1981–82 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1981–82
Champions	Hibernians F.C. (6th title)
Relegated	Senglea Athletics F.C. Gzira United
European Cup	Hibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
UEFA Cup	Żurrieq F.C.
Matches played	57
Goals scored	158 (2.77 per match)
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 Maltese Premier League was the 2nd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 67th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by eight teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Teams

Żurrieq class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1981–82 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	36	7	+29	26	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	8	2	4	24	20	+4	18	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
3	Żurrieq F.C.	14	7	2	5	19	13	+6	16	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4	Floriana F.C.	14	7	2	5	22	15	+7	16
5	Valletta F.C.	14	5	3	6	17	18	−1	13
6	Ħamrun Spartans F.C.	14	5	2	7	19	23	−4	12
7	Senglea Athletics F.C. (R)	14	4	2	8	13	27	−14	10	Relegation
8	Gzira United (R)	14	0	1	13	7	34	−27	1	Relegation

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

Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Hibernians already qualified for the European Cup.

Third Place tie-breaker

With both Zurrieq and Floriana level on 16 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup

Żurrieq F.C.	1–0	Floriana F.C.

Results

Home \ Away	FRN	GŻR	HIB	ĦMR	SNA	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Floriana	—	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–3	1–1	2–0
Gżira United	1–2	—	0–1	0–4	1–1	1–4	1–2	0–2
Hibernians	3–2	3–0	—	5–0	5–1	4–2	3–0	0–0
Ħamrun Spartans	1–0	5–1	1–1	—	0–1	1–2	1–0	1–1
Senglea Athletics	2–5	1–0	0–3	0–2	—	0–1	1–3	2–1
Sliema Wanderers	1–4	3–2	1–4	3–1	1–1	—	0–0	1–0
Valletta	0–0	2–0	0–1	3–1	1–2	2–1	—	1–2
Żurrieq	1–0	2–0	0–1	4–1	2–1	0–1	4–2	—

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

References

Malta – List of final tables (RSSSF)

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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '81 '82 England Faroe Islands '81 '82 Finland '81 '82 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '81 '82 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '81 '82 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '81 '82 Spain Sweden '81 '82 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '81 '82 Finland '81 '82 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '81 '82 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '81 '82 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '81 '82 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)
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '80–'81 '81–'83

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