# 2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League

The 2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the IZIBet National Amateur League) occurs between 15 September 2023 and 23 April 2024. This is the fourth season since the Second and Third divisions were unified into the two-group Amateur League system. The Maltese National Amateur League is Malta's third-highest professional football division. The 2023-24 League winners will be promoted to the Maltese Challenge League.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season:
| Promoted from 2022–23 Maltese National Amateur League | Relegated from 2022–23 Maltese Challenge League |
| Senglea Athletic Msida Saint-Joseph Luqa St. Andrew's Zabbar St. Patrick | Marsaskala Mqabba Mtarfa Qrendi San Gwann Vittoriosa Stars |

## Teams

Twenty-Three teams competed in the 2023-24 League. These teams were split into two groups.
| Team | Location | Manager |
| Birzebbuga St. Peter's | Birzebbuga | Edward Azzopardi |
| Dingli Swallows | Dingli | Nicolai Caruana |
| Gharghur | Gharghur | Kevin Borg Degiorgio |
| Ghaxaq | Ghaxaq | Spiridione Curmi |
| Kalkara United | Kalkara | Paul Bugeja |
| Kirkop United | Kirkop | Matthew Caruana |
| Marsaskala | Marsaskala | Brian Vella |
| Mdina Knights | Mdina | Roland Sollars |
| Mellieħa | Mellieħa | Warren Said |
| Mgarr United | Mgarr | Brian Spiteri |
| Mqabba | Mqabba | Vincent Carbonaro |
| Mtarfa | Mtarfa | George Magri |
| Pembroke Athleta | Pembroke | Jeffrey Mifsud |
| Qormi | Qormi | Lydon Fenech |
| Qrendi | Qrendi | Gotthard Conti |
| Rabat Ajax | Rabat | Paul Falzon |
| San Ġwann | San Ġwann | Xavier Saliba |
| Santa Venera Lightnings | Santa Venera | Marco Grech |
| Siggiewi | Siggiewi | David Mifsud |
| St. George's | Cospicua | Trevor Thomas |
| Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | Mario Fenech |
| Vittoriosa Stars | Birgu | Dennis Apap |
| Xgħajra Tornados | Xghajra | Keith Darmanin |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Mellieha | Antoine Camilleri | Sacked | 6 October 2023 | 9th (Group A) | Roger Walker and Ivan Mandic (Caretakers) | 6 October 2023 |
| Siġġiewi | Alexander Delia | Sacked | 19 November 2023 | 11th (Group A) | David Mifsud | 19 November 2023 |
| Mellieha | Roger Walker and Ivan Mandic | End of Caretakers | 3 January 2024 | 9th (Group A) | Warren Said | 3 January 2024 |
| Mġarr United | Jason Camenzuli | Sacked | 4 February 2024 | 2nd (Group B) | Brian Spiteri | 5 February 2024 |

## Venues

| Luxol StadiumCharles Abela StadiumSirens StadiumCentenary StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Pembroke | Mosta | San Pawl il-Baħar | Ta' Qali | Hamrun |
| Luxol StadiumCharles Abela StadiumSirens StadiumCentenary StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Luxol Stadium | Charles Abela Stadium | Sirens Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Victor Tedesco Stadium |
| Luxol StadiumCharles Abela StadiumSirens StadiumCentenary StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium | Capacity: 600 | Capacity: 700 | Capacity: 800 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 1,962 |

## League stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mtarfa (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 13 | +58 | 55 | Promotion to the 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League and Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Birzebbuga St. Peter's | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 49 | |
| 3 | Qrendi | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 41 | |
| 4 | Xgħajra Tornados | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 37 | |
| 5 | Mellieħa | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 37 | |
| 6 | Rabat Ajax | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Mqabba (R) | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Pembroke Athleta | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Santa Venera Lightning (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 10 | Siggiewi (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 18 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 11 | Kalkara United (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 16 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 12 | Mdina Knights (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 75 | −69 | 1 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
* 1 2 Rabat Ajax and Mqabba finished equal on points, A play-off decider determines the seventh place and Qualification for the relegation play-offs

