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2016–17 Valletta F.C. season

Valletta
2016–17 season
ManagerPaul Zammit
Premier League4th
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond Qualifying Round
FA TrophyFourth Round
Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Maximiliano Velasco (9)
All: Maximiliano Velasco (9)

The 2016–17 season saw Valletta finish fourth in the Maltese Premier League, whilst winning the Maltese Super Cup. They were knocked out of the Maltese FA Trophy in the fourth round with a defeat to Balzan and eliminated in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League § First qualifying round
28 June 2016 1st leg Valletta Malta 1–0 B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands Paola, Malta
Falcone 69'
Aguirre Yellow card 72'		 Report Bogason Dam Yellow card 7' Stadium: Hibernians Stadium
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
5 July 2016 2nd leg B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2–1 Valletta Malta Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Thorleifsson 11'
Næs Yellow card 56'
H. Agnarsson 66', Yellow card 67'
Færø Yellow card 74'		 Report Falcone 24'
Bonello Yellow card 67'
Pani Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Gundadalur
Attendance: 850
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

2–2 on aggregate; Valletta won on away goals.

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League § Second qualifying round
12 July 2016 1st leg Valletta Malta 1–2 Crvena Zvezda Serbia Paola, Malta
Falcone 15'
Romeu Yellow card 28'
Pani Yellow card 81'		 Report Hugo Vieira Yellow card 11'
Katai Yellow card 53', 66'
Sikimić 75'
Kanga Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Hibernians Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
19 July 2016 2nd leg Crvena Zvezda Serbia 2–1 Valletta Malta Belgrade, Serbia
Donald Yellow card 12', 30'
Katai 76'
Sikimić Yellow card 83'		 Report Caruana 11'
Briffa Yellow card 51'
S. Borg Yellow card 60'
Cremona Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 31,112
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

Crvena Zvezda won 4–2 on aggregate.

Pre-season - Evolution Gaming Summer Cup

Valletta took part in the fourth edition of the annual St. Andrews Summer Cup for the second year running. Having won the pre-season competition in 2015, they finished runners-up this time round with a 2-0 loss to Sliema Wanderers in the final.

Group Stage

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Report
1 27 July 2016 St. Andrews Luxol Stadium 2–0 Jhonnattann, J. Borg Report
2 29 July 2016 Mosta Luxol Stadium 3–0 Umeh, Mifsud, Briffa Report

Section A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Valletta (Q) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
2 St. Andrews (Q) 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 Mosta 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Section B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sliema Wanderers (Q) 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
2 Pembroke Athleta (Q) 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Sirens 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Knockout Phase

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Report
Semi-final 31 July 2016 Pembroke Athleta Luxol Stadium 3–0 S. Borg 39', Mifsud 55', Jhonnattann 65' Report
Final 7 August 2016 Sliema Wanderers Luxol Stadium 0–2 Report

