# 2012–13 Maltese First Division

The 2012–13 Maltese First Division (also known as 2012–13 BOV 1st Division due to sponsorship reasons) began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 28 April 2013.

## Participating teams

These teams will contest the 2012–13 Maltese First Division season:
* Birżebbuġa St. Peter's
* Dingli Swallows
* Gudja United
* Gżira United
* Lija Athletic
* Marsaxlokk
* Mqabba
* Naxxar Lions
* Pietà Hotspurs
* St. Andrews
* Vittoriosa Stars
* Żejtun Corinthians

## Changes from previous season

* Melita and Rabat Ajax were promoted to the 2012–13 Maltese Premier League. They were replaced with Marsaxlokk and Mqabba, relegated from 2011–12 Maltese Premier League.
* St. Patrick and St. George's were relegated to the 2012–13 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Gżira United and Gudja United, all promoted from 2011–12 Maltese Second Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Naxxar Lions (C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 44 | Promotion to 2013–14 Maltese Premier League |
| 2 | Vittoriosa Stars (P) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 44 | Promotion to 2013–14 Maltese Premier League |
| 3 | Pietà Hotspurs | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 43 | |
| 4 | Lija Athletic | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | St. Andrews | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 38 | |
| 6 | Marsaxlokk | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Gudja United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Gżira United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | Żejtun Corinthians | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 21 | |
| 11 | Dingli Swallows (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 16 | Relegation to 2013–14 Maltese Second Division |
| 12 | Mqabba (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 8 | Relegation to 2013–14 Maltese Second Division |
* 1 2 Winner was decided by the championship playoff

## Results

| Home \ Away | BBĠ | DIN | GDJ | GŻI | LJA | MAR | MQA | NAX | PIE | STA | VIT | ŻEJ |
| Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | — | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dingli Swallows | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| Gudja United | 0–6 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Gżira United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Lija Athletic | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–8 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Marsaxlokk | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Mqabba | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Naxxar Lions | 1–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
| Pietà Hotspurs | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| St. Andrews | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Vittoriosa Stars | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Żejtun Corinthians | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |

## Top scorers

    As of 28 April 2013
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Raphael Kooh Sohna | Pietà Hotspurs | 19 |
| 2 | Trayo Grozev | St. Andrews | 16 |
| 2 | Marcelo Pereira | Vittoriosa Stars | 16 |
| 4 | Vinicius Pereira dos Santos | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | 13 |
| 5 | Erjon Beu | Lija Athletic | 12 |
| 6 | Senior David | Pietà Hotspurs / Dingli Swallows | 11 |
| 6 | Andre Grabowski | Marsaxlokk | 11 |
| 6 | Douglas da Silva Silveira | Marsaxlokk | 11 |
| 9 | Rumen Kerekov | St. Andrews | 10 |
| 9 | Kiril Alexandrov | Gudja United | 10 |