January 1997

Wed 29

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended 9 Premier League players for one match each. These are Orazio Sorbello and Kim Wright (both Hamrun S.), Clive Mizzi and Lazar Tonozliev (both Pieta` H.), Emmanuel Micallef (Lija A.), Edmond Kela (Rabat Ajax), Edwin Camilleri (Hibernians), Luke Dimech (Sliema W.) and Jonathan Magri Overend (B'Kara).

Mon 27

• The Malta National team lost 1-0 to Vojvodina in a friendly played at Ta' Qali. During this weekend Vojvodina also beat Floriana 4-0.
  Women's Football League Decider for place in Championship Pool: Melita vs Hamrun Spartans 2-1

Sun 26

• Premier Division Naxxar L. vs Hibernians 0-0, Hamrun S. vs Sliema W. 2-1
• Division 1 Xghajra T. vs St. Patrick 2-1, Sta. Lucia vs Tarxien R. 2-2
• Division 2 Pembroke A. vs Gzira U. 2-2, Balzan Y. vs Gozo FC 2-0
• Division 3 Zejtun C. vs Msida S.J. 2-3, Sta. Venera L. vs Ta' Xbiex 3-1
• Gozo - Division 1 Gharb R. - Munxar F. 1-2, Xewkija T. vs Qala SJ 1-0

Sat 25

• Premier Division B'Kara vs Pieta` H. , Rabat A. vs Lija A.
  
• Division 3 Melita vs Mgarr U. 1-2, Kalkara U. vs Luqa S.A. 2-0

Thu 23 After that Hibs' goalkeeper left the stadium before the Hibs-Hamrun match last Sunday when he came to know that he had been relegated to the substitute bench, he was fined a month's salary and suspended for 15 days.

Wed 22

• Hamrun's assistant coach, Marco Grech was suspended for 5 years (up to the 21st January 2002) for an offence committed in regards to the referee during the Spartans' last match against Hibernians. Therefore he would be no longer allowed to follow the team from the reserves' bench. Throughout his career of 23 years playing top-level football, he was suspended only twice, once for a red card and another time for 4 yellow cards. Hamrun will appeal against this decision.
• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner supended also 2 Hamrun players: John Bonello for two matches and Michael Zammit for one, together with Richard Buhagiar (Floriana) and Michael Spiteri (Hibernians), both for one match.

Tue 21

• Three B'Kara players join the National Team squad: defenders Joe Galea and Dennis Cauchi together with midfielder Andy Eminyan.
• Women's Football League Lija vs Gozo 2-1, Plan ETS vs Ta' Xbiex 5-0

Sun 19

• Premier League Hibernians vs Hamrun S. 3-1, Floriana vs Sliema W. 1-3
• Division 1 Marsa vs Sta. Lucia 2-3, Mosta vs Ghaxaq 3-0
• Division 2 St. George's vs Qrendi 5-1, Mqabba vs San Gwann 2-2
• Division 3 Senglea A. vs Sirens 5-0, St. Andrews vs Fgura U. 2-0
• Gozo - Premier LeagueXaghra U. vs Ghajnsielem 2-0, Nadur Y. vs Victoria H. 4-1

Sat 18

• Friendly Rabat Ajax vs Vojvodina (Yugoslavia) 2-2
• Premier League Pieta` H. vs Lija A. 2-1, Valletta vs Naxxar L. 5-1
• Division 3 Attard vs Sta. Venera L. 2-4, Kirkop U. vs Zejtun C. 3-0
• Gozo - Division 2 Oratory Y. vs St. Lawrence S. 2-1, Kercem A. vs Marsalforn S.P. 5-0

Fri 17

• Women's Football League Qormi vs B'Kara 2-7

Thu 16

• Women's Football League Hamrun S. vs Mosta 1-3

Wed 15

• Rabat's Michael Micallef is the only player suspended this week by the MFA Disciplinary Commissioner.

