Super League of Malawi
Founded | 1986 |
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | FISD Challenge Cup Malawi Charity Shield |
International cup(s) | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
Current champions | Nyasa Big Bullets (2020–21) |
Most championships | Nyasa Big Bullets (15 titles) |
Current: 2022 Super League of Malawi |
Super League of Malawi, also known under the sponsored name as TNM Super League,[1] is the top football division in Malawi.[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
Qualification criteria for 2021–22
Association ranking for 2022–23 CAF Champions League and 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018 to 2020–21.
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 2022 season.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Nyasa Big Bullets | Blantyre | Kamuzu Stadium | 65,000 |
Silver Strikers | Lilongwe | Silver Stadium | 20,000 |
Mighty Wanderers | Blantyre | Kamuzu Stadium | 65,000 |
Civil Service United | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
Karonga United | Karonga | Karonga Stadium | 20,000 |
Moyale Barracks | Mzuzu | Mzuzu Stadium | 15,000 |
TN Stars | Kasungu | Kasungu Stadium | 6,000 |
MAFCO | Nkhotakota | Chitowe Stadium | 1,000 |
Ekwendeni Hammers | Mzuzu | Mzuzu Stadium | 15,000 |
Kamuzu Barracks | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
Red Lions | Balaka | Balaka Stadium | 3,000 |
Blue Eagles | Lilongwe | Nankhaka Stadium | 5,000 |
Mighty Tigers | Nchalo | Kalulu Stadium | 3,000 |
Dedza Dynamos | Dedza | Dedza Stadium | 6,000 |
Sable Farming | Blantyre | Mpira Stadium | 6,244 |
Rumphi United | Rumphi | Rumphi Stadium | 1,000 |
Previous winners
- 1986 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
- 1986–87 : Civo United (Lilongwe)
- 1987–88 : MDC United (Blantyre)
- 1988–89 : ADMARC Tigers (Blantyre)
- 1989–90 : Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Blantyre)
- 1990–91 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
- 1991–92 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
- 1992–93 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
- 1993–94 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
- 1994–95 : Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Blantyre)
- 1995–96 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
- 1996–97 : Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre)
- 1997–98 : Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre)
- 1998–99 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
- 1999–2000 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
- 2000–01 : Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
- 2001–02 : Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
- 2002–03 : Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)
- 2003–04 : Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)
- 2004–05 : Big Bullets (Blantyre)
Performance by club
Club | Titles | Winning seasons |
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Nyasa Big Bullets (Includes Bata, Total, Bakili) | 15 | 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21 |
Silver Strikers | 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 |
ESCOM United | 2 | 2007, 2010–11 |
ADMARC Tigers | 1 | 1989 |
Civo United | 1 | 1987 |
MDC