Gozo Football League First Division

The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system. Under this system there is another division under the First Division, the Second Division.
The Melita First Division is based on three rounds with each team playing each other three times, thus the teams in the First Division play 18 games each in total. The season is usually held between September and April. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division and the winner of the Second Division is promoted to next season's First Division. A promotion/relegation play-off game is held between the 6th placed First Division team and the team placing second in the Second Division.
The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium or at Sannat Ground.
== 2011–12 season ==
=== Participating clubs ===
Club 	Position in 2010–11 	Top division titles	Last top division title
Għajnsielem 	0022nd 	6 	2004–05
Nadur Youngsters 	0033rd 	10 	2007–08
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	0055th 	1 	1978–79
Sannat Lions 	0011st 	10 	2010–11
Victoria Hotspurs 	0044th 	11 	2009–10
Xaghra United 	n/a1st (Second Division)	6 	1997-98
Xewkija Tigers 	0066th 	4 	2000–01
== List of champions ==
=== Year by year ===
Here is a complete list of the past champions of the First Division.
*1937–38: Victoria Stars
*1938–39: Victoria City
*1939–40: Xagħra Blue Stars
*1940–41: was not held
*1941–42: was not held
*1942–43: was not held
*1943–44: was not held
*1944–45: Victoria Athletics
*1945–46: Victoria Athletics
*1946–47: Victoria Athletics
*1947–48: was not held
*1948–49: Salesian Youths
*1949–50: was not held
*1950–51: was not held
*1951–52: was not held
*1952–53: Salesian Youths
*1953–54: was not held
*1954–55: Victoria Athletics
*1955–56: was not held
*1956–57: Salesian Youths
*1957–58: Salesian Youths
*1958–59: Salesian Youths
*1959–60: Salesian Youths
*1960–61: abandoned
*1961–62: Victoria Hotspurs
*1962–63: Victoria Hotspurs
*1963–64: Xagħra Young Stars
*1964–65: Victoria Hotspurs
*1965–66: Victoria Hotspurs
*1966–67: Victoria Hotspurs
*1967–68: Nadur Youngsters
*1968–69: S.K. Calypcians
*1969–70: Ghajnsielem
*1970–71: Ghajnsielem
*1971–72: Ghajnsielem
*1972–73: Ghajnsielem
*1973–74: Ghajnsielem
*1974–75: Xewkija Tigers
*1975–76: Sannat Lions
*1976–77: Sannat Lions
*1977–78: Sannat Lions
*1978–79: Victoria United
*1979–80: Victoria Hotspurs
*1980–81: Sannat Lions
*1981–82: Sannat Lions
*1982–83: Xewkija Tigers
*1983–84: Xewkija Tigers
*1984–85: Victoria Hotspurs
*1985–86: Kerċem Ajax
*1985–86: Kerċem Ajax
*1987–88: Sannat Lions
*1988–89: Xagħra United
*1989–90: Sannat Lions
*1990–91: Victoria Hotspurs
*1991–92: Xagħra United
*1992–93: Xagħra United
*1993–94: Victoria Hotspurs
*1994–95: Nadur Youngsters
*1995–96: Nadur Youngsters
*1996–97: Nadur Youngsters
*1997–98: Xagħra United
*1998–99: Nadur Youngsters
*1999–00: Victoria Hotspurs
*2000–01: Xewkija Tigers
*2001–02: Nadur Youngsters
*2002–03: Nadur Youngsters
*2003–04: Żebbuġ Rovers
*2004–05: Ghajnsielem
*2005–06: Nadur Youngsters
*2006–07: Nadur Youngsters
*2007–08: Nadur Youngsters
*2008–09: Sannat Lions
*2009–10: Victoria Hotspurs
*2010–11: Sannat Lions
=== Performance by club ===
Club 	Titles 	Years
Victoria Hotspurs 	11 	1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2009–10
Nadur Youngsters 	10 	1967–68, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
Sannat Lions 	10 	1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2008–09, 2010-11
Xagħra United 	6One title as Xagħra Blue Stars (1939–40) and another as Xagħra Young Stars (1963–64)	1939–40, 1963–64, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98
Għajnsielem 	6 	1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2004–05
Oratory Youths 	6Six titles as Salesian Youths 	1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–57, 1958–59, 1959–60
Victoria Athletics 	4 	1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1954–55
Xewkija Tigers 	4 	1974–75, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2000–01
Kerċem Ajax 	1 	1985–86
Żebbuġ Rovers 	1 	2003–04
Victoria City† 	1 	1938–39
Victoria Stars† 	1 	1937–38
S.K. Calypcians† 	1 	1968–69
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	1One title as Victoria United 	1978–79
== References ==
== External links ==
* Gozo FA website
Category:Leagues