2000–01 Maltese First Division

The Maltese First Division 2000–01 (known as Rothmans First Division 2000–01 for sponsorship reasons) started on 9 September 2000 and finished on 29 April 2001. Gozo and Zurrieq were the relegated teams from the Maltese Premier League 1999-00. Marsaxlokk and Qormi were the promoted teams from the Maltese Second Division. Marsa finished as champions, by just one point, and were promoted to the Maltese Premier League 2001-02 alongside Lija Athletic, who finished runners-up. Tarxien and Zurrieq were relegated to the Maltese Second Division 2001-02. This was the second straight relegation for Zurrieq, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. Marsa suffered their only defeat at the hands of Zurrieq.

Maltese First Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsMarsa
PromotedMarsa
Lija Athletic
RelegatedTarxien Rainbows
Zurrieq
Goals scored270
Average goals/game3
Top goalscorerKevin Loughborough (12)

Participating teams

The Maltese First Division 2000–01 was made up of these teams:

Changes from previous season

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Marsa (C) 18 9 8 1 31 16 +15 35 Champions and promotion to 2001–02 Maltese Premier League
2 Lija Athletic 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34 Runners-up and promotion to 2001–02 Maltese Premier League
3 Qormi 18 10 2 6 30 19 +11 32
4 St.Patrick 18 8 3 7 28 26 +2 27
5 Mosta 18 7 4 7 32 26 +6 25
6 Marsaxlokk 18 7 4 7 26 22 +4 25
7 Gozo FC 18 7 3 8 28 28 0 24
8 St. Andrews 18 5 5 8 25 37 −12 20
9 Tarxien Rainbows (R) 18 5 3 10 20 29 −9 18 Relegation to 2001–02 Maltese Second Division
10 Zurrieq (R) 18 2 4 12 14 45 −31 10
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Top scorers
Goals Player Team
12
 Kevin Loughborough St.Patrick
11
 Johann Zammit Mosta
10
 Matthew Calascione St. Andrews
9
 Uwa Ogbodo Qormi
Alan Tabone Lija

Results

For a complete set of results, see 1.

References
  1. "Malta: MIA First Division 2000/01 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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