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maltatoday SUNDAY, 4 JUNE 2017 Sport 54 FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMENIC AQUILINA/MFA August 18 start for 2017/18 BOV Premier League Super Cup clash between Hibs and Floriana on December 13 THE 2017/18 BOV Premier League season will run from August 18, 2017 until April 21, 2018. The Malta FA Competitions Department, headed by Rodney Pisani, on Thursday pub- lished the calendar for the coming football season. The top-flight championship will be con- tested by 14 clubs over two rounds with each team playing a total of 26 league games throughout the season. December 15 will see the start of the second and final round of the 2017/18 BOV Premier League. The league draws for all four divisions will be made later this month. The August 18 start for the BOV Premier League means that Malta's eagerly-awaited 2018 World Cup Group F qualifier against England at the National Stadium on Sep- tember 1 will be preceded by two matchdays from the domestic championship. Hibernians FC won the BOV Premier League title for the 12th time in their history last season while Floriana captured the FA Trophy after beating Old Firm rivals Sliema Wanderers 2-0 in the final on May 20. The Preliminary Round of 2017/18 FA Tro- phy competition starts in September while the final is pencilled in for May 5, 2018. The BOV Division One and Two leagues get underway on September 8, 2017, while the BOV Division Three championship takes off on September 16. The Super Cup match between Hiberni- ans, the reigning champions, and Floriana, the FA Trophy winners, will be played on December 13, 2017, at the National Stadium. The BOV Women's League commences on October 3, 2017. Friday 18-August Start of the BOV Premier League Monday 28-August Start of Youth Leagues - Sections C & D & E 02/03 September The Malta FA Trophy - Preliminary Round Friday 08-September Start of the BOV First Division League Saturday 09-September Start of the BOV Second Division League 08/09/10 September The Malta FA Trophy - First Round Wednesday 13-September Start of Youth League - Sections A & B Saturday 16-September Start of the BOV Third Division League Sunday 24-September Start of the Women's Under 17 League Monday 25-September Women's Super-Cup Tuesday 03-October Start of the BOV Women's League 20/21/22 October The Malta FA Trophy - Second Round 23/24/25 October Youth KO Competition - First Round 01/02/03 December The Malta FA Trophy - Third Round 04/05/06 December Youth KO Competition - Second Round Wednesday 13-December BOV Super Cup 20/21 January The Malta FA Trophy - Fourth Round 29/30/31 January Youth KO Competition - Third Round MFA COMPETITIONS 2017-2018 Important Dates August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 December 2017 January 2018 MFA COMPETITIONS 2017-2018 Important Dates Sunday 11-February Women's Under 17 KO Competition - First Round Tuesday 13-February Women's KO Competition - First Round 17/18 February The Malta FA Trophy – Quarter Finals Tuesday 17-April End of BOV Women's League Sunday 22-April End of BOV Second and Third Division Leagues Sunday 22-April Women's Under 17 KO Competition - Quarter Finals Saturday 21-April End of BOV Premier League Sunday 22-April End of BOV First Division League Sunday 22-April Women's Under 17 KO Competition - Quarter Finals 21/22 April Play Offs - Second/Third Division Thursday 26-April End of Youth Leagues 24/25 April Women's KO – Quarter Finals 28/29 April FA Trophy – Semi Finals 28/29 April Play Offs - Premier/First Division 2/3 May Women's KO – Semi Finals 2/3 May Youth KO – Quarter Finals Saturday 05-May FA Trophy – Final Sunday 06-May Women's Under 17 KO Competition - Semi Finals 08/09 May Youth KO – Semi Finals Thursday 10-May Women's KO – Final Sunday 13-May Women's Under 17 KO Competition - Final Tuesday 15-May Youth KO – Final February 2018 April 2018 May 2018