# 2011–12 Maltese First Division

The 2011–12 Maltese First Division (also known as 2011–12 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) Started on 9 September 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.

## Teams

These teams will contest the Maltese First Division 2011-12 season:
* Birżebbuġa St. Peter's
* Dingli Swallows
* Lija Athletic
* Melita
* Naxxar Lions
* Pietà Hotspurs
* Rabat Ajax
* St. Andrews F.C.
* St. George's F.C
* St. Patrick F.C
* Vittoriosa Stars
* Żejtun Corinthians

## Changes from previous season

* Balzan Youths, Mqabba and Mosta were promoted to the 2011–12 Maltese Premier League. They were replaced with Vittoriosa Stars, relegated from 2010–11 Maltese Premier League
* Msida Saint-Joseph were relegated to the 2011–12 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Zejtun Corinthians, Rabat Ajax, Naxxar Lions, Birżebbuġa St. Peter's and St. Patrick all promoted from 2010–11 Maltese Second Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Melita (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 47 | Promotion to 2012–13 Maltese Premier League |
| 2 | Rabat Ajax (P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 45 | Promotion to 2012–13 Maltese Premier League |
| 3 | Pietà Hotspurs | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 38 | |
| 4 | Żejtun Corinthians | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 36 | |
| 5 | Vittoriosa Stars | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | Naxxar Lions | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | Lija Athletic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | St. Andrews | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 27 | |
| 9 | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Dingli Swallows | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 22 | |
| 11 | St. Patrick (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 19 | Relegation to 2012–13 Maltese Second Division |
| 12 | St. George's (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 19 | Relegation to 2012–13 Maltese Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BBĠ | DIN | LJA | MEL | NAX | PIE | RAB | STA | STG | STP | VIT | ŻEJ |
| Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Dingli Swallows | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Lija Athletic | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Melita | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Naxxar Lions | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Rabat Ajax | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| St. Andrews | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| St. George's | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| St. Patrick | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Vittoriosa Stars | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Zejtun Corinthians | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | — |
* ↑ St Georges awarded points after winning protest against Pieta

## Top scorers

    As of 13 May 2012
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcelo Pereira | Vittoriosa Stars | 14 |
| 1 | Darren Falzon | Naxxar Lions | 14 |
| 3 | Kenneth Abela | Żejtun Corinthians | 13 |
| 4 | Vinicius Pereira dos Santos | Pieta Hotspurs | 8 |
| 4 | Julian Galea | Melita | 8 |
| 4 | Quelin Refalo | Pietà Hotspurs | 8 |
| 7 | Adam Smeir | Rabat Ajax | 7 |
| 7 | Ryan Micallef | Rabat Ajax | 7 |
| 7 | Kane Micallef | Melita | 7 |