The2025–26 Maltese Premier League (referred to as theYoHealth Malta Premier for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 111st season of top-flight leaguefootball inMalta. The season began on 16 August 2025 and will end in May 2026.[2]Ħamrun Spartans entered the season as defending champions having won their eleventh Premier League title in the previous season, their third consecutive one.
The new league format, which came into being from the 2024–25 season, the Maltese Premier League will be made up of 12 teams and be split into an Opening Round and Closing Round.[18][19] The Opening Round will see each of the 12 teams play each other once before the league is then split between a Top 6 and a Bottom 6, allowing for the teams in each of those splits to play each other another time.[20]Once the ranking is set, each team will go back down to 0 points and start from scratch in the Closing Round, where the same process will be repeated.
The league champions and the teams for UEFA competitions are determined as follow:[18]
If both the Opening Round and the Closing Round are won by the same team:
The winners of the Opening and the Closing Rounds are declared the league champions and qualify for the UEFA Champions League;
Second placed teams in the Opening Round and the Closing Round qualify for the UEFA Conference League;
If the same team finishes second in both the Opening and the Closing Rounds, a playoff match between third placed teams in the Opening Round and the Closing Round is played for the remaining spot in the UEFA Conference League;
If the champions of the Opening Round are placed second in the Closing Round, and the champions of the Closing Round are placed second in the Opening Round:
A playoff match between the champions of the Opening and the Closing Round is played to determine the league champions;
A playoff match between third placed teams in the Opening Round and the Closing Round is played for the remaining spot in the UEFA Conference League;
Otherwise, a Final Four tournament between winners and runners-up of the Opening and the Closing Rounds is played (if the same team finishes second in both the Opening and the Closing Rounds, the third placed team with the best aggregate points is included in the Final Four tournament), with the teams seeded based on the aggregate points.
Source:Malta Football Association Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. Source:Malta Football Association Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2025. Source:Malta Football Association Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
First match(es) will be played: TBD 2026. Source:Malta Football Association Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Gianluca Festa
Nike
Daniel Portela[3]
Darren Abdilla
Puma
Branko Nišević[5]
Joma
