM VLT FRN PTA HIB
1 Birkirkara (C) 10 7 1 2 22 5 +17 46 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 0–1
2 Sliema Wanderers 10 7 1 2 21 13 +8 39 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round 0–2 — 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
3 Valletta 10 5 1 4 17 14 +3 36 1–5 1–2 — 3–0 4–2 2–1
4 Floriana 10 3 1 6 15 20 −5 27 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round 0–3 4–5 0–2 — 2–0 3–0
5 Pietà Hotspurs 10 3 0 7 12 21 −9 22 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–3 — 4–0
6 Hibernians 10 3 0 7 9 23 −14 20 0–2 2–5 2–1 2–1 0–3 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.

Relegation Pool

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the Relegation Pool and at the end of the round the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first round were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second round. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second round: Naxxar Lions 8 points, Gozo 7, Zurrieq 6, Rabat Ajax 5.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation NXR RBT GZO ŻRQ
7 Naxxar Lions 6 4 1 1 17 9 +8 21 — 3–3 1–0 6–2
8 Rabat Ajax 6 3 3 0 15 11 +4 12 3–2 — 1–1 5–3
9 Gozo (R) 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 12 Relegation to the First Division 1–3 0–0 — 3–1
10 Żurrieq (R) 6 1 0 5 12 22 −10 9 0–2 2–3 4–3 —
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.

Season statistics
Sliema Wanderers' Michael Mifsud finished as the league top scorer with 21 goals.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Michael Mifsud Sliema Wanderers 21
2 Gilbert Agius Valletta 17
Stefan Giglio Valletta
4 Nikolai Kirilov Żurrieq 15
Nenad Veselji Valletta
6 Michael Galea Birkirkara 14
Rufin Oba Floriana
Orosco Anonam Naxxar Lions
9 Malcolm Licari Pietà Hotspurs 12
10 Edmond Lufi Pietà Hotspurs 11
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