The 2010–11 Maltese Futsal First Division is the 12th season of the futsal championship in Malta, since the beginning of organized futsal in the country in 1999.
League stage
The league stage of the competition featured ten teams competing in a double round-robin format. The previous season's champions secured the top position to qualify for the playoffs. After the season, ZC Excess Futsal and River Plate Bidnija FC joined together, and the next season the club started competing under the name of Excess R.P. Bidnija Futsal.
Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1 ZC Excess Futsal 49 18 16 1 1 135 43 +92 2 Paola Downtown 43 18 14 1 3 126 57 +69 3 Naxxar Motors 40 18 13 1 4 115 69 +46 4 River Plate Bidnija 35 18 11 2 5 110 77 +33 5 Pentagon Properties BFC 27 18 9 0 9 73 92 -19 6 Luxol Amazon Cinco 19 18 6 1 11 59 81 -22 7 White Eagles 17 18 5 2 11 68 112 -44 8 Sliema Bilboa 15 18 5 0 13 83 110 -27 9 Los Street Boyz 13 18 4 1 13 51 88 -37 10 Scandals sportinmalta.com 7 18 2 1 15 70 161 -91
Legend: Qualified for play-offs Relegated
Championship Play-Off
The 2010–11 Maltese Futsal Championship play-offs featured the top four teams from the First Division competing in semi-finals and a final to determine the season champion. In the semi-finals, played over two legs, ZC Excess Futsal Club defeated River Plate Bidnija 6–2 in the first leg and drew 7–7 in the second leg. Meanwhile, Paola Downtown FC overcame Naxxar Motors 6–2 in the first leg and 9–5 in the second leg.
The final, held on 20 May 2011, saw ZC Excess Futsal Club face Paola Downtown FC. After a 6–6 draw after extra time, ZC Excess won 4–2 on penalties (the match had also ended 5–5 in regular time), securing the Maltese Futsal Championship 2010–11 title.
Excess RP Bidnija will represent Malta in the 2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup competition.
Semi-finals
Date Home team Score Away team 6 May 2011 ZC Excess Futsal Club 6–2 River Plate Bidnija FC 6 May 2011 Paola Downtown 6–2 Naxxar Motors 13 May 2011 River Plate Bidnija 7–7 ZC Excess Futsal Club 13 May 2011 Naxxar Motors 5–9 Paola Downtown
Final
Date Home team Score Away team Notes 20 May 2011 ZC Excess Futsal Club 4–2 ps Paola Downtown 6–6 aet; 5–5 in regular time
Maltese Futsal Championship 2010–11 Winner: ZC Excess Futsal Club
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