On 13 January 2011, the Malta Football Association decided to expand the league to 12 teams as from the 2011–12 season.
Dingli Swallows and Msida St. Joseph were relegated to the First Division after finishing in the last two places of the Play-Out.
Both of these clubs were supposed to take part in last season's competition, but each of them were found guilty in a corruption scandal and were immediately relegated to the First Division.
Only a few stadia have the infrastructure needed to host Premier League matches.
On a few occasions, Hibernians and Hamrun Spartans play at their home ground, but otherwise all games are played on neutral ground, rendering "home" and "away" games purely symbolic.