Super League of Malawi explained

TNM Super League
Country: Malawi
Confed:CAF
Founded:1986
Teams:16
Relegation:Malawi Regional Football Leagues
Levels:1
Domest Cup:FISD Challenge Cup
Malawi Charity Shield
Confed Cup:CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Champions:FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
Season:2023
Most Successful Club:FCB Nyasa Big Bullets (17 titles)
Top Goalscorer:Chiukepo Msowoya (129 goals)
Current:2024 Super League of Malawi

Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues.[2] [3]

Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.[4] [5]

History

It was created in 1986 and was first sponsored by Gillet Nacet. It was composed of eight teams: five teams from Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL) and three teams from Lilongwe and Districts Football League (LDFL). The eight inaugural members of the Super League of Malawi were Bata Bullets, Limbe Leaf Wanderers, MDC United, Red Lions, ADMARC Tigers, Silver Strikers, Civo United and MITCO.[6]

Competition format

There are 16 clubs in the Super League. During the course of a season (from April to December) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 30 games. The first place teams qualifies for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League or Confederation Cup and the three lowest placed teams in the Super League are relegated to the regional leagues. The winners of each regional league (Southern Region Football League, Central Region Football League and Northern Region Football League) promoted to the Super League.

International competitions

Qualification for African competitions

See also: CAF 5-year ranking.

Qualification criteria for 2023–24

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF Champions League and 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018–19 to 2022-23.

The winner of the Super League qualify for the subsequent season's CAF Champions League.

Current clubs

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Super League of Malawi during the 2023 season.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bangwe All StarsBlantyreMpira Stadium6,244
Blue EaglesLilongweNankhaka Stadium5,000
Chitipa UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
Civil Service UnitedLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Dedza DynamosDedzaDedza Stadium6,000
Ekwendeni HammersMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000
ExtremeLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Kamuzu BarracksLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Karonga UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
MAFCONkhotakotaChitowe Stadium1,000
Mighty TigersNchaloKalulu Stadium3,000
Mighty WanderersBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000
Moyale BarracksMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000
Nyasa Big BulletsBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000
Red LionsBalakaBalaka Stadium3,000
Silver StrikersLilongweBingu National Stadium41,100

Previous winners

Season Champions Runners-up Third place Winning manager
1986Bata BulletsADMARC TigersLimbe Leaf Wanderers
1986–87Civo United
1987–88MDC United Henry Moyo
1988–89ADMARC Tigers
1989–90Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1990–91Bata Bullets
1991–92Bata Bullets
1992–93Silver Strikers
1993–94Silver Strikers
1994–95Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1995–96Silver Strikers
1996–97Telecom Wanderers
1997–98Silver Strikers
1998–99Bata BulletsRed Lions Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
1999–2000Bata BulletsSilver Strikers Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
2000–01Total Big Bullets Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
2001–02Total Big BulletsSilver Strikers
2002–03 Bakili Bullets
2004Bakili BulletsSilver Strikers
2005Big BulletsSilver Strikers
2006MTL WanderersBig Bullets Rahman Gumbo
2007ESCOM UnitedMTL Wanderers
2008Big BulletsESCOM United
2009–10ESCOM UnitedMTL Wanderers Young Chimodzi
2010–11ESCOM UnitedMoyale Barracks Charles Manda
2011–12ESCOM UnitedMighty Wanderers Thom Mkorongo
2012–13Big BulletsBlantyre United Franco Ndawa
2013Moyale BarracksMAFCO Salima Stain Chirwa
2014Moyale BarracksBlue Eagles Elijah Kananji
2015MAFCO SalimaBlue Eagles Mabvuto Lungu
2016Nyasa Big BulletsSilver Strikers Billy Phambala
2017Be Forward WanderersNyasa Big BulletsSilver Strikers Yasin Osman
2018Be Forward WanderersSilver Strikers Callisto Pasuwa
2019Be Forward WanderersBlue Eagles Callisto Pasuwa
2020–21Mighty Wanderers Callisto Pasuwa
2022Nyasa Big BulletsBlue EaglesKamuzu Barracks Callisto Pasuwa
2023FCB Nyasa Big BulletsSilver StrikersMighty Mukuru Wanderers Callisto Pasuwa

Performance by club

ClubTitlesWinning seasons
Nyasa Big Bullets (Includes Bata, Total, Bakili) 17 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2022, 2023
8 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008, 2010, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013
Mighty Wanderers (Includes Limbe Leaf, Telecom, MTL, Be Forward) 6 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017
2 2007, 2010–11
1 1989
1 1987
1 1988
1 2016

Top goalscorers

YearTop scorersTeamGoals[7]
2001–02MDC United 24
2002–03Bakili Bullets 28
2004Illovo 18
2005–06Mighty Wanderers 26
2006Mighty Wanderers 18
2007ESCOM United 17
2008Bullets 14
2009–10Silver Strikers 18
2010–11Blantyre United & Blue Eagles
ESCOM United
18
2011–12EPAC United 18
2012–13Bvumbwe Research 18
2013EPAC United 18
2014Moyale Barracks 17
2015Red Lions
Bullets
14
2016MAFCO Salima 19
2017 Matthews Sibale[9] Silver Strikers 16
2018Bullets 16
2019 Khuda Muyaba[10] Silver Strikers 21
2020–21 Hassan Kajoke[11] Nyasa Big Bullets 21
2022 Babatunde Adepoju[12] Nyasa Big Bullets 18
2023 Clement NyondoDedza Dynamos16

All-time goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsYears
1 Chiukepo Msowoya1292005
2 Gastin Simkonda1162009

Clean sheets

SeasonGoalkeeperTeamClean sheets
2023 William TholeMighty Wanderers13
2024 George ChikookaSilver Strikers9

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1George Chaomba1
Festus Duwe
Ramadhan Ntafu

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All set for Malawi TNM Super League re-launch. Nyasa Times. 12 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Malawi - List of Cup Winners. RSSSF. 19 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Football Association of Malawi » MAs and govt collaboration vital in Infrastructure development. www.fam.mw. 19 May 2019.
  4. Web site: TNM Super League Round up: Silver continues to shine | Malawi Voice . 27 October 2012. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023125718/http://www.malawivoice.com/2012/06/19/tnm-super-league-round-up-silver-continues-to-shine-22190/ . 23 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Football Association of Malawi » TNM Super League. www.fam.mw. 19 May 2019.
  6. Web site: About Us. sulommw.com.
  7. Web site: Where are the strikers?. 7 December 2019. mwnation.com. 17 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217110622/https://mwnation.com/where-are-the-strikers/. live.
  8. Web site: Chiukepo, Bokosi share top scorers award. 14 August 2022. malawi24.com. 17 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111043/https://malawi24.com/2015/12/28/chiukepo-bokosi-share-top-scorers-award/. live.
  9. Web site: Sibale wins Golden Boot in maiden season. 8 December 2019. mwnation.com. 17 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111401/https://mwnation.com/sibale-wins-golden-boot-maiden-season/. live.
  10. Web site: Khuda Muyaba wins golden boot award. 26 December 2019. malawi24.com. 17 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111601/https://malawi24.com/2019/12/23/khuda-muyaba-wins-golden-boot-award/. live.
  11. Web site: Kajoke's delight at Golden Boot award. 30 October 2021. malawi24.com. 17 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111831/https://malawi24.com/2021/10/17/kajokes-delight-at-golden-boot-award/. live.
  12. Web site: Babatunde first foreigner to win league Golden Boot. mwnation.com. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217105632/https://mwnation.com/babatunde-first-foreigner-to-win-league-golden-boot/. live.