Valletta FC’s 3-0 victory over Tarxien Rainbows last night sealed the BOV Challenge League title and confirmed their promotion to the Premier League.

Goals from Andrei Ciolacu, Enoch Matiti and Jake Azzopardi mean that Valletta now have an insurmountable 16-point lead over Tarxien and Swieqi United and have been crowned champions with a few games to spare.

One of Malta’s most successful clubs, City suffered relegation for the first time in its 120-year history last season but their Premier League absence has proved to be short-lived.