Birkirkara celebrated the Youth League Section A championship after beating Melita 4-0 in their final game.

The team led by Peter Pullicino dropped only six points in two defeats. They had lost to Valletta in their first outing and then lost to Pietà Hotspurs to end a fine run of twelve consecutive wins. The Hotspurs finished second on 34 points, ahead of Hibernians and Valletta.

Floriana and Melita will be playing in Section B last season after finishing in the bottom two places.

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In Section B, Zabbar St. Patrick emerged as winners, collecting 45 points from eighteen matches. Their campaign started with a surprise defeat to St. Venera Lightings who lost sixteen matches, earning just one other point in a draw to end the season at the bottom of the table. After a rather shaky start, the Zabbar side, however, bounced back winning the last ten matches.

Pembroke Athleta also secured promotion after finishing second thanks to a fine run of six consecutive wins in their final six matches to overcome the challenge offered by Sliema Wanderers, Rabat Ajax and San Gwann.

Joining St. Venera Lightnings in Section C will be Zebbug Rangers who finished second from bottom.

In Section C, Mellieha had a fantastic campaign with eighteen wins in eighteen matches, finishing their commitments no less than seventeen points ahead of second-placed Msida St. Joseph who will also join them in Section B next season.

Gudja United and Lija Athletic were relegated to Section D after finishing in the bottom two positions.

Zurrieq won Section D after finishing their commitments on 43 points, three ahead of Fgura United and Sirens who share the runner-up spot on 40 points. A decider is therefore necessary to determine who will be joining Zurrieq in Section C next season.

Kalkara and Marsa were relegated to Section E.

Meanwhile Siggiewi and Gzira United were promoted to Section D after finishing first and second respectively in Section E.

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