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{{short description|Association football league in Malta}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox football league
| logo       = BOV Maltese Second Division.jpg
| pixels     = 
| country    = {{MLT}}
| organiser  = [[Malta Football Association]] (MFA)
| founded    = 
| teams      = 13
| promotion  = [[Maltese First Division]]
| relegation = [[Maltese Third Division]]
| levels     = 3
| domest_cup = [[Maltese FA Trophy|FA Trophy]]
| champions  = [[Marsa F.C.|Marsa]]
| season     = [[2019–20 Maltese Second Division|2019–20]]
}}

The '''Maltese Second Division''' (also known as the '''[[Bank of Valletta|BOV]] Second Division''' due to sponsorship reasons) was the third-highest division in [[Football in Malta|Maltese football]] until 2020 when it was merged with the [[Maltese Third Division]] to create the [[Maltese National Amateur League|National Amateur League]].

== Structure ==

13 clubs formed the league and each played every other club twice. [[Three points for a win|Three points]] were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season, the top two teams were promoted to the First Division, while the bottom two were relegated to the Third Division. The team which placed third played a [[play-off]] against the third-last team from the First Division with the winner earning a place in the latter's successive season. The 11th-placed team in this league had to contest a similar play-off against the third-placed team of the Third Division, to determine a place in the following season's Second Division.

== 2018-19 season ==

The following 13 clubs are competing in the Second Division during the 2018–19 season.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club
! Finishing position last season
! Location
|-
| [[Birżebbuġa St. Peter's F.C.|Birżebbuġa St. Peter's]]
| align="center"|{{sort|07|7th}}
| [[Birżebbuġa]]
|-
| [[Fgura United F.C.|Fgura United]]
| align="center"|{{sort|04|4th}}
| [[Fgura]]
|-
| [[Kalkara F.C.|Kalkara]]
| align="center"|{{sort|08|8th}}
| [[Kalkara]]
|-
| [[Luqa St. Andrew's F.C.|Luqa St. Andrew's]]
| align="center"|{{sort|10|10th}}
| [[Luqa]]
|-
| [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]]
| align="center"|{{sort|06|6th}}
| [[Marsaxlokk]]
|-
| [[Melita F.C.|Melita]]
| align="center"|{{sort|02|13th (First Division)}}
| [[St Julian's, Malta|St Julian's]]
|-
| [[Mellieħa S.C.|Mellieħa]]
| align="center"|{{sort|13|2nd (Third Division)}}
| [[Mellieħa]]
|-
| [[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]
| align="center"|{{sort|09|9th}}
| [[Mġarr]]
|-
| [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
| align="center"|{{sort|03|14th (First Division)}}
| [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]]
|-
| [[Siggiewi F.C.|Siġġiewi]]
| align="center"|{{sort|05|5th}}
| [[Siġġiewi]]
|-
| [[St. George's F.C.|St. George's]]
| align="center"|{{sort|11|11th}}
| [[Cospicua]]
|-
| [[Żabbar St. Patrick F.C.|Żabbar St. Patrick]]
| align="center"|{{sort|01|12th (First Division)}}
| [[Żabbar]]
|-
| St. Venera Lightnings
| align="center"|{{sort|12|1st (Third Division)}}
| [[Santa Venera]]
|}

