title: 1985–86 Maltese Premier League
text: # 1985–86 Maltese Premier League
  
  The 1985–86 Maltese Premier League was the 6th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 71st season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Rabat Ajax F.C. won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rabat Ajax F.C. (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 23 | Qualification for the European Cup |
  | 2 | Hibernians F.C. | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 18 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
  | 3 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 17 | |
  | 4 | Valletta F.C. | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 17 | |
  | 5 | Żurrieq F.C. | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 14 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 6 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 11 | |
  | 7 | Birkirkara F.C. (R) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 6 | Relegation |
  | 8 | Mqabba F.C. (R) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 6 | Relegation |
  
  * ↑ Zurrieq qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Runners-up, as winners Rabat Ajax already qualified for the European Cup.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | BKR | HIB | ĦMR | MQB | RBT | SLM | VLT | ŻRQ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birkirkara | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
  | Hibernians | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
  | Mqabba | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 |
  | Rabat Ajax | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–0 |
  | Valletta | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
  | Żurrieq | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
  