Malta

Malta - List of Champions and Runners-Up

Football was introduced by British service teams; it appears the first ever competitive tournament was the 1899 Soldiers Cup; a league tournament was held in 1903 and won by 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.

There were (and still exist) separate amateur league and cup competitions.

Season  Champions                Runners-Up

 

1909/10 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1910/11   not organized

1911/12 Floriana                 Ħamrun Spartans

1912/13 Floriana                 Ħamrun Spartans

1913/14 Ħamrun Spartans          St. George's

1914/15 Valletta United          Ħamrun Spartans

1915/16   not organized

1916/17 St. George's             Sliema Wanderers

1917/18 Ħamrun Spartans          St. George's

1918/19 K.O.M.R.                 Ħamrun United

1919/20 Sliema Wanderers         Ħamrun Spartans

1920/21 Floriana                 Marsa United

1921/22 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1922/23 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1923/24 Sliema Wanderers         Vittoriosa Rovers

1924/25 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1925/26 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1926/27 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1927/28 Floriana                 Valletta United

1928/29 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1929/30 Sliema Wanderers         St. George's

1930/31 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1931/32 Valletta United          Sliema Wanderers

1932/33 Sliema Wanderers         Hibernians

1933/34 Sliema Wanderers         Hibernians

1934/35 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1935/36 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1936/37 Floriana                 Hibernians

1937/38 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1938/39 Sliema Wanderers         Melita

1939/40 Sliema Wanderers         St. George's

1940/41   not organized

1941/42   not organized

1942/43   not organized

1943/44   not organized

1944/45 Valletta                 Sliema Athletics

1945/46 Valletta                 Sliema Wanderers

1946/47 Ħamrun Spartans          Valletta

1947/48 Valletta                 Ħamrun Spartans

1948/49 Sliema Wanderers         Ħamrun Spartans

1949/50 Floriana                 Ħamrun Spartans

1950/51 Floriana                 Hibernians

1951/52 Floriana                 Ħamrun Spartans

1952/53 Floriana                 Birkirkara

1953/54 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1954/55 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1955/56 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1956/57 Sliema Wanderers         Valletta

1957/58 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1958/59 Valletta                 Sliema Wanderers

1959/60 Valletta                 Hibernians

1960/61 Hibernians               Valletta

1961/62 Floriana                 Valletta

1962/63 Valletta                 Hibernians

1963/64 Sliema Wanderers         Valletta

1964/65 Sliema Wanderers         Valletta

1965/66 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1966/67 Hibernians               Sliema Wanderers

1967/68 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1968/69 Hibernians               Valletta

1969/70 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1970/71 Sliema Wanderers         Marsa

1971/72 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1972/73 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1973/74 Valletta                 Hibernians

1974/75 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1975/76 Sliema Wanderers         Floriana

