1987–88 Maltese Premier League

The 1987–88 Maltese Premier League was the 8th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 73rd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hamrun Spartans F.C. won the championship.

Maltese Premier League

Season	1987–88
Champions	Hamrun Spartans F.C. (6th title)
Relegated	Mosta F.C.
European Cup	Hamrun Spartans F.C.
European Cup Winners' Cup	Floriana F.C.
UEFA Cup	Sliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	106 (1.89 per match)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Teams

Birkirkara

Floriana

Ħamrun

Hibernians

Mosta

Sliema W.

Valletta

Żurrieq

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Locations of the 1987–88 Maltese Premier League teams

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ħamrun Spartans F.C. (C)	14	9	4	1	21	5	+16	22	Qualification for the European Cup
2	Sliema Wanderers F.C.	14	8	3	3	19	7	+12	19	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3	Żurrieq F.C.	14	6	6	2	17	10	+7	18
4	Valletta F.C.	14	4	5	5	9	16	−7	13
5	Hibernians F.C.	14	4	3	7	11	15	−4	11
6	Floriana F.C.	14	2	6	6	8	13	−5	10	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
7	Birkirkara F.C.	14	2	6	6	8	17	−9	10
8	Mosta F.C. (R)	14	4	1	9	13	23	−10	9	Relegation

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

Results

Home \ Away	BKR	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	MST	SLM	VLT	ŻRQ
Birkirkara	—	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–2	0–0
Floriana	1–2	—	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–2
Hibernians	1–0	1–1	—	1–2	2–4	0–1	2–0	2–1
Ħamrun Spartans	5–0	2–0	1–1	—	4–1	1–0	1–0	0–0
Mosta	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	—	1–2	0–1	0–3
Sliema Wanderers	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	—	1–0	1–1
Valletta	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–5	—	1–1
Żurrieq	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	—

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

References

• Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)