| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2016 – 6 May 2017 |
| Champions | Hibernians (12th title) |
| Relegated | Pembroke Athleta |
| Champions League | Hibernians |
| Europa League | Balzan Valletta Floriana |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 570 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bojan Kaljević (23 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Tarxien Rainbows 7–1Pembroke Athleta (22 January 2017)[2] Balzan 7–1Mosta (24 February 2017)[3] St. Andrews 6–0Pembroke Athleta (9 April 2017)[4] |
| Biggest away win | Gżira United 1–7Birkirkara (22 October 2016)[5] |
| Highest scoring | Gżira United 1–7Birkirkara (22 October 2016)[5] Tarxien Rainbows 7–1Pembroke Athleta (22 January 2017)[2] Balzan 7–1Mosta (24 February 2017)[3] |
2017–18 → | |
The2016–17 Maltese Premier League was the 102nd season of the Maltese Premier League. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017; the relegation play-off took place on 12 May 2017.Valletta were the defending champions, having won their 23rd titlethe previous season.
On 30 April 2017,Hibernians defeatedSt. Andrews 3–1 to clinch their 12th Maltese league title.[6]
For this season, in a change from recent previous seasons, points earned in the first 22 matches were no longer halved. Each team therefore played 33 matches, home-and-away against each other team (22 matches), and then one more match (either homeor away) against each other team.
| Ta' Qali | Ta' Qali | Paola | Hamrun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ta' Qali National Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Tony Bezzina Stadium | Victor Tedesco Stadium | |
| Capacity:16,997 | Capacity:3,000 | Capacity:2,968 | Capacity:1,962 | |
Naxxar Lions andQormi were relegated to the 2016–17Maltese First Division after they finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively, the previousseason. They were replaced byGżira United andĦamrun Spartans, champions and runners-up respectively of the 2015–16Maltese First Division.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan | Balzan | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 6,000 |
| Birkirkara | Birkirkara | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17,797 |
| Floriana | Floriana | Independence Arena | 3,000 |
| Gżira United | Gżira | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 17,797 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | Ħamrun | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 6,000 |
| Hibernians | Paola | Hibernians Ground | 2,968 |
| Mosta | Mosta | Charles Abela Memorial Stadium | 600 |
| Pembroke Athleta | Pembroke | Sirens Stadium | 1,500 |
| Sliema Wanderers | Sliema | Tigne Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| St. Andrews | St. Andrew's | Luxol Sports Ground | 800 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | Tarxien | Tony Cassar Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Valletta | Valletta | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
Source:Scoresway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernians(C) | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 71 | Qualification for the2017–18 UEFA Champions League |
| 2 | Balzan | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 64 | Qualification for the2017–18 UEFA Europa League |
| 3 | Birkirkara[a] | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 62 | |
| 4 | Valletta | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 59 | Qualification for the2017–18 UEFA Europa League |
| 5 | Floriana[b] | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 54 | |
| 6 | Sliema Wanderers | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 52 | |
| 7 | Gżira United | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 | |
| 8 | St. Andrews | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Tarxien Rainbows | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 35 | |
| 10 | Hamrun Spartans | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 33 | |
| 11 | Mosta[c](O) | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs |
| 12 | Pembroke Athleta(R) | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 84 | −56 | 18 | Relegation to the2017–18 Maltese First Division |
| Home \ Away | BAL | BIR | FLO | GŻI | ĦAM | HIB | MOS | PEM | SLI | STA | TAR | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Birkirkara | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Floriana | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Gżira United | 1–2 | 1–7 | 4–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Hibernians | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Mosta | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Pembroke Athleta | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3[a] | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| St. Andrews | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Valletta | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | BAL | BIR | FLO | GŻI | ĦAM | HIB | MOS | PEM | SLI | STA | TAR | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 7–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Birkirkara | 3–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| Floriana | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| Gżira United | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | — | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Hibernians | 3–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| Mosta | — | — | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | — | 4–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 0–4 |
| Pembroke Athleta | 2–5 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Sliema Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| St. Andrews | — | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 6–0 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Tarxien Rainbows | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valletta | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | — |
A play-off match took place between the eleventh-placed team from the Premier League,Mosta, and the fourth-placed team from theFirst Division,Qormi, for a place in the2017–18 Maltese Premier League. Mosta retained their spot in the Maltese Premier League, while Qormi remained in the Maltese First Division.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balzan | 23 | |
| 2 | Hibernians | 16 | |
| 3 | Floriana | 14 | |
| 4 | Birkirkara | 13 | |
| 5 | Ħamrun Spartans | 12 | |
| 6 | Ħamrun Spartans | 11 | |
| Tarxien Rainbows | |||
| Sliema Wanderers | |||
| 9 | Hibernians | 10 |