1976/77 Floriana                 Sliema Wanderers

1977/78 Valletta                 Hibernians

1978/79 Hibernians               Valletta

1979/80 Valletta                 Sliema Wanderers

1980/81 Hibernians               Sliema Wanderers

1981/82 Hibernians               Sliema Wanderers

1982/83 Ħamrun Spartans          Valletta

1983/84 Valletta                 Rabat Ajax

1984/85 Rabat Ajax               Ħamrun Spartans

1985/86 Rabat Ajax               Hibernians

1986/87 Ħamrun Spartans          Żurrieq

1987/88 Ħamrun Spartans          Sliema Wanderers

1988/89 Sliema Wanderers         Valletta

1989/90 Valletta                 Sliema Wanderers

1990/91 Ħamrun Spartans          Valletta

1991/92 Valletta                 Floriana

1992/93 Floriana                 Ħamrun Spartans

1993/94 Hibernians               Floriana

1994/95 Hibernians               Sliema Wanderers

1995/96 Sliema Wanderers         Valletta

1996/97 Valletta                 Birkirkara

1997/98 Valletta                 Birkirkara

1998/99 Valletta                 Birkirkara

1999/00 Birkirkara               Sliema Wanderers

2000/01 Valletta                 Sliema Wanderers

2001/02 Hibernians               Sliema Wanderers

2002/03 Sliema Wanderers         Birkirkara

2003/04 Sliema Wanderers         Birkirkara

2004/05 Sliema Wanderers         Birkirkara

2005/06 Birkirkara               Sliema Wanderers

2006/07 Marsaxlokk               Sliema Wanderers

2007/08 Valletta                 Marsaxlokk

2008/09 Hibernians               Valletta

2009/10 Birkirkara               Valletta   

2010/11 Valletta                 FlorianaHighlights

2011/12 Valletta                 Hibernians

2012/13 Birkirkara               HiberniansHighlights

2013/14 Valletta                 Birkirkara     

2014/15 Hibernians               Valletta    

2015/16 Valletta                 Hibernians Highlights

2016/17 Hibernians               Balzan

2017/18 Valletta                 Balzan

2018/19 Valletta                 Hibernians 

2019/20 Floriana                 Valletta

2020/21 Ħamrun Spartans          HiberniansHighlights

2021/22 Hibernians               Floriana

2022/23 Ħamrun Spartans          Birkirkara 

2023/24 Ħamrun Spartans          Floriana

2024/25

 

Notes: Sliema Wanderers were called Sliema Athletics in 1944/45,

       Marsa United renamed to Marsa in 1921, Ħamrun United

       and Ħamrun Lions merged to form Ħamrun Spartans in 1946.

Malta - List of Cup Finals

Various tournaments were organised prior to the current FA Trophy. In missing years, no competition was organised.

 

Soldiers Cup

1899      not known; played between 11 British service teams, including

          Royal Malta Artillery; first ever competition involving Maltese clubs

See also Army Cup (Garrison Cup).

 

Daily Malta Chronicle Cup

NB: held annually between British Navy and Army; first edition 1905

1905 - Army

1906 - Army

1907 - Navy

1908 - Army             3-0 Navy              [played Feb]

1909      not known                          

1910/11 Army and Navy                       [shared]

1911-21   not known

1922 - Army             0-0 Navy              [played Mar 30]

1923-27  not known

1928 - Navy             2-1 Army

1929     not known

1930 - Army

 

National Cup

1911 - Floriana         2-0 Valletta

 

Mile End Cup

1912 - St. George's     3-0 St. Joseph's

 

Gaelic Cup

1913 - Floriana         2-0 Ħamrun Spartans

1914     competition abandoned

 

Cousis Shield

1913/14  competition abandoned (first edition)

1915 - Valletta         0-0 Sliema Wanderers

 rep   Valletta         1-0 Sliema Wanderers

1917 - St. George's     1-0 Valletta

1918 - Sliema Wanderers 3-2 Paola Rovers

1920 - Sliema Wanderers 2-0 Valletta

1921 - Valletta         2-0 Marsa

1922 - Floriana         1-1 Sliema Wanderers

 rep   Floriana         1-1 Sliema Wanderers

 rep2  Floriana         w/o Sliema Wanderers  (Sliema W. forfeited)

1923 - Floriana         1-0 Sliema Wanderers

1924 - Sliema Wanderers 3-1 Vittoriosa Rovers

1926 - Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Floriana          (aet)

1927 - St. George's     1-0 Valletta          (aet)

1931 - Floriana         4-2 Sliema Wanderers

 

Empire Sports Ground Cup

1928 - Floriana         w/o St. George's      (St. George's forfeited)

1929 - Floriana         2-0 Valletta

 

MFA Cup

1932 - Sliema Wanderers 1-1 Valletta

 rep   Sliema Wanderers w/o Valletta          (Valletta forfeited)

 

MFA Trophy

1935 - Sliema Wanderers 4-0 Floriana

1936 - Sliema Wanderers 2-1 Floriana

1937 - Sliema Wanderers 2-0 St. George's

1938 - Floriana         2-1 Sliema Wanderers

1939 - Melita           4-0 Sliema Wanderers

1940 - Sliema Wanderers 3-2 Melita

1941-44  - not organized due to World War II

1945 - Floriana         2-1 Sliema Wanderers

1946 - Sliema Wanderers 2-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1947 - Floriana         3-0 Valletta

1948 - Sliema Wanderers 2-2 Hibernians        (aet)

 rep   Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Hibernians

1949 - Floriana         5-1 Sliema Wanderers

1950 - Floriana         3-1 St. George's

1951 - Sliema Wanderers 5-0 Hibernians

1952 - Sliema Wanderers 3-3 Hibernians        (aet)

 rep   Sliema Wanderers 1-1 Hibernians        (aet)

 rep2  Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Hibernians

1953 - Floriana         1-0 Sliema Wanderers  (aet)

