2 ) ▁With ▁the ▁club ▁seem ingly ▁doing ▁well , ▁they ▁spent ▁just ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁First ▁Division . ▁ ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁won ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁First ▁Division ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 / 0 2 ▁season , ▁and ▁were ▁promoted ▁as ▁champions ▁to ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁Premier ▁League , ▁where ▁the ▁club ▁would ▁appear ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁their ▁history . ▁ ▁Enter ing ▁Europe ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁failed ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁sign ▁England ▁legend ▁Paul ▁Gas co igne . ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁Premier ▁League , ▁the ▁South se as iders ▁managed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁ever ▁reached ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁despite ▁the ▁club ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁champions , ▁the ▁S li ema ▁W ander ers . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁had ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁Cup , ▁they ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁where ▁they ▁met ▁NK ▁Prim or je ▁of ▁Sloven ia , ▁losing ▁ 1 – 0 ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁and ▁ 2 – 0 ▁in ▁Sloven ia ▁in ▁the ▁return ▁leg . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁that ▁the ▁am