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{{Short description|Football competition}}{{use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
Statistics of [[Maltese Premier League]] in season [[1999]]/[[2000]].
{{Infobox football league season
|season = 1999–2000
|dates = 24 August 1999 – 29 April 2000
|competition = [[Maltese Premier League]]
|winners = [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]<br />(1st title)
|relegated = [[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]<br />[[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]]
|continentalcup1 = [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]
|continentalcup2 = [[2000–01 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]<br />[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]
|continentalcup3 = [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
|league topscorer = [[Michael Mifsud]] (21 goals)
|biggest home win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|matches = 132
|total goals = 462
|prevseason = [[1998–99 Maltese Premier League|1998–99]]
|nextseason = [[2000–01 Maltese Premier League|2000–01]]
|updated =
}}
The '''1999–2000 Maltese Premier League''' (known as the '''[[Rothmans International|Rothmans]] Premier League''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the [[Maltese Premier League]], and the 85th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and [[Birkirkara F.C.]] won the championship.


==Overview==
== Teams ==
It was performed in 10 teams, and [[Birkirkara F.C.]] won the championship.


{{Location map+ |Malta |width=300|float=right |caption=Locations of the 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League teams |places=
==First stage==
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.896667 |long=14.4625 |label=[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]] |label_size=80 |position=left}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{{location map~ |Malta |lat=35.893333 |long=14.505833 |label=[[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]] |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
|Pos||Club||P||W||D||L||GF||GA||Pts
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.872778 |long=14.5075 |label=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=36.038349 |long=14.256160 |label=[[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]] |label_size=80 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Malta |lat=35.915 |long=14.444722 |label=[[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar L.]] |label_size=80 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Malta |lat=35.893056 |long=14.493611 |label=[[Pietà Hotspurs F.C.|Pietà H.]] |label_size=80 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Malta |lat=35.881667 |long=14.398889 |label=[[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat A.]] |label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.912222 |long=14.504167 |label=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema W.]] |label_size=80 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Malta |lat=35.898373 |long=14.512216 |label=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] |label_size=80 |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Malta |lat=35.832790 |long=14.472729 |label=[[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]]|label_size=80 |position=bottom}}
}}

The following teams were promoted from the [[Maltese First Division|First Division]] at the start of the season:
* [[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
* [[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]]

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:
* [[St. Patrick F.C.|St. Patrick]]
* [[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]]

== First phase ==
=== League table ===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=BIR|name_BIR=[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]
|team2=VAL|name_VAL=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]
|team3=FLO|name_FLO=[[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
|team4=SLI|name_SLI=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]
|team5=PIE|name_PIE=[[Pietà Hotspurs F.C.|Pietà Hotspurs]]
|team6=HIB|name_HIB=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]
|team7=NAX|name_NAX=[[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]
|team8=GOZ|name_GOZ=[[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
|team9=ZUR|name_ZUR=[[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]]
|team10=RAB|name_RAB=[[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
|win_BIR=15|draw_BIR=2|loss_BIR=1|gf_BIR=39|ga_BIR=9
|win_VAL=13|draw_VAL=1|loss_VAL=4|gf_VAL=58|ga_VAL=22
|win_FLO=11|draw_FLO=1|loss_FLO=6|gf_FLO=35|ga_FLO=24
|win_SLI=10|draw_SLI=3|loss_SLI=5|gf_SLI=41|ga_SLI=23
|win_PIE=7|draw_PIE=5|loss_PIE=6|gf_PIE=33|ga_PIE=36
|win_HIB=5|draw_HIB=7|loss_HIB=6|gf_HIB=28|ga_HIB=25
|win_NAX=4|draw_NAX=4|loss_NAX=10|gf_NAX=27|ga_NAX=40
|win_GOZ=3|draw_GOZ=5|loss_GOZ=10|gf_GOZ=14|ga_GOZ=29
|win_ZUR=3|draw_ZUR=3|loss_ZUR=12|gf_ZUR=20|ga_ZUR=55
|win_RAB=2|draw_RAB=3|loss_RAB=13|gf_RAB=19|ga_RAB=51

|col_CG=green1|text_CG=Qualification for the [[#Top Six|Top Six]]
|result1=CG|result2=CG|result3=CG|result4=CG|result5=CG|result6=CG
|col_RG=red2|text_RG=Qualification for the [[#Play-out|Play-out]]
|result7=RG|result8=RG|result9=RG|result10=RG
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malt00.html RSSSF]
}}