1954 - Floriana         5-1 Rabat Ajax

1955 - Floriana         1-0 Sliema Wanderers

1956 - Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Floriana

1957 - Floriana         2-0 Valletta

1958 - Floriana         2-0 Sliema Wanderers

1959 - Sliema Wanderers 1-1 Valletta          (aet)

 rep   Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Valletta 

1960 - Valletta         3-0 Floriana

1961 - Floriana         2-0 Hibernians

1962 - Hibernians       1-0 Valletta

1963 - Sliema Wanderers 2-0 Hibernians

1964 - Valletta         1-0 Sliema Wanderers

1965 - Sliema Wanderers 4-2 Floriana

1966 - Floriana         2-1 Hibernians

1967 - Floriana         1-0 Hibernians

1968 - Sliema Wanderers 3-2 Hibernians        (aet)

1969 - Sliema Wanderers 3-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1970 - Hibernians       2-1 Valletta

1971 - Hibernians       1-1 Sliema Wanderers  (aet)

 rep   Hibernians       2-0 Sliema Wanderers

1972 - Floriana         3-1 Sliema Wanderers

1973 - Gżira United     0-0 Birkirkara        (aet)

 rep   Gżira United     0-0 Birkirkara        (aet)

 rep2  Gżira United     2-0 Birkirkara

1974 - Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Floriana

1975 - Valletta         1-0 Hibernians

1976 - Floriana         2-0 Valletta          (abandoned in 86')

1977 - Valletta         1-0 Floriana

1978 - Valletta         3-2 Floriana

1979 - Sliema Wanderers 2-1 Floriana

1980 - Hibernians       2-1 Sliema Wanderers

1981 - Floriana         2-1 Senglea Athletics

1982 - Hibernians       2-0 Sliema Wanderers

1983 - Ħamrun Spartans  2-0 Valletta

1984 - Ħamrun Spartans  0-0 Żurrieq           (aet)

 rep   Ħamrun Spartans  1-0 Żurrieq           (aet)

1985 - Żurrieq          0-0 Valletta          (aet)

 rep   Żurrieq          2-1 Valletta  

1986 - Rabat Ajax       2-0 Żurrieq

1987 - Ħamrun Spartans  2-1 Sliema Wanderers

1988 - Ħamrun Spartans  4-2 Floriana

1989 - Ħamrun Spartans  1-0 Floriana

1990 - Sliema Wanderers 1-0 Birkirkara

1991 - Valletta         2-1 Sliema Wanderers  (aet)

1992 - Ħamrun Spartans  3-3 Valletta          (aet)

 rep   Ħamrun Spartans  2-1 Valletta 

1993 - Floriana         5-0 Sliema Wanderers

1994 - Floriana         2-1 Valletta

Rothmans FA Trophy

1995 - Valletta         1-0 Ħamrun Spartans   (aet)

1996 - Valletta         0-0 Sliema Wanderers  (aet)

 rep   Valletta         1-0 Sliema Wanderers 

1997 - Valletta         2-1 Hibernians

1998 - Hibernians       2-1 Valletta

1999 - Valletta         1-0 Birkirkara        (aet)

2000 - Sliema Wanderers 4-1 Birkirkara

2001 - Valletta         3-0 Birkirkara

2002 - Birkirkara       1-0 Sliema Wanderers 

FA Trophy

2003 - Birkirkara       1-0 Sliema Wanderers

2004 - Sliema Wanderers 2-0 Marsaxlokk

2005 - Birkirkara       2-1 Msida St. Joseph

2006 - Hibernians       1-0 Floriana

2007 - Hibernians       1-1 Sliema Wanderers  (aet, 3-0 pen)

2008 - Birkirkara       2-1 Ħamrun Spartans

2009 - Sliema Wanderers 3-3 Valletta          (aet, 4-3 pen)

2010 - Valletta         2-1 Qormi

2011 - Floriana         1-0 Valletta

2012 - Hibernians       3-1 Qormi

2013 - Hibernians       3-1 Qormi

2014 - Valletta         1-0 Sliema Wanderers

2015 - Birkirkara       2-0 Hibernians

2016 - Sliema Wanderers 0-0 Balzan Youths     (aet, 5-4 pen)

2017 - Floriana         2-0 Sliema Wanderers

2018 - Valletta         2-1 Birkirkara

2019 - Balzan           2-2 Valletta          (aet, 5-4 pen)

2020 -   competition abandoned

2021 -   competition abandoned

2022 - Floriana         2-1 Valletta          (aet)

2023 - Birkirkara       2-0 Marsaxlokk

2024 - Sliema Wanderers 0-0 Floriana          (aet, 4-2 pen)

 

FA Trophy Winners (84) [lost finals between square brackets]

 

