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{{short description|Association football league in Malta}} |
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{{short description|Association football league in Malta}} |
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{{Infobox football league |
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{{Infobox football league |
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| domest_cup = [[Maltese Women's Cup]] |
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| domest_cup = [[Maltese Women's Cup]] |
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| confed_cup = [[UEFA Women's Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |
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| confed_cup = [[UEFA Women's Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |
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| champions = [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] (11th title) [[File:Star full.svg|20px]] |
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| champions = [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] (12th title) |
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| season = 2023–24 |
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| most successful club = Hibernians (12 titles) |
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| season = 2022–23 |
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| most successful club = Hibernians (12 titles) [[File:Star full.svg|20px]] |
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| website = [https://matchcentre.mfa.com.mt/competition/58570?gameWeek=1 website] |
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| website = [https://matchcentre.mfa.com.mt/competition/58570?gameWeek=1 website] |
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| current = [[2023–24]] |
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| current = [[2023–24]] |
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The most titles were won by Hibernians. |
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The most titles were won by Hibernians. |
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Although the winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]], the spot is not always taken. Malta currently sits at the last spot in the UEFA coefficients women's ranking<ref>https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/WomenCup/89/50/90/895090_DOWNLOAD.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> and the last club to take part was Birkirkara in [[2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup|2007–08]]; Birkirkana lost all three games with 1–37 goals. In [[2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League|09–10]] they competed again and ended up with three losses and 1-26 goals. |
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Although the winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]], the spot is not always taken. Malta is currently tied for 43rd place out of 50 in the UEFA coefficients women's ranking<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/womenscountry/#/yr/2024 |title=Women's association club coefficients |website=UEFA |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref> and the last club to take part was Birkirkara in [[2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup|2007–08]]; Birkirkana lost all three games with 1–37 goals. In [[2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League|09–10]] they competed again and ended up with three losses and 1-26 goals. |
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== 2023–24 teams == |
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== 2023–24 == |
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{{Location map+|Malta|float=right|width=300|caption=Location of teams in '''2023–24 Maltese Premier Division'''|places= |
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{{Location map+|Malta|float=right|width=400|caption=Location of teams in '''2023–24 Maltese Women's League'''|places= |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.896667 |long=14.4625 |label=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|position=bottom}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.896667 |long=14.4625 |label=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|position=bottom}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.880278 |long=14.512778 |label=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]|position=right}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.880278 |long=14.512778 |label=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]|position=bottom}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.909722 |long=14.426111 |label=[[Mosta F.C.|Mosta]]|position=top}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.901389 |long=14.447222 |label=Lija Athletic|position=left}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=36.038611 |long=14.268611 |label=[[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]|position=right}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.919 |long=14.366 |label=Mgarr United|position=top}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.919 |long=14.366 |label=Mgarr|position=top}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.890833 |long=14.396944|label=Mtarfa|position=bottom}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.926 |long=14.480 |label=Athleta & Spartans|position=top}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.909444 |long=14.478611|label=San Gwann|position=top}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.864 |long=14.511 |label=Tarxien|position=bottom}} |
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{{Location map~|Malta|lat=35.898333|long=14.5125|label=Valletta|position=right}} |
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===Teams=== |
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The 2023–24 season will be played by the following teams. |
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The teams which will participate in the 2023-24 Assikura Women's League are the following:<ref name="TSF"/> |
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! Team !! City !! Home ground |
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! Team !! City !! Last season |
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| [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] || [[Birkirkara]] || Infetti Ground |
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| [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] || [[Birkirkara]] || '''1st''' |
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| [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] || [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] || |
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| [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] || [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] || 4th |
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| [[Lija Athletic F.C. (women)|Lija Athletic]] || [[Lija]] || |
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| [[Lija Athletic F.C. (women)|Lija Athletic]] || [[Lija]] || 5th (''as Raiders Lija'')<ref name="TSF"/> |
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| [[Mgarr United F.C. (women)|Mgarr United]] || [[Mgarr]] || [[Mgarr Ground]] |
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| [[Mgarr United F.C. (women)|Mgarr United]] || [[Mgarr]] || 3rd |
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| [[Mtarfa F.C. (women)|Mtarfa]] || [[Mtarfa]] || [[Mtarfa Ground]] |
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| [[Mtarfa F.C. (women)|Mtarfa]] || [[Mtarfa]] || 6th |
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| [[San Ġwann F.C (women)|San Ġwann]] || [[San Ġwann]] || [[San Ġwann Football Ground]] |
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| [[San Ġwann F.C (women)|San Ġwann]] || [[San Ġwann]] || 7th |
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| [[Swieqi United F.C. (women)|Swieqi United]] || [[Mgarr]] || Mgarr Ground |
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| [[Swieqi United F.C. (women)|Swieqi United]] || [[Swieqi]] || 2nd |
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| [[Valletta FC (women)|Valletta]] || [[Valletta]] || |} |
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| [[Valletta FC (women)|Valletta]] || [[Valletta]] || 5th (''as Raiders Lija'')<ref name="TSF"/> |
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===Venues=== |
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The 2023-24 season will be played at the following venues:<ref name="TSF"/> |
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| [[Centenary Stadium]] || [[Ta' Qali]] || 3,000 |
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| [[Victor Tedesco Stadium]] || [[Hamrun]] || 1,962 |
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| Dingli Ground || [[Dingli]] || ~500 |
