1971–72 Maltese Premier League

The 1971–72 Maltese First Division was the 57th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division

Season	1971–72
Champions	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (20th title)
Relegated	Zebbug Rangers Qormi F.C.
European Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Floriana F.C.
UEFA Cup	Valletta F.C.
Matches played	91
Goals scored	157 (1.73 per match)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C)	18	10	6	2	28	7	+21	26	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Floriana F.C.	18	10	6	2	17	7	+10	26	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup^[a]
3	Valletta F.C.	18	10	4	4	18	13	+5	24	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4	Hibernians F.C.	18	5	8	5	11	11	0	18
5	Birkirkara F.C.	18	4	9	5	17	12	+5	17
6	Gzira United	18	5	7	6	12	12	0	17
7	Marsa F.C.	18	5	6	7	17	22	−5	16
8	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	18	4	7	7	13	13	0	15
9	Zebbug Rangers (R)	18	3	7	8	16	32	−16	13	Relegation
10	Qormi F.C. (R)	18	1	6	11	6	26	−20	8

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Floriana qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Championship tie-breaker

With both Sliema Wanderers and Floriana level on 26 points, a play-off match was conducted to decide the champion.

Sliema Wanderers F.C.	2–0	Floriana F.C.

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	GŻI	HIB	ĦMR	MRS	QOR	SLM	VLT	ZEB
Birkirkara	—	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	6–1
Floriana	2–1	—	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–0	3–0
Gżira United	0–0	0–1	—	0–1	2–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	2–0	1–3
Hibernians	0–1	0–1	1–0	—	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0
Ħamrun Spartans	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	—	1–1	3–0	0–0	0–1	3–0
Marsa	2–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	—	1–1	1–3	2–3	2–1
Qormi	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	0–3	0–2	1–1
Sliema Wanderers	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	3–0	—	3–0	6–1
Valletta	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	0–1	—	1–0
Żebbuġ Rangers	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–3	1–2	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)