Malta - List of Cassar Cup Finals

The brain child of Chev. A. Cassar Torreggiani O.B.E., who also donated the cup, appropriately named after him, the Cassar Cup came into being in 1920/21 as a competition the proceeds of which went in favour of local charities. Pitting the two current top teams in the Civilian League (or the MFA league champions and the MFA knock-out competition winners) against the Naval and Military champions (or the winners of the United Services League and the winners of the United Services knock-out cup) and in subsequent years against representative sides from the three Services, who had a number of good players in their ranks, the charity competition became one of the major attractions in the local soccer calendar, especially in the Thirties. Resumed after the war years it continued to be an attraction but with the advent of the local clubs' participation in the UEFA Cup this competition lost much of its lustre, eventually forcing the ruling body to abolish this competition after the 1968/69 season.

 

Cassar Cup

Season     Winners                     Runners up             

 

1920/21    Floriana                1-0 RGA

1921/22      not held

1922/23    Floriana                1-0 RGA

1923/24    Sliema Wanderers        3-1 Gordon Highlanders

1924/25    Sliema Wanderers        1-0 Fourth Flotilla XI

1925/26    1st Battalion Dorsets   3-2 HMS Coventry

1926/27    Royal Artillery         4-2 HMS Malaya

1927/28    HMS Queen Elizabeth     2-1 Floriana

1928/29    HMS Barham              2-1 Floriana

1929/30    QRR 1st Btt. of Malta   3-0 First Flotilla

1930/31    HMS Revenge             2-1 Worcestershire Regiment

1931/32    Worcestershire Regiment 3-2 Sliema Wanderers

1932/33    Worcestershire Regiment and 4th Dest. Flottila    [shared; final not played]

1933/34    Sliema Wanderers        2-1 Hibernians

1934/35    Sliema Wanderers        1-0 Floriana  

1935/36    Sliema Wanderers        2-1 Floriana

1936/37    Floriana                7-0 Hibernians

1937/38    Sliema Wanderers        5-0 Melita

1938/39    Sliema Wanderers        3-2 Royal Navy   

1939/40    The Army                3-1 Sliema Wanderers

1944/45    Valletta                2-1 Floriana

1945/46    Sliema Wanderers        3-2 Royal Navy

1946/47    Ħamrun Spartans         2-1 Valletta

1947/48    1st Coast RMA           3-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1948/49    Ħamrun Spartans           5-1 Royal Navy

1949/50    Floriana                2-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1950/51    Army/RAF (combined)     3-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1951/52    Floriana                2-0 Ħamrun Spartans

1952/53    Floriana                2-1 Birkirkara

1953/54    Floriana                2-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1955/56    Sliema Wanderers        2-1 Floriana

1956/57    Sliema Wanderers        5-0 Ħamrun Spartans

1957/58    Floriana                2-1 Sliema Wanderers

1958/59    Valletta                2-1 Ħamrun Spartans

1959/60    Sliema Wanderers        1-0 Valletta

1960/61    Floriana                6-0 Sliema Wanderers

1961/62    Hibernians              1-0 Sliema Wanderers

1962/63    Hibernians              2-1 Floriana

1965/66    Valletta                3-1 Sliema Wanderers

1966/67    Sliema Wanderers        1-0 Hibernians

1967/68    Valletta            0-0 2-1 Sliema Wanderers

 

Malta - List of Super Cup Finals

The Super Cup is played between the league champions and the trophy winners. This competition was previously played under different names, viz. Scicluna Cup, the Sons of Malta Cup and Independence Cup. These three competitions were unofficial.

 

Year      Champions         Cup Winners        Result          Note    

 

1984/85   Rabat Ajax        Żurrieq            2-0

1985/86   Rabat Ajax        Hibernians         4-2              [1]

1986/87   Ħamrun Spartans   Valletta           3-0              [2]

1987/88   Ħamrun Spartans   Sliema Wanderers   1-0 aet          [3]

1988/89   Sliema Wanderers  Ħamrun Spartans    3-3 aet (6-7)pen.

1989/90   Valletta          Sliema Wanderers   3-0

1990/91   Ħamrun Spartans   Valletta           1-1 aet (6-5)pen.

1991/92   Valletta          Ħamrun Spartans    0-2

1992/93   Floriana          Valletta           4-1              [4]

1993/94   Hibernians        Floriana           2-2 aet (5-4)pen.

1994/95   Hibernians        Valletta           2-2 aet (5-6)pen.

1995/96   Sliema Wanderers  Valletta           0-0 aet (3-2)pen.

