2006-07 Maltese Futsal First Division

Maltese Futsal League
Season2006–07
ChampionsJeepers Handyman Centre (1st title)
RelegatedNone
2007–08 UEFA Futsal CupJeepers Handyman Centre
← 2005–06

The 2006-07 Maltese Futsal First Division is the 8th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999.

The winner of the Group A were Hibernians[1] , while the Group A was clinched by European Pilot Academy.[2]

Regular season

A total of 14 clubs were divided into two groups of seven teams each. Every group played in a round-robin format, with each team playing 12 matches. The match between Head Hunters and Net Stars was never played. The winner of Group A was Hibernians,[3] while Group B was won by European Pilot Academy.[4]

Group A

Final standings
Pos Club Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Hibernians 28 12 9 1 2 48 32 +16
2 Scandals Bar 22 12 7 1 4 50 37 +13
3 El Mundos 17 12 5 2 5 50 49 +1
4 Southenders 14 12 3 5 4 40 41 −1
5 Safi Southsiders 14 12 4 2 6 40 46 −6
6 Zurrieq Old Boys 14 12 4 2 6 26 47 −21
7 Żurrieq 9 12 2 3 7 39 41 −2

Note: A decider match was played on 16 April 2007 between Safi Southsiders and Southenders to determine the fourth place. Southenders won 3–0.

Group B

Final standings
Pos Club Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 European Pilot Academy 28 12 9 1 2 87 40 +47
2 Jeepers Handyman Ctr 21 12 7 0 5 76 65 +11
3 Powerade 19 12 6 1 5 48 46 +2
4 Head Hunters 15 11 5 0 6 44 49 −5
5 Amazon Pago FC 15 12 5 0 7 46 64 −18
6 Net Stars 13 12 4 1 7 40 60 −20
7 Swing Kids 10 11 3 1 7 33 50 −17

Play-Off

After the first stage, the top two clubs from both groups advanced to a single round-robin league, with the winner being crowned the Maltese Futsal League champion for the 2006–07 season.[5][6]

Final round standings
Pos Club Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Jeepers Handyman Centre 7 3 2 1 0 15 7 +8
2 European Pilot Academy 6 3 2 0 1 16 14 +2
3 Hibernians 3 3 1 0 2 14 21 −7
4 Scandals Bar 1 3 0 1 2 8 11 −3

Champions roster

The squad that won the 2006–07 Maltese Futsal First Division for Jeepers Handyman Centre consisted of the following players:[7][8]

  • Malta Marvin Spiteri
  • Serbia Željko Aničić
  • Bulgaria Pavel Adamov
  • Malta Christopher Borg (Captain)
  • Nigeria Basil Emeka
  • Malta Richard Busuttil
  • Malta Owen Galea
  • Netherlands Rob De Vries
  • Germany Michael Molzahn
  • Malta Andrew Debono
  • Malta Alvin Cacciattolo
  • England Craig Pickard

Team manager: Malta Noel Attard Flores

Awards

Best Futsal Player

Željko Aničić (Jeepers Handyman Centre) won the Best Futsal Player Award, finishing ahead of Mark Sullivan (Amazon Pago) and Antoine Spiteri (Demons).[9]

References

  1. ^ "Final Ranking Malta Futsal League 2006/2007 – Division 2B". FutsalPlanet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Final Ranking Malta Futsal League 2006/2007 – Division 2A". FutsalPlanet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Final Ranking Malta Futsal League 2006/2007 – Group A". FutsalPlanet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Final Ranking Malta Futsal League 2006/2007 – Group B". FutsalPlanet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Final Round Malta Futsal League 2006/2007". FutsalPlanet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Champions Jeepers to play in Sweden mini‑tournament". Times of Malta. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Malta Football Archive – May 2007 News". Malta Football Archive. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Jeepers Handyman Centre clinch MFA Futsal Championship". FutsalPlanet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Malta Football Archive – June 2007 News". Malta Football Archive. Retrieved 30 July 2025.