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2001–02 Maltese First Division

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Maltese First Division
Season2001–02
ChampionsMarsaxlokk
PromotedMarsaxlokk
Mosta
RelegatedQormi
St. Andrews
Goals scored279
Average goals/game3.1
Top goalscorerJohann Zammit (16)

The 2001–02 Maltese First Division (known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 15 September 2001 and finished on 28 April 2002. Rabat Ajax and Xgħajra Tornados were relegated from the Maltese Premier League. Mqabba and Balzan Youths were promoted from Maltese Second Division. Marsaxlokk were the champions while Mosta were the runners-up. Both teams were promoted to Maltese Premier League. Qormi and St. Andrews were relegated to Maltese Second Division.

Participating teams

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The Maltese First Division 2001–02 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 Marsaxlokk (C) 18 13 4 1 46 15 +31 43 Promotion to 2002–03 Maltese Premier League
2 Mosta 18 11 6 1 33 14 +19 39
3 Xgħajra Tornados 18 7 3 8 22 29 −7 24
4 Rabat Ajax 18 7 2 9 34 35 −1 23
5 Balzan 18 6 5 7 26 28 −2 23
6 Mqabba 18 5 8 5 20 25 −5 23
7 Gozo 18 5 7 6 30 30 0 22
8 St. Patrick 18 6 3 9 24 35 −11 21
9 Qormi (R) 18 3 5 10 21 28 −7 14 Relegation to 2002–03 Maltese Second Division
10 St. Andrews (R) 18 2 7 9 23 40 −17 13
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 28 April 2002[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Malta Johann Zammit Marsaxlokk 16
2 Nigeria Engoya Onesime Ulrich Rabat Ajax 12
3 Malta Paul Zammit Mosta 11
Malta William Borg Rabat Ajax
5 Malta Gilbert Scerri St. Patrick 10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malta: Rothmans First Division 2001/02 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.