# 2005–06 Maltese Premier League

The 2005–06 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 91st season of top-level league football in Malta. Birkirkara won the title while Mosta and Ħamrun Spartans were relegated to the Maltese First Division.

## Teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:
* Mosta
* Ħamrun Spartans
From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:
* Żabbar St. Patrick
* Lija Athletic

## First phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Birkirkara | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 41 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 39 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 3 | Hibernians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 37 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 4 | Marsaxlokk | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 34 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 5 | Valletta | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 23 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 6 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 21 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 7 | Floriana | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 19 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 8 | Ħamrun Spartans | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 19 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 9 | Pietà Hotspurs | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 15 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 10 | Mosta | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 8 | Qualification for the Play-out |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | MXK | MST | MSD | PTA | SLM | VLT |
| Birkirkara | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Floriana | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Hibernians | 5–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–6 | 2–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Marsaxlokk | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–3 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Mosta | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–3 |
| Msida Saint-Joseph | 2–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Valletta | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — |

## Second phase
### Top Six

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Birkirkara 21 points, Sliema Wanderers 20, Hibernians 19, Marsaxlokk 17, Valletta 12 and Msida Saint-Joseph 11.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BKR | SLM | MXK | HIB | VLT | MSD |
| 1 | Birkirkara (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 37 | Qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 3 | Marsaxlokk | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 36 | Qualification for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Hibernians | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 28 | Qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Valletta | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 24 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 |
| 6 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 15 | | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
* ↑ Hibernians won the 2005–06 Maltese FA Trophy and thereby qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.

### Play-out

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Floriana 10 points, Ħamrun Spartans 10, Pietà Hotspurs 8, Mosta 4.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | FRN | PTA | MST | ĦMR |
| 7 | Floriana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 18 | | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| 8 | Pietà Hotspurs | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 17 | | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| 9 | Mosta (R) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | Relegation to the 2006–07 Maltese First Division | 3–3 | 3–1 | — | 5–3 |
| 10 | Ħamrun Spartans (R) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 12 | Relegation to the 2006–07 Maltese First Division | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Michael Galea | Birkirkara | 19 |
| 2 | Daniel Nwoke | Msida Saint-Joseph | 16 |
| 2 | Ivan Woods | Sliema Wanderers | 16 |
| 4 | Adrian Mifsud | Floriana | 15 |
| 5 | Etienne Barbara | Birkirkara | 14 |
| 5 | Andrew Cohen | Hibernians | 14 |
| 5 | Wendell Gomes | Marsaxlokk | 14 |
| 8 | Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | 13 |
| 9 | Ikechukwu Chibueze | Mosta | 12 |
| 9 | Cleavon Frendo | Marsaxlokk | 12 |