The 2016–17 Maltese Futsal League, also known as the 2016–17 FMA Gatorade Futsal League for sponsorship reasons, is the 6th season of the Maltese Gatorade League, the top Maltese league for futsal clubs, since its establishment in 2011. It is also the 17th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999. The competition was contested by 15 teams in two stages, followed by a play-off to decide the national champion. Luxol St. Andrews claimed the title after a 2–1 victory in the best-of-three series over Valletta in the final., earning a spot in the 2017–18 edition of UEFA Futsal Cup.

Format

The 2016–17 Maltese Futsal Premier League was contested in three stages. In the first phase, the league consisted of fifteen participants, including five new teams, each playing against the others once in a single-round-robin format, totaling 14 games each. The top five teams qualified for the second stage, the Elite Round followed by a play-off to decide the national champion. The other ten teams took part in the First Division Round.

Regular season

The first stage began in late November 2016, with Ħamrun Tre Angeli, Luxol St. Adrews, and Valletta identified by the media as the favourites for the title.

+ Standings # Team PT MP W D L GF GA +/- 1 Luxol St Andrews 39 14 13 0 1 176 14 +162 2 Valletta (−3) 37 14 13 1 0 173 36 +137 3 Ħamrun Tre Angeli 36 14 12 0 2 125 38 +87 4 Swieqi United Futsal 33 14 11 0 3 107 37 +70 5 University of Malta 25 14 8 1 5 60 62 −2 6 Sliema Wanderers 24 14 7 3 4 83 74 +9 7 Mriehel ESS 23 14 7 2 5 92 65 +27 8 Msida 22 14 7 1 6 89 59 +30 9 Safi San Lorenzo 18 14 6 0 8 53 81 −28 10 Qormi 16 14 5 1 8 56 101 −45 11 Qrendi 10 14 3 1 10 65 148 −83 12 Marsaskala 9 14 3 0 11 38 101 −63 13 Tarxien JMI 6 14 2 0 12 41 125 −84 14 Swieqi United U21 6 14 2 0 12 34 125 −91 15 Żurrieq 3 14 1 0 13 28 154 −126

Legend — Qualified for Elite Round — Qualified for First Division

Elite round

+ Standings – Round # Team PT MP W D L GF GA +/- 1 Luxol St Andrews 49 18 16 1 1 197 20 +177 2 Ħamrun Tre Angeli 46 18 15 1 2 146 50 +96 3 Valletta (−3) 43 18 15 1 2 188 49 +139 4 Swieqi United Futsal 36 18 12 0 6 126 53 +73 5 University of Malta 25 18 8 1 9 65 96 −31

Legend — Qualified for Playoffs

Championship Play-off

Luxol claimed the title after a 2–1 victory in the best-of-three series over Valletta in the final.

Semi-finals Sources:

Final

External links FutsalPlanet – Competitions overview FutsalPlanet – Competitions and statistics

References