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2003–04 Maltese First Division

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Maltese First Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsŻabbar St. Patrick
PromotedŻabbar St. Patrick
Lija Athletic
RelegatedTarxien Rainbows
Rabat Ajax
Goals scored293
Average goals/game3.25
Top goalscorerIkechukwu Chibueze (18)

The 2003–04 Maltese First Division (known as the MIA First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 13 September 2003 and finished on 9 May 2004. Marsa and Mosta were relegated from Maltese Premier League. Tarxien Rainbows and San Gwann were promoted from Maltese Second Division with the latter (San Ġwann) having won a promotion playoff against Vittoriosa Stars. St. Patrick were the champions while Lija Athletic were runners-up. Both were promoted to Maltese Premier League. Tarxien Rainbows and Rabat Ajax were relegated to Maltese Second Division with the former having just clinched promotion only to go straight down again.

Participating teams

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The Maltese First Division 2003–04 was made up of these teams:

Changes from previous season

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Żabbar St. Patrick (C) 18 10 3 5 35 28 +7 33 Promotion to 2004–05 Maltese Premier League
2 Lija Athletic 18 9 5 4 31 24 +7 32
3 Mqabba 18 8 5 5 29 21 +8 29
4 Senglea Athletic 18 7 5 6 36 28 +8 26
5 Naxxar Lions 18 7 5 6 30 34 −4 26
6 Mosta 18 6 7 5 34 27 +7 25
7 Marsa 18 6 7 5 27 31 −4 25
8 San Ġwann 18 5 6 7 23 24 −1 21
9 Tarxien Rainbows (R) 18 5 5 8 29 33 −4 20 Relegation to 2004–05 Maltese Second Division
10 Rabat Ajax (R) 18 1 4 13 19 43 −24 7
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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For a complete set of results, see 1

Top scorers

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As of 9 May 2004[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Ikechukwu Chibueze Mqabba 18
2 Malta Simon Shead Tarxien Rainbows 15
3 Nigeria Chima Dozie Naxxar Lions 14
4 Malta Mark Tanti St. Patrick 10
5 Malta Thomas Caruana St. Patrick 9
England Trevor Thomas Senglea Athletic
Nigeria Ibrahim Tarik Marsa

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malta: MIA First Division 2003/04 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.