Tanzanian Premier League
File:TFF Ligi Kuu Premier League Tanzania Logo.jpg | |
Founded | 1965 | , as National League
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | Confederation of African Football |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Tanzanian First Division League |
Domestic cup(s) | |
International cup(s) | |
Current champions | Young Africans S.C. (2021–22) |
Most championships | Young Africans S.C. (23 titles) |
TV partners | Azam TV (live matches and highlights) |
Website | ligikuu.co.tz |
Current: 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League |
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League (Swahili: Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara) is the top-level professional football league in Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Football Federation. The league was formed in 1965 as the "National League". Its name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League", and to the "Premier League" in 1997.
Competition format
Competition
The Tanzanian Premier League (TPL) follows a typical double round-robin format; each team playing the other twice, home and away. Winners of each match earns three points, a draw earns a point for both teams, while a loss earns zero points.
Promotion & Relegation
The bottom two placed teams are automatically relegated to the Championship, and are replaced by the winners and runner's up from the Championship. The third and fourth worst ranked teams enter a play-off with the 3rd and 4th placed teams from the First Division.[1]
International Competitions
As a member of CAF, teams based in Tanzania compete in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
Recent positive performances by TPL clubs in continental competitions has seen Tanzania rise in the CAF 5-Year Ranking. As a result more teams from the league have the opportunity to compete on the continental stage.
CAF Champions League
The league champion qualifies for the CAF Champions League of the following season.
Starting the 2021-22 season, the second placed team from the previous season also qualifies for the CAF CL.
CAF Confederation Cup
Since the 2015–16 season, the winner of the Tanzania FA Cup has qualified for the CAF Confederations Cup. Prior, the runner-up in the Premier League had qualified for the Confederations Cup.
From the 2021-22 Season, the champions of the FA Cup and the third placed team in the TPL qualify for the tournament.
Clubs
Starting from the 2018–19 season, the league is composed of 20 teams, which was further lowered to 18 in 2020 and 16 in 2021.
Champions
Club | Wins[2] |
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Yanga | 28 |
Simba (includes Sunderland) | 22 |
Maji Maji | 3 |
Malindi | 2 |
Prisons | 1 |
Pan African | 1 |
Azam | 1 |
Cosmopolitans | 1 |
Mseto Sports | 1 |
Coastal Union | 1 |
Pamba | 1 |
KMKM | 1 |
Wins by year
Previous champions are:[3]
- 1965: Sunderland (Dar es Salaam)
- 1966: Sunderland (Dar es Salaam)
- 1967: Cosmopolitans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1968: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1969: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1970: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1971: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1972: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1973: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1974: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1975: Mseto S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1976: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1977: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1978: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1979: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1980: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1981: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1982: Pan African S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1983: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1984: KMKM (Zanzibar)
- 1985: Majimaji F.C. (Ruvuma)
- 1986: Majimaji F.C. (Ruvuma)
- 1987: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1988: Coastal Union S.C. (Tanga)
- 1989: Malindi (Zanzibar)
- 1990: Pamba SC (Mwanza)
- 1991: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1992: Malindi S.C. (Zanzibar)
- 1993: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1994: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1995: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1996: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1997: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1998: Majimaji F.C. (Ruvuma)
- 1999: Prisons (Mbeya)
- 2000: Young Africans S.C. (Dar Es Salaam)
- 2001: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2002: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2003: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2004: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2005: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2006: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2007: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam) [mini-league]
- 2007–08: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2008–09: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2009–10: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2010–11: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2011–12: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2012–13: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2013–14: Azam F.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2014–15: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2015–16: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2016–17: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2017–18: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2018–19: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2019–20: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2020–21: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2021–22: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
Top scorers
This section needs additional citations for verification. (November 2017) |
Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals | |
1997 | ![]() |
Mohamed Hussein "Mmachinga" | Young Africans | 26 |
2004 | ![]() |
Abubakar Ally Mkangwa | Mtibwa Sugar | |
2005 | ![]() |
Abdallah Juma | Mtibwa Sugar | 25 |
2006 | n/a | n/a | ||
2007 | ![]() |
Mashiku | SC United | 17 |
2007–08 | ![]() |
Michael Katende | Kagera Sugar | |
2008–09 | ![]() |
Boniface Ambani | Young Africans | 18 |
2009–10 | ![]() |
Musa Hassan Mgosi | Simba | 18 |
2010–11 | ![]() |
Mrisho Ngasa | Azam | 18 |
2011–12 | ![]() |
John Raphael Bocco | Azam | 19 |
2012–13 | ![]() |
Kipre Tchetche | Azam | 17 |
2013–14 | ![]() |
Amissi Tambwe | Simba | 19 |
2014–15 | ![]() |
Simon Msuva | Young Africans | 17 |
2015–16 | ![]() |
Amissi Tambwe | Young Africans | 21 |
2016–17 | ![]() |
Simon Msuva | Young Africans | 14 |
2017–18 | ![]() |
Emmanuel Okwi | Simba | 20 |
2018–19 | ![]() |
Meddie Kagere | Simba | 23 |
2019–20 | ![]() |
Meddie Kagere | Simba | 22 |
2020–21 | ![]() |
John Bocco | Simba | 16 |
2021-22 | ![]() |
George Mpole | Geita Gold | 17 |
2022-23 | Reliants Lusajo | Namungo FC | 3 |
References
- ^ "About the Premier League". Tanzania Football Federation. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Tanzania – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
External links
- tff.or.tz; League website at association's website
- Page at fifa.com; League standings & results
- RSSSF competition history
- Articles with short description
- Articles containing Swahili (individual language)-language text
- Articles needing additional references from November 2017
- All articles needing additional references
- Tanzanian Premier League
- Football leagues in Tanzania
- Top level football leagues in Africa
- Sports leagues established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in Tanzania