== History ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Winner
! Runner-up
! Relegated
|-
| align="center"|[[2000–01 Maltese Second Division|2000–01]]
| [[Mqabba F.C.|Mqabba]]
| [[Balzan Youths F.C.|Balzan Youths]]
| [[Siggiewi F.C.|Siġġiewi]], [[St. Lucia F.C.|St. Lucia]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2001–02 Maltese Second Division|2001–02]]
| [[Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.|Msida Saint-Joseph]]
| [[Senglea Athletics F.C.|Senglea Athletics]]
| St. Venera Lightnings, [[Melita F.C.|Melita]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2002–03 Maltese Second Division|2002–03]]
| [[Tarxien Rainbows F.C.|Tarxien Rainbows]]
| [[San Ġwann F.C.|San Ġwann]]
| [[Qormi F.C.|Qormi]], [[Luqa St. Andrew's F.C.|Luqa St. Andrews]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2003–04 Maltese Second Division|2003–04]]
| [[St. George's F.C.|St. George's]]
| [[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
| [[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]], [[Żejtun Corinthians F.C.|Żejtun Corinthians]], [[Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.|Xgħajra Tornadoes]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2004–05 Maltese Second Division|2004–05]]
| [[Tarxien Rainbows F.C.|Tarxien Rainbows]]
| [[St. Andrews F.C. (Malta)|St. Andrews]]
| St. Venera Lightnings, [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2005–06 Maltese Second Division|2005–06]]
| [[Qormi F.C.|Qormi]]
| [[Vittoriosa Stars F.C.|Vittoriosa Stars]]
| [[Gżira United]], [[Attard F.C.|Attard]], [[Għargħur F.C.|Għargħur]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2006–07 Maltese Second Division|2006–07]]
| [[Dingli Swallows F.C.|Dingli Swallows]]
| [[Mellieħa S.C.|Mellieħa]]
| [[Żebbuġ Rangers F.C.|Żebbuġ Rangers]], [[Gudja United F.C.|Gudja]], [[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
|-
| align="center"|[[2007–08 Maltese Second Division|2007–08]] 
| [[San Ġwann F.C.|San Ġwann]]
| [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
| [[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]], [[Sirens F.C.|Sirens]]
|-
| [[2008–09 Maltese Second Division|2008–09]] 
| [[Balzan Youths|Balzan]]
| [[Melita F.C.|Melita]]
| [[Naxxar Lions|Naxxar]], [[Mgarr United F.C.|Mgarr]], [[Marsa F.C.|Marsa]]
|-
| [[2009–10 Maltese Second Division|2009–10]] 
| [[Lija Athletic F.C.|Lija Athletic]]
| [[St. Andrews F.C. (Malta)|St. Andrews]]
| St. Venera Lightnings, [[Għargħur F.C.|Għargħur]], [[Gozo F.C.|Gozo]]
|-
| [[2010–11 Maltese Second Division|2010–11]]
| [[Żejtun Corinthians F.C.|Żejtun Corinthians]]
| [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat]]
| [[Senglea Athletic F.C.|Senglea Athletic]], [[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]], [[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]
|-
| [[2011-12 Maltese Second Division|2011–12]]
| [[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]]
| [[Gudja United F.C.|Gudja United]]
| [[Attard F.C.|Attard]], [[Senglea Athletic F.C.|Senglea Athletic]], [[Luqa St. Andrew's F.C.|Luqa St. Andrews]]
|-
| [[2012–13 Maltese Second Division|2012–13]]
| [[Żebbuġ Rangers F.C.|Żebbuġ Rangers]]
| [[Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.|Msida Saint-Joseph]]
| [[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]], SantaSt. Venera Lightnings
|-
| [[2013–14 Maltese Second Division|2013–14]]
| [[Mqabba F.C.|Mqabba]]
| [[Pembroke Athleta F.C.|Pembroke Athleta]]
| [[Marsaskala F.C.|Marsaskala]], [[Kirkop United F.C.|Kirkop United]], [[Mdina Knights F.C.|Mdina Knights]]
|-
| [[2014–15 Maltese Second Division|2014–15]]
| [[San Gwann F.C.|San Gwann]]
| [[Hamrun Spartans F.C.|Hamrun Spartans]]
| [[Dingli Swallows F.C.|Dingli Swallows]], [[Ghaxaq F.C.]], [[Xghajra Tornadoes F.C.]]
|-
| [[2015–16 Maltese Second Division|2015–16]]
| [[Marsa F.C.|Marsa]]
| [[Sirens F.C.|Sirens]]
| [[Żurrieq F.C.|Żurrieq]], [[Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.|Msida Saint-Joseph]], [[Kirkop United F.C.|Kirkop United]]
|-
| [[2016–17 Maltese Second Division|2016–17]]
| [[Żejtun Corinthians F.C.|Żejtun Corinthians]]
| [[Qrendi F.C.|Qrendi]]
| [[Għaxaq F.C.|Għaxaq]], [[Mellieħa S.C.|Mellieħa]]
|-
| [[2017–18 Maltese Second Division|2017–18]]
| [[Gudja United F.C.|Gudja United]]
| [[St. Lucia F.C.|St. Lucia]]
| [[Attard F.C.|Attard]], [[Għargħur F.C.|Għargħur]]
|-
| [[2018–19 Maltese Second Division|2018–19]]
| [[St. George's F.C.|St. George's]]
| [[Fgura United F.C.|Fgura United]]
| St. Venera Lightnings, [[Siggiewi F.C.|Siggiewi]]
|-
| [[2019–20 Maltese Second Division|2019–20]]
| [[Marsa F.C.|Marsa]]
| [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]]
| ''no relegation''
|}

== External links ==
* {{official website|https://mfa.com.mt/en/leagues/leagues/63/bov-second-division.htm}}
* [http://www.maltafootball.com/tables-statistics/second-division/ League] at MaltaFootball.com
* [https://int.soccerway.com/national/malta/second-division/ League] at Soccerway

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