title: 1997–98 Maltese Premier League
text: # 1997–98 Maltese Premier League
  
  The 1997–98 Maltese Premier League was the 18th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 83rd season of top-tier football in Malta. Ten teams competed in the league, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Valletta F.C. (C) | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 19 | +47 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Champions League |
  | 2 | Birkirkara F.C. | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
  | 3 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup |
  | 4 | Hibernians F.C. | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 5 | Floriana F.C. | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 45 | |
  | 6 | Pietà Hotspurs F.C. | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 32 | |
  | 7 | Naxxar Lions | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 28 | |
  | 8 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 27 | |
  | 9 | Xghajra Tornadoes (R) | 27 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 12 | Relegation |
  | 10 | Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R) | 27 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 81 | −67 | 6 | Relegation |
  
  * ↑ Hibernians qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Matches 1–18
  
  | Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | PTA | SLM | TRX | VLT | XJR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birkirkara | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
  | Floriana | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  | Hibernians | 1–5 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
  | Naxxar Lions | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 8–2 |
  | Pietà Hotspurs | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
  | Tarxien Rainbows | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 0–0 |
  | Valletta | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 |
  | Xgħajra Tornadoes | 1–6 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |
  
  ### Matches 19–27
  
  | Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | PTA | SLM | TRX | VLT | XJR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birkirkara | — | 2–1 | — | — | 5–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | — |
  | Floriana | — | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
  | Hibernians | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | — | — | — | — |
  | Naxxar Lions | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
  | Pietà Hotspurs | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | — | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 6–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 |
  | Tarxien Rainbows | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–6 | — | 1–5 | 4–1 |
  | Valletta | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 5–1 | — | — | — | — |
  | Xgħajra Tornadoes | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — |
  