Monday 12 June 2023

LET'S MAKE THE MALTESE CROSS

 Just in case.......here is England's schedule, including England's Euro Qualifier against the Malta FA. at the Ta' Qali Stadium (capacity 17,000) which has an artifical grass surface.


Previous matches:

v Malta 

Games won:5
Games drawn:0
Games lost:0
DateMatchResultScoreCompetition
03 Feb 1971Malta v EnglandW0-1UEFA European Championship
12 May 1971England v MaltaW5-0UEFA European Championship
03 Jun 2000Malta v EnglandW1-2International Friendly
08 Oct 2016England v MaltaW2-0FIFA World Cup
01 Sep 2017Malta v EnglandW0-4FIFA World Cup

The Maltese Premier League is known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with the Bank of Valletta  (locally known as Il-Kampjonat Premjer), is the highest level of professional football on the island and is managed by the Malta FA. The Premier League is contested by 16 teams and operates on a promoption and relegation. As of June 2022, the Premier League ranks 46th out of 55 members in the UEFA Coefficient, based on various indices over history.

The league was first competed in 1909 as the First Division, before switching to its current name in 1980; the First Division in turn replaced the Second Division. Sliema Wanderers and Floriana have won the title a record 26 times. The current champions are Hamrun Spartans, who won their 9th title in 2022-23. The nation's team is ranked 46th in the 48 ranks of UEFA ratings. England is top!

Mario Muscat (born 18 August 1976 in Paola, Malta) is a former professional footballer and manager. Best known in the nation's history of football.

Muscat spent the majority of his football career with the Hibernians in the country's Premier Leave and was capped over 60 times with the Maltese National side.

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Personal information
Date of birth18 August 1976 (age 46)
Place of birthPaola
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2014Hibernians488(1)
2014→ Vitorriosa (loan)12(0)
2015–2017Pembroke Athleta28(0)
International career
1996–2009Malta68(0)
Managerial career
2018Hibernians
2018–2019Quorma
2019–2020Senglea Athletica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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