1982–83 Maltese Premier League

Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1982–83
Champions	Hamrun Spartans F.C. (4th title)
Relegated	Sliema Wanderers F.C. Zebbug Rangers
European Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Valletta F.C.
UEFA Cup	Rabat Ajax F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	109 (1.95 per match)
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Maltese Premier League was the 3rd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 68th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hamrun Spartans F.C. won the championship.

The season saw the relegation of Sliema Wanderers F.C., one of the most historic teams in Maltese football, for the first time in their history.

Teams

Żurrieq class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1982–83 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ħamrun Spartans F.C. (C)	14	10	4	0	24	4	+20	24	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Valletta F.C.	14	7	2	5	15	13	+2	16	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
3	Rabat Ajax F.C.	14	6	4	4	20	19	+1	16	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4	Hibernians F.C.	14	4	7	3	16	14	+2	15
5	Żurrieq F.C.	14	4	6	4	7	8	−1	14
6	Floriana F.C.	14	3	7	4	8	7	+1	13
7	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (R)	14	4	4	6	14	11	+3	12	Relegation
8	Żebbuġ Rangers F.C. (R)	14	0	2	12	5	33	−28	2	Relegation

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

Valletta qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Hamrun Spartans already qualified for the European Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	RBT	SLM	VLT	ZEB	ŻRQ
Floriana	—	0–1	0–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–0	0–0
Hibernians	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–0
Ħamrun Spartans	0–0	1–1	—	5–1	1–0	1–0	4–0	2–0
Rabat Ajax	1–0	0–0	1–3	—	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–1
Sliema Wanderers	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–3	—	1–2	3–0	0–1
Valletta	1–0	1–3	0–1	2–4	0–1	—	2–1	0–0
Żebbuġ Rangers	0–3	1–3	0–1	0–4	1–5	0–1	—	0–2
Żurrieq	0–0	2–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	—

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

References

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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