Gozo Football League First Division

Melita First Division

Country	Gozo
Founded	1937
Number of teams	7
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	G.F.A. Cup Independence Cup Freedom Day Cup
Current champions	Nadur Youngsters (2012–13)
Website	Official site
2012–13 Gozo First Division

The Gozitan First Division, also known as Melita First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Gozitan football league system. Under this system there is another division under the First Division, the Second Division.

The Melita First Division is based on three rounds with each team playing each other three times, thus the teams in the First Division play 18 games each in total. The season is usually held between September and April. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the Second Division and the winner of the Second Division is promoted to next season's First Division. A promotion/relegation play-off game is held between the 6th placed First Division team and the team placing second in the Second Division.

The majority of matches are played at the Gozo Stadium or at Sannat Ground.

2011–12 season

Participating clubs

Club	Position in 2010–11	Top division titles	Last top division title
Għajnsielem	2nd	6	2004–05
Nadur Youngsters	3rd	10	2007–08
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	5th	1	1978–79
Sannat Lions	1st	10	2010–11
Victoria Hotspurs	4th	11	2009–10
Xaghra United	1st (Second Division)	6	1997-98
Xewkija Tigers	6th	4	2000–01

List of champions

Year by year

Here is a complete list of the past champions of the First Division.

1937–38: Victoria Stars 1938–39: Victoria City 1939–40: Xagħra Blue Stars 1940–41: was not held 1941–42: was not held 1942–43: was not held 1943–44: was not held 1944–45: Victoria Athletics 1945–46: Victoria Athletics 1946–47: Victoria Athletics 1947–48: was not held 1948–49: Salesian Youths 1949–50: was not held 1950–51: was not held 1951–52: was not held 1952–53: Salesian Youths 1953–54: was not held 1954–55: Victoria Athletics 1955–56: was not held 1956–57: Salesian Youths 1957–58: Salesian Youths 1958–59: Salesian Youths 1959–60: Salesian Youths 1960–61: abandoned 1961–62: Victoria Hotspurs 1962–63: Victoria Hotspurs

1963–64: Xagħra Young Stars 1964–65: Victoria Hotspurs 1965–66: Victoria Hotspurs 1966–67: Victoria Hotspurs 1967–68: Nadur Youngsters 1968–69: S.K. Calypcians 1969–70: Ghajnsielem 1970–71: Ghajnsielem 1971–72: Ghajnsielem 1972–73: Ghajnsielem 1973–74: Ghajnsielem 1974–75: Xewkija Tigers 1975–76: Sannat Lions 1976–77: Sannat Lions 1977–78: Sannat Lions 1978–79: Victoria United 1979–80: Victoria Hotspurs 1980–81: Sannat Lions 1981–82: Sannat Lions 1982–83: Xewkija Tigers 1983–84: Xewkija Tigers 1984–85: Victoria Hotspurs 1985–86: Kerċem Ajax 1986–87: Kerċem Ajax 1987–88: Sannat Lions 1988–89: Xagħra United

1989–90: Sannat Lions 1990–91: Victoria Hotspurs 1991–92: Xagħra United 1992–93: Xagħra United 1993–94: Victoria Hotspurs 1994–95: Nadur Youngsters 1995–96: Nadur Youngsters 1996–97: Nadur Youngsters 1997–98: Xagħra United 1998–99: Nadur Youngsters 1999–00: Victoria Hotspurs 2000–01: Xewkija Tigers 2001–02: Nadur Youngsters 2002–03: Nadur Youngsters 2003–04: Żebbuġ Rovers 2004–05: Ghajnsielem 2005–06: Nadur Youngsters 2006–07: Nadur Youngsters 2007–08: Nadur Youngsters 2008–09: Sannat Lions 2009–10: Victoria Hotspurs 2010–11: Sannat Lions 2011-12: Xewkija Tigers 2012–13: Nadur Youngsters 2013–14: Xewkija Tigers 2014-15: Xewkija Tigers 2015-16:

Performance by club

Club	Titles	Years
Victoria Hotspurs	11	1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2009–10
Nadur Youngsters	11	1967–68, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13
Sannat Lions	10	1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2008–09, 2010–11
Xewkija Tigers	7	1974–75, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014-15
Xagħra United	6[1]	1939–40, 1963–64, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98
Għajnsielem	6	1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2004–05
Oratory Youths	6[2]	1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–57, 1958–59, 1959–60
Victoria Athletics	4	1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1954–55
Kerċem Ajax	1	1985–86
Żebbuġ Rovers	1	2003–04
Victoria City†	1	1938–39
Victoria Stars†	1	1937–38
S.K. Calypcians†	1	1968–69
S.K. Victoria Wanderers	1[3]	1978–79

References

1. One title as Xagħra Blue Stars (1939–40) and another as Xagħra Young Stars (1963–64)
2. Six titles as Salesian Youths
3. One title as Victoria United

External links

• Gozo FA website
• Gozo - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
• www.naduryoungsters.com