The 2007-08 Maltese Futsal First Division is the 9th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999.

Aluserv won the league stage, while the overall winner after the playoffs was Scandals Bar. The top scorer was Ismael Achami from Head Hunters with 29 goals.MaltaFootball.com – News Archive, July 2008

Regular season

+ Final league standings Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1 Aluserv 30 12 10 0 2 74 28 +46 2 Euro Pilot Academy 30 12 10 0 2 80 62 +18 3 Scandals Bar 24 12 8 0 4 54 37 +17 4 Southenders V. 22 12 7 1 4 46 42 +4 5 Head Hunters 21 12 7 0 5 71 60 +11 6 Luxol Amazon Pago 19 12 6 1 5 48 44 +4 7 Jeepers Handyman Centre 18 12 6 0 6 77 59 +18 8 El Mundos 17 12 5 2 5 47 51 −4 9 Kerygma Kristal 16 12 5 1 6 64 55 +9 10 Powerade 14 12 4 2 6 47 61 −14 11 Stingrays 9 12 3 0 9 39 69 −30 12 Zurrieq OldBoys 7 12 2 1 9 26 67 −41 13 Wilkinson Sword 2 12 0 2 10 21 59 −38

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

7 April 2008 Head Hunters 12–5 Southenders Vitel Luxol Amazon Pago FC 1–4 Scandals Bar 10 April 2008 Scandals Bar 5–3 Luxol Amazon Pago Southenders Vitel FC 3–6 Head Hunters

Semi-finals

14 April 2008 Aluserv 3–6 Scandals Bar Euro Pilot Academy 12–6 Head Hunters 17 April 2008 Head Hunters 8–10 European Pilot Academy Scandals Bar 5–0 Aluserv

Final

24 April 2008 European Pilot Academy 4–6 Scandals Bar (abandoned) European Pilot Academy 0–2 Scandals Bar (awarded)

Maltese Futsal Championship 2007–08 Winner: Scandals Bar

Scandal at the final

The final match of the 2007–08 Maltese Futsal First Division Championship Play-Offs between Scandals and European Pilot Academy was abandoned following crowd trouble. The synthetic surface at the Corradino Sports Pavilion was damaged when supporters invaded the pitch and threw burning flares during the Division One championship decider, leading to scuffles and the abandonment of the match.

Scandals started strongly and established a 3-0 lead, before European Pilot Academy - composed largely of Malta-based Serbian players - responded with two goals. By halftime, Scandals were ahead 4-2. In the second half, the Serbian side narrowed the gap to 4–3, but Scandals replied with two additional goals, extending their lead to 6–3. European Pilot Academy then scored a fourth goal with around seven minutes remaining.

Shortly after that, a group of Serbian supporters ignited flares inside the Corradino Sports Pavilion, resulting in heavy smoke that made the venue unsafe. Referees paused the game, and while players and officials – including national futsal coach Michal Striz – attempted to restore order and encourage the fans to leave, the situation escalated further.

Although the individuals responsible eventually exited the venue, the smoke rendered conditions unplayable, and the referees officially abandoned the match with the score at 6–4 in favour of Scandals.

Scandals were declared champions of the Maltese Futsal League after the Malta Football Association's Control and Disciplinary Board awarded them a 2–0 victory over European Pilot Academy.

Champions roster

Awards

Best Futsal Player

Predrag Babić (Scandals Bar) won the Best Futsal Player Award , finishing ahead of Željko Aničić (Jeepers Handyman Centre), and Noel Bray (Southenders V.).

Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ismael AchamiHead Hunters FC292 Basil Emeka OnutaJeepers Handyman Centre273 Nebojša MijailovićEuropean Pilot Academy26

References

External links MaltaFootball.com – July 2008 archive