### Group A Results

| Home \ Away | BRZ | KLK | MDI | MLĦ | MQA | MTF | PBK | QRE | RBT | SVL | SIG | XJR |
| Birzebbuga St. Peter's | — | 7–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Kalkara United | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–9 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Mdina Knights | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Mellieħa | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Mqabba | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mtarfa | 1–1 | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Pembroke Athleta | 2–7 | 8–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–8 | — | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Qrendi | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–3 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Rabat Ajax | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Santa Venera Lightning | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Siggiewi | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Xgħajra Tornados | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mgarr United (C) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 18 | +50 | 46 | Promotion to the 2024–25 Maltese Challenge League and Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Qormi | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 37 | |
| 3 | Marsaskala | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | San Ġwann | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 35 | |
| 5 | Gharghur | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Kirkop United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 32 | |
| 7 | St. George's (R) | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Vittoriosa Stars | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Ghaxaq (R) | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 14 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 10 | Dingli Swallows (R) | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 10 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
| 11 | Ta' Xbiex (R) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 113 | −90 | 6 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League 2 |
* ↑ Vittoriosa Stars were docked three points.

### Group B Results

| Home \ Away | DIN | GHR | GHX | KRK | MRK | MGR | QOR | SGN | STG | XBX | VIT |
| Dingli Swallows | — | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| Gharghur | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Ghaxaq | 1–0 | 0–4 | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| Kirkop United | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 10–1 | 0–2 |
| Marsaskala | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| Mgarr United | 6–0 | 0–0 | 10–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 |
| Qormi | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| San Ġwann | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–4 | 11–0 | 1–1 |
| St. George's | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | — | 6–3 | 1–0 |
| Ta' Xbiex | 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–10 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | — | 1–10 |
| Vittoriosa Stars | 7–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — |
* ↑ Ta' Xbiex were awarded a 3–0 win after the Malta Football Association's Protests Board upheld their protest. Originally, the match ended in a 5–1 to Vittoriosa Stars.

### Group A Sixth Place tie-breaker

With both Mqabba and Rabat Ajax level on 34 points, a play-off match was conducted to the looser qualify for the Relegation Play-offs

