2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League

Maltese National Amateur League
Season	2024–25
Dates	13 September 2024 – April 2025
Matches played	48
Goals scored	152 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pavlidis Claudio Antunes; Samuel Saldanha; Sherif Mohammed Iddrisu; (7 Goals Each)
Biggest home win	Vittoriosa Stars 3–0 San Ġwann; (23 September 2024); Attard 3–0 Rabat Ajax; (5 October 2024); Luqa St. Andrew's 4–1 Żejtun Corinthians; (6 October 2024); Xgħajra Tornadoes 5–2 Msida Saint-Joseph; (26 October 2024)
Biggest away win	Pembroke Athleta 0–5 Luqa St. Andrew's; (22 September 2024); Marsaskala 3–5 Luqa St. Andrew's; (9 November 2024)
Highest scoring	Marsaskala 3–5 Attard; (20 October 2024)
Longest winning run	Luqa St. Andrew's; (5 Games)
Longest unbeaten run	Birzebbuga St. Peter's; Vittoriosa Stars; Xgħajra Tornadoes; (6 Games Each)
Longest winless run	Gharghur; Marsaskala; Msida Saint-Joseph; Rabat Ajax; Żejtun Corinthians; (6 Games Each)
Longest losing run	Rabat Ajax; (6 Games)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League (referred to, for sponsorship reasons, as the IZIBet National Amateur League) occurs between 13 September 2024 and April 2025. This will be the first season with one group Amateur League system.

Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2023–24 season:

Promoted from 2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League	Relegated from 2023–24 Maltese Challenge League	Relegated to 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League II
Mgarr United Mtarfa	Attard Luqa St. Andrew's Msida Saint-Joseph Żejtun Corinthians	Dingli Swallows Ghaxaq Kalkara United Mdina Knights Mqabba Santa Venera Lightning Siggiewi St. George's Ta' Xbiex

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2024-25 League.

Attard

Birzebbuga St. Peter's

Location of Maltese clubs played in Maltese Premier League

Team	Location	Manager
Attard	Attard	Ivan Zammit
Birzebbuga St. Peter's	Birzebbuga	Edward Azzopardi
Gharghur	Gharghur	Kevin Borg Degiorgio
Kirkop United	Kirkop	Matthew Caruana
Luqa St. Andrew's	Luqa	Neville Galea
Marsaskala	Marsaskala	Brian Vella
Mellieħa	Mellieħa	Warren Said
Msida Saint-Joseph	Msida	Paul Bugeja
Pembroke Athleta	Pembroke	Jeffrey Mifsud
Qormi	Qormi	Lydon Fenech
Qrendi	Qrendi	Gotthard Conti
Rabat Ajax	Rabat	Charles Borg
San Ġwann	San Ġwann	Xavier Saliba
Vittoriosa Stars	Birgu	Jason Camenzuli
Xgħajra Tornados	Xghajra	Keith Darmanin
Żejtun Corinthians	Zejtun	Paul Falzon

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Rabat Ajax	Paul Falzon	Resign	7 May 2024	Pre-season	Charles Borg	11 July 2024
Luqa St. Andrew's	Edmond Lufi	Mutual Agreement	8 May 2024		Neville Galea	23 May 2024
Vittoriosa Stars	Dennis Apap	Resign	10 May 2024		Jason Camenzuli	11 May 2024
Msida Saint-Joseph	Neville Galea	Resign	10 May 2024		Paul Bugeja	1 July 2024
Żejtun Corinthians	Ivan Casha	Mutual Agreement	14 May 2024		Paul Falzon	1 July 2024
Attard	Robert Magro	30 June 2024	End of Contract		Ivan Zammit	12 September 2024

Venues

Pembroke	Mosta	San Pawl il-Baħar	Ta' Qali
Luxol Stadium	Charles Abela Stadium	Sirens Stadium	Centenary Stadium
Capacity: 600	Capacity: 700	Capacity: 800	Capacity: 3,000

Regular season

During the regular season, each team plays each other once (either at home or away). The top six teams qualify for the Top six, while the bottom ten teams qualify for the Play-Out.

League stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Birzebbuga St. Peter's	9	8	1	0	26	6	+20	25	Qualification for the Top Six
2	San Ġwann	9	7	1	1	24	6	+18	22
3	Luqa St. Andrew's	9	7	0	2	23	9	+14	21
4	Attard	9	7	0	2	18	11	+7	21
5	Xgħajra Tornados	9	6	2	1	22	13	+9	20
6	Vittoriosa Stars	8	6	1	1	16	5	+11	19
7	Qrendi	9	5	3	1	24	11	+13	18	Qualification for the Play-Out
8	Qormi	9	5	0	4	17	11	+6	15
9	Mellieħa	9	3	3	3	11	10	+1	12
10	Kirkop United	9	4	0	5	16	18	−2	12
11	Pembroke Athleta	9	2	0	7	8	23	−15	6
12	Gharghur	8	0	3	5	4	14	−10	3
13	Żejtun Corinthians	9	0	2	7	7	23	−16	2
14	Marsaskala	8	0	2	6	12	29	−17	2
15	Msida Saint-Joseph	9	0	2	7	7	24	−17	2
16	Rabat Ajax	8	0	0	8	1	23	−22	0

Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, relegation, or teams for relegation play-offs).