=== Results ===

{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malt00.html RSSSF]
| update = complete
| a_note =
| matches_style = FBR
| team1=BKR | team2=FRN | team3=GZO | team4=HIB | team5=NXR | team6=PTA | team7=RBT | team8=SLM | team9=VLT | team10=ŻRQ

| name_BKR=[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]
| name_FRN=[[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
| name_GZO=[[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
| name_HIB=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]
| name_NXR=[[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]
| name_PTA=[[Pietà Hotspurs F.C.|Pietà Hotspurs]]
| name_RBT=[[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
| name_SLM=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]
| name_VLT=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]
| name_ŻRQ=[[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]]

|match_BKR_FRN=2-1
|match_BKR_GZO=2-0
|match_BKR_HIB=2-0
|match_BKR_NXR=5-2
|match_BKR_PTA=3-1
|match_BKR_RBT=4-0
|match_BKR_SLM=2-1
|match_BKR_VLT=2-0
|match_BKR_ŻRQ=2-0

|match_FRN_BKR=0-1
|match_FRN_GZO=5-1
|match_FRN_HIB=2-0
|match_FRN_NXR=2-0
|match_FRN_PTA=2-2
|match_FRN_RBT=4-3
|match_FRN_SLM=1-0
|match_FRN_VLT=3-1
|match_FRN_ŻRQ=3-2

|match_GZO_BKR=1-0
|match_GZO_FRN=0-1
|match_GZO_HIB=1-1
|match_GZO_NXR=0-0
|match_GZO_PTA=0-0
|match_GZO_RBT=1-1
|match_GZO_SLM=1-2
|match_GZO_VLT=0-2
|match_GZO_ŻRQ=1-0

|match_HIB_BKR=0-0
|match_HIB_FRN=0-1
|match_HIB_GZO=3-1
|match_HIB_NXR=3-3
|match_HIB_PTA=2-2
|match_HIB_RBT=3-0
|match_HIB_SLM=1-1
|match_HIB_VLT=3-2
|match_HIB_ŻRQ=1-2

|match_NXR_BKR=1-5
|match_NXR_FRN=3-0
|match_NXR_GZO=2-1
|match_NXR_HIB=0-0
|match_NXR_PTA=2-3
|match_NXR_RBT=2-3
|match_NXR_SLM=2-3
|match_NXR_VLT=2-4
|match_NXR_ŻRQ=3-0

|match_PTA_BKR=0-1
|match_PTA_FRN=3-2
|match_PTA_GZO=2-3
|match_PTA_HIB=1-4
|match_PTA_NXR=1-0
|match_PTA_RBT=2-1
|match_PTA_SLM=0-0
|match_PTA_VLT=2-5
|match_PTA_ŻRQ=2-1

|match_RBT_BKR=0-2
|match_RBT_FRN=1-4
|match_RBT_GZO=2-1
|match_RBT_HIB=0-3
|match_RBT_NXR=2-3
|match_RBT_PTA=2-2
|match_RBT_SLM=0-2
|match_RBT_VLT=0-9
|match_RBT_ŻRQ=1-3

|match_SLM_BKR=0-1
|match_SLM_FRN=2-1
|match_SLM_GZO=4-1
|match_SLM_HIB=3-3
|match_SLM_NXR=3-0
|match_SLM_PTA=2-3
|match_SLM_RBT=3-1
|match_SLM_VLT=1-3
|match_SLM_ŻRQ=5-0

|match_VLT_BKR=1-1
|match_VLT_FRN=2-1
|match_VLT_GZO=1-0
|match_VLT_HIB=2-0
|match_VLT_NXR=3-0
|match_VLT_PTA=5-3
|match_VLT_RBT=2-1
|match_VLT_SLM=1-2
|match_VLT_ŻRQ=9-1

|match_ŻRQ_BKR=1-4
|match_ŻRQ_FRN=1-2
|match_ŻRQ_GZO=1-1
|match_ŻRQ_HIB=2-1
|match_ŻRQ_NXR=2-2
|match_ŻRQ_PTA=1-4
|match_ŻRQ_RBT=1-1
|match_ŻRQ_SLM=2-7
|match_ŻRQ_VLT=0-6

