# 2004–05 Maltese First Division

The 2004–05 Maltese First Division (known as the MIA First Division for sponsorship reasons) started on 5 September 2004 and finished on 15 May 2005.
Ħamrun Spartans were promoted back to the Premier League after just one season away, following their relegation alongside Balzan Youths in the 2003–04 Premier League season. Mosta joined Ħamrun in securing place in the Premier League. Balzan suffered a consecutive relegation, and alongside Gozo were relegated to the 2005–06 Second Division.

## Changes from previous season
### Team changes
#### From Second Division
##### Promoted to Premier League

* St. Patrick
* Lija Athletic

##### Relegated to Second Division

* Tarxien Rainbows
* Rabat Ajax

#### To First Division
##### Relegated from Premier League

* Balzan Youths
* Ħamrun Spartans

##### Promoted from Second Division

* St. George's
* Gozo

## Teams

| Team | City |
| Balzan Youths | Balzan |
| Gozo | Gozo |
| Ħamrun Spartans | Ħamrun |
| Marsa | Marsa |
| Mosta | Mosta |
| Mqabba | Mqabba |
| Naxxar Lions | Naxxar |
| San Ġwann | San Ġwann |
| Senglea Athletic | Senglea |
| St. George's | Cospicua |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ħamrun Spartans (C) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 35 | Promotion to 2005–06 Maltese Premier League |
| 2 | Mosta | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 32 | Promotion to 2005–06 Maltese Premier League |
| 3 | Mqabba | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Senglea Athletic | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Marsa | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | San Ġwann | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 23 | |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 23 | |
| 8 | St. George's | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Balzan (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 18 | Relegation to 2005–06 Maltese Second Division |
| 10 | Gozo (R) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 7 | Relegation to 2005–06 Maltese Second Division |
* ↑ St. George's were deducted 2 points due to the incidents in the match against Senglea Athletic.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAL | GOZ | ĦAM | MAR | MOS | MQA | NAX | SĠW | SEN | STG |
| Balzan Youths | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Gozo | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 |
| Marsa | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Mosta | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 |
| Mqabba | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Naxxar Lions | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| San Ġwann | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Senglea Athletic | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| St. George's | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
* ↑ The match between St. George's and Senglea Athletic was abandoned at the 77th minute with the result 1–2 in favour of Senglea Athletic after a fan attacked a linesman. The match was awarded to Senglea Athletic with a 2–0 score.

## Top scorers

    As of 15 May 2005
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jeremiah Ani | Naxxar Lions | 18 |
| 2 | Uchenna Anywanna | Mqabba | 16 |
| 3 | Ikechukwu Chibueze | Mosta | 13 |
| 4 | Stefan Sultana | Ħamrun Spartans | 12 |
| 4 | Gilbert Martin | Marsa | 12 |