# 2006–07 Maltese Premier League

The 2006–07 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 92nd season of top-level league football in Malta. Marsaxlokk won the title while St. George's and Marsa were relegated to the Maltese First Division.

## Teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:
* St. George's
* Marsa
From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:
* Mosta
* Ħamrun Spartans

## First round
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Marsaxlokk | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 45 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 34 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 3 | Valletta | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 33 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 4 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 33 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 5 | Birkirkara | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 30 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 6 | Hibernians | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 7 | Floriana | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 8 | St. George's | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 12 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 9 | Pietà Hotspurs | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 47 | −31 | 11 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 10 | Marsa | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 50 | −38 | 3 | Qualification for the Play-out |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | MRS | MXK | MSJ | PTA | SLM | STG | VLT |
| Birkirkara | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Floriana | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Hibernians | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Marsa | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Marsaxlokk | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Msida Saint-Joseph | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| St. George's | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–2 |
| Valletta | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | — |

## 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: Marsaxlokk 23 points, Sliema Wanderers 17, Valletta 17, Msida Saint-Joseph 17, Birkirkara 15 and Hibernians 13.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MXK | SLM | BKR | VLT | HIB | MSJ |
| 1 | Marsaxlokk (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 47 | Qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League | — | 1–4 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 35 | Qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Valletta | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 30 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Hibernians | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 21 | Qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 19 | | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — |
* ↑ Hibernians won the 2006–07 Maltese FA Trophy and thereby qualified for the 2007–08 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 12 points, St. George's 6, Pietà Hotspurs 5, Marsa 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | FRN | PTA | STG | MRS |
| 7 | Floriana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22 | | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| 8 | Pietà Hotspurs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | | 3–1 | — | 4–5 | 2–1 |
| 9 | St. George's (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | Relegation to the 2007–08 Maltese First Division | 2–6 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 10 | Marsa (R) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | Relegation to the 2007–08 Maltese First Division | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Daniel Bogdanović | Marsaxlokk | 31 |
| 2 | Ivan Woods | Sliema Wanderers | 20 |
| 3 | Sebastián Monesterolo | Valletta | 16 |
| 4 | Terence Scerri | Hibernians | 14 |
| 5 | Daniel Nwoke | Msida Saint-Joseph | 13 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Babatunde | Msida Saint-Joseph | 13 |
| 7 | Etienne Barbara | Birkirkara | 11 |
| 7 | Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza | Birkirkara | 11 |
| 7 | André Schembri | Marsaxlokk | 11 |
| 10 | Adrian Mifsud | Floriana | 9 |
| 10 | Kevin Sammut | Marsaxlokk | 9 |
| 10 | Gilbert Agius | Valletta | 9 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Sebastián Monesterolo$^4$ | Valletta | Pietà Hotspurs | 5–0 | 20 August 2006 |
| Daniel Bogdanović | Marsaxlokk | Floriana | 4–2 | 16 September 2006 |
| Sebastián Monesterolo | Valletta | St. George's | 4–1 | 23 September 2006 |
| Trevor Cilia | Floriana | Marsa | 4–1 | 24 September 2006 |
| Gilbert Agius$^4$ | Valletta | Pietà Hotspurs | 6–0 | 10 December 2006 |
| Terence Scerri$^4$ | Hibernians | Marsa | 4–0 | 16 December 2006 |
| Andrew Scerri | Marsa | Pietà Hotspurs | 3–5 | 21 January 2007 |
| Richmar Siberie$^4$ | Valletta | Marsa | 6–1 | 3 February 2007 |
| Daniel Bogdanović$^4$ | Marsaxlokk | Birkirkara | 6–1 | 3 March 2007 |
| Ivan Woods | Sliema Wanderers | Msida Saint-Joseph | 3–2 | 15 April 2007 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| August | Sebastián Monesterolo | Valletta |
| September | Ibrahim Babatunde | Msida Saint-Joseph |
| October | Ivan Woods | Sliema Wanderers |
| November/December | Daniel Bogdanović | Marsaxlokk |
| January | Renato Conceição | St. George's |
| February | Gilbert Agius | Valletta |
| March | Daniel Bogdanović | Marsaxlokk |
| April | Roderick Bajada | Sliema Wanderers |
| May | Manolito Micallef | Floriana |