Following the merger of the Maltese Second and Third Divisions the league is made up of two groups. Over the course of the season, each team plays twice against the others in their group.[3]Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams areranked in the table by:
Total points gained
In the need of a tie-breaker, a play-off game is played. At the end of the season, the top team from each group is directly promoted to theChallenge League; an additional place is reserved for the winner of the promotion play-offs. The play-offs take place between the clubs that finished second to fourth in each group with the winning team gaining promotion to the Challenge League.[4]
In March 2021,Luqa St. Andrew's became the first champions of the league[5] and were promoted from group stage along withMelita andMġarr United.[6] They were joined in the 2021-22 Challenge League by the winners of the promotion play-offsRabat Ajax who had beatenKirkop United in the final.[7] With five teams being relegated from the Challenge League in 2021, and four being promoted from the Amateur League, the 2021-22 season saw an overall increase of clubs to 23.[citation needed]
Malta (14 teams)
