# 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League

The 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 85th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Birkirkara F.C. won the championship.

## Teams

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

## First phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Birkirkara | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 47 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Valletta | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 40 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 3 | Floriana | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 34 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 33 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 5 | Pietà Hotspurs | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 26 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 6 | Hibernians | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 22 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 16 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 8 | Gozo | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 9 | Żurrieq | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 12 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 10 | Rabat Ajax | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 9 | Qualification for the Play-out |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | GZO | HIB | NXR | PTA | RBT | SLM | VLT | ŻRQ |
| Birkirkara | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Floriana | 0–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Gozo | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Hibernians | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Naxxar Lions | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–0 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 |
| Rabat Ajax | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–9 | 1–3 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 5–0 |
| Valletta | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 9–1 |
| Żurrieq | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 0–6 | — |

## 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 24 points, Valletta 20, Floriana 17, Sliema Wanderers 17, Pietà Hotspurs 13 and Hibernians 11.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BKR | SLM | VLT | FRN | PTA | HIB |
| 1 | Birkirkara (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 46 | Qualification for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Sliema Wanderers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 39 | Qualification for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Valletta | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 36 | Qualification for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup | 1–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Floriana | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 27 | Qualification for the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup | 0–3 | 4–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Pietà Hotspurs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 22 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 |
| 6 | Hibernians | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 20 | | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — |

### 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: Naxxar Lions 8 points, Gozo 7, Zurrieq 6, Rabat Ajax 5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | NXR | RBT | GZO | ŻRQ |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 21 | | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| 8 | Rabat Ajax | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 17 | | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–3 |
| 9 | Gozo (R) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | Relegation to the 2000–01 Maltese First Division | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 10 | Żurrieq (R) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 9 | Relegation to the 2000–01 Maltese First Division | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Michael Mifsud | Sliema Wanderers | 21 |
| 2 | Gilbert Agius | Valletta | 17 |
| 2 | Stefan Giglio | Valletta | 17 |
| 4 | Nikolai Kirilov | Żurrieq | 15 |
| 4 | Nenad Veselji | Valletta | 15 |
| 6 | Michael Galea | Birkirkara | 14 |
| 6 | Rufin Oba | Floriana | 14 |
| 6 | Orosco Anonam | Naxxar Lions | 14 |
| 9 | Malcolm Licari | Pietà Hotspurs | 12 |
| 10 | Edmond Lufi | Pietà Hotspurs | 11 |