2007–08 Maltese FA Trophy

The Maltese Cup 2007-08 (known as U*BET Fa Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season since its establishment.It features 20 teams from Maltese Premier League and First Division.The competition started on 3 November 2007 and ended on 24 May 2008 with the final,which Birkirkara F.C. won 2-1 against Hamrun Spartans.The defending champions were Hibernians F.C..

Calendar

Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round
First Round 3,4,10,11 November 2007 8 20 → 12 16
Second Round 1 March 2008 4 12 → 8 none
Quarter Finals 12 April 2008 4 8 → 4 4
Semi Finals 19 May 2008 2 4 → 2 none
Final 24 May 2008 1 2 → 1 none

Results

When the draw was conducted four teams received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Hibernians received a bye because they won the 2006–07 Maltese Cup. Other three teams who received a bye directly to the Quarterfinals were Birkirkara, Marsaxlokk and Sliema Wanderers, for being three best-placed teams in previous year's Premier League.

First Round

In the First Round entered Premier League teams placed 4th to 10th and 10 First Division teams. The matches were played on 3, 4, 10 and 11 November 2007.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Valletta 4–0 St. Patrick
St. Georges 2–3 Pieta Hotspurs
Mqabba 3–2 Vittoriosa
Mosta 0–2 Hamrun
Qormi 1–5 Tarxien
Marsa 0–7 Dingli Swallows
Floriana 7–1 Mellieha
Senglea Athletics 4–3 (aet) Msida St.Joseph

Second Round

In this round entered winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 1 and 2 March 2008

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Valletta 5–0 Tarxien Rainbows
Hamrun Spartans 1–0 Pieta Hotspurs
Mqabba 0–1 Dingli Swallows
Floriana 3–2 (aet) Senglea Athletics

Quarterfinals

In this round entered the winners from the previous round and the four teams that had received a bye. The matches were played on 12 and 13 April 2008.

Dingli Swallows was the only team from the First Division.They played against Hamrun Spartans and lost 3-1.The other 3 ties were all contested between Premier League teams.They all finished 2-1 in favour of Valletta, Floriana and Birkirkara who beat Hibernians, Sliema Wanderers and Marsaxlokk respectively.Hibernians were the defending champions.

2008-04-12
15:00
Hamrun Spartans 3 1 Dingli Swallows
Spiteri  30'  53'  90' (Report) J.Agius  19'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Anton Zammit (MFA)

2008-04-12
17:00
Hibernians 1 2 Valletta
Scerri  67' (Report) Temile  45'
G.Agius  87'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (MFA)

2008-04-13
15:00
Floriana 2 1 Sliema Wanderers
R.Darmanin  61'
M.Micallef  65'
(Report) E.Barbara  51'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Adrian Casha (MFA)

2008-04-13
17:00
Marsaxlokk 1 2 Birkirkara
C.Mamo  1' (Report) Sylla  52'
Mifsud Triganza  70'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Marco Borg (MFA)

Semifinals

The winners from the Quarterfinals entered the Semifinals.The matches were played on 19 and 20 May 2008

Both semi-finals finished 4-2 in favour of Hamrun Spartans,who beat Floriana,and Birkirkara who beat Valletta.

2008-05-19
17:00
Hamrun Spartans 4 2 Floriana
S.Meilak  25'
A.Effiong  29'
Spiteri  33'
R.Fenech  75' (pen.)
(Report) M.Brincat  45'
R.Darmanin  64'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Chris Lautier (MFA)

2008-05-20
17:00
Birkirkara 4 2 Valletta
Sylla  42'  51'
A.Tabone  61'
G.Mallia  68'
(Report) Monesterolo  19'
J.Mifsud  73'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Joe Attard (MFA)

Final

The Final was played on 24 May and was contested between Birkirkara and Hamrun Spartans.Michael Galea opened the scoring for Birkirkara but Hamrun Spartans levelled matters through Ryan Fenech but Michael Galea scored his 2nd to give Birkirkara the trophy.

2008-05-24
17:00
Birkirkara 2 1 Hamrun
M.Galea  58'  90' (Report) R.Fenech  65'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Anton Zammit (MFA)
Birkirkara
Hamrun Spartans

Top scorers

Scorer Goals Team
Malta Gaetan Spiteri 5 Hamrun Spartans
Nigeria Uchenna Anyanwu 4 Dingli Swallows
Republic of the Congo Yala Bolasie Floriana
Ivory Coast Amed Davy Sylla 3 Birkirkara
Nigeria Anthony Ewurum Senglea Athletics
Nigeria Frank Temile Valletta
Argentina Omar Sebastián Monesterolo Valletta

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