2020–21 Maltese National Amateur League
1st season of the Maltese National Amateur League
Football league season
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 17 October 2020 – 6 March 2021 |
Champions | Luqa St. Andrew's |
Promoted | Melita Mġarr United Rabat Ajax |
Matches played | 151 |
Goals scored | 491 (3.25 per match) |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 7 March 2021. |
The 2020–21 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the BOV National Amateur League), was the third level league football in Malta. This was the first season since the unification of both the Second and Third Divisions into the three group Amateur League system.[1]
Teams
Twenty-two teams competed in the league. These were split into three groups, two groups of seven and one of eight.[2]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Attard | Attard | Sirens Stadium | 1,500 |
Birżebbuġa | Birżebbuġa | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
Dingli Swallows | Ħad-Dingli | Tartarni Ground | 500 |
Għargħur | Għargħur | Għargħur Stadium | 800 |
Għaxaq | Għaxaq | Għaxaq Stadium | 300 |
Kalkara | Kalkara | Luxol Sports Ground | 800 |
Kirkop United | Ħal Kirkop | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
Luqa St. Andrew's | Luqa | Luxol Sports Ground | 800 |
Marsaskala | Marsaskala | Luxol Sports Ground | 800 |
Mdina Knights | Mdina Knights | Centenary Stadium | 2,000 |
Melita | San Ġiljan | Gianni Bencini Ground | 500 |
Mellieħa | Mellieħa | Mellieħa Sports Complex | 400 |
Mġarr United | Mġarr | Mġarr Stadium | 500 |
Msida St. Joseph | Msida | Victor Tedesco Stadium | 6,000 |
Mtarfa | Mtarfa | Mtarfa Ground | 150 |
Rabat Ajax | Rabat | Rabat Ajax Football Ground | 700 |
Siġġiewi | Siġġiewi | Siġġiewi Ground | 240 |
St. Venera | Santa Venera | Santa Venera Lightnings Training Centre | 800 |
Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | ||
Xgħajra Tornados | Xgħajra | Xgħajra Tornados Ground | 200 |
Żabbar St. Patrick | Ħaż-Żabbar | Il-Foss | 1000 |
Żurrieq | Żurrieq | Żurrieq Football Ground | 100 |
League stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mġarr United (P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 35 | Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League |
2 | Żurrieq | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 30 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
3 | Marsaskala | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Mellieħa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 22 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs 1st round |
5 | Birżebbuġa | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | |
6 | Għargħur | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 | |
7 | Ta' Xbiex | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 8 | |
8 | Għaxaq | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2021. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(P) Promoted
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luqa St. Andrew's (C, P) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 25 | Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League |
2 | Msida St. Joseph | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 21 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
3 | Siġġiewi | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 20 | |
4 | Rabat Ajax (O, P) | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
5 | Mtarfa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 15 | |
6 | Żabbar St. Patrick | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 10 | |
7 | Mdina Knights | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2021. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melita (P) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 36 | Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League |
2 | Attard | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 25 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
3 | Kirkop United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 20 | |
4 | Xgħajra Tornados | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 18 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs 1st round |
5 | Kalkara | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 | |
6 | Dingli Swallows | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 9 | |
7 | St. Venera | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2021. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(P) Promoted
Promotion play-offs
Bracket
First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Attard (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Xgħajra Tornados | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Mellieħa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Xgħajra Tornados | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Attard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kirkop United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Żurrieq | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kirkop United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kirkop United | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rabat Ajax | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Msida St. Joseph | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rabat Ajax | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rabat Ajax | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marsaskala | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marsaskala | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Siġġiewi | 1 |
1st round
Mellieħa v Xgħajra Tornados
24 February 2021 | Mellieħa | 1 - 2 | Xgħajra Tornados |
Quarter-finals
Attard v Xgħajra Tornados
27 February 2021 | Attard | (4) 1 - 1 (3) | Xgħajra Tornados |
Żurrieq v Kirkop United
27 February 2021 | Żurrieq | 1 - 2 | Kirkop United |
Msida St. Joseph v Rabat Ajax
28 February 2021 | Msida St. Joseph | 0 - 1 | Rabat Ajax |
Marsaskala v Siġġiewi
28 February 2021 | Marsaskala | 2 - 1 | Siġġiewi |
Semi-finals
Attard v Kirkop United
4 March 2021 | Attard | 1 - 2 | Kirkop United |
Rabat Ajax v Marsaskala
4 March 2021 | Rabat Ajax | 2 - 1 | Marsaskala |
Play-offs Final
Kirkop United v Rabat Ajax
6 March 2021 | Kirkop United | 1 - 2 | Rabat Ajax |
Championship play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luqa St. Andrew's (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Champions and Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League |
2 | Melita (P) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | Promotion to the 2021–22 Maltese Challenge League |
3 | Mġarr United (P) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2021. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Mġarr United v Melita
27 February 2021 | Mġarr United | 1 - 1 | Melita | Ħamrun |
| Report |
| Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium |
Luqa St. Andrew's v Mġarr United
2 March 2021 | Luqa St. Andrew's | 3 - 1 | Mġarr United | Ta' Qali |
| Report |
| Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
Melita v Luqa St. Andrew's
6 March 2021 | Melita | 1 - 2 | Luqa St. Andrew's | Ħamrun |
| Report |
| Stadium: Victor Tedesco Stadium |
References
External links
- Official website Archived 2021-05-06 at the Wayback Machine