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

Season	2000–01
Champions	Marsa
Promoted	Marsa Lija Athletic
Relegated	Tarxien Rainbows Zurrieq
Goals scored	270
Average goals/game	3
Top goalscorer	Kevin Loughborough (12)
2001–02 →

Participating teams

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

• Gozo
• Lija
• Marsa
• Marsaxlokk
• Mosta
• Qormi
• St. Andrews
• St. Patrick
• Tarxien
• Zurrieq

Changes from previous season

• Hamrun Spartans and Xghajra Tornadoes were promoted from the First Division to the Premier League. They were replaced with Gozo FC and Zurrieq, both relegated from Maltese Premier League 1999-00.
• Gzira and Zebbug were relegated to the Second Division. They were replaced by Marsaxlokk, champions of Second Division 1999-00, and Qormi, runner up of Second Division 1999-00.

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.