}}

== Second phase ==
=== Top Six ===
[[File:Floriana-Pieta Hotspurs.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Floriana-Pieta Hotspurs at Ta'Qali]]
The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Birkirkara 24 points, Valletta 20, Floriana 17, Sliema Wanderers 17, Pietà Hotspurs 13 and Hibernians 11.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=BKR|name_BKR=[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]
|team2=SLM|name_SLM=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]
|team3=VLT|name_VLT=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]
|team4=FRN|name_FRN=[[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]
|team5=PTA|name_PTA=[[Pietà Hotspurs F.C.|Pietà Hotspurs]]
|team6=HIB|name_HIB=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]
|win_BKR=7|draw_BKR=1|loss_BKR=2|gf_BKR=22|ga_BKR=5|status_BKR=C
|win_SLM=7|draw_SLM=1|loss_SLM=2|gf_SLM=21|ga_SLM=13
|win_VLT=5|draw_VLT=1|loss_VLT=4|gf_VLT=17|ga_VLT=14
|win_FRN=3|draw_FRN=1|loss_FRN=6|gf_FRN=15|ga_FRN=20
|win_PTA=3|draw_PTA=0|loss_PTA=7|gf_PTA=12|ga_PTA=21
|win_HIB=3|draw_HIB=0|loss_HIB=7|gf_HIB= 9|ga_HIB=23

|adjust_points_BKR=24
|adjust_points_SLM=17
|adjust_points_VLT=20
|adjust_points_FRN=17
|adjust_points_PTA=13
|adjust_points_HIB=11

<!--Matches-->
|show_matches=true
|teamwidth=110
|matches_style=FBR

|match_BKR_FRN = 1-1
|match_BKR_HIB = 0-1
|match_BKR_PTA = 5-0
|match_BKR_SLM = 2-0
|match_BKR_VLT = 2-1

|match_FRN_BKR = 0-3
|match_FRN_HIB = 3-0
|match_FRN_PTA = 2-0
|match_FRN_SLM = 4-5
|match_FRN_VLT = 0-2

|match_HIB_BKR = 0-2
|match_HIB_FRN = 2-1
|match_HIB_PTA = 0-3
|match_HIB_SLM = 2-5
|match_HIB_VLT = 2-1

|match_PTA_BKR = 1-0
|match_PTA_FRN = 2-3
|match_PTA_HIB = 4-0
|match_PTA_SLM = 0-3
|match_PTA_VLT = 0-2

|match_SLM_BKR = 0-2
|match_SLM_FRN = 2-1
|match_SLM_HIB = 2-1
|match_SLM_PTA = 2-0
|match_SLM_VLT = 0-0

|match_VLT_BKR = 1-5
|match_VLT_FRN = 3-0
|match_VLT_HIB = 2-1
|match_VLT_PTA = 4-2
|match_VLT_SLM = 1-2

|col_CL=green1|text_CL=Qualification for the [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League]]
|result1=CL
|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for the [[2000–01 UEFA Cup]]
|result2=UC|result3=UC
|col_IC=#ccccff|text_IC=Qualification for the [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|result4=IC

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malt00.html RSSSF]
}}

=== Play-out ===

The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Naxxar Lions 8 points, Gozo 7, Zurrieq 6, Rabat Ajax 5.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=R

|highest_pos = 7

|team7=NXR|name_NXR=[[Naxxar Lions F.C.|Naxxar Lions]]
|team8=RBT|name_RBT=[[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
|team9=GZO|name_GZO=[[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
|team10=ŻRQ|name_ŻRQ=[[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]]
|win_NXR=4|draw_NXR=1|loss_NXR=1|gf_NXR=17|ga_NXR=9
|win_RBT=3|draw_RBT=3|loss_RBT=0|gf_RBT=15|ga_RBT=11
|win_GZO=1|draw_GZO=2|loss_GZO=3|gf_GZO= 8|ga_GZO=10|status_GZO=R
|win_ŻRQ=1|draw_ŻRQ=0|loss_ŻRQ=5|gf_ŻRQ=12|ga_ŻRQ=22|status_ŻRQ=R

|adjust_points_NXR=8
|adjust_points_RBT=5
|adjust_points_GZO=7
|adjust_points_ŻRQ=6

