A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2021–22 |
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| Dates | 13 August 2021 – 7 May 2022 |
| Champions | Hibernians (13th title) |
| Relegated | Sliema Wanderers |
| Champions League | Hibernians |
| Europa Conference League | Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Gżira United |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 350 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Maxuell(17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Floriana 3–0 Valletta (11 September 2021) Ħamrun Spartans 3–0 St. Lucia (28 November 2021) Gżira United 4–1 Ħamrun Spartans (5 February 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Sirens 1–6 Balzan (21 November 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Valletta 5–3 St. Lucia (30 October 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Floriana |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Hibernians |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Sliema Wanderers |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Sliema Wanderers |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 9 May 2022. | |
The 2021–22 Maltese Premier League was the 107th season of the Maltese Premier League, the top-flight league football in Malta. Ħamrun Spartans were the defending champions, having won their eighth title in the previous season.
On 9 April, the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta.[1] Following the decision of the Maltese Football Association Executive Committee, the teams that had finished in the relegation places in the previous Premier League season would be relegated to the Challenge League due to having played the prerequisite 75% of matches for the seasons result to stand. However, as the Challenge League teams did not complete 75% of matches, they would not be promoted to the Premier League to replace the exiting teams, meaning that the 2021–22 season will have only 12 teams competing.[2][3][4]
The Premier League consists of two rounds. In the first round, every team plays each opponent twice, once "home" and once "away" (in actuality, the designation of home and away is purely arbitrary as most of the clubs do not have their own grounds), for a total of 22 games. The league then splits into two groups. Teams that finish in positions 1–6 compete in the "Top Six" and teams that finish in positions 7–12 play in the "Play-Out".
Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the league.
Venues
| Ta' Qali | Ta' Qali | Paola | |
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| Ta' Qali National Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Tony Bezzina Stadium | |
| Capacity: 16,997 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,968 | |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan |  Alejandro Pantoja (Caretaker)
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Joma | Investors Mutual Limited |
| Birkirkara |  Jonathan Holland (Caretaker)
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Nike | McDonald's (Front), Inter Sport (Back Top), Visit Malta (Back Bottom) |
| Floriana |  Gianluca Atzori
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Joma | Harmont & Blaine, Boggi |
| Gudja United | Thane Micallef
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Macron | All Nuts, Handy Man, Green Finance |
| Gżira United | Darren Abdilla
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Puma | |
| Ħamrun Spartans |  Branko Nišević
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Puma | J. Portelli Projects |
| Hibernians | Stefano Sanderra
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Joma | Bezzina |
| Mosta | Joseph Grech
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Macron | Dimbros, Nilmar |
| Sirens | Winston Muscat
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Macron | Café del Mar Malta (Front), Welbee's (Front), Malta National Aquarium (Back), Ozo Group (Sleeves Both) |
| Sliema Wanderers | Noel Turner (Caretaker)
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Jartazi | NM group, Sixt |
| Santa Lucia | Giovanni Tedesco
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Capelli Sport | Multivend, avanza |
| Valletta | Danilo Dončić
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Puma | Iniala |
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Macron, sponsored by TeamSports and FXDD.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirens | Giovanni Tedesco
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Resign | 27 May 2021 | Pre-season | Winston Muscat
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27 May 2021 |
| Floriana | John Buttigieg
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End of Contract | 14 June 2021 | Gianluca Atzori
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17 June 2021 | |
| Balzan |  Mark Miller
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Mutual consent | 19 October 2021 | 9th | Paul Zammit
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23 October 2021 |
| Santa Lucia | Oliver Spiteri
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Sacked | 20 January 2022 | 11th | Giovanni Tedesco
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12 January 2022 |
| Valletta |  Cardoso Mendes
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3 February 2022 | 7th | Danilo Dončić
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3 February 2022 | |
| Ħamrun Spartans | Mark Buttigieg
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14 February 2022 | 5th | Branko Nišević
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15 February 2022 | |
| Sliema Wanderers | Andrea Pisanu
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16 February 2022 | 12th | Noel Turner (Caretaker)
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16 February 2022 | |
| Balzan | Paul Zammit
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15 April 2022 | 11th | Alejandro Pantoja (Caretaker)
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23 April 2022 | |
| Birkirkara |  André Paus
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20 April 2022 | 3rd | Jonathan Holland (Caretaker)
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20 April 2022 |
First phase
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hibernians | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 47 | Qualification for the Top Six |
| 2 | Floriana | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 45 | |
| 3 | Birkirkara | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 36 | |
| 4 | Ħamrun Spartans | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Gżira United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Gudja United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sirens | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | Qualification for the Play-Out |
| 8 | Valletta | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 26 | |
| 9 | Mosta | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 25 | |
| 10 | Balzan | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Santa Lucia | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 22 |