# 2013–14 Maltese Premier League

The 2013–14 Maltese Premier League was the 99th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier football league in Malta. It began on 16 August 2013 and ended on 26 April 2014. Birkirkara are the defending champions, having won their 4th title the previous season.
The Premier League consisted of two rounds. In the First Round, every team played each opponent twice, once "home" and once "away" (in actuality, the designation of home and away were purely arbitrary as most of the clubs did not have their own grounds), for a total of 22 games. The league then split into two pools. Earned points are subsequently halved. Teams that finished in the positions 1–6 competed in the "Top Six" and teams that finished in positions 7–12 played in the "Play-out".

## Teams
### Relegation and promotion

Ħamrun Spartans and Melita were relegated finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, in the previous season.
Promoted were, Naxxar Lions and Vittoriosa Stars finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the First Division the previous season.

## Venues

| Ta' QaliTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Ta' Qali | Ta' Qali | Paola | Hamrun |
| Ta' QaliTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Ta' Qali National Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Tony Bezzina Stadium | Victor Tedesco Stadium |
| Ta' QaliTony Bezzina StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Capacity: 16,997 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,968 | Capacity: 1,962 |

## First phase
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Birkirkara | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 56 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Valletta | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 53 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 3 | Hibernians | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 47 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 4 | Sliema Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 5 | Mosta | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 6 | Balzan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 28 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 7 | Naxxar Lions | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 27 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 8 | Floriana | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 22 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 9 | Vittoriosa Stars | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 18 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 10 | Qormi | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 16 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 11 | Tarxien Rainbows | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16 | Qualification for the Play-out |
| 12 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 6 | Qualification for the Play-out |
* ↑ Floriana deducted 6 points.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAL | BIR | FLO | HIB | MOS | NXX | QOR | RAB | SLI | TAR | VAL | VIT |
| Balzan | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Birkirkara | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Floriana | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Hibernians | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| Mosta | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 2–0 |
| Naxxar Lions | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Qormi | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Rabat Ajax | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Valletta | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Vittoriosa Stars | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — |

## Second phase
### Top Six

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | BIR | HIB | MOS | SLI | BAL |
| 1 | Valletta (C) | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 51 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 50 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Hibernians | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 35 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | 1–3 | 1–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 |
| 4 | Mosta | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 32 | | 0–5 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Sliema Wanderers | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 |
| 6 | Balzan | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 18 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | — |
* ↑ Sliema Wanderers qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2013–14 Maltese FA Trophy, This was because the winners Valletta had qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.

### Play-out

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | FLO | TAR | QOR | NXX | VIT | RAB |
| 7 | Floriana | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 30 | | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 8 | Tarxien Rainbows | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 28 | | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 |
| 9 | Qormi | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 26 | | 2–1 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| 10 | Naxxar Lions | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 26 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| 11 | Vittoriosa Stars (R) | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 24 | Relegation to the 2014–15 Maltese First Division | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 12 | Rabat Ajax (R) | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 91 | −68 | 4 | Relegation to the 2014–15 Maltese First Division | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

## Top goalscorer

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jhonnattann | Birkirkara | 21 |
| 1 | Stanley Ohawuchi | Sliema Wanderers | 21 |
| 1 | Edison | Hibernians | 21 |
| 4 | Alfred Effiong | Qormi | 19 |
| 5 | Denni | Valletta | 18 |
| 6 | Oscar Guerrero | Vittoriosa Stars | 15 |
| 6 | Marcelo Pereira | Vittoriosa Stars | 15 |
| 6 | Obinna Obiefule | Hibernians | 15 |
| 9 | Igor Coronado | Floriana | 14 |
| 9 | Haruna Shola Shodiya | Birkirkara | 14 |