1978–79 Maltese Premier League

The 1978–79 Maltese First Division was the 64th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division

Season	1978–79
Champions	Hibernians F.C. (4th title)
Relegated	Ghaxaq F.C. Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.
European Cup	Hibernians F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
UEFA Cup	Valletta F.C.
Matches played	82
Goals scored	222 (2.71 per match)
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SLM	HIB	MRS	ĦMR	QOR
1	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	8	7	0	1	16	5	+11	14	Qualification for the Championship group		—	0–1	2–1	2–0	3–2
2	Hibernians F.C.	8	5	1	2	11	6	+5	11			1–2	—	2–1	1–0	2–1
3	Marsa F.C.	8	3	2	3	8	8	0	8	Qualification for the Relegation group		0–1	2–1	—	1–0	2–1
4	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	8	1	2	5	4	13	−9	4			0–5	0–0	1–1	—	0–1
5	Qormi F.C.	8	1	1	6	7	14	−7	3			0–1	0–3	0–0	2–3	—

Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VLT	FRN	STG	GĦX	MSD
1	Valletta F.C.	8	6	2	0	18	3	+15	14	Qualification for the Championship group		—	0–0	5–1	2–1	1–0
2	Floriana F.C.	8	6	2	0	17	2	+15	14			0–0	—	3–0	2–0	3–0
3	St. George's F.C.	8	2	2	4	9	15	−6	6	Qualification for the Relegation group		1–3	1–2	—	1–1	2–0
4	Ghaxaq F.C.	8	1	1	6	8	18	−10	3			0–4	1–4	1–2	—	5–0
5	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.	8	1	1	6	4	18	−14	3			0–3	0–5	0–0	3–0	—

Source: rsssf.com

Championship group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIB	VLT	SLM	FRN
1	Hibernians F.C. (C)	6	5	1	0	12	5	+7	11	Qualification for the European Cup		—	2–1	2–1	4–1
2	Valletta F.C.	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	6	Qualification for the UEFA Cup		1–1	—	1–2	2–0
3	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	6	2	0	4	7	9	−2	4	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[a]		1–2	0–1	—	1–2
4	Floriana F.C.	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	3			0–1	1–1	1–2	—

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Relegation group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ĦMR	MRS	STG	QOR	GĦX	MSD
5	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	10	8	2	0	23	4	+19	19			—	1–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	2–0
6	Marsa F.C.	10	5	3	2	22	8	+14	15			0–0	—	2–3	2–2	5–0	2–1
7	St. George's F.C.	10	4	1	5	13	20	−7	11			0–2	0–3	—	1–1	2–1	3–1
8	Qormi F.C.	10	3	4	3	17	13	+4	10			0–4	0–0	4–0	—	2–0	1–2
9	Ghaxaq F.C. (R)	10	3	1	6	9	19	−10	8	Relegation		0–2	1–4	2–1	2–1	—	0–0
10	Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. (R)	10	1	1	8	5	25	−20	3			1–4	0–4	1–4	0–4	0–3	—

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

References

• Malta – List of final tables (RSSSF)