2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League Explained

Season:2024–25
Dates:13 September 2024 – April 2025
Matches:48
Total Goals:152
League Topscorer:Pavlidis Claudio Antunes
Samuel Saldanha
Sherif Mohammed Iddrisu
(7 Goals Each)
Biggest Home Win:Vittoriosa Stars 3–0 San Ġwann
(23 September 2024)
Attard 3–0 Rabat Ajax
(5 October 2024)
Luqa St. Andrew's 4–1 Żejtun Corinthians
(6 October 2024)
Xgħajra Tornadoes 5–2 Msida Saint-Joseph
(26 October 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Pembroke Athleta 0–5 Luqa St. Andrew's
(22 September 2024)
Marsaskala 3–5 Luqa St. Andrew's
(9 November 2024)
Highest Scoring:Marsaskala 3–5 Attard
(20 October 2024)
Longest Wins:Luqa St. Andrew's
(5 Games)
Longest Unbeaten:Birzebbuga St. Peter's
Vittoriosa Stars
Xgħajra Tornadoes
(6 Games Each)
Longest Winless:Gharghur
Marsaskala
Msida Saint-Joseph
Rabat Ajax
Żejtun Corinthians
(6 Games Each)
Longest Losses:Rabat Ajax
(6 Games)
Competition:Maltese National Amateur League
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:10 November 2024

The 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the IZIBet National Amateur League) occurs between 13 September 2024 and April 2025. This will be the first season with one group Amateur League system.

Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2023–24 season:

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2024-25 League.

TeamLocationManager
AttardAttard Ivan Zammit
Birzebbuga St. Peter'sBirzebbuga Edward Azzopardi
GharghurGharghur Kevin Borg Degiorgio
Kirkop UnitedKirkop Matthew Caruana
Luqa St. Andrew'sLuqa Neville Galea
MarsaskalaMarsaskala Brian Vella
MellieħaMellieħa Warren Said
Msida Saint-JosephMsida Paul Bugeja
Pembroke AthletaPembroke Jeffrey Mifsud
QormiQormi Lydon Fenech
QrendiQrendi Gotthard Conti
Rabat AjaxRabat Charles Borg
San ĠwannSan Ġwann Xavier Saliba
Vittoriosa StarsBirgu Jason Camenzuli
Xgħajra TornadosXghajra Keith Darmanin
Żejtun CorinthiansZejtun Paul Falzon

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Rabat Ajax Paul FalzonResign7 May 2024Pre-season Charles Borg11 July 2024
Luqa St. Andrew's Edmond LufiMutual Agreement8 May 2024 Neville Galea23 May 2024
Vittoriosa Stars Dennis ApapResign10 May 2024 Jason Camenzuli11 May 2024
Msida Saint-Joseph Neville Galea10 May 2024 Paul Bugeja1 July 2024
Żejtun Corinthians Ivan CashaMutual Agreement14 May 2024 Paul Falzon1 July 2024
Attard Robert Magro30 June 2024End of Contract Ivan Zammit12 September 2024

Venues

PembrokeMostaSan Pawl il-BaħarTa' Qali
Luxol StadiumCharles Abela StadiumSirens StadiumCentenary Stadium
Capacity: 600Capacity: 700Capacity: 800Capacity: 3,000

Regular season

During the regular season, each team plays each other once (either at home or away). The top six teams qualify for the Top six, while the bottom ten teams qualify for the Play-Out.

League stage

Results

Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Samuel SaldanhaBirzebbuga St.Peter's7
Sherif Mohammed IddrisuLuqa St. Andrew’s
Pavlidis Claudio AntunesQormi
4 Bledi AllaAttard6
Leonardo Fernandes AndradeQrendi
Larson MalliaXghajra Tornados
7 Bydasser SammutLuqa St. Andrew’s5
Godwin EmmanuelVittoriosa Stars
Jojo OgunnupeVittoriosa Stars
10 Brandon BrayQrendi4
11 James OghenekewaroMarsaskala3
Marc Bolane Kakou AdonisMellieħa
Jayden Zac BorgQormi
Raylon Kaylon PaisleyXgħajra Tornados

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result StadiumDate
Bledi AllaAttardMarsaskala5–3 (A)Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali20 October 2024
Larson MalliaXgħajra TornadosMsida Saint-Joseph5–2 (H)Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta26 October 2024
Sherif Mohammed IddrisuLuqa St. Andrew'sMarsaskala5–0 (A)Luxol Stadium, Pembroke9 November 2024

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Zach VallettaAttard4
2 Julian AzzopardiBirzebbuga St.Peter's3
Dunstan ZarbLuqa St. Andrew's
4 Anthony CurmiMellieha2
Lydon MooreQormi
Luciano CamilleriSan Gwann
7 James AbelaGharghur1
Christian CassarQrendi
Levi SalibaXgħajra Tornados
Carmelo CaruanaVittoriosa Stars
Edward GattVittoriosa Stars
Anson SalibaŻejtun Corinthians

Discipline

Player

Club

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tables & Statistics. maltafootball.com. 20 September 2020 .