November 1998

Mon 30

• The Premier League matches which have been postponed last Saturday, Sliema-St. Patrick and Rabat-Hibernians will be played on the 6th December at Ta' Qali. The Division 1 matches, Marsa-Tarxien, Xghajra-Siggiewi, Zurrieq-Gozo and Mosta-St. Andrews will be played on December 5th. The Rothmans Trophy matches which were due to be played between the 5th and 8th December will now be played on the 8th December and on another two dates which have not been announced yet.
• Women's League - Division 1 Birkirkara vs Mellieha 2-1
• Friendly Match Hamrun S. U/21 vs Paramatta Melita Eagles U/20 1-3

Sun 29

• Premier League Floriana vs Naxxar L. 2-1, Hamrun S. vs Valletta 1-4
• Division 2 Dingli S. vs Pembroke A. 2-2, Qormi vs Zebbug R. 2-2
• Division 3 Msida SJ vs Balzan Y. 0-1, Gudja U. vs Kirkop U. 0-1
• Gozo - Division 1 Zebbug R. vs Kercem A. 2-2
• The Division 1 matches, Zurrieq-Gozo and Mosta-St. Andrews have been postponed.
• Rumours have it that Rabat striker Adrian Mifsud will be included in the national squad for the friendly match which Malta will play against Bosnia-Hercegovina in January.

Sat 28

• Floriana have filed a protest against the result of last Tuesday's Premier League match versus Hibernians which the Greens lost 2-3. The protest regards the registration of Hibs' new Nigerian player Essie M'bong.
• The Premier League matches, Sliema-St. Patrick and Rabat-Hibernians have been postponed.
• Division 2 Sta. Lucia vs Mqabba 2-0, Birzebbuga SP vs Marsaxlokk 0-0
• Gozo - Division 2 Oratory Y. vs St. Lawrence S. 0-1, Gharb R. vs Marsalforn SP 6-2

Fri 27

• The Under 20 squad of Maltese-Australian side Melita Eagles start today a three-week training camp in Malta. The team is made up of players who all have Maltese roots. They will play several friendly matches against teams from both Malta and Gozo.
• Women's League - Division 1 Qormi vs Melita 1-12

Thu 26

• Women's League - Division 2 Racoons vs Hamrun S. 6-1

Wed 25

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended Michael Degiorgio (Naxxar) and Kenneth Scicluna (St. Patrick) for one match each.

Tue 24

• Premier League Valletta vs Naxxar L. 1-0, Hibernians vs Floriana 3-2
• Discussions are taking place in Geneva, Switzerland regarding the possibility of having a Preliminary Round before the actual qualifiers for the European Championships of the year 2004. The bigger countries are in favour of the introduction of a preliminary round for small countries like Malta, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands and others, and those who qualify then face the bigger countries in the groups. However UEFA is against this proposal since it claims that open competition raises the level of football in the smaller countries. In the mean time, as regards UEFA competitions for clubs, it seems that some of the european FA's are against the unification of the Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup into one competition.

Mon 23

• Women's League - Division 1 Mosta vs Floriana 2-0

Sun 22

• Division 2 Sta. Venera L. vs Gzira U. 2-0, Ghaxaq vs Mgarr U. 2-0
• Division 3 Gharghur vs Sirens 2-1, Senglea A. vs Ta' Xbiex 1-1
• Gozo - Premier Victoria H. vs Xaghra U. 1-4, Xewkija T. vs Sannat L. 0-1
• Gozo - Division 2 Marsalforn SP vs Oratory Y. 0-0
• The Premier League (Valletta-Naxxar and Hibernians-Floriana) and Division 1(Marsa-Tarxien and Xghajra-Siggiewi) matches have been postponed because of a heavy rainfall.

Sat 21

• Premier League Sliema W. vs Hamrun S. 3-0, Birkirkara vs St. Patrick 1-0
• Division 3 Melita vs San Gwann 2-0, Zejtun C. vs Attard 1-1
• Gozo - Division 1 Kercem A. vs Ghajnsielem 1-6, SK Victoria W. vs Zebbug R. 2-2

Fri 20

• Women's League - Division 1 Raiders vs Birkirkara 1-5

Thu 19

• Women's League - Division 2 Luqa SA vs Hamrun S. 4-1

Wed 18

• EURO 2000 - Group 8 Malta vs Macedonia 1-2

Tue 17

• UEFA Under 21 Championships Malta's Under 21 side obtained the largest victory ever beating Macedonia 5-1. The team guided by coach Ray 'Zazu' Farrugia played an outstanding match dominating right from the start. George Mallia scored the first two goals in the 13th and 37th. Antoine Zahra made it 3-0 in the 60th. Michael Galea scored the fourth goal in the 69th while in the 84th Massimo Grima sealed the 5-1 score.
• The draws of the Rothmans Trophy First Round due to be played on the 5th, 6th and 8th December were carried out at the MFA Headquarters. The draws feature 6 clubs from the Premier League and the 10 clubs from Division 1. The fixtures are: St. Patrick vs Xghajra T., Lija A. vs Naxxar L., Hamrun S. vs Gozo FC, Siggiewi vs Pietà H., Floriana vs St. Andrews, Mellieha vs Rabat A., Mosta vs Tarxien R., Zurrieq vs Marsa.
• The Nigerian FA informed the MFA and Hibernians that they need the services of midfielder Ndubisi Chuckinyere to form part of the national Under 21 squad which will take part in a friendly tournament in Ghana.