<!--Matches-->
|show_matches=true
|teamwidth=110
|matches_style=FBR

|match_GZO_NXR = 1-3
|match_GZO_RBT = 0-0
|match_GZO_ŻRQ = 3-1

|match_NXR_GZO = 1-0
|match_NXR_RBT = 3-3
|match_NXR_ŻRQ = 6-2

|match_RBT_GZO = 1-1
|match_RBT_NXR = 3-2
|match_RBT_ŻRQ = 5-3

|match_ŻRQ_GZO = 4-3
|match_ŻRQ_NXR = 0-2
|match_ŻRQ_RBT = 2-3

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the [[2000–01 Maltese First Division]]
|result9=R|result10=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malt00.html RSSSF]
}}

== Season statistics ==
[[File:Mifsud, Michael (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Sliema Wanderers' [[Michael Mifsud]] finished as the league top scorer with 21 goals.]]
=== Top scorers ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Rank
||1||[[Birkirkara F.C.]]||18||15||2||1||39||9||47(24)
!Player
!Club
!Goals<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/1999-2000/table.shtmlml |title=Rothmans Premier League |website=MaltaFootball.com |access-date=16 August 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|1
||2||[[Valletta F.C.]]||18||13||1||4||58||22||40(20)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Michael Mifsud]]
|align="left"|Sliema Wanderers
|21
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2
||3||[[Floriana F.C.]]||18||11||1||6||35||24||34(17)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Gilbert Agius]]
|align="left"|Valletta
|rowspan="2"|17
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Stefan Giglio]]
||4||[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.]]||18||10||3||5||41||23||33(17)
|align="left"|Valletta
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
||5||[[Pietà Hotspurs F.C.]]||18||7||5||6||33||36||26(13)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikolai Kirilov
|align="left"|Żurrieq
|rowspan="2"|15
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Nenad Veselji]]
||6||[[Hibernians F.C.]]||18||5||7||6||28||25||22(11)
|align="left"|Valletta
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|6
||7||[[Naxxar Lions]]||18||4||4||10||27||40||16(8)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Michael Galea (footballer)|Michael Galea]]
|align="left"|Birkirkara
|rowspan="3"|14
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DR Congo}} [[Rufin Oba]]
||8||[[Gozo FC]]||18||3||5||10||14||29||14(7)
|align="left"|Floriana
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Orosco Anonam]]
||9||[[Zurrieq F.C.]]||18||3||3||12||20||55||12(6)
|align="left"|Naxxar Lions
|-
|-
|9
||10||[[Rabat Ajax F.C.]]||18||2||3||12||19||51||9(5)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Malcolm Licari]]
|}
|align="left"|Pietà Hotspurs

|12
==Second stage==
===Championship Group===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|Pos||Club||P||W||D||L||GF||GA||Pts
|-
|-
|10
||1||[[Birkirkara F.C.]]||28||22||3||3||61||14||46(24)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Edmond Lufi
|-
|align="left"|Pietà Hotspurs
||2||[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.]]||28||17||4||7||62||36||39(17)
|-
|11
||3||[[Valletta F.C.]]||28||18||2||8||75||36||36(20)
|-
||4||[[Floriana F.C.]]||28||14||2||12||50||44||27(17)
|-
||5||[[Pietà Hotspurs F.C.]]||28||10||5||13||45||57||22(13)
|-
||6||[[Hibernians F.C.]]||28||8||7||13||37||48||20(11)
|}
|}


== References ==
===Relegation Group===
{{Reflist}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|Pos||Club||P||W||D||L||GF||GA||Pts
|-
||7||[[Naxxar Lions]]||24||8||5||11||44||49||21(8)
|-
||8||[[Rabat Ajax F.C.]]||24||5||6||13||34||62||17(5)
|-
||9||[[Gozo FC]]||24||4||7||13||22||39||12(7)
|-
||10||[[Zurrieq F.C.]]||24||4||3||17||32||77||9(6)
|}


== External links ==
==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200811035138/https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/60/bov-premier-league.htm Official website]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malt00.html Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)]


{{Maltese Premier League seasons}}
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 1 October 2024

Maltese Premier League
Season1999–2000
Dates24 August 1999 – 29 April 2000
ChampionsBirkirkara
(1st title)
RelegatedGozo
Żurrieq
Champions LeagueBirkirkara
UEFA CupSliema Wanderers
Valletta
UEFA Intertoto CupFloriana
Matches played132
Goals scored462 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Mifsud (21 goals)

The 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 85th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Birkirkara F.C. won the championship.

