The 2009–10 Maltese First Division season started in October 2009 and ended in May 2010.
Vittoriosa Stars (
2008–09 Maltese First Division Runners up) and
Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk () is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history. As of March 2014, the village had a populati ...
(
2008–09 Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League 2008–09 was the 94th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier association football competition in Malta. It began on 23 August 2008 with a scoreless draw between Floriana and Hamrun Spartans; and ended on 24 ...
4th place) were both found guilty of corruption and demoted into the First Division.
Balzan Youths and
Melita were promoted from
2008–09 Maltese Second Division.
Teams
These teams will contest the 2009–10 season:
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Balzan Youths
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Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk () is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history. As of March 2014, the village had a populati ...
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Melita
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Mosta
Mosta () is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour. It features the world's 3rd largest unsupported ...
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Mqabba
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Pietà Hotspurs
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San Ä wann
San Ä wann () is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Prior to its establishment as a distinct municipality, it was a fragmented community comprising parts of Birkirkara and St. Julian's. San Ä wann e ...
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St. George's
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St. Patrick
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Vittoriosa Stars
Changes from previous season
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Dingli Swallows and
Vittoriosa Stars were promoted to the
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
and were initially replaced with
Ħamrun Spartans and
Msida Saint-Joseph, both relegated from
2008–09 Maltese Premier League
The Maltese Premier League 2008–09 was the 94th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-tier association football competition in Malta. It began on 23 August 2008 with a scoreless draw between Floriana and Hamrun Spartans; and ended on 24 ...
.
However,
Vittoriosa Stars and
Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk () is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history. As of March 2014, the village had a populati ...
(who finished 4th place on the Premier Division) were both found guilty of corruption and demoted from the Premier Division into the First Division. Msida Saint-Joseph and Hamrun Spartans were therefore reinstated in the Maltese Premier League.
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Rabat Ajax
Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Rabat. The last promotion to the Maltese Premier League was achieved in the 2011–12 season, when they earned promotion after finishing second behind Melita. In the 2020–21 Nationa ...
and
Senglea Athletic were relegated to the
2009–10 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with
Balzan
Balzan () is a municipality in the Northern Region, Malta, Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, forms part of the "Three villages of Malta, Three Villages" (). The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellin ...
and
Melita.
League table
Results
Top scorers
References
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Maltese First Division seasons
Malta
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