2025–26 in Maltese Football

The 2025–26 season is the 111th competitive football season in Malta. It runs from August 2025 to May 2026 and encompasses the top four tiers of the Maltese football league system, as well as the domestic cup competition.

Season2025–26

Premier LeagueFloriana

Challenge LeagueBalzan

Amateur LeagueAttard

Quick facts Season, Men's football ...

Football in Malta
Men's football
Season	2025–26
Premier League	Floriana
Challenge League	Balzan
Amateur League	Attard
Amateur League II	Kalkara United
Challenge Cup	Birzebbuga St. Peter's
Jubilee Cup	Valletta
Super Cup	Hibernians
Women's football
Women's League	Mġarr United
Women's Knockout	Mġarr United
Women's Jubilee Cup	Mġarr United
Women's Super Cup	Swieqi United
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National teams

Malta men's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

9 September Friendly	Malta	3–1	San Marino	Ta' Qali, Malta
21:00 UTC+2	Cardona 5' Z. Muscat 11' P. Mbong 34'	Report	Nanni 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania

12 October Friendly	Malta	1–4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+2	P. Mbong 60' (pen.)	Report	Memić 16' Tabaković 53' Tahirović 84' Omerović 86'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group G

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	8	6	2	0	27	4	+23	20	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	4–0	8–0	4–0
2	Poland	8	5	2	1	14	7	+7	17	Advance to play-offs	1–1	—	3–1	2–0	1–0
3	Finland	8	3	1	4	8	14	−6	10		0–2	2–1	—	0–1	2–1
4	Malta	8	1	2	5	4	19	−15	5		0–4	2–3	0–1	—	0–0
5	Lithuania	8	0	3	5	6	15	−9	3		2–3	0–2	2–2	1–1	—

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Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Lithuania	1–1	Malta	Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45	Gineitis 90+6'	Report	Satariano 83'	Stadium: Darius and Girenas Stadium Attendance: 7,854 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

9 October 2025 2026 World Cup qualification	Malta	0–4	Netherlands	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 CET (UTC+2)		Report	Gakpo 12' (pen.), 49' (pen.) Reijnders 57' Depay 90+3'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 9,254 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

14 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Finland	0–1	Malta	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Grech 81'	Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 13,577 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

17 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	2–3	Poland	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cardona 36' Teuma 68' (pen.)	Report	Lewandowski 32' Wszołek 59' Zieliński 85'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 10,326 Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

Nations League

Group D Promotion Playoff

26 March 2026 2024-25 Nations League Playoff C/D	Malta	0–2	Luxembourg	Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 UTC+1		Report	V. Thill 47' Olesen 90+3'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 9,467 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

31 March 2026 2024-25 Nations League Playoff C/D	Luxembourg	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	Malta	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
18:00 UTC+1	V. Thill 20' Sinani 50' Moreira 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,113 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Malta women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

25 October Friendly	Malta	0–2	Belarus	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:30		Report	Shlapakova 54' Shuppo 90+8' (.pen)	Stadium: National Stadium, Ta' Qali

28 October Friendly	Malta	0–1	Belarus	Ta' Qali, Malta
21:00		Report	Olkhovik 39'	Stadium: National Stadium, Ta' Qali Referee: Joanna Vassalo (Malta).

28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) Friendly	Malta	3–2	Croatia	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Cuschieri 15' Saliba 82' Fareugia 84'		Kurkutovic 50' Rudelic 51'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

1 December Friendly	Malta	0–3	Croatia	Ta' Qali, Malta
			Maja Joščak 42' Ivana Rudelić 48' Karla Kurkutović 76'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Group B2

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Switzerland (P)	6	5	1	0	18	5	+13	16	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A	—	3–1	2–0	6–1
2	Turkey	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13	Advance to play-offs	1–1	—	2–1	3–0
3	Northern Ireland	6	2	0	4	10	9	+1	6	Advance to play-offs	1–2	0–1	—	4–0
4	Malta (R)	6	0	0	6	4	24	−20	0	Relegation to League C	1–4	0–3	2–4	—

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Turkey	3–0	Malta	Istanbul, Turkey
15:00 (17:00 UTC+3)	L. Farrugia 7' (o.g.) Topçu 29' Karabulut 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Pendik Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)

7 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Malta	1–4	Switzerland	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00	M. Farrugia 19'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Beney 8' Lehmann 10' Fölmli 39' Schertenleib 73'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 905 Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia)

14 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Northern Ireland	4–0	Malta	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
20:00	Halliday 5', 52' Andrews 17' Maxwell 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 821 Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)

18 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Malta	2–4	Northern Ireland	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00	Farrugia 41' Ayres 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Mason 40', 51' Johnson 69' McFarland 72'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 790 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

5 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Switzerland

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9 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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League competitions (Men's)

More information League Division, Promoted to league ...