BOV Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Maltese Premier League

Results

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
1 19 August 2016 Sliema Wanderers Victor Tedesco Stadium 2–1 919 Cremona 9', Briffa 83' Report
2 26 August 2016 Mosta Hibernians Stadium 1–0 Jhonnattann 56'(pen) Report
3 10 September 2016 Pembroke Athleta National Stadium 5–1 979 Falcone (2) 8', 41', Romeu 48', Azzopardi 76', Jhonnattann 78' Report
4 17 September 2016 Balzan National Stadium 2–2 1,087 Aguirre 16', Umeh 45+1' Report
5 21 September 2016 Floriana National Stadium 0–2 2,470 Report
6 25 September 2016 Hibernians National Stadium 0–2 1,168 Report
7 30 September 2016 Birkirkara National Stadium 1–1 1,794 Jhonnattann 66' Report
8 15 October 2016 Gżira United Victor Tedesco Stadium 3–1 765 Jhonnattann 7', Falcone 25' (pen), J. Borg 90+4' Report
9 22 October 2016 Tarxien Rainbows Hibernians Stadium 1–0 943 Mifsud 75' Report
10 28 October 2016 St. Andrews Victor Tedesco Stadium 0–0 637 Report
11 5 November 2016 Ħamrun Spartans National Stadium 3–0 3,201 Jhonnattann (2) 45+1' (pen), 90+1', Aguirre 76' Report
12 19 November 2016 Sliema Wanderers National Stadium 2–1 640 Falcone 61', Cremona 69' Report
13 27 November 2016 Mosta Victor Tedesco Stadium 0–0 711 Report
14 3 December 2016 Pembroke Athleta Victor Tedesco Stadium 3–0 540 Mifsud 15', Malano 76', Aguirre 82' Report
15 11 December 2016 Balzan National Stadium 2–2 1,269 Falcone 47', Jhonnattann 75' Report
16 17 December 2016 Floriana National Stadium 0–0 1,419 Report
17 8 January 2017 Hibernians National Stadium 0–1 Report
18 14 January 2017 Gżira United Hibernians Stadium 1–0 602 Montebello 58' Report
19 21 January 2017 Birkirkara National Stadium 1–0 1,228 Malano 27' Report
20 28 January 2017 St. Andrews Victor Tedesco Stadium 1–1 674 Radzinevičius 32' Report
21 5 February 2017 Tarxien Rainbows National Stadium 1–1 1,144 Aguirre 90' Report
22 12 February 2017 Ħamrun Spartans National Stadium 2–0 1,932 Umeh 59', Malano 73' Report
23 24 February 2017 Sliema Wanderers National Stadium 3–1 669 Velasco (2) 64', 66', Umeh 79' Report
24 5 March 2017 Mosta National Stadium 4–0 680 Velasco (2) 37', 68', Montebello (2) 43', 83' Report
25 11 March 2017 Pembroke Athleta National Stadium 4–0 Montebello 26', Velasco 56', Umeh 73', Mifsud 83' Report
26 17 March 2017 Balzan National Stadium 1–0 1,360 Romeu 20' Report
27 2 April 2017 Floriana National Stadium 1–1 4,510 Mifsud 82' Report
28 5 April 2017 Hibernians National Stadium 1–0 2,371 S. Borg 90' Report
29 8 April 2017 Gżira United National Stadium 1–1 Montbello 27' Report
30 15 April 2017 Birkirkara National Stadium 3–3 1,483 Malano 8', Velasco (2) 4', 80' Report
31 22 April 2017 St. Andrews National Stadium 1–3 490 Velasco 74' Report
32 29 April 2017 Tarxien Rainbows National Stadium 0–2 Report
33 5 May 2017 Ħamrun Spartans National Stadium 1–2 595 Velasco 65' Report

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hibernians (C) 33 22 5 6 64 31 +33 71 Qualification for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League
2 Balzan 33 19 7 7 66 40 +26 64 Qualification for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League
3 Birkirkara[a] 33 18 8 7 64 30 +34 62
4 Valletta 33 16 11 6 51 29 +22 59 Qualification for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League
5 Floriana[b] 33 15 9 9 51 37 +14 54
6 Sliema Wanderers 33 15 7 11 47 37 +10 52
7 Gżira United 33 10 7 16 43 51 −8 37
8 St. Andrews 33 9 10 14 45 51 −6 37
9 Tarxien Rainbows 33 8 11 14 38 48 −10 35
10 Hamrun Spartans 33 9 6 18 44 61 −17 33
11 Mosta[c] (O) 33 7 5 21 29 71 −42 21 Qualification for the Relegation Play-Offs
12 Pembroke Athleta (R) 33 4 6 23 28 84 −56 18 Relegation to the 2017–18 Maltese First Division
Source: Malta Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Birkirkara would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence.[1]
  2. ^ Floriana qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy.
  3. ^ Mosta were deducted five points for making illegal payments to a player registered as an amateur.[2]

