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1948–49 Maltese Premier League

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Maltese First Division
Season1948–49
ChampionsSliema Wanderers F.C.
(12th title)
RelegatedNaxxar Lions
Matches played57
Goals scored209 (3.67 per match)

The 1948–49 Maltese First Division was the 34th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

The team managed to gain the top of the leaderboard only on the penultimate day, after winning by 1-0 a decisive clash against the historical rivals of Floriana.[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C) 14 11 0 3 33 15 +18 22 Champions
2 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 14 9 2 3 38 22 +16 20
3 Valletta F.C. 14 9 1 4 40 20 +20 19
4 Floriana F.C. 14 6 5 3 24 19 +5 17
5 Hibernians F.C. 14 5 5 4 24 20 +4 15
6 St. Andrews F.C. 14 3 1 10 13 33 −20 7
7 St. George's F.C. 14 1 4 9 19 42 −23 6
8 Naxxar Lions (R) 14 2 2 10 13 33 −20 6 Relegation
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Relegation tie-breaker

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With both St. George's and Naxxar Lions level on 6 points, a play-off match was conducted to determine 8th place and the relegation.

Results

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Home \ Away FRN HIB ĦMR NXR SLM STA STG VLT
Floriana 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–1
Hibernians 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 5–1 1–1 1–2
Ħamrun Spartans 2–3 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–0 4–0 1–4
Naxxar Lions 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–6
Sliema Wanderers 3–2 6–2 1–3 3–0 3–1 4–0 0–1
St. Andrews 0–1 0–2 2–5 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–1
St. George's 3–3 1–2 1–6 1–0 0–3 2–3 3–3
Valletta 3–2 0–2 0–1 5–3 3–0 4–0 7–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (5 March 2020). "An encounter to remember". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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