Title: 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
Content:  The Maltese Premier League 2008–09 was the 94th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier Association Football competition in Malta. It began on 23 August 2008 with a scoreless draw between Floriana and Hamrun Spartans; and ended on 24 May 2009. The first goal in the season was scored by Ivan, who played for Qormi. Hibernians were crowned champions on 23 May 2009, surpassing rivals Valletta by two points and winning their tenth title.
Title: 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
Content: res_col_header=QR team1=HIB|team2=VAL|team3=BIR|team4=MRS|team6=FLO win_HIB=19|draw_HIB=5|loss_HIB=4|gf_HIB=73|ga_HIB=25|adjust_points_HIB=-20|status_HIB=C ; win_VAL=17|draw_VAL=9|loss_VAL=2|gf_VAL=50|ga_VAL=18|adjust_points_VAL=-20 ; win_BIR=12|draw_BIR=7|loss_BIR=9|gf_BIR=43|ga_BIR=45|adjust_points_BIR=-16 ; win_MRS=10|draw_MRS=6|loss_MRS=12|gf_MRS=46|ga_MRS=52|adjust_points_MRS=-11|status_MRS=R ; win_SLI=10|draw_SLI=8|loss_SLI=10|gf_SLI=33|ga_SLI=41|adjust_points_SLI=-13 ; win_FLO=7|draw_FLO=6|loss_FLO=15|gf_FLO=25|ga_FLO=44|adjust_points_FLO=-11 ; col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round ; result1=CL1 ; col_EL1 = blue2|text_EL1 = Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round ; result2 = EL1|result3 = EL1 ; col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the First Division ; note_res_R=Marsaxlokk were relegated to the First Division for the 2009-10 season due to their involvement in a bribery scandal. ; result4=R ; col_EL2=blue1|text_EL2=Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round ; note_res_EL2=Sliema Wanderers won the 2008–09 Maltese Cup and thereby qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. ; result5=EL2 ; class_rules=1) 
Title: 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
Content: res_col_header=QR highest_pos=7 ; team7=QOR|team8=TAR|team9=MSJ|team10=HAM win_QOR=7|draw_QOR=6|loss_QOR=11|gf_QOR=30|ga_QOR=31|adjust_points_QOR=-7 ; win_TAR=6|draw_TAR=5|loss_TAR=13|gf_TAR=32|ga_TAR=44|adjust_points_TAR=-7 ; win_MSJ=7|draw_MSJ=5|loss_MSJ=12|gf_MSJ=25|ga_MSJ=40|adjust_points_MSJ=-10 ; win_HAM=7|draw_HAM=3|loss_HAM=14|gf_HAM=31|ga_HAM=48|adjust_points_HAM=-8 ; hth_TAR=Deciding game ; hth_MSJ=TAR ; note_MSJ=While Msida Saint-Joseph and Hamrun Spartans were relegated, they were returned to the Premier League in the wake of corruption scandals involving Vittoriosa Stars and Marsaxlokk. ; note_HAM=MSJ ; class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). Points earned in the first round have been halved. show_matches=y ; teamwidth=110 name_HAM=Hamrun Spartans ; match_HAM_MSJ=3–0 ; match_HAM_QOR=0–2 ; match_HAM_TAR=1–1 name_MSJ=Msida Saint-Joseph ; match_MSJ_HAM=2–0 ; match_MSJ_QOR=0–5 ; match_MSJ_TAR=2–2 name_QOR=Qormi ; match_QOR_HAM=1–2 ; match_QOR_MSJ=2–1 ; match_QOR_TAR=1–2 name_TAR=Tarxien Rainbows ; match_TAR_HAM=5–1 ; match_TAR_MSJ=0–0 ; match_TAR_QOR=0–3 update=complete ; source=maltafootball.com: 1, 2 {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL        }}
Title: 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
Content: res_col_header=QR team1=HIB|name_HIB=Hibernians ; team2=VAL|name_VAL=Valletta ; team3=BIR|name_BIR=Birkirkara ; team4=SLI|name_SLI=Sliema Wanderers ; team5=FLO|name_FLO=Floriana ; team6=MRS|name_MRS=Marsaxlokk ; team7=MSJ|name_MSJ=Msida Saint-Joseph ; team8=HAM|name_HAM=Hamrun Spartans ; team9=QOR|name_QOR=Qormi ; team10=TAR|name_TAR=Tarxien Rainbows ; win_HIB=13|draw_HIB=2|loss_HIB=3|gf_HIB=49|ga_HIB=19 ; win_VAL=11|draw_VAL=7|loss_VAL=0|gf_VAL=31|ga_VAL=11 ; win_BIR=9|draw_BIR=5|loss_BIR=4|gf_BIR=31|ga_BIR=28 ; win_SLI=7|draw_SLI=5|loss_SLI=6|gf_SLI=24|ga_SLI=24 ; win_FLO=6|draw_FLO=4|loss_FLO=8|gf_FLO=18|ga_FLO=21 ; win_MRS=6|draw_MRS=4|loss_MRS=8|gf_MRS=28|ga_MRS=33 ; win_MSJ=6|draw_MSJ=3|loss_MSJ=9|gf_MSJ=20|ga_MSJ=28 ; win_HAM=5|draw_HAM=2|loss_HAM=11|gf_HAM=24|ga_HAM=37 ; win_QOR=3|draw_QOR=6|loss_QOR=9|gf_QOR=16|ga_QOR=26 ; win_TAR=4|draw_TAR=2|loss_TAR=12|gf_TAR=22|ga_TAR=36 col_A = green1|text_A = Qualification for the Championship Pool ; result1 = A|result6 = A|result5 = A|result4 = A|result3 = A|result2 = A ; col_B = blue1|text_B = Qualification for the Relegation Pool ; result7 = B|result10 = B|result9 = B|result8 = B ; class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions). Note: Teams ranked 1 through 6 qualified for the championship pool, teams ranked 7 through 10 play in the relegation pool. Earned points were halved and taken over to the respective pools. ; update=complete ; source=kicker.de {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL  }}
Title: 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
Content:  match_MSJ_QOR=1–1 ; match_MSJ_SLI=0–3 ; match_MSJ_TAR=1–0 ; match_MSJ_VAL=0–2 name_QOR=Qormi ; match_QOR_BIR=0–1 ; match_QOR_FLO=0–0 ; match_QOR_HIB=1–3 ; match_QOR_HAM=1–4 ; match_QOR_MRS=1–3 ; match_QOR_MSJ=0–1 ; match_QOR_SLI=1–2 ; match_QOR_TAR=1–0 ; match_QOR_VAL=0–2 name_SLI=Sliema Wanderers ; match_SLI_BIR=2–3 ; match_SLI_FLO=0–3 ; match_SLI_HIB=0–1 ; match_SLI_HAM=0–3 ; match_SLI_MRS=0–0 ; match_SLI_MSJ=2–1 ; match_SLI_QOR=1–1 ; match_SLI_TAR=4–2 ; match_SLI_VAL=1–1 name_TAR=Tarxien Rainbows ; match_TAR_BIR=1–3 ; match_TAR_FLO=3–0 ; match_TAR_HIB=2–7 ; match_TAR_HAM=1–1 ; match_TAR_MRS=3–1 ; match_TAR_MSJ=0–2 ; match_TAR_QOR=0–3 ; match_TAR_SLI=1–0 ; match_TAR_VAL=1–3 name_VAL=Valletta ; match_VAL_BIR=1–1 ; match_VAL_FLO=2–1 ; match_VAL_HIB=2–0 ; match_VAL_HAM=4–0 ; match_VAL_MRS=2–0 ; match_VAL_MSJ=2–1 ; match_VAL_QOR=0–0 ; match_VAL_SLI=0–0 ; match_VAL_TAR=2–2 match_FLO_QOR_note=The match from 25 January 2009 was awarded to Qormi with a score of 2–0 because Floriana fielded an ineligible player. update=complete ; source=kicker.de {{#invoke:sports results|main            }}
Title: Maltese Premier League
Content:  The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with Bank of Valletta (colloquially known as Il-Kampjonat Premjer), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Football Association, the Premier League is contested by 16 teams and operates on a promotion and relegation system with the Challenge League. As of July 2021, the Premier League ranks 46th out of 55 members in the UEFA coefficient. The league was first competed in 1909 as the First Division, before switching to its current name in 1980; the First Division in turn replaced the Second Division. Sliema Wanderers and Floriana have won the title a record 26 times. The current champions are Ħamrun who won their 8th title in the 2020–21 season.
Title: 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
Content: Promoted: Qormi, Tarxien ; Relegated: Mqabba, Pieta Hotspurs 
Title: 2008–09 Maltese FA Trophy
Content: } In the First Round entered Premier League teams placed 4th to 10th and 10 First Division teams. The matches were played on 25, 26 October, 1 and 2 November 2008. 
Title: 2008–09 Maltese FA Trophy
Content:  In this round entered winners from the previous round and four teams that had received a bye. The matches were played on 7 February 2009. All 8 teams from this round were from the Premier League. Marsaxlokk, Birkirkara, Valletta and Sliema won their ties and advanced to the semifinals.
Title: 2008–09 Maltese First Division
Content:  The Maltese First Division 2008–09 season (known as BOV First Division 2008–09 for sponsorship reasons) started in October 2008 and ended in May 2009. Pieta Hotspurs and Mqabba were relegated from the Premier League. The promoted teams were San Gwann and Rabat Ajax. Dingli Swallows and Vittoriosa Stars finished the league as joint first with the same number of points. Both were promoted but a decider had to be played to decide who the champions would be. The decider was won by Dingli by the score of 2–1. At the other end Rabat Ajax and Senglea Athletics were relegated to the Second Division.

Question: What sport does 2008–09 Maltese Premier League play?
Answer: association football.
football.
soccer.