FA Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Report
R3 14 December 2016 San Ġwann Victor Tedesco Stadium 1–0 Umeh 40' Report
R4 18 January 2017 Balzan National Stadium 0–1 Report

BOV Super Cup

Main article: 2016 Maltese Super Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
21 December 2016 Sliema Wanderers National Stadium 2–1 1,430 S. Borg 35', Umeh 45' Report

Squad statistics

First Team

No. Pos. Name BOV Premier League The FA Trophy UEFA Champions League BOV Super Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Malta Henry Bonello 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 1 1
2 DF Malta Jonathan Caruana 28 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 33 1 4 0
3 DF Malta Ian Azzopardi 2(3) 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 6(3) 1 1 0
4 DF Malta Steve Borg 27 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 31 2 9 1
5 DF Malta Ryan Camilleri 25(1) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 28(1) 0 3 0
6 DF Argentina Juan Cruz Gill 6(1) 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 12(1) 0 3 0
6 DF Malta Jake Borg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Argentina Santiago Malano 26(2) 4 1 0 1(3) 0 0 0 28(5) 4 1 0
9 FW Malta Michael Mifsud 13(10) 4 0 0 1(2) 0 1 0 15(12) 4 3 0
10 MF Malta Roderick Briffa 5(4) 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 9(4) 1 1 0
11 FW Malta Luke Montebello 9(10) 5 1(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 10(12) 5 2 0
13 GK Malta Nicky Vella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW Malta Russell Fenech 0(7) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(8) 0 0 0
16 DF Malta Jean Borg 16(12) 1 2 0 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 18(15) 1 0 0
16 DF Malta Paul Chircop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Malta Jurgen Suda 0(3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
18 MF Malta Shaun Dimech 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
18 MF Malta Jeremy Micallef 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Namibia Ennio Hamutenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Argentina Federico Falcone 12 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 15 8 4 0
20 FW Lithuania Tomas Radzinevičius 4(1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 1 0 0
20 MF Malta Matthew Spiteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Malta Leon Camilleri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Malta Llywelyn Cremona 11(18) 2 0(2) 0 1(3) 0 1 0 13(23) 2 4 0
22 MF Malta Nicholas Pulis 0(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
23 MF Italy Claudio Pani 26 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 33 0 13 1
23 FW Malta Kenny Spagnol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Nigeria Uchenna Umeh 19(4) 4 1 1 0(2) 0 1 1 21(6) 6 6 2
25 DF Argentina Leandro Aguirre 30 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 37 4 6 1
26 GK Malta Manuel Bartolo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF Brazil Jhonnattann 18 7 0 0 4 0 1 0 23 7 1 0
27 FW Argentina Maximiliano Velasco 10(1) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10(1) 9 1 0
29 GK Malta Maverick Buhagiar 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
29 GK Lithuania Dziugas Bartkus 25 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 0 2 0
42 MF Malta Rowen Muscat 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 1
84 MF Angola Valdo Alhinho 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 5 0
90 DF Brazil Romeu 20(6) 2 2 0 4 0 0(1) 0 26(7) 2 4 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
3 June 2016 DF Argentina Leandro Aguirre Argentina Independiente Rivadavia Free [4]
6 June 2016 DF Malta Steve Borg Cyprus Aris Limassol Free [4]
18 June 2016 FW Argentina Santiago Malano Chile Rangers de Talca Free
11 July 2016 GK Lithuania Dziugas Bartkus Poland Górnik Łęczna Free [5]
28 September 2016 MF Angola Valdo Alhinho Portugal Oriental Free [6]
3 January 2017 FW Lithuania Tomas Radzinevičius Lithuania FK Sūduva Free [7]
6 January 2017 MF Malta Rowen Muscat Malta Birkirkara Free [8]
12 January 2017 FW Argentina Maximiliano Velasco Peru Deportivo Municipal Free [9]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
11 June 2016 MF Brazil Rafael Ledesma Malta Gżira United Free [4]
10 July 2016 DF Malta Mirco Vella Malta Lija Athletic Free [10]
19 July 2016 FW Malta Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza Malta Ħamrun Spartans Free [11]
22 July 2016 MF Malta Dyson Falzon Malta Gżira United Free [12]
10 August 2016 GK Malta Manuel Bartolo Malta Mosta Free [13]
10 August 2016 MF Malta Kurt Magro Malta Mosta Free [13]
16 August 2016 MF Malta Siraj Arab Malta Pembroke Athleta Free
26 December 2016 FW Argentina Federico Falcone Malaysia Terengganu Free [14]
6 January 2017 GK Malta Henry Bonello Malta Birkirkara Free [8]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
1 July 2016 31 May 2017 DF Malta Miguel Attard Malta Pembroke Athleta
6 July 2016 19 January 2017 DF Malta Kieron Grima Malta Żebbuġ Rangers
11 July 2016 9 December 2016 FW Malta Luke Montebello Malta Pembroke Athleta [15]
15 July 2016 31 May 2017 FW Malta Terence Scerri Malta Kalkara [16]
1 August 2016 31 May 2017 MF Malta Bjorn Bondin Malta Qrendi
1 August 2016 15 December 2016 DF Malta Daniel Camilleri Malta St. Andrews
1 August 2016 31 May 2017 DF Malta Fabio Muscat Malta Msida St. Joseph
1 August 2016 31 May 2017 MF Malta Dasser Sammut Malta Qrendi
1 August 2016 31 May 2017 MF Malta Dario Tabone Malta Żebbuġ Rangers
1 August 2016 31 May 2017 DF Malta Dean Grech Malta Swieqi United
2 August 2016 31 May 2017 MF Malta Brandon Grech Malta Qormi [17]
19 August 2016 15 January 2017 MF Malta Cleavon Frendo Malta Attard
15 December 2016 31 May 2017 DF Malta Ian Azzopardi Malta Gżira United [18]
15 December 2016 31 May 2017 MF Malta Jurgen Suda Malta Pietà Hotspurs [19]
15 December 2016 31 May 2017 FW Malta Kurt Borg Malta Żabbar St. Patrick
10 January 2017 31 May 2017 DF Malta Daniel Camilleri Malta Għargħur
15 January 2017 31 May 2017 MF Brazil Jhonnattann Saudi Arabia Al-Batin [20]
18 January 2017 31 May 2017 MF Malta Cleavon Frendo Malta Fgura United

