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 from2023–24 Maltese National Amateur League Relegated from2023–24 Maltese Challenge League Relegated to2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League II Mgarr UnitedMtarfa AttardLuqa St. Andrew'sMsida Saint-JosephŻejtun Corinthians Dingli SwallowsGhaxaqKalkara UnitedMdina KnightsMqabbaSanta Venera LightningSiggiewiSt. George'sTa' Xbiex
Teams Sixteen teams competed in the 2024-25 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
TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRabat Ajax Paul FalzonResign7 May 2024Pre-season Charles Borg11 July 2024Luqa St. Andrew's Edmond LufiMutual Agreement8 May 2024 Neville Galea23 May 2024Vittoriosa Stars Dennis ApapResign10 May 2024 Jason Camenzuli11 May 2024Msida Saint-Joseph Neville Galea10 May 2024 Paul Bugeja1 July 2024Żejtun Corinthians Ivan CashaMutual Agreement14 May 2024 Paul Falzon1 July 2024Attard Robert Magro30 June 2024End of Contract Ivan Zammit12 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 <onlyinclude>
Results
Second phase Top Six The top six teams from the regular season face each other once more (either at home or away), with the top two teams earning promotion to the 2025–26 Maltese Challenge League. Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.
Play-Out The bottom ten teams from the regular season face each other for the second time (either at home or away), with the bottom four teams being relegated to the 2025–26 Maltese National Amateur League 2. Results from the regular season were carried over into this round. League stage <onlyinclude>
Championship Decider Birzebbuga St. Peter's F.C. 2-0 Vittoriosa Stars F.C.
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Samuel SaldanhaBirzebbuga St.Peter's7 Sherif Mohammed IddrisuLuqa St. Andrew’s Pavlidis Claudio AntunesQormi4 Bledi AllaAttard6 Leonardo Fernandes AndradeQrendi Larson MalliaXghajra Tornados7 Bydasser SammutLuqa St. Andrew’s5 Godwin EmmanuelVittoriosa Stars Jojo OgunnupeVittoriosa Stars10 Brandon BrayQrendi411 James OghenekewaroMarsaskala3 Marc Bolane Kakou AdonisMellieħa Jayden Zac BorgQormi Raylon Kaylon PaisleyXgħajra Tornados
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Stadium Date Bledi AllaAttardMarsaskala5–3 (A)Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali20 October 2024 Larson MalliaXgħajra TornadosMsida Saint-Joseph5–2 (H)Charles Abela Memorial Stadium, Mosta26 October 2024 Sherif Mohammed IddrisuLuqa St. Andrew'sMarsaskala5–0 (A)Luxol Stadium, Pembroke9 November 2024
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Zach VallettaAttard42 Julian AzzopardiBirzebbuga St.Peter's3 Dunstan ZarbLuqa St. Andrew's4 Anthony CurmiMellieha2 Lydon MooreQormi Luciano CamilleriSan Gwann7 James AbelaGharghur1 Christian CassarQrendi Levi SalibaXgħajra Tornados Carmelo CaruanaVittoriosa Stars Edward GattVittoriosa Stars Anson SalibaŻejtun 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
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