title: 1989–90 Maltese Premier League
text: # 1989–90 Maltese Premier League
  
  The 1989–90 Maltese Premier League was the 10th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 75th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 9 teams, 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) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 26 | Qualification for the European Cup |
  | 2 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 24 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 3 | Hibernians F.C. | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 23 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup |
  | 4 | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 23 | |
  | 5 | Floriana F.C. | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 17 | |
  | 6 | Naxxar Lions | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 11 | |
  | 7 | Żurrieq F.C. | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 | |
  | 8 | Tarxien Rainbows F.C. (R) | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 4 | Relegation |
  | 9 | Zebbug Rangers (R) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 49 | −43 | 3 | Relegation |
  
  * ↑ 2 points deducted.
  * ↑ Sliema Wanderers qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners
  
  ## Third Place tie-breaker
  
  With both Hibernians and Hamrun Spartans level on 23 points, a play-off match was conducted to qualification for the UEFA Cup
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | SLM | TRX | VLT | ZEB | ŻRQ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Floriana | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
  | Hibernians | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
  | Naxxar Lions | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
  | Tarxien Rainbows | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
  | Valletta | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 |
  | Żebbuġ Rangers | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 |
  | Żurrieq | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
  