2008–09 Maltese Third Division

The Maltese Third Division 2008–09 (known as the BOV 3rd Division 2008–09 due to sponsorship reasons) is the 9th season of the Maltese Third Division. It started on September 2008 and ended in late May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals. This division is divided into two sections: Section A, with ten teams and Section B, with nine. The winners from both sections will face each other in a play-off where the winner is crowned as champion of this division, but both teams will still be given promotion to the Second Division.

Gharghur were the winners of Section A, while Gzira United were the winners of Section B. Gzira United finished the season as overall champions after they beat Gharghur 3-0.

Zurrieq were also promoted after winning the promotion play-offs, beating Santa Lucia on penalties in the final.Santa Lucia beat Naxxar Lions in the semi-final.

Clubs

Changes from previous season

Relegated from Maltese Second Division 2007-08

League table

Section A

P Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Gharghur  (C) 18 12 4 2 36 15 +21 40
2 Mdina Knights 18 9 5 4 33 22 +11 32
3 Gudja United 18 8 6 4 27 18 +10 30
4 Ghaxaq 18 8 5 5 25 24 +1 29
5 Kalkara 18 7 3 8 24 27 −3 24
6 Xghajra Tornadoes 18 5 7 6 19 22 −3 22
7 Sirens 18 6 3 9 22 22 0 21
8 Fgura United 18 4 6 8 12 21 −9 18
9 Luqa St. Andrew's 18 4 3 11 17 30 −13 15
10 Qrendi 18 2 8 8 12 27 −15 14

Section B

P Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Gzira United  (C) 16 11 5 0 25 9 +17 38
2 Zurrieq   16 10 4 2 25 11 +14 34
3 Santa Lucia 16 7 6 3 20 12 +8 27
4 Siggiewi 16 7 4 5 26 20 +6 25
5 Attard 16 4 6 6 17 20 −3 18
6 Zejtun Corinthians 16 5 3 8 18 22 −4 18
7 Pembroke Athleta 16 5 1 10 18 24 −6 16
8 Kirkop United 16 3 7 6 12 20 −8 16
9 Mtarfa 16 1 2 13 7 28 −21 5

P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner.

Champions Playoff

Champions Play off
Team #1 Result Team #2
Gharghur 0-3 Gzira United

Relegation-Promotion Play-Off

Participating
Club
 Position
Gudja United3rd in 3rd Division Section A
Mdina Knights2nd in 3rd Division Section A
Naxxar Lions10th in Maltese Second Division 2007-08
Santa Lucia3rd in 3rd Division Section B
Zurrieq2nd in 3rd Division Section B
Quarter Final
Team #1 Result Team #2
Gudja United 0-2 Santa Lucia
Semi Finals
Team #1 Result Team #2
Mdina Knights 0-1 Zurrieq
Naxxar Lions 0-1 Santa Lucia
Final
Team #1 Result Team #2
Zurrieq 2-2(AET) 5-4(pens.) Santa Lucia

Results

Section A

Fgura Gharghur Ghaxaq Gudja Kalkara Luqa Mdina Qrendi Sirens Xghajra
Fgura 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0-3 0–0
Gharghur 2–1 4–1 1–0 3-0 4–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–2
Ghaxaq 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 4-0
Gudja 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2
Kalkara 2–0 2–4 1–1 1-3 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Luqa 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–5 0-0 2–3 3–1
Mdina 4–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 3–2 1-1 0–1 3–2 0–1
Qrendi 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 0–2 2–2
Sirens 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1
Xghajra 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 2-2 4–1 1–1

Section B

Attard Gzira Kirkop Mtarfa Pembroke Siggiewi S. Lucia Zejtun Zurrieq
Attard 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–2
Gzira 2–1 1-0 3–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
Kirkop 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 2-2
Mtarfa 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0-3 0–0 0–2 0–3
Pembroke 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1-0 1–2
Siggiewi 0–0 0-3 2–1 1–0 3–4 2–3 3–0 0–0
St. Lucia 2-0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Zejtun 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–2
Zurrieq 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0

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