Tue 14

• Women's Football League Rabat Ajax vs Plan ETS 6-0, Lija A. vs St. Patrick 14-0
• Gilbert Agius (Valletta) was voted as the Player of the Month for December.

Mon 13

• Women's Football League Melita vs Hibernians 2-0

Sun 12

• Premier League Hibernians vs Valletta 1-4, Hamrun S. vs Floriana 1-3
• Division 1 Tarxien R. vs Dingli S. 1-1, Zurrieq vs Mellieha 3-1
• Division 2 Zebbug R. vs Vittoriosa S. 0-0, Marsaxlokk vs Siggiewi 1-2
• Division 3 Ta' Xbiex vs Gharghur 2-3, Msida SJ vs Birzebbuga SP 2-1
• Gozo - Premier Ghajnsielem vs Nadur Y. 1-2, Sannat L. vs Victoria H. 1-4

Sat 11

• Premier League Naxxar L. vs B'Kara 1-3, Rabat Ajax vs Sliema W. 2-0
• Division 3 Luqa SA vs St. Andrews 0-1, Mgarr U. vs Senglea A. 1-0
• Gozo - Division 1 Qala SJ vs Munxar F. 4-1, SK Victoria W. vs Gharb R. 1-2

Thu 9

• Women's Football League B'Kara vs Hamrun S. 6-0

Wed 8

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended 8 Premier League players for one league match each and another one for 2 matches. Paul Farrugia (Rabat A.) was suspended for two matches while the following were suspended for one match: Hubert Suda, Djorde Pintac and Luke Dimech (all Sliema W.), Karim Glovia and Jason Cachia (both Lija A.), Charles Sciberras (Floriana), Paul Sixmith (Naxxar L.) and Micheal Spiteri (Hibernians).

Tue 7

• Women's Football League Mosta vs Melita 2-0, Rabat Ajax vs Lija A. 1-0

Mon 6

• Malta classified 46th in Europe among 50 countries in a table issued by the magazine France Football. The only teams who stand behind Malta are Luxembourg, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein and San Marino. France Football commented: "Two goals in favour, 26 against, 18 of which in three World Cup qualifiers. Far are the days when Malta was so close to surprising Germany in front of their supporters."
• Women's Football League Gozo vs St. Patrick 6-0

Sun 5

• Premier League B'Kara vs Hibernians 1-1, Floriana vs Rabat Ajax 1-1
• Division 1 Sta. Lucia vs Xghajra T. 1-1, St.Patrick vs Ghaxaq 5-0
• Division 2 San Gwann vs Qormi 0-1, Qrendi vs Gudja U. 1-1
• Division 3 Zejtun C. vs Kalkara U. 3-0, Sta. Venera L. vs Melita 4-2
• Gozo - Premier Ghajnsielem vs Victoria H. 1-2, Xaghra U. vs Sannat L. 2-4

Sat 4

• In a friendly played at Acireale, Sicily, Hamrun Spartans lost 3-0 to Italian Serie C1 side Acireale.
• Premier LeagueLija A. vs Naxxar L. 0-2, Sliema W. vs Pieta` H. 1-3
• Division 3 Fgura U. vs Birzebbuga SP 2-1, Sirens vs Gharghur 2-0
• Gozo - Division 2 St.Lawrence S. vs Marsalforn SP 1-1, Zebbug R. vs Kercem A. 1-1

Thu 2

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended Brian Crawley (Hibs), David Goodlip (Pieta`), Ivan Zammit (Valletta) and Ridha Dardouri (Lija) for one match each.

Wed 1

• David Carabott remained with Hibernians after that Hibs and Floriana did not reach an agreement regarding the transfer fee. The Greens were offering Jonathan Holland but it seems the Paolites wanted also an extra amount of money.
• Ex-international goalkeeper Freddie Mizzi joined Hibernians as team-manager, following the departure of Brian Talbot.
• Former Pieta` foreigner Stoyan Poumpalov joined St. Patrick. He is to replace Hungarian Ferenc Lovasz.