title: 1976–77 Maltese Premier League
text: # 1976–77 Maltese Premier League
  
  The 1976–77 Maltese First Division was the 62nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Floriana F.C. (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 12 | +41 | 33 | Qualification for the European Cup |
  | 2 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 27 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
  | 3 | Valletta F.C. | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 25 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 4 | Hibernians F.C. | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 23 | |
  | 5 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 15 | |
  | 6 | Vittoriosa Stars F.C. | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 14 | |
  | 7 | St. George's F.C. | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 14 | |
  | 8 | Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 13 | |
  | 9 | Zebbug Rangers (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 13 | Relegation |
  | 10 | Senglea Athletics F.C. (R) | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 3 | Relegation |
  
  * ↑ Valletta qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners
  
  ### Relegation tie-breaker
  
  With both Msida Saint-Joseph and Zebbug Rangers level on 13 points, a play-off match was conducted to Relegation
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | MSD | SNA | SLM | STG | VLT | VTS | ZEB |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Floriana | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
  | Hibernians | 0–5 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  | Msida Saint-Joseph | 0–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 |
  | Senglea Athletics | 1–8 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
  | St. George's | 1–7 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
  | Valletta | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 7–2 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 |
  | Vittoriosa Stars | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 |
  | Żebbuġ Rangers | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | — |
  