The 2017–18 Maltese Premier League (known as the
BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd season of top-flight league football in Malta. The season began on 18 August 2017 and ended on 22 April 2018.
Hibernians were the defending champions, having won their 12th title the
previous season.
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
Valletta
Valletta ( ; , ) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 Local councils of Malta, council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As Malta’s capital ...
contended the league title for the whole season and were head-to-head in the final phases. On the last day of the season, on 21 April 2018, Valletta defeated
Gżira United 2–1, while Balzan slipped in a 0–1 defeat against Hibernians, and as a result Valletta were crowned champions for the 24th time in their history.
Teams
Pembroke Athleta are relegated after they finished twelfth the previous season. They are replaced by
Lija Athletic the 2016–17
Maltese First Division
The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was the precursor of the present Premier ...
champions,
Senglea Athletic the 2016–17
Maltese First Division
The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was the precursor of the present Premier ...
runners-up, and
Naxxar Lions the 2016–17
Maltese First Division
The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was the precursor of the present Premier ...
Third Place.
Kits
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Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas
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, sponsored by TeamSports and FXDD
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, and Nike has a new match ball.
Venues
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Each team plays every other team in the league home-and-away for a total of 26 matches played each.
Relegation play-offs
A play-off match took place between the twelfth-placed team from the Premier League,
Tarxien Rainbows, and the third-placed team from the
First Division,
Zejtun Corinthians, for a place in the
2018–19 Maltese Premier League.
Top scorers
Awards
Monthly awards
Attendances
References
External links
Official website
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Maltese Premier League seasons
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
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