League Division	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Premier League	Valletta Tarxien Rainbows	Melita Balzan
Challenge League	Birzebbuga St. Peter's Vittoriosa Stars	Lija Athletic Senglea Athletic
Amateur League	Mqabba Victoria Hotspurs	Gharghur Marsaskala Msida Saint-Joseph Rabat Ajax

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Premier League

The 2025–26 Maltese Premier League, known as the YoHealth Malta Premier for sponsorship reasons, features 12 teams competing in a split-season format. The season is divided into an Opening Round and a Closing Round, each consisting of an 11-match first phase followed by a second phase split into Top Six and Play-Out groups.^[1] Hamrun Spartans entered the season as champions having won the previous three titles.

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Floriana (C)	32	21	7	4	51	27	+24	70	Qualification for the Final Four
2	Ħamrun Spartans	32	18	8	6	52	21	+31	62
3	Marsaxlokk	32	16	8	8	42	36	+6	56
4	Valletta	32	14	11	7	41	24	+17	53	Qualification for the Final Four and Conference League second qualifying round^[a]
5	Sliema Wanderers	32	12	12	8	37	36	+1	48
6	Gżira United	32	12	7	13	38	43	−5	43
7	Hibernians	32	10	9	13	45	49	−4	39
8	Birkirkara	32	8	11	13	29	36	−7	35^[b]
9	Naxxar Lions (R)	32	9	8	15	41	51	−10	35^[b]	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
10	Żabbar St. Patrick (O)	32	6	13	13	41	44	−3	31
11	Mosta (O)	32	6	8	18	34	58	−24	26
12	Tarxien Rainbows (R)	32	4	10	18	32	58	−26	22

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Source: Malta Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off relegation winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:

[a]
Valletta qualified as 2025–26 Maltese FA Trophy winners.
[b]
Head-to-head points: Birkirkara 4, Naxxar Lions 1.

Challenge League

The 2025–26 Maltese Challenge League serves as the second division. The competition features 16 teams competing in a regular season followed by a split into Top Eight and Play-Out sections. The top two teams earn automatic promotion to the Premier League, with a third promotion spot available through playoffs.

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Balzan (C, P)	22	15	3	4	50	21	+29	48	Champion. Promoted to 2026-27 Malta Premier League
2	Birzebbuga St. Peter's (P)	22	14	4	4	47	27	+20	46	Promotion play-off
3	Swieqi United	22	14	4	4	48	28	+20	46	Promotion play-off
4	Melita	22	12	2	8	42	28	+14	38
5	Sirens	22	11	2	9	50	33	+17	35
6	Pietà Hotspurs	22	10	5	7	42	34	+8	35
7	Fgura United	22	10	2	10	41	37	+4	32
8	St. Andrews	22	8	3	11	26	38	−12	27
9	Mgarr United	22	9	6	7	41	33	+8	33
10	Gudja United	22	8	8	6	29	25	+4	32
11	Santa Lucia	22	7	9	6	40	31	+9	30
12	Żurrieq	22	8	3	11	36	38	−2	27
13	Vittoriosa Stars	22	5	6	11	26	33	−7	21
14	Żebbuġ Rangers	22	5	5	12	23	45	−22	20
15	Marsa (R)	22	4	7	11	32	38	−6	19	Relegation to the 2026-27 National Amateur League
16	Mtarfa (R)	22	1	1	20	10	94	−84	−2^[a]	Relegation to the 2026-27 National Amateur League

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Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2026. Source: Malta Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions or teams for relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

[a]
Mtarfa were deducted six points.

23 April 2026	Swieqi United	1 - 1 (6-7 p)	Birzebbuga St. Peter's	Ta'Qali
	Barbara 10' (pen.) Attard 11' Aquilina 42' Fenech 66' Hili 73' Aguilar 88'	Report	Bolanos 7' Zerafa 28', 11' Azzopardi 88' Xuereb 90+2' Agius 102'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium
	Penalties
	Fenech Aguilar Leonardi Augusto Okle Micallef Agius Okoh		de Souza Zerafa Charles Xuereb Walker Vella Agius Cassar

Amateur League

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Attard (C, P)	26	20	3	3	73	38	+35	63	Promotion to 2026-27 Challenge League
2	Victoria Hotspurs (P)	26	17	3	6	51	24	+27	54	Promotion to 2026-27 Challenge League
3	Qormi	26	17	1	8	60	26	+34	52
4	Lija Athletic	26	15	4	7	48	35	+13	49
5	Mqabba	26	14	6	6	47	27	+20	48
6	San Ġwann	26	9	6	11	29	41	−12	33
7	Senglea Athletic	26	9	4	13	35	49	−14	31
8	Mellieħa	26	9	3	14	25	38	−13	30
9	Qrendi	26	8	6	12	33	48	−15	30
10	Pembroke Athleta	26	8	4	14	34	44	−10	28
11	Xgħajra Tornados (R)	26	7	7	12	36	48	−12	28	Relegation to 2026-27 National Amateur League II
12	Kirkop United (R)	26	5	10	11	31	38	−7	25
13	Żejtun Corinthians (R)	26	6	4	16	32	49	−17	22
14	Luqa St. Andrew's (R)	26	6	3	17	29	58	−29	21

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Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, relegation, or teams for relegation play-offs).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

