2003–04 Maltese First Division

The Maltese First Division 2003–04 (known as MIA First Division 2003–04 for sponsorship reasons) started on 13 September 2003 and finished on 9 May 2004. Marsa and Mosta were relegated from Maltese Premier League. Tarxien and San Gwann were promoted from Maltese Second Division with the latter (San Gwann) having won a promotion playoff against Vittoriosa. St.Patrick were the champions while Lija were runners-up. Both were promoted to Maltese Premier League. Tarxien and Rabat were relegated to Maltese Second Division with the former having just clinched promotion only to go straight down again.

Maltese First Division
Season200304
ChampionsSt. Patrick
PromotedSt. Patrick
Lija Athletic
RelegatedTarxien Rainbows
Rabat Ajax
Goals scored293
Average goals/game3.25
Top goalscorerIkechukwu Chibueze (18)

Participating teams

The Maltese First Division 2003–04 was made up of these teams:

Changes from previous season

  • Msida SJ and Balzan Youths were promoted from the First Division to the Premier League. They were replaced by Marsa and Mosta, both relegated from Maltese Premier League 2002-03.
  • Gozo FC and Xghajra Tornadoes were relegated to the Maltese Second Division 2003-04. They were replaced by Tarxien Rainbows, champions of Maltese Second Division 2003-04 and San Gwann, runners-up.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St. Patrick (C) 18 10 3 5 35 28 +7 33 Champions and promotion to 2004–05 Maltese Premier League
2 Lija Athletic 18 9 5 4 31 24 +7 32 Runners-up and promotion to 2004–05 Maltese Premier League
3 Mqabba 18 8 5 5 29 21 +8 29
4 Senglea Athletics 18 7 5 6 36 28 +8 26
5 Naxxar Lions 18 7 5 6 30 34 4 26
6 Mosta 18 6 7 5 34 27 +7 25
7 Marsa 18 6 7 5 27 31 4 25
8 San Gwann 18 5 6 7 23 24 1 21
9 Tarxien Rainbows (R) 18 5 5 8 29 33 4 20 Relegation to 2004–05 Maltese Second Division
10 Rabat Ajax (R) 18 1 4 13 19 43 24 7
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Top scorers

Goals Player Team
18
Ikechukwu Chibueze Mqabba
15
Simon Shead Tarxien
14
Chima Dozie Naxxar
10
Mark Tanti St.Patrick
9
Thomas Caruana St.Patrick
Trevor Thomas Senglea
Ibrahim Tarik Marsa

Results

For a complete set of results, see 1

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References

  1. "Malta: MIA First Division 2003/04 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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