2025–26 Maltese Premier League

Twelve teams are competing in the league: the top ten teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the Challenge League. Changes from the previous season ;Promoted to the Premier League • Valletta • Tarxien Rainbows ;Relegated to the Challenge League • Melita • Balzan Locations Personnel and kits • Additionally, referee kits are made by Macron Managerial changes == Venues ==

The matches will be played mainly at the Ta' Qali National Stadium and the Tony Bezzina Stadium. However, the Centenary Stadium, the Gozo Stadium and the Victor Tedesco Stadium will be used for other matches. == Format ==

The new league format, which came into being from the 2024–25 season, the Maltese Premier League will be made up of 12 teams and be split into an Opening Round and Closing Round. The Opening Round will see each of the 12 teams play each other once before the league is then split between a Top 6 and a Bottom 6, allowing for the teams in each of those splits to play each other another time. Once the ranking is set, each team will go back down to 0 points and start from scratch in the Closing Round, where the same process will be repeated. The league champions and the teams for UEFA competitions are determined as follow: • If both the Opening Round and the Closing Round are won by the same team: • The winners of the Opening and the Closing Rounds are declared the league champions and qualify for the UEFA Champions League; • Second placed teams in the Opening Round and the Closing Round qualify for the UEFA Conference League; • If the same team finishes second in both the Opening and the Closing Rounds, a playoff match between third placed teams in the Opening Round and the Closing Round is played for the remaining spot in the UEFA Conference League; • If the champions of the Opening Round are placed second in the Closing Round, and the champions of the Closing Round are placed second in the Opening Round: • A playoff match between the champions of the Opening and the Closing Round is played to determine the league champions; • A playoff match between third placed teams in the Opening Round and the Closing Round is played for the remaining spot in the UEFA Conference League; • Otherwise, a Final Four tournament between winners and runners-up of the Opening and the Closing Rounds is played (if the same team finishes second in both the Opening and the Closing Rounds, the third placed team with the best aggregate points is included in the Final Four tournament), with the teams seeded based on the aggregate points. == Opening round ==

First phase League table Results Second phase Top Six Play-Out == Closing round ==

First phase League table Results Second phase Top Six Play-Out Play-off 11th place ==Aggregate table==

League table ==Final Four Championship==

Since the Opening Round Top 2 and the Closing Round Top 2 are three different teams, there would be a Final Four play-off between the top two teams from the Opening Round, Ħamrun Spartans and Floriana, and the Closing Round, Floriana and Marsaxlokk. Since Floriana finish in top 2 in both rounds, the best third team would qualify too, Valletta. Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final ==Relegation play-off==

Since the Opening Round bottom two, Naxxar Lions and Tarxien Rainbows, and the Closing Round bottom two, Żabbar St. Patrick and Mosta, are four different teams there would be four teams participating in the relegation play-off. -------- ==Season statistics==

Scoring Top scorers Hat-Ricks Discipline Hibernians has been the most disciplined in the league, with only 55 yellow cards, compared to Birkirkara, who have 56 yellow cards. == See also ==