Mon 16

• The final details regarding Italian football giants Juventus' visit in Malta have been announced. Juventus will play against the Malta League XI, a selection of the best players on the island, including foreigners. The match is scheduled for the 30th December at 1530hrs and will be played for a trophy, the Trofeo Malta. Juventus will be coming over with the first-choice squad except for Alessandro Del Piero who is out of action because of injury.
• Women's League - Division 1 Mellieha vs Hibernians 2-4

Sun 15

• Naxxar Lions returned form a training camp in Sicily where they played a friendly match against Serie C side Agrigento. In this match which ended in a 0-0 draw, Naxxar included a number of young players who left a good impression.
• Ivan Zammit was removed from the National Team squad due to disciplinary measures. He will be replaced by Hibs striker Stefan Sultana.
• Division 2 Zebbug R. vs Vittoriosa S. 5-0, St. George's vs Qormi 3-1
• Division 3 Fgura U. vs Gudja U. 0-3, Luqa SA vs Msida SJ 5-0
• Gozo - Premier Sannat L. vs Xaghra U. 0-3, Xewkija T. vs Nadur Y. 1-1

Sat 14

• Division 2 Pembroke A. vs Sta. Lucia 2-1, Marsaxlokk vs Dingli S. 0-0
• Gozo - Division 1 Zebbug R. vs Kercem A. 1-1 abandoned in the 68', Qala SJ vs Ghajnsielem 0-2

Fri 13

• The squads for Malta's matches against Macedonia next week have been announced. Worth noting are the inclusion of Ernest Barry to replace Reggie Cini in the 'A' Squad and the swap between Chucks Nwoko and Antoine Zahra who will now form part of the 'A' and the Under 21 squads respectively. The squads are as follows: Malta 'A': Barry, Busuttil, Turner (Sliema); Muscat, Carabott, Spiteri (Hibs); Buttigieg, Said (Floriana); Sixsmith (Naxxar); Chetcuti, Debono, Saliba, Agius (Valletta); Brincat, Zammit, Cutajar, Nwoko (Birkirkara); Camilleri (Hamrun). Under 21: Darmanin, Azzopardi, Licari, Galea (Pietà); Camilleri, Mamo (Tarxien); Azzopardi (Rabat); Camenzuli, Holland, Mattocks, Mallia (Floriana); Scicluna (St. Patrick); Bellia (Naxxar); Ciantar (Hibs); Grima, Mifsud (Sliema); Galea, Zahra (Birkirkara); Debono (St. Andrews).
• The alleged bribery case involving Sliema Wanderers and their former player Pavel Mraz will be heard by the UEFA Disciplinary Commission on the21st January. Should Sliema be found guilty they could be fined the sum of around Lm2800 while Pavel Mraz could be suspended up to December 1999.
• Women's League - Division 1 Melita vs Mosta 3-2

Thu 12

• Former English national team players Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst together with the UK Minister of Sport Tony Banks arrived in Malta seeking Malta's backing for England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. In the mean time, it is understood that the English FA has received an invitation to send their national team to play a friendly match in Malta as part of the centenary celebrations of the MFA .
• Women's League - Division 2 Racoons vs St. Andrews 4-1

Wed 11

• The Premier League Standing Committee will be formed once again, this time under the chairmanship of Birkirkara chairman Victor Zammit. The items that will be discussed in the first meeting are going to be the new format of the Premier League whether it should include play-offs and play-outs, the possibility of more foreigners and the changes in the National Team scheme.

Tue 10

• Pietà striker Malcolm Licari was voted as the Player of the Month for October 1998.

Mon 9

• Women's League - Division 1 Birkirkara vs Qormi 10-0

Sun 8

• Premier League St. Patrick vs Rabat A. 1-1, Floriana vs Pietà H. 2-1
• Division 1 Gozo vs Xghajra T. 1-2
• Division 2 Mqabba vs Sta. Venera L. 0-0, Mgarr U. vs Birzebbuga SP 4-0
• Divison 3 Balzan Y. vs Senglea A. 1-1, Kirkop U. vs Gharghur 2-0

Sat 7

• Division 3 Ta' Xbiex vs Attard 0-3, Sirens vs San Gwann 0-3
• Gozo - Division 2 Marsalforn SP vs Oratory Y. posp, Munxar F. vs St. Lawrence S. 2-4

Fri 6

• Women's League - Division 1 Floriana vs Hibernians 0-3

Thu 5

• Women's League - Division 2 St. Andrews vs Hamrun S. 4-0

Wed 4

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended the following players for one match each: Edwin Camilleri, Rupert Mangion and Kevin Sammut (all Hamrun), Keith Fenech and Michael Farrugia (both Rabat), Igor Stefanovic (Naxxar) and Carmel Formosa (Pietà).

Mon 2

• Naxxar will go for a training camp in Sicily between next Sunday and the 15th November in view of their important match against Valletta. They will be playing two friendly matches, probably against Serie C2 sides Palermo and Acireale.
• Women's League - Division 1 Mellieha vs Raiders 1-0

Sun 1

• Premier League Pietà H. vs Naxxar L. 3-5, Rabat A. vs Hamrun S. 4-2
• Division 2 Gzira U. vs Vittoriosa S. 1-0, Qormi vs Ghaxaq 3-1
• Division 3 Msida SJ vs Zejtun C. 1-1, Gudja U. vs Melita 0-3
• Gozo - Premier Sannat L. vs Victoria H. 2-1, Xaghra U. vs Nadur Y. 4-1