February 1997

• Michael Cutajar (B'Kara), Ian Ciantar (Sliema W.), Joe Brincat (Floriana) and Gordon Camenzuli were suspended for one match by the MFA Disciplinary Commissioner.

Tue 25

• Friendly Match: Malta vs Red Star 1-1. Ivan Zammit scored for Malta. There is a possibility for a Maltese team to participate in the UEFA - Intertoto Cup after that England, Italy and Spain said that their clubs are not going to participate in this competition. Previously Maltese clubs had been excluded after the negative results obtained by Floriana and Hibernians in the last two years.
• Ladies - Championship Pool Lija A. vs B'Kara 5-1, Gozo vs Mosta 4-0Promotion Pool St. Patrick vs Plan ETS 0-1

Mon 24

• Rothmans Trophy Draws (to be played 19th March): Zurrieq vs Mosta, Naxxar Lions vs Pieta` Hotspurs, Xghajra Tornadoes vs Ghaxaq, Hamrun Spartans vs Rabat Ajax
• Division 2 Knock Out Draws: St. George's vs Luqa SA, Siggiewi vs Balzan Y.
• Ladies - Championship Pool Rabat Ajax vs Melita 4-0

Sun 23

• Premier League B'Kara vs Sliema W. 1-0, Valletta vs Floriana 0-0
• Division 1 Xghajra T. vs Mellieha 5-2, St. Patrick vs Tarxien R. 2-2
• Division 2 Zebbug R. vs Qrendi 4-0, M'Xlokk vs San Gwann 1-4
• Division 3 Luqa SA vs Msida SJ 4-0, Mgarr U. vs Ta' Xbiex 4-2
• Gozo - Premier League Victoria H. vs Sannat L. 2-0
• Gozo - Division 2 Knock Out Final Kercem A. vs Zebbug R. 3-1

Sat 22

• Premier League Hamrun S. vs Lija A. 4-0, Naxxar L. vs Pieta` H. 1-3
• Division 2 St. George's vs Pembroke A. 0-0, Balzan Y. vs Mqabba 2-1
• Gozo - Premier League Nadur Y. vs Ghajnsielem 2-0
• Gozo - Division 1 Qala SJ vs SK Victoria W. 3-5

Fri 21

• In a friendly match played at Ta' Qali, Rabat Ajax lose 1-7 to Red Star Belgrade. The result up to the 60th minute was 2-0 but after the Magpies substituted 7 players, they conceded 5 other goals. Adrian Mifsud scored Rabat's goal. During this match, for which some players among whom player-coach Ziya Yildiz were missing, Joe Galea suffered a shoulder injury.

Wed 19

• Massimo Grima (Pieta` H.), Jesmond Delia (Hibernians) and Mario Caruana (Floriana) were all suspended for one match by the MFA Disciplinary Commissioner.

Tue 18

• In a friendly played at the Victor Tedesco Stadium at Hamrun, Red Star Belgrade beat Hamrun Spartans 2-1. Stefan Sultana scored for the Spartans.
• Ladies - Championship Pool Mosta vs Rabat Ajax 0-1, Melita vs B'Kara 1-2, Lija A. vs Gozo FC w/o

Mon 17

• For the second consecutive time, Gilbert Agius won the Footballer of the Month Award for January.
• Ladies - Promotion Pool Hamrun S. vs Ta' Xbiex 3-0, Qormi vs Hibs 0-0

Sun 16

• Premier Division Rabat Ajax vs Valletta 1-4, B'Kara vs Floriana 3-1
• Division 1 Marsa vs Mosta 1-1, Dingli S. vs Ghaxaq 2-1
• Division 2 Gudja U. vs Vittoriosa S. 2-0, Qormi vs Siggiewi 0-0
• Division 3 Sirens vs Attard 1-1, Kirkop U. vs Fgura U. 5-1
• Gozo - Premier League Ghajnsielem vs Victoria H. 2-1, Xaghra U. vs Sannat L. 2-1

Sat 15

• In a friendly match between Gozitan champions Nadur Youngsters and Red Star Belgrade, who are currently on a training camp in Malta, Nadur were humiliated with a 0-10 score. Half time score 0-2.
• Premier League Hibernians vs Pieta` H. 2-0, Naxxar L. vs Hamrun S.
• Division 3 Melita vs Gharghur 1-0, Kalkara U. vs Birzebbuga SP 5-1
• Gozo - Division 2 Zebbug R. vs Marsalforn SP 6-0, Kercem A. vs Oratory Y. 1-0

Fri 14

• The 5 year suspension for Hamrun's assistant coach, Marco Grech, was reduced to 3 years by the MFA Executive commitee after receiving recommendations by the Appeals' Board.

