2022–23 Maltese Premier League
The 2022–23 Maltese Premier League will be the 108th season of top-flight league football in Malta. The season will begin in August 2022 and will end between April and May 2023. Hibernians are the defending champions, having won their 13th title the previous season.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 2022 – April or May 2023 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022. | |
Format
For this season the Malta Football Association decided to expand the league to 14 teams starting with this season.[1]
Teams
Fourteen teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the four teams promoted from the Maltese Challenge League. The promoted teams are Pembroke (return to the top flight after five year's absence), Żebbuġ Rangers (return to the top flight after seven year's absence), Marsaxlokk (return to the top flight after ten year's absence) and Pietà Hotspurs (return to the top three after eight year's absence). They replace Sliema Wanderers after 37 years in the top flight. One of the most successful teams in local football were last relegated in season 1982-83
| Team | In league since | City |
|---|---|---|
| Birkirkara | 1990 | Birkirkara |
| Floriana | 1986 | Floriana |
| Gudja United | 2019 | Gudja |
| Gżira United | 2016 | Gżira |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 2016 | Ħamrun |
| Hibernians | 1945 | Paola |
| Marsaxlokk | 2022 | Marsaxlokk |
| Mosta | 2011 | Mosta |
| Pembroke Athleta | 2022 | Pembroke |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 2022 | Pietà |
| Sirens | 2019 | St. Paul's Bay |
| Valletta | 1944 | Valletta |
| Żebbuġ Rangers | 2022 | Żebbuġ |
Venues
| Ta' Qali | Ta' Qali | Paola | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ta' Qali National Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Tony Bezzina Stadium | |
| Capacity: 16,997 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,968 | |
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References
- Antoine Busuttil (21 July 2021). "National League format approved: How will promotion and relegation work?". maltafootball.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.