Predecessor competitions A new promotion and relegation system was introduced during the
2018–19 season. Following a
one-round robin stage, the participating teams were split into two groups: the top six teams competed in
the Elite League, while the bottom four were placed in
the First Division. After the second stage, the bottom-placed team in the Elite League,
Tarxien Rainbows, faced the winner of the First Division,
Pietà Hotspurs, in what was then referred to as the
Promotion Play-Off. The club from
Tarxien won the match convincingly with a 4-0 victory. The winner of the play-off was placed in the Elite Futsal League for the
following season, while the losing side competed in the Amateur Futsal League. The same system has been used to determine the winner of the Challenger Cup since
2020-21 season.
The 2019–20 season was interrupted by the
COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, the Executive Committee of the
Malta Football Association suspended all futsal competitions, citing "the health, safety, and well-being of players, spectators, officials, and the general public as the overriding priority." On 29 April 2020, the Committee formally decided to terminate the futsal season. Decisions regarding the sporting outcomes of the competitions - such as the determination of winners, promotion and relegation, and play-offs—were deferred to be resolved at a later stage. Therefore, there was no officially declared winner of the
Challenger cup this season, but based on sporting merits,
MFA declared
Luxol Team B as the winner of the
Amateur Futsal League.
FMA Challenger Cup The first edition of '
FMA Challenger Cup was held in the
2020-21 season. After a complicated cup system, the Amateur cup winner,
Mellieħa defeated
University of Malta 4-2.
Siġġiewi were crowned champions of the
Enemed Challenger Cup for the
2021-22 season, after defeating
St George's’s 3–2 in the final, held at the Pavilion of the National Sports School. Coached by
Paul Bugeja,
Siġġiewi had a remarkable debut season in Maltese futsal, securing the title in their first year of competition. The final was a closely contested and entertaining match.
Justin Theuma scored twice for Siġġiewi, with
Wallace Oliveira also finding the net, while
Tiago Rodriguez and
Luiz Lopez were on target for
St George's. ==Champions==