Wed 12

• Malta lose 4-0 to Spain in Alicante. The Maltese managed to keep the net intact up to the 25th when Josep Guardiola opened the score following a Raul Gonzales pass. But in the previous six minutes, the Spaniars went very close twice, first in the 19th with an Alfonso Perez header hitting the post following a cross by Javier Manjarin and in the 21st, hitting the bar through a Fernando Hierro corner. In the 40th, Alfonso Perez doubled the score when he rocketed home a shot by Raul Gonzales. Just one minute after half time, Spain scored the third goal when Juan Antonio Pizzi managed to sent the ball through a crowded penalty area with Alfonso deviating the ball home. The referee then disallowed two Spanish goals, first when Luis Enrique Martinez pushed the goalkeeper while heading home and then Roberto Rios was in an offside position before beating Cini. In the 90th, Malta goalie Reggie Cini performed an excellent save on a Julen Guerrero shot but without holding the ball with Juan Antonio Pizzi hitting hard to make it 4-0

Tue 11

• Malta Under 21 lose 1-0 to Spain in Cartagena, Spain with a goal in the 69' by Roger Garcia, in the European Cup Qualifiers. Although the Maltese defence was always under pressure for the whole 90 minutes, Mario Muscat was excellent saving the result in several occasions. Early in the second half, Ian Ciantar clearly handled the ball off the goal line but was not noticed by the referee.Ladies - Promotion Pool Hibernians vs St. Patrick 3-0

Mon 10

• Division 1 Xghajra T. vs Mosta 4-3, Ghaxaq vs Mellieha 0-3
• Division 2 Gzira U. vs Zebbug R. 0-0, Gozo FC vs Marsaxlokk 0-0
• Division 3 Mgarr U. vs Sta. Venera L. 0-4, Luqa SA vs Zejtun C. 5-2
• Ladies Football League - Championship Pool Rabat Ajax vs Lija A. 2-2, Mosta vs Melita 2-0
• Ladies Football League - Promotion Pool Hamrun S. vs PlanETS 1-0

Sun 9

• Division 1 Tarxien R. vs Zurrieq 2-1, St. Patrick vs Sta. Lucia 1-1
• Division 2 San Gwann vs Balzan Y. 3-3, Qrendi vs Pembroke A. 0-4
• Division 3 Ta' Xbiex vs Senglea A. 1-7, Msida SJ vs St. Andrews 0-2
• Gozo - Division 1 Gharb R. vs Xewkija T. 0-0, Munxar F. vs SK Victoria W. 0-3

Sat 8

• Division 3 Kalkara U. vs Fgura U. 0-4, Melita vs Sirens 8-0Gozo - Premier Sannat L. vs Nadur Y. 1-0, Xaghra U. vs Victoria H. 2-1

Thu 6

• Dennis Cauchi and Joe Galea (both B'Kara) and Lawrence Attard (Hibs) will forming part of the squad which leaves for Alicante for the match Spain vs Malta.B'Kara FC and Luxol St. Andrews will be forming a joint venture to open the first Bobby Charlton school of football.

Wed 5

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended 4 Premier League players for one match each: Carlos Cluett (Naxxar), John Buttigieg (Floriana), Louis Azzopardi (Pieta`) and Joe Camilleri (Valletta).
• Ladies - Championship Pool Lija A. vs Melita 3-0 Promotion Pool Qormi vs Ta' Xbiex 1-0

Tue 4

• Ladies - Championship Pool Rabat Ajax vs Gozo 2-1, B'Kara vs Mosta 3-0

Sun 2

• Premier League Valletta vs Pieta` H. 3-0, Floriana vs Lija A. 7-0
• Division 1 Zurrieq vs Dingli S. 0-1, Marsa vs St. Patrick 0-3
• Division 2 Mqabba vs Qormi 3-1, St. George's vs Gudja U. 3-0
• Division 3 Kirkop U. vs Luqa SA 0-1, Attard vs Mgarr U. 3-1
• Gozo - Premier League Nadur Y. vs Xaghra U. 3-1, Sannat L. vs Ghajnsielem 2-1

Sat 1

• Premier League Rabat Ajax vs B'Kara 1-4, Hamrun S. vs Naxxar L. 1-0
• Division 3 St. Andrews vs Birzebbuga SP 3-2, Senglea A. vs Gharghur 4-0
• Gozo - Division 2 Marsalforn SP vs Oratory Y. 0-1, Zebbug R. vs St. Lawrence S. 1-1
• In the annual contest for the Sportsman, Sportswoman and Team of the Year for 1996, football player Noel Turner (Sliema W.) finished third and Sliema Wanderers won the Team of the Year award. The winners for each category were: snooker player Tony Drago (Sportsman), swimmer Gail Rizzo (Sportswoman), Sliema Wanderers (Team) and table-tennis association president Joe Borg Cardona (Official).