1978–79 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

Maltese First Division
Season	1978–79
Champions	Hibernians F.C. (4th title)
Relegated	Ghaxaq F.C. Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.
European Cup	Hibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
UEFA Cup	Valletta F.C.
Matches played	82
Goals scored	222 (2.71 per match)
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Maltese First Division was the 64th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SLM	HIB	MRS	ĦMR	QOR
1	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	8	7	0	1	16	5	+11	14	Qualification for the Championship group	—	0–1	2–1	2–0	3–2
2	Hibernians F.C.	8	5	1	2	11	6	+5	11	Qualification for the Championship group	1–2	—	2–1	1–0	2–1
3	Marsa F.C.	8	3	2	3	8	8	0	8	Qualification for the Relegation group	0–1	2–1	—	1–0	2–1
4	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	8	1	2	5	4	13	−9	4		0–5	0–0	1–1	—	0–1
5	Qormi F.C.	8	1	1	6	7	14	−7	3		0–1	0–3	0–0	2–3	—

Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VLT	FRN	STG	GĦX	MSD
1	Valletta F.C.	8	6	2	0	18	3	+15	14	Qualification for the Championship group	—	0–0	5–1	2–1	1–0
2	Floriana F.C.	8	6	2	0	17	2	+15	14	Qualification for the Championship group	0–0	—	3–0	2–0	3–0
3	St. George's F.C.	8	2	2	4	9	15	−6	6	Qualification for the Relegation group	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	2–0
4	Ghaxaq F.C.	8	1	1	6	8	18	−10	3		0–4	1–4	1–2	—	5–0
5	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.	8	1	1	6	4	18	−14	3		0–3	0–5	0–0	3–0	—

Source: rsssf.com

Championship group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HIB	VLT	SLM	FRN
1	Hibernians F.C. (C)	6	5	1	0	12	5	+7	11	Qualification for the European Cup	—	2–1	2–1	4–1
2	Valletta F.C.	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	6	Qualification for the UEFA Cup	1–1	—	1–2	2–0
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	6	2	0	4	7	9	−2	4	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup	1–2	0–1	—	1–2
4	Floriana F.C.	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	3		0–1	1–1	1–2	—

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:

Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Relegation group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ĦMR	MRS	STG	QOR	GĦX	MSD
5	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	10	8	2	0	23	4	+19	19		—	1–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	2–0
6	Marsa F.C.	10	5	3	2	22	8	+14	15		0–0	—	2–3	2–2	5–0	2–1
7	St. George's F.C.	10	4	1	5	13	20	−7	11		0–2	0–3	—	1–1	2–1	3–1
8	Qormi F.C.	10	3	4	3	17	13	+4	10		0–4	0–0	4–0	—	2–0	1–2
9	Ghaxaq F.C. (R)	10	3	1	6	9	19	−10	8	Relegation	0–2	1–4	2–1	2–1	—	0–0
10	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. (R)	10	1	1	8	5	25	−20	3	Relegation	1–4	0–4	1–4	0–4	0–3	—

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

References

Malta – List of final tables (RSSSF)

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