2008–09 Maltese Second Division
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Balzan Youths |
| Promoted |
Balzan Youths Melita |
| Relegated |
Naxxar Lions Mgarr United Marsa |
| Goals scored | 341 |
| Average goals/game | 2.58 |
| Top goalscorer | Matthew Borg I (18) |
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The Maltese Second Division 2008–09 season (known as BOV 2nd Division 2008-09 due to sponsorship reason) started on 27 September 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009.Mellieha and Marsa were relegated from the First Division.The promoted teams were Gozo FC and Zebbug Rangers.Zebbug had to start the season with a five point deduction due to incidents which occurred the previous season.The Maltese Second Division 2008–09 was won by Balzan Youths.The runners-up were Melita,who finished 2 points off Lija Athletic. Mgarr United and Marsa were relegated to the Third Division. This was the third straight relegation for Marsa,who 3 years previously were competing in the Premier League and now have to compete in the Third Division.Naxxar Lions were also relegated as they lost in the promotion-relegation play-offs to Santa Lucia.The play-offs were won by Zurrieq.
Participating teams
These teams will contest the Maltese Second Division 2008–09 season:
Changes from previous season
- San Gwann and Rabat Ajax were promoted to Maltese First Division 2008-09.They were replaced with Mellieha and Marsa, both relegated from Maltese First Division 2007-08
- Zurrieq and Sirens were relegated to Maltese Third Division 2008-09. They were replaced with Gozo FC and Zebbug Rangers, both promoted from Maltese Third Division 2007-08.
League table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balzan Youths (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 9 | +39 | 58 |
| 2 | Melita | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 50 |
| 3 | Lija Athletic | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 48 |
| 4 | Santa Venera Lightning | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Birzebbuga St. Peters | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 31 |
| 6 | Mellieha | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 30 |
| 7 | Gozo FC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 27 |
| 8 | St. Andrews | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Zebbug Rangers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 19[1] |
| 10 | Naxxar Lions (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 17 |
| 11 | Mgarr United (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 15 |
| 12 | Marsa (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 49 | −39 | 6 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated; RP = Relegation playoffs
| Champions and promotion to Maltese First Division 2009-10 | |
| Runners-up and promotion to Maltese First Division 2009-10 | |
| Relegation playoffs | |
| Relegation to Maltese Third Division 2009-10 |
Relegation-Promotion Play-Off
- Participating
| Club |
Position |
|---|---|
| Gudja United | 3rd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Mdina Knights | 2nd in 3rd Division Section A |
| Naxxar Lions | 10th in Maltese Second Division 2007-08 |
| Santa Lucia | 3rd in 3rd Division Section B |
| Zurrieq | 2nd in 3rd Division Section B |
- Quarter Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gudja United | 0-2 | Santa Lucia |
- Gudja United remain in Maltese Third Division
- Semi Finals
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mdina Knights | 0-1 | Zurrieq |
| Naxxar Lions | 0-1 | Santa Lucia |
- Mdina Knights remain in Maltese Third Division
- Naxxar Lions relegated to Maltese Third Division
- Final
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zurrieq | 2-2(AET) 5-4(pens.) | Santa Lucia |
- Zurrieq promoted to Maltese Second Division
- Santa Lucia remain in Maltese Third Division
2008/2009 Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
| Balzan | Birzebbuga | Gozo | Lija | Marsa | Melita | Mellieha | Mgarr | Naxxar | St. Andrews | S.Venera | Zebbug | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan | 1-0 | 7-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| Birzebbuga | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6-3 | |
| Gozo | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Lija | 2-0 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | |
| Marsa | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | |
| Melita | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | |
| Mellieha | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | |
| Mgarr | 0-5 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | |
| Naxxar | 1-4 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | |
| St. Andrews | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
| St. Venera | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | |
| Zebbug | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 0-2 |
Top scorers
| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Matthew Borg I |
Melita | |
| Aaron Agius |
Balzan | |
| Ronnie Celeste |
Birzebbuga | |
| Wayne Borg St. John |
Mellieha |
References
- ↑ Zebbug started the season with a 5 point deduction(-5) due to incidents that occurred in the Champions play-off of the 3rd Division
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