Results

Home \ Away	ATT	BRZ	GHR	KRK	LQA	MRK	MLH	MSI	PBK	QOR	QRE	RBT	SGN	VIT	XJR	ZEJ
Attard	—	5 Jan	—	29 Nov	—	—		—	—		—	3–0		0–2		1–0
Birzebbuga St. Peter's	—	—	—	3–2		—		—	—	20 Dec		2–0		0–0		30 Nov
Gharghur	0–4	1–4	—		15 Dec	6 Jan	1–2			—	—	—	—		—
Kirkop United	—	—		—	—		—	—		15 Dec	1–3		0–3		1–2	5 Jan
Luqa St. Andrew's			—	1–3	—	—	6 Jan	—	—			3–1	—	1 Dec		4–1
Marsaskala	3–5	0–4	—		0–5	—	15 Dec			—	—		—	22 Dec	—
Mellieħa			—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—			30 Nov		1–3	21 Dec	0–0
Msida Saint-Joseph	0–1	15 Dec		21 Dec	0–2		1–1	—		—	—	—	—		—
Pembroke Athleta	15 Dec	1–3			0–5		0–2	5 Jan	—		—		—		—	—
Qormi	—		30 Nov	—		3–1		4–2	1–2	—	5 Jan	—		—		—
Qrendi	20 Dec		1–1	—		3–3		1–1	29 Nov	—	—	—		—		—
Rabat Ajax	—	—	22 Dec		—		—			0–2	0–3	—	15 Dec	—	0–3
San Ġwann			0–0	—	21 Dec	2–1		1 Dec	5–0			—	—	—	—	—
Vittoriosa Stars	—	—			—	—	—			2–1	2–1	5 Jan	3–0	—	14 Dec
Xgħajra Tornados			1–1	—		30 Nov	—	5–2	2–1			—	5 Jan	—	—	—
Żejtun Corinthians	—	—		—	—		—		21 Dec	0–3	14 Dec		1–2		2–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 10 November 2024^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Samuel Saldanha	Birzebbuga St.Peter's	7
	Sherif Mohammed Iddrisu	Luqa St. Andrew’s
	Pavlidis Claudio Antunes	Qormi
4	Bledi Alla	Attard	6
	Leonardo Fernandes Andrade	Qrendi
	Larson Mallia	Xghajra Tornados
7	Bydasser Sammut	Luqa St. Andrew’s	5
	Godwin Emmanuel	Vittoriosa Stars
	Jojo Ogunnupe	Vittoriosa Stars
10	Brandon Bray	Qrendi	4
11	James Oghenekewaro	Marsaskala	3
	Marc Bolane Kakou Adonis	Mellieħa
	Jayden Zac Borg	Qormi
	Raylon Kaylon Paisley	Xgħajra Tornados

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Stadium	Date
Bledi Alla	Attard	Marsaskala	5–3 (A)	Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali	20 October 2024
Larson Mallia	Xgħajra Tornados	Msida Saint-Joseph	5–2 (H)	Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta	26 October 2024
Sherif Mohammed Iddrisu	Luqa St. Andrew's	Marsaskala	5–0 (A)	Luxol Stadium, Pembroke	9 November 2024

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Zach Valletta	Attard	4
2	Julian Azzopardi	Birzebbuga St.Peter's	3
2	Dunstan Zarb	Luqa St. Andrew's	3
4	Anthony Curmi	Mellieha	2
	Lydon Moore	Qormi
	Luciano Camilleri	San Gwann
7	James Abela	Gharghur	1
	Christian Cassar	Qrendi
	Levi Saliba	Xgħajra Tornados
	Carmelo Caruana	Vittoriosa Stars
	Edward Gatt	Vittoriosa Stars
	Anson Saliba	Żejtun Corinthians

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 5
- Camilo Del Castillo Escoba (Attard)
Most red cards: 1
- Camilo Del Castillo Escoba (Attard)
- Josmar Galea (Attard)
- Cain Cutajar (Marsaskala)
- Iven Zammit (Mellieħa)
- Alejandro Brincat (Msida Saint-Joseph)
- Kurt Farrugia (Pembroke Athleta)
- Jordan Rayne Glen Sampson (Qormi)
- Kurt Desira (Qormi)
- Kewell Saliba (Qrendi)
- Aidan Agius Gilford (Vittoriosa Stars)
- Clive Spiteri (Vittoriosa Stars)
- Rooney Gatt (Żejtun Corinthians)

Club

Most yellow cards: 15
- Msida Saint-Joseph
- Żejtun Corinthians
Most red cards: 2
- Qormi
- Vittoriosa Stars

References

^ "Tables & Statistics". maltafootball.com. 20 September 2020.

[1] "Tables & Statistics". maltafootball.com. 20 September 2020.

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