1984–85 Maltese Premier League

(Redirected from 1984-85 Maltese Premier League) Football league season

Maltese Premier League
Season	1984–85
Champions	Rabat Ajax F.C. (1st title)
Relegated	Floriana F.C. Marsa F.C.
European Cup	Rabat Ajax F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Żurrieq F.C.
UEFA Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
Matches played	52
Goals scored	117 (2.25 per match)
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Maltese Premier League was the 5th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 70th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Rabat Ajax F.C. won the championship.

The season saw the relegation of Floriana 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 1984–85 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rabat Ajax F.C. (C)	13	5	7	1	19	12	+7	17	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Ħamrun Spartans F.C.	13	4	8	1	18	8	+10	16	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	13	5	5	3	13	10	+3	15
4	Valletta F.C.	13	6	2	5	18	15	+3	14
5	Żurrieq F.C.	13	5	4	4	18	14	+4	14	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
6	Hibernians F.C.	13	5	4	4	14	12	+2	14
7	Floriana F.C. (R)	13	4	5	4	11	11	0	13	Relegation
8	Marsa F.C. (R)	13	0	1	12	6	35	−29	1	Relegation

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

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

Results

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

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

^ The games of the 6th round Hibernians–Floriana, Ħamrun Spartans–Rabat Ajax, Marsa–Valletta and Sliema Wanderers–Żurrieq were not played or rescheduled due to a players' strike.

References

Baldacchino, Carmel (2021-05-27). "Champagne for Rabat Ajax and relegation heartache for Floriana FC in 1984-85". SportaDesk. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

External links

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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