1980–81 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1980–81
Champions	Hibernians F.C. (5th title)
Relegated	Birkirkara F.C. Marsa F.C.
European Cup	Hibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Floriana F.C.
UEFA Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	151 (2.7 per match)
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Maltese Premier League was the 1st season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 66th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Żurrieq class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1980–81 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hibernians F.C. (C)	14	12	2	0	34	10	+24	26	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	10	3	1	27	8	+19	23	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Ħamrun Spartans F.C.	14	7	1	6	19	16	+3	15
4	Floriana F.C.	14	5	5	4	17	13	+4	15	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
5	Valletta F.C.	14	6	1	7	25	17	+8	13
6	Żurrieq F.C.	14	4	4	6	15	17	−2	12
7	Birkirkara F.C. (R)	14	1	3	10	9	35	−26	5	Relegation
8	Marsa F.C. (R)	14	1	1	12	5	35	−30	3	Relegation

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Floriana qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	MRS	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Birkirkara	—	0–3	0–4	1–4	0–1	0–3	0–2	0–6
Floriana	1–1	—	0–1	1–0	4–1	1–1	2–1	0–0
Hibernians	2–1	0–0	—	2–1	6–2	1–1	2–1	2–0
Ħamrun Spartans	2–0	3–1	1–2	—	1–0	0–1	1–1	3–2
Marsa	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–1	—	0–2	1–6	0–2
Sliema Wanderers	5–1	3–0	1–2	4–1	1–0	—	1–0	1–1
Valletta	2–1	2–0	2–3	0–1	4–0	1–2	—	0–1
Żurrieq	0–2	0–0	0–5	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–3	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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v t e 1980–81 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '80 '81 England Faroe Islands '80 '81 Finland '80 '81 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '80 '81 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '80 '81 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '80 '81 Spain Sweden '80 '81 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '80 '81 Finland '80 '81 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '80 '81 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '80 '81 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '81 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland
Super cups	Soviet Union '81
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

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