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| Mgarr Ground || [[Mgarr]] || ~200 |
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==Format== |
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==Format== |
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For 2015–16 the league was reduced to six teams. They play each other four times for a total of 20 matches per team. |
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For 2015–16 the league was reduced to six teams. They play each other four times for a total of 20 matches per team. |
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For the 2023–24 season, the league will be the only division in Malta and will comprise of 8 clubs. In terms of format, the league will be split into two phases. In the first part of the season, the eight teams of the league will face each other played in a double round-robin format. Thereafter, the division will be split into two divisions, with the top four at the end of the first part of the season qualifying for the Championship Round and the bottom four qualifying for the Relegation Round.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIRST DIVISION WOMEN |
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For the 2023–24 season, the league will be the only division in Malta and will comprise eight clubs. In terms of format, the league will be split into two phases. In the first part of the season, the eight teams of the league will face each other played in a double round-robin format. Thereafter, the division will be split into two divisions, with the top four at the end of the first part of the season qualifying for the Championship Round and the bottom four qualifying for the Relegation Round. In both cases, each team will play each other three teams.<ref name="TSF">{{cite web|title=AWL Build-Up Part 1: – The New Format, Teams and Weekend Matches |
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|website=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/malta/womens-first-division/20232024/regular-season/r75234/|access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref> |
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|website=The Sporting Fan|url=https://thesportingfan.com/awl-build-up-part-1-the-new-format-teams-and-weekend-matches/|access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> |
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== List of champions == |
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== List of champions == |
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*1997/98: Rabat Ajax |
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*1997/98: Rabat Ajax |
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*1998/99: Hibernians |
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*1998/99: Hibernians |
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*1999/2000: Hibernians |
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*1999/00: Hibernians |
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*2000/01: Hibernians |
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*2000/01: Hibernians |
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*2001/02: Hibernians |
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*2001/02: Hibernians |
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*2011/12: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2011/12: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2012/13: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2012/13: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2013/14: Hibernians [[File:Star full.svg|20px]] |
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*2013/14: Hibernians |
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*2014/15: Hibernians |
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*2014/15: Hibernians |
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*2015/16: Hibernians |
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*2015/16: Hibernians |
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*2019/20: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2019/20: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2020/21: ''not awarded'' |
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*2020/21: ''not awarded'' |
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*2021/22: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] [[File:Star full.svg|20px]] |
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*2021/22: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2022/23: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2022/23: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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*2023/24: [[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |
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| align="left" |Hibernians [[File:Star full.svg|20px]] |
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| align="left" |[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] [[File:Star full.svg|20px]] |
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==External links== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://matchcentre.mfa.com.mt/competition/58570?gameWeek=1 League] at MFA |
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* [https://matchcentre.mfa.com.mt/competition/58570?gameWeek=1 League] at MFA |
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* [https://thesportingfan.com/ The Sporting Fan] |
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* [https://sportsdesk.com.mt/category/football/women-football/ sportsdesk.com.mt] |
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* [https://sportsdesk.com.mt/category/football/women-football/ sportsdesk.com.mt] |
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* [http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=mlt/women/standings/index.html League] at UEFA |
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* [http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=mlt/women/standings/index.html League] at UEFA |
Association football league in Malta
Football league
The Maltese Women's League or for sponsorship reasons Assikura Women's League is the top-level league of women's football in Malta. It is run by the Malta Football Association.
After several failed attempts in the 1970s and 1980s to create a lasting women's football competition, successful tournaments of San Gwann and Luxol St. Andrews gained so much interest, that the Malta Football Association decided to organize the first ever league in 1995–96.
The most titles were won by Hibernians.
Although the winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League, the spot is not always taken. Malta is currently tied for 43rd place out of 50 in the UEFA coefficients women's ranking[1] and the last club to take part was Birkirkara in 2007–08; Birkirkana lost all three games with 1–37 goals. In 09–10 they competed again and ended up with three losses and 1-26 goals.
Location of teams in
2023–24 Maltese Women's League
The teams which will participate in the 2023-24 Assikura Women's League are the following:[2]
The 2023-24 season will be played at the following venues:[2]
Until the 2011–12 season there were eight teams in the league. The teams played each other twice for a total of 14 matches each. After that the champion qualifies to the UEFA Champion's League and the last two places are relegated to the Maltese Seceond Division. Since then the format has changed a lot.
In the 2012–13, after the regular season the top four played a championship group and the bottom placed four teams played the relegation round. Points of the regular season and the second stage were added. In 2013–14 there was just one stage, where seven teams played each other three times. Also there was a title decider match after the top two teams were tied on points. Hibernians won the title over Birkirkara in a penalty shootout.
In 2014–15 there were eleven teams, and again a championship group to which the top six after the regular season qualified.
For 2015–16 the league was reduced to six teams. They play each other four times for a total of 20 matches per team.
For the 2023–24 season, the league will be the only division in Malta and will comprise eight clubs. In terms of format, the league will be split into two phases. In the first part of the season, the eight teams of the league will face each other played in a double round-robin format. Thereafter, the division will be split into two divisions, with the top four at the end of the first part of the season qualifying for the Championship Round and the bottom four qualifying for the Relegation Round. In both cases, each team will play each other three teams.[2]
The season winners are:[3][4]
Titles
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Hibernians
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Birkirkara
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Lija Athletic Mosta
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