1996/97   Valletta          Birkirkara         5-2              [5]

1997/98   Valletta          Hibernians         2-0

1998/99   Valletta          Birkirkara         2-1              [5]

1999/00   Birkirkara        Sliema Wanderers   0-3

2000/01   Valletta          Sliema Wanderers   2-1              [6]

2001/02   Hibernians        Birkirkara         0-1 aet

2002/03   Sliema Wanderers  Birkirkara         0-2

2003/04   Sliema Wanderers  Birkirkara         1-3 aet          [7]

2004/05   Sliema Wanderers  Birkirkara         0-3

2005/06   Birkirkara        Hibernians         2-1

2006/07   Marsaxlokk        Hibernians         1-3

2007/08   Valletta          Birkirkara         2-0

2008/09   Hibernians        Sliema Wanderers   0-1

2009/10   Birkirkara        Valletta           2-3

2010/11   Valletta          Floriana           3-0

2011/12   Valletta          Hibernians         3-1

2012/13   Birkirkara        Hibernians         3-2

2013/14   Valletta          Birkirkara         1-2              [5]

2014/15   Hibernians        Birkirkara         2-1

2015/16   Valletta          Sliema Wanderers   2-1

2016/17   Hibernians        Floriana           0-1

2017/18   Valletta          Balzan             2-1              [8]

2018/19   Valletta          Balzan             2-1

2019/20     not held

2020/21     not held

2021/22   Hibernians        Floriana           0-0 aet (5-4)pen.

2022/23   Ħamrun Spartans   Birkirkara         4-0

2023/24   Ħamrun Spartans   Sliema Wanderers   2-0

 

[1] Rabat A. had won the double, Hibernians P. played as championship runners-up

[2] Ħamrun S. had won the double, Valletta played as championship runners-up

[3] Ħamrun S. had won the double, Sliema W. played as championship runners-up

[4] Floriana had won the double, Valletta played as championship runners-up

[5] Valletta had won the double, Birkirkara played as championship runners-up

[6] Valletta had won the double, Sliema W. played as championship runners-up

[7] Sliema W. had won the double, Birkirkara played as championship runners-up

[8] Valletta had won the double, Balzan played as championship runners-up

 

Inofficial earlier Super Cup matches

 

Scicluna Cup

1953/54   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           1-0

1954/55   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           1-0

1955/56   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           1-0

1956/57   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           1-0

1957/58   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           2-1

1958/59   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           1-1, replay 1-1

Both joint winners, cup held for six months each.

1959/60   Sliema Wanderers  Valletta           2-1

1960/61   Valletta          Floriana           3-1

1961/62   Floriana          Hibernians         2-1

1962/63   Floriana          Hibernians         1-0

1963/64   Valletta          Floriana           2-0

 

Independence Cup / Testaferrata Cup

1964/65   Sliema Wanderers  Valletta           2-1

          Sliema Wanderers  Hibernians         4-1

 

Scicluna Cup

1965/66   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           1-0

 

Independence Cup

1966/67   Floriana          Sliema Wanderers   3-1

 

Independence Cup / Sons of Malta Cup

1967/68   Hibernians        Floriana           0-0 aet, replay 1-0

          Floriana          Hibernians         3-2

1968/69   Floriana          Hibernians         2-1 aet

          Floriana          Sliema Wanderers   2-0

 

Sons of Malta Cup

1969/70   Hibernians        Sliema Wanderers   0-0, replay 2-1 aet

1970/71   Hibernians        Floriana           2-1

1971/72   Hibernians        Sliema Wanderers   4-1

1972/73   Sliema Wanderers  Floriana           2-0

1973/74   Floriana          Gżira United       2-0

 

Testaferrata Cup / Sons of Malta Cup

1974/75   Sliema Wanderers  Valletta           3-2

          Valletta          Sliema Wanderers   2-0

1975/76   Floriana          Sliema Wanderers   1-0

          Floriana          Valletta           1-1 aet, replay 3-2

1976/77   Hibernians        Floriana           2-2

Both teams are joint winners.

          Floriana          Sliema Wanderers   6-0

1977/78   Floriana          Valletta           1-1, replay 3-2

          Floriana          Valletta           1-0

1978/79   Hibernians        Floriana           3-1

          Valletta          Hibernians         3-2

1979/80   Valletta          Sliema Wanderers   2-0

          Sliema Wanderers  Hibernians          -   [not played]

Sliema Wanderers awarded a walk-over and the trophy.

 

Testaferrata Cup

1980/81   Hibernians        Valletta           3-0