The 2008–09 Maltese Futsal First Division is the 10th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999.

Jeepers were winners of both the League and Championship Pool, while the overall winner after the playoffs was White Eagles.

Phase One - First Division League

The first phase of the competition featured eleven clubs competing in a single round-robin format, where each team played against all others once.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Jeepers 10 9 1 0 61 28 +33 28 2 Aluserv 10 7 2 1 63 37 +26 23 3 Naxxar Motors 10 7 0 3 48 30 +18 21 4 Southenders V. 10 5 2 3 33 35 –2 17 5 Pentagon Prop. 10 5 0 5 49 46 +3 15 6 White Eagles 10 4 2 4 58 44 +14 14 7 Scandals 10 4 1 5 36 34 +2 13 8 MaBu 10 3 1 6 48 64 –16 10 9 Swing Kids 10 3 0 7 41 53 –12 910 Luxol-Amazon Projects 10 2 3 5 31 48 –17 911 Headhunters 10 0 0 10 39 88 –49 0

Phase Two - Championship Pool

The top six teams from the regular season advanced to Phase Two, where they played each other once in a single round-robin format to determine the final standings before the playoff. The points earned during this phase were added to the regular season tally to produce the overall table.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1 Naxxar Motors Futsal 23 5 4 0 1 24 19 +5 2 Jeepers FC 23 5 3 0 2 19 22 −3 3 Aluserv Futsal 22 5 3 1 1 33 15 +18 4 White Eagles FC 14 5 2 1 2 26 25 +1 5 Pentagon Properties BFC 14 5 2 0 3 15 21 −6 6 Southendrs 9 5 0 0 5 12 27 −15

Phase Two - Relegation Pool

The bottom five teams ended up in the Relegation Pool, where each club played once against the others in a single round-robin tournament. It turned out that the decisive match was played in the first round, where Amazon defeated Scandals 3–1, eventually finishing three points above their opponent in the final standings.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Luxol-Amazon Pago 4 4 0 0 15 3 +12 17 2 Scandals Futsal 4 2 1 1 19 15 +4 14 3 Swing Kids 4 1 2 1 13 14 −1 10 4 MaBu FC 4 0 1 3 13 22 −9 6 5 Headhunters 4 1 0 3 13 19 −6 3

Phase Three – Championship Play-Offs

The Championship Play-Offs of the 2008–09 Maltese Futsal First Division began with the quarter-finals on 23 March 2009 and concluded with the final on 23 April 2009. White Eagles emerged as champions after a convincing win in the final.

Quarter-finals

Date Match Result 23 March 2009 Aluserv Cinco vs Southenders Vitel 7–4 23 March 2009 Pentagon Properties BFC vs White Eagles 4–3 30 March 2009 Southenders Vitel vs Aluserv Cinco 3–5 30 March 2009 White Eagles vs Pentagon Properties BFC 4–0

Semi-finals

Date Match Result 6 April 2009 Jeepers vs Aluserv Cinco 3–3 6 April 2009 Naxxar Motorsvs White Eagles 5–4 13 April 2009 Aluserv Cinco vs Jeepers 3–4 13 April 2009 White Eagles vs Naxxar Motors 8–2

Final

Date Match Result 23 April 2009 Jeepers vs White Eagles 5–10

Awards

After the season, the award for Best Futsal Player in Maltese Futsal First Division went to the Serbia futsal professional Aleksandar Ribić of White Eagles. He was voted ahead of his compatriot Željko Aničić of Jeepers FC, followed by two Aluserv Futsal players: Nicholas Bilocca and Bjorn Vassallo.

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