### Relegation play-offs
## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

    As of 23 April 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kurt Borg | Mtarfa | 33 |
| 2 | Samuel Saldanha | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 30 |
| 3 | Weverton Gomes Souza | Pembroke Athleta | 28 |
| 4 | Saint Ebisindor Christian | Mgarr United | 23 |
| 5 | Brandon Bray | Qrendi | 21 |
| 6 | Richmond Baratuipre Hanson | Santa Venera Lightnings | 19 |
| 7 | Luka Mijic | Mellieha | 17 |
| 8 | Ryan Dalli | Kirkop United | 16 |
| 8 | Joseph Jojo Ogunnupe | Vittoriosa Stars | 16 |
| 10 | Jayden Borg | Qormi | 14 |
| 11 | Nezar Fawzi Abouhaisa | San Gwann | 13 |
| 12 | Jurgen Suda | Mgarr United | 12 |
| 12 | Gianfranco Micallef | Mtarfa | 12 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Group | Stadium | Date |
| Samuel Saldanha | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Pembroke Athleta | 7–2 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 24 September 2023 |
| Weverton Gomes | Pembroke Athleta | Mdina Knights | 6–1 (A) | A | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 7 October 2023 |
| Andres Tenorio Viveros | Mqabba | Kalkara United | 4–2 (H) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 7 October 2023 |
| Saint Ebisindor Christian$^6$ | Mgarr United | Ghaxaq | 10–0 (H) | B | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 20 October 2023 |
| Saint Ebisindor Christian$^5$ | Mgarr United | Ta' Xbiex | 10–0 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 28 October 2023 |
| Samuel Saldanha | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Santa Venera Lightnings | 5–1 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 29 October 2023 |
| Morientes Muscat | St. George's | Ghaxaq | 5–1 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 12 November 2023 |
| Deison Arvey Cuero | Siggiewi | Mdina Knights | 3–0 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 25 November 2023 |
| Aaron Agius | Ghaxaq | Ta' Xbiex | 8–2 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 26 November 2023 |
| Brandon Bray$^4$ | Qrendi | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 4–1 (H) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 10 December 2023 |
| Kurt Borg | Mtarfa | Mdina Knights | 7–0 (H) | A | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 10 December 2023 |
| Kurt Borg$^4$ | Mtarfa | Pembroke Athleta | 8-1 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 16 December 2023 |
| Gianfranco Micallef | Mtarfa | Pembroke Athleta | 8-1 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 16 December 2023 |
| Ryan Dalli$^4$ | Kirkop United | Ta' Xbiex | 7–1 (A) | B | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 5 January 2024 |
| Brandon Bray$^4$ | Qrendi | Pembroke Athleta | 5–3 (H) | A | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun | 8 January 2024 |
| Weverton Gomes | Pembroke Athleta | Qrendi | 3–5 (A) | A | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun | 8 January 2024 |
| Giovanni Galea | Kirkop United | Dingli Swallows | 9–1 (H) | B | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 14 January 2024 |
| Ryan Dalli | Kirkop United | Dingli Swallows | 9–1 (H) | B | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 14 January 2024 |
| Nezar Fawzi Abouhaisa | San Ġwann | Ghaxaq | 6–1 (A) | B | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 19 January 2024 |
| Jayden Borg | Qormi | Dingli Swallows | 4–1 (A) | B | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 20 January 2024 |
| Shaban Chikh Ali$^4$ | Vittoriosa Stars | Ta' Xbiex | 10–1 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 20 January 2024 |
| Samuel Saldanha | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Mdina Knights | 5–0 (A) | A | Luxol Stadium, Pembroke | 21 January 2024 |
| Andre Joe Cutajar$^4$ | San Ġwann | Ta' Xbiex | 11–0 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 28 January 2024 |
| Syzmon Grzegorz Plocica | San Ġwann | Ta' Xbiex | 11–0 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 28 January 2024 |
| Nezar Fawzi Abouhaisa | San Ġwann | Ta' Xbiex | 11–0 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 28 January 2024 |
| Brandon Bray | Qrendi | Siggiewi | 4–1 (A) | A | Luxol Stadium, Pembroke | 4 February 2024 |
| Samuel Saldanha | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | Kalkara United | 7–1 (H) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 10 February 2024 |
| Weverton Gomes$^5$ | Pembroke Athleta | Kalkara United | 8–3 (H) | A | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 24 February 2024 |
| Richmond Baratuipre Hanson | Santa Venera Lightnings | Mdina Knights | 4–0 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 24 February 2024 |
| Luka Mijic | Mellieħa | Kalkara United | 9–0 (A) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 3 March 2024 |
| Weverton Gomes | Pembroke Athleta | Siggiewi | 4–1 (H) | A | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 9 March 2024 |
| Timothy John Thomas | St. George's | Ta' Xbiex | 6–3 (H) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 10 March 2024 |
| Jurgen Gerada | Ghaxaq | Dingli Swallows | 3–0 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 10 March 2024 |
| Shamison Farrugia | Dingli Swallows | Ta' Xbiex | 6–4 (A) | B | Sirens Stadium, San Pawl il-Baħar | 16 March 2024 |
| Brandon Bray | Qrendi | Pembroke Athleta | 5–4 (A) | A | Luxol Stadium, Pembroke | 6 April 2024 |
| Ryan Dalli | Kirkop United | Ta' Xbiex | 10–1 (H) | B | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta | 6 April 2024 |
| Kurt Borg$^4$ | Mtarfa | Kalkara United | 7–0 (H) | A | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali | 14 April 2024 |

##### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goalss $^5$ Player scored 5 goalss $^6$ Player scored 6 goals

### Clean sheets

    As of 20 April 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Dunstan Zarb | Mtarfa | 11 |
| 1 | Jacob Chircop St John | Mgarr | 11 |
| 3 | Dean Sciberras | Rabat Ajax | 9 |
| 4 | Andrew Joseph Zammit | Gharghur | 8 |
| 5 | James Abela | Mqabba | 7 |
| 5 | Christian Cassar | Qrendi | 7 |
| 7 | Mario Bartolo | Birzebbuga St. Peter's | 6 |
| 8 | Clayton Rapa | Kirkop United | 5 |
| 8 | Anthony Curmi | Mellieha | 5 |
| 10 | Clyde Aquilina | Santa Venera Lightning | 4 |
| 10 | Jonathan Grech | Vittoriosa Stars | 4 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 10
** Domenico Marsala (Dingli Swallows)
* Most red cards: 2
** Nicholas Formosa (Gharghur)
** Clive Fenech (Ghaxaq)
** Neil Borg (Mellieħa)
** Gianluca Sultana (St. George's)
** Theodoric Catania (Santa Venera Lightning)
** Miguel Agius (Ta' Xbiex)
** Liam Ciantar (Vittoriosa Stars)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 53
** St. George's
* Most red cards: 5
** Qormi
** Ta' Xbiex

### Awards

| Round | Manager of the First Round | Manager of the First Round | Player of the First Round | Player of the First Round |
| Round | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| First Round | Lydon Fenech | Qormi | Kurt Borg | Mtarfa |