1998–99 Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

Season	1998–99
Champions	Valletta (17th title)
Relegated	Rabat Ajax Ħamrun Spartans
Champions League	Valletta
UEFA Cup	Birkirkara Sliema Wanderers
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Floriana
Matches played	135
Goals scored	451 (3.34 per match)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Maltese Premier League was the 19th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 84th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Birkirkara

Floriana

Ħamrun

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Naxxar L.

Pietà H.

Rabat A.

Sliema W.

Valletta

Żabbar St. Patrick

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Locations of the 1998–99 Maltese Premier League teams

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valletta (C)	27	23	1	3	71	23	+48	70	Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
2	Birkirkara	27	21	5	1	69	20	+49	68	Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers	27	14	5	8	54	32	+22	47
4	Hibernians	27	12	6	9	47	33	+14	42
5	Floriana	27	10	6	11	47	50	−3	36	Qualification for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
6	Naxxar Lions	27	7	8	12	32	46	−14	29
7	Pietà Hotspurs	27	7	6	14	39	39	0	27
8	Rabat Ajax	27	7	6	14	37	67	−30	27
9	Żabbar St. Patrick (R)	27	3	8	16	29	71	−42	17	Relegation to the 1999–2000 Maltese First Division
10	Ħamrun Spartans (R)	27	4	3	20	26	70	−44	15

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	PTA	RBT	SLM	ZAB	VLT
Birkirkara	—	2–2	1–1	3–0	5–1	2–0	2–2	0–0	1–0	4–1
Floriana	0–4	—	0–2	2–0	2–1	2–1	5–1	1–1	5–1	0–4
Hibernians	0–3	3–2	—	5–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	3–1	1–3
Ħamrun Spartans	0–3	1–2	1–3	—	0–0	0–4	4–2	1–2	3–4	1–4
Naxxar Lions	2–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–2	0–3
Pietà Hotspurs	0–2	1–2	0–2	3–0	3–5	—	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–1
Rabat Ajax	3–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	0–3	2–1	—	2–4	1–1	1–7
Sliema Wanderers	2–3	1–0	3–1	3–0	1–2	4–2	2–0	—	7–0	1–3
Żabbar St. Patrick	2–3	2–2	0–6	3–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	0–5	—	3–4
Valletta	0–1	4–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–27

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	PTA	RBT	SLM	ZAB	VLT
Birkirkara	—	3–0	—	—	—	2–1	—	2–0	1–0	2–1
Floriana	—	—	—	—	—	2–4	0–4	1–1	5–0	1–3
Hibernians	1–1	2–3	—	2–1	—	1–0	—	—	—	—
Ħamrun Spartans	0–7	1–0	—	—	—	1–4	—	—	1–2	—
Naxxar Lions	0–1	2–6	2–1	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pietà Hotspurs	—	—	—	—	4–1	—	1–1	1–1	1–0	—
Rabat Ajax	1–5	—	1–6	2–1	2–0	—	—	—	—	0–0
Sliema Wanderers	—	—	2–1	1–2	3–0	—	3–0	—	—	2–3
Żabbar St. Patrick	—	—	1–2	—	1–1	—	2–1	1–3	—	—
Valletta	—	—	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	—	—	3–2	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

• Malta – List of final tables (RSSSF)