References

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  2. ^ "Mosta FC appeal not upheld". Malta Football Association. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Steve Borg returns with Valletta". maltafootball.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Valletta launch title defence with tricky Sliema clash". Times of Malta. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  6. ^ "More misery for Greens as Tedesco banned four games". Times of Malta. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Valletta sign Lithuanian striker". Times of Malta. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Birkirkara, Valletta agree Rowen Muscat, Henry Bonello swap deal". maltafootball.com. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  9. ^ "City land Argentine forward Velasco". Times of Malta. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Lija Athletic Fc akkwistaw lid-difensur Mirco Vella, li jista' jilgħab kemm mal-iskwadra ewlenija kif ukoll mal-minors". Replay (Net Television). 10 July 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza joins Hamrun Spartans". maltafootball.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Gzira United sign another three players". maltafootball.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Mosta sign Manuel Bartolo, Kurt Magro". maltafootball.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Striker Falcone agrees deal with Terengganu FC". Times of Malta. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Luke Montebello joins Pembroke Athleta on loan". maltafootball.com. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Third Division side Kalkara strengthen their squad". maltafootball.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Qormi FC present their new players". maltafootball.com. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Ian Azzopardi joins Gzira United on loan". maltafootball.com. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Jurgen Suda ma' Pieta H b'self sa tmiem l-istaġun". TVM Sport. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Valletta's Jhonnattann heads to Saudi Arabia". The Malta Independent on Sunday. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Valletta_F.C._season