Maltese First Division
Season1976–77
ChampionsFloriana F.C.
(24th title)
RelegatedZebbug Rangers
Senglea Athletics F.C.
European CupFloriana F.C.
European Cup Winners' CupValletta F.C.
UEFA CupSliema Wanderers F.C.
Matches played92
Goals scored290 (3.15 per match)

The 1976–77 Maltese First Division was the 62nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Floriana F.C. (C) 18 15 3 0 53 12 +41 33 Qualification for the European Cup
2 Sliema Wanderers F.C. 18 10 7 1 34 14 +20 27 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3 Valletta F.C. 18 10 5 3 43 19 +24 25 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hibernians F.C. 18 9 5 4 34 28 +6 23
5 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 18 6 3 9 24 20 +4 15
6 Vittoriosa Stars F.C. 18 5 4 9 19 35 −16 14
7 St. George's F.C. 18 4 6 8 20 42 −22 14
8 Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. 18 4 5 9 23 36 −13 13
9 Zebbug Rangers (R) 18 5 3 10 20 27 −7 13 Relegation
10 Senglea Athletics F.C. (R) 18 0 3 15 14 51 −37 3
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Valletta qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Relegation tie-breaker

With both Msida Saint-Joseph and Zebbug Rangers level on 13 points, a play-off match was conducted to Relegation

Results

Home \ Away FRN HIB ĦMR MSD SNA SLM STG VLT VTS ZEB
Floriana — 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0
Hibernians 0–5 — 2–1 4–2 3–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1
Ħamrun Spartans 1–2 1–2 — 0–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Msida Saint-Joseph 0–5 3–0 2–2 — 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 3–4
Senglea Athletics 1–8 0–4 1–2 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2
Sliema Wanderers 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 — 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–2
St. George's 1–7 1–3 1–5 0–0 1–1 0–3 — 0–4 3–1 2–1
Valletta 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 7–2 — 4–0 0–1
Vittoriosa Stars 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 3–3 — 1–0
Żebbuġ Rangers 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 4–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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