09/05/2026 16:00	Pembroke Athleta	1-0	Xgħajra Tornados	Ħamrun, Malta
	Weverton 65'	Report		Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium Referee: Anthony Paul Vella (Malta)

Amateur League II

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kalkara United (C, P)	22	17	2	3	58	16	+42	53	Promotion to 2026/27 National Amateur League I
2	Dingli Swallows (P)	22	15	4	3	45	12	+33	49	Promotion to 2026/27 National Amateur League I
3	Msida Saint-Joseph	22	14	6	2	47	19	+28	48
4	Ta' Xbiex	22	13	4	5	38	17	+21	43
5	Mdina Knights	22	12	5	5	45	22	+23	41
6	Siġġiewi	22	10	2	10	34	44	−10	32
7	St. George's	22	8	3	11	28	30	−2	27
8	Rabat Ajax	22	8	2	12	35	48	−13	26
9	Marsaskala	22	4	5	13	27	46	−19	17
10	Gharghur	22	4	5	13	16	41	−25	17
11	St. Venera Lightnings	22	3	2	17	21	58	−37	11
12	Ghaxaq	22	3	2	17	16	57	−41	11

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Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, relegation, or teams for relegation play-offs).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Cup competitions (Men's)

FA Trophy

Final

FA Trophy Final	Valletta	v	Gżira United	Ta' Qali
				Stadium: National Stadium

Challenge Cup

Birżebbuġa St. Peter's won the Challenge Cup after overcoming Melita in the final.^[2]

Final

3 May 2026 Challenge Cup Final	Melita	0 - 3	Birżebbuġa St. Peter's	Ta' Qali
11:00 (UTC+2)		Report	De Souza Silva 29' (pen.) Lapira 72' Cassar 78'	Stadium: National Stadium

Amateur Cup

Final

9 May 2026 Amateur Cup Final	Qormi	v	Victoria Hotspurs	Ta' Qali
15:30 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Jubilee Cup

Valletta won the Jubilee Cup beating Sliema Wanderers in the final.^[3] The cup was held as a one off in honour of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Malta Football Association.

Final

8 December 2025 Jubilee Cup Final	Sliema Wanderers	1 - 3	Valletta	Ta' Qali
17:30 (UTC+1)	Fernandinho 90'	Report	Messias 30', 77' Paiber 83'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Ishmael Barbara

Super Cup

Hibernians beat Hamrun Spartans after extra time after a late equaliser from Felicio Carvalho in normal time. ^[4]

10 February 2026 Super Cup	Hamrun Spartans	1 - 2 (a.e.t.)	Hibernians	Ta' Qali
16:00 (UTC+1)	Marcelina 27' (pen.) Polito 85' Garcia 98' Bjelicic 114'	Report	Kirstensen 26' Felicio Carvalho 81' (pen.) Silas 85' Shaw 90+1' Lima 104' Halabaku 120+3'	Stadium: National Stadium

League competitions (Women's)

Women's League

The 2025–26 Assikura Women's League was the top tier of women's football in Malta. The season began in August 2025 and concluded in May 2026. Six teams competed in a four-round format (each team playing 20 matches) after the league returned to six participants . The competition was sponsored by Assikura Insurance Brokers, who extended their partnership with the Malta FA for the 2025/26 season, which for the first time included prize money for the Knockout winners.^[5]

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mgarr United	20	17	3	0	71	8	+63	54	Champions
2	Swieqi United	20	13	3	4	69	18	+51	42
3	Hibernians	20	10	4	6	54	20	+34	34
4	Birkirkara	20	10	2	8	50	31	+19	32
5	San Ġwann	20	1	3	16	18	86	−68	6
6	Valletta	20	0	3	17	15	114	−99	3

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Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, relegation, or teams for relegation play-offs).

Cup competitions (Women's)

Women's Super Cup

Swieqi United defended their Super Cup from Mgarr United by running out 3-0 winners.^[6]

7 September 2025	Swieqi United	3 - 0	Mgarr United	Ta' Qali
18:00 (UTC+1)	Abdulai 20' Saliba 38' (pen.), 59'	Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Luca Grech

Women's Jubilee Cup

Mgarr United beat Hibernians in their first trophy win on the way to winning a domestic treble, taking the Jubilee Cup, a one off competition held to mark the 125th anniversary of the Malta Football Association.^[7]

8 December 2025	Hibernians	2 - 3	Mgarr United	Ta' Qali
15:00 (UTC+1)	Sciberras 48' Chetcuti 85'	Report	V. Villegas 39', 90' A. Villegas 86'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Jo-Anna Vassallo

Women's Knockout

Mgarr United completed their domestic treble by beating Birkirkara in a close match.^[8]

Final

1 May 2026	Mgarr United	1 - 0	Birkirkara	Ta' Qali
14:30 (UTC+2)	Carella 10'	Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Malta men's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group G

Nations League

Group D Promotion Playoff

Malta women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Group B2

Premier League

Challenge League

Amateur League

Amateur League II

FA Trophy

Final

Challenge Cup

Final

Amateur Cup

Final

Jubilee Cup

Final

Super Cup

Women's League

Women's Super Cup

Women's Jubilee Cup

Women's Knockout

Final

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