1977–78 Maltese Premier League

The 1977–78 Maltese First Division was the 63rd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division

Season	1977–78
Champions	Valletta F.C. (10th title)
Relegated	Birkirkara F.C. Vittoriosa Stars F.C.
European Cup	Valletta F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Floriana F.C.
UEFA Cup	Hibernians F.C.
Matches played	90
Goals scored	248 (2.76 per match)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Valletta F.C. (C)	18	12	4	2	44	6	+38	28	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Hibernians F.C.	18	11	4	3	39	14	+25	26	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	18	8	8	2	28	14	+14	24
4	Floriana F.C.	18	9	6	3	34	13	+21	23^[a]	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup^[b]
5	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	18	7	7	4	27	13	+14	22^[c]
6	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.	18	5	7	6	19	34	−15	17
7	Marsa F.C.	18	5	5	8	20	27	−7	15
8	St. George's F.C.	18	3	7	8	17	31	−14	13
9	Birkirkara F.C. (R)	18	3	2	13	11	38	−27	8	Relegation
10	Vittoriosa Stars F.C. (R)	18	1	2	15	9	58	−49	4

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

1. 1 point deducted
2. Floriana qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Valletta already qualified for the European Cup.
3. 1 bonus point awarded

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	HIB	FRN	ĦMR	MRS	MSD	SLM	STG	VLT	VTS
Birkirkara	—	1–3	2–1	1–3	0–3	0–1	1–4	1–0	0–2	1–0
Hibernians	4–0	—	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	3–0	0–0	5–0
Floriana	4–0	1–1	—	0–0^[a]	2–0	3–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	4–2
Ħamrun Spartans	0–0	0–1	1–0	—	4–3	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–0
Marsa	3–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	—	1–1	1–3	2–1	0–3	1–1
Msida Saint-Joseph	1–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–0	—	0–2	1–1	0–11	3–1
Sliema Wanderers	1–1	2–1	0–4	1–1	0–0	0–1	—	1–1	0–0	1–0
St. George's	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–4	0–0	2–2	1–5	—	0–3	2–0
Valletta	4–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	6–1
Vittoriosa Stars	2–0	0–6	0–7	0–7	1–2	0–0	0–4	1–2	0–5	—

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

1. The match between Floriana and Ħamrun Spartans (originally finished 0–0) was rated as a win for Ħamrun with the same result.

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)