2008–09 Maltese FA Trophy

Results

When the draw was conducted four teams received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Birkirkara received a bye because they won the 2007–08 Maltese FA Trophy. Other three teams qualifying directly to the Quarterfinals are Valletta, Marsaxlokk and Sliema Wanderers, for being (except Birkirkara) three best-placed teams in last year's Premier League.

First round

In the First Round entered Premier League teams placed 4th to 10th and 10 First Division teams. The matches were played on 25, 26 October, 1 and 2 November 2008.

Second round

In this round entered winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 8 and 9 November 2008.

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Quarter-finals

In this round entered winners from the previous round and four teams that had received a bye. The matches were played on 7 February 2009. All 8 teams from this round were from the Premier League. Marsaxlokk, Birkirkara, Valletta and Sliema won their ties and advanced to the semifinals.

Triganza Spiteri Kokavessis Dimech Agius Briffa Massaro Zammit Pace

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 7 and 8 March 2009. Holders Birkirkara met the same team they met the previous year, Valletta. But this time they lost and it was Valletta who reached the final. In the other semifinal Sliema beat Marsaxlokk 4–3 on penalties after the match finished in a 1–1 draw.

Priso Pereira Kokavessis Camenzuli Sammut Woods Turner Bajada Chetcuti

Final

The final was played on 29 May 2009.

Sliema Wanderers and Valletta met together in the Maltese FA Trophy final four times before, having previously met in 1959, 1964, 1991, and 1996. When meeting in the finals, Valletta has won it three times, while Sliema Wanderers won it once.

The last time Valletta and Sliema Wanderers met together in Maltese FA Trophy was during the 2011-12 Semi-finals when Sliema Wanderers beatValletta by 5–2.

Agius Monesterolo Woods Bezzina Giglio Falzon Pace Bajada Scerri Nišević Woods