Maltese Third Division
Season2008–09

The Maltese Third Division 2008–09 (known as the BOV 3rd Division 2008–09 due to sponsorship reasons) is the 9th season of the Maltese Third Division. It started in September 2008 and ended in late May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals. This division is divided into two sections: Section A, with ten teams and Section B, with nine. The winners from both sections will face each other in a play-off where the winner is crowned as champion of this division, but both teams will still be given promotion to the Second Division.

Gharghur were the winners of Section A, while Gzira United were the winners of Section B. Gzira United finished the season as overall champions after they beat Gharghur 3–0.

Zurrieq were also promoted after winning the promotion play-offs, beating Santa Lucia on penalties in the final. Santa Lucia beat Naxxar Lions in the semi-final.

Clubs

Section A

Section B

Changes from previous season

Relegated from 2007–08 Maltese Second Division

League table

Section A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gharghur (C, P) 18 12 4 2 36 15 +21 40 Promoted to 2009–10 Maltese Second Division
2 Mdina Knights 18 9 5 4 33 22 +11 32 Qualified for promotion-relegation play-off
3 Gudja United 18 8 6 4 27 18 +9 30
4 Ghaxaq 18 8 5 5 25 24 +1 29
5 Kalkara 18 7 3 8 24 27 −3 24
6 Xghajra Tornadoes 18 5 7 6 19 22 −3 22
7 Sirens 18 6 3 9 22 22 0 21
8 Fgura United 18 4 6 8 12 21 −9 18
9 Luqa St. Andrew's 18 4 3 11 17 30 −13 15
10 Qrendi 18 2 8 8 12 27 −15 14
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Section B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gzira United (C, P) 16 11 5 0 25 9 +16 38 Promoted to 2009–10 Maltese Second Division
2 Zurrieq (P) 16 10 4 2 25 11 +14 34 Qualified for promotion-relegation play-off
3 Santa Lucia 16 7 6 3 20 12 +8 27
4 Siggiewi 16 7 4 5 26 20 +6 25
5 Attard 16 4 6 6 17 20 −3 18
6 Zejtun Corinthians 16 5 3 8 18 22 −4 18
7 Pembroke Athleta 16 5 1 10 18 24 −6 16
8 Kirkop United 16 3 7 6 12 20 −8 16
9 Mtarfa 16 1 2 13 7 28 −21 5
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Champions playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Gharghur 0–3 Gzira United

Promotion-relegation play-off

Participating
Club
 Position
Gudja United3rd in 3rd Division Section A
Mdina Knights2nd in 3rd Division Section A
Naxxar Lions10th in Maltese Second Division 2007-08
Santa Lucia3rd in 3rd Division Section B
Zurrieq2nd in 3rd Division Section B
Quarter final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Gudja United 0–2 Santa Lucia
Semi finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mdina Knights 0–1 Zurrieq
Naxxar Lions 0–1 Santa Lucia
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zurrieq 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Santa Lucia

Results

Section A

Home \ Away FGR GHR GXQ GDJ KKR LQA MDN QRD SIR XJR
Fgura 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0
Gharghur 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–2
Ghaxaq 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 4–0
Gudja 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2
Kalkara 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Luqa 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–5 0–0 2–3 3–1
Mdina 4–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–1
Qrendi 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 0–2 2–2
Sirens 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1
Xghajra 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Section B

Home \ Away ATD GZR KKP MTF PBK SGW SLC ZTN ZRQ
Attard 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–2
Gzira 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
Kirkop 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 2–2
Mtarfa 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–3
Pembroke 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–2
Siggiewi 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 3–4 2–3 3–0 0–0
St. Lucia 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Zejtun 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–2
Zurrieq 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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