Teams

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Locations of the 1999–2000 Maltese Premier League teams

The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:

From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:

First phase

[edit]

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birkirkara 18 15 2 1 39 9 +30 47 Qualification for the Top Six
2 Valletta 18 13 1 4 58 22 +36 40
3 Floriana 18 11 1 6 35 24 +11 34
4 Sliema Wanderers 18 10 3 5 41 23 +18 33
5 Pietà Hotspurs 18 7 5 6 33 36 −3 26
6 Hibernians 18 5 7 6 28 25 +3 22
7 Naxxar Lions 18 4 4 10 27 40 −13 16 Qualification for the Play-out
8 Gozo 18 3 5 10 14 29 −15 14
9 Żurrieq 18 3 3 12 20 55 −35 12
10 Rabat Ajax 18 2 3 13 19 51 −32 9
Source: RSSSF

Results

[edit]
Home \ Away BKR FRN GZO HIB NXR PTA RBT SLM VLT ŻRQ
Birkirkara — 2–1 2–0 2–0 5–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Floriana 0–1 — 5–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–3 1–0 3–1 3–2
Gozo 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0
Hibernians 0–0 0–1 3–1 — 3–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–2
Naxxar Lions 1–5 3–0 2–1 0–0 — 2–3 2–3 2–3 2–4 3–0
Pietà Hotspurs 0–1 3–2 2–3 1–4 1–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–5 2–1
Rabat Ajax 0–2 1–4 2–1 0–3 2–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–9 1–3
Sliema Wanderers 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–3 3–0 2–3 3–1 — 1–3 5–0
Valletta 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–3 2–1 1–2 — 9–1
Żurrieq 1–4 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–7 0–6 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

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Top Six

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Floriana-Pieta Hotspurs at Ta'Qali

The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Birkirkara 24 points, Valletta 20, Floriana 17, Sliema Wanderers 17, Pietà Hotspurs 13 and Hibernians 11.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BKR SLM VLT FRN PTA HIB
1 Birkirkara (C) 10 7 1 2 22 5 +17 46 Qualification for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League — 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 0–1
2 Sliema Wanderers 10 7 1 2 21 13 +8 39 Qualification for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup 0–2 — 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
3 Valletta 10 5 1 4 17 14 +3 36 1–5 1–2 — 3–0 4–2 2–1
4 Floriana 10 3 1 6 15 20 −5 27 Qualification for the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0–3 4–5 0–2 — 2–0 3–0
5 Pietà Hotspurs 10 3 0 7 12 21 −9 22 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–3 — 4–0
6 Hibernians 10 3 0 7 9 23 −14 20 0–2 2–5 2–1 2–1 0–3 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Play-out

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The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Naxxar Lions 8 points, Gozo 7, Zurrieq 6, Rabat Ajax 5.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation NXR RBT GZO ŻRQ
7 Naxxar Lions 6 4 1 1 17 9 +8 21 — 3–3 1–0 6–2
8 Rabat Ajax 6 3 3 0 15 11 +4 17 3–2 — 1–1 5–3
9 Gozo (R) 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 12 Relegation to the 2000–01 Maltese First Division 1–3 0–0 — 3–1
10 Żurrieq (R) 6 1 0 5 12 22 −10 9 0–2 2–3 4–3 —
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

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Sliema Wanderers' Michael Mifsud finished as the league top scorer with 21 goals.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Malta Michael Mifsud Sliema Wanderers 21
2 Malta Gilbert Agius Valletta 17
Malta Stefan Giglio Valletta
4 Bulgaria Nikolai Kirilov Żurrieq 15
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Veselji Valletta
6 Malta Michael Galea Birkirkara 14
Democratic Republic of the Congo Rufin Oba Floriana
Nigeria Orosco Anonam Naxxar Lions
9 Malta Malcolm Licari Pietà Hotspurs 12
10 Albania Edmond Lufi Pietà Hotspurs 11

References

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  1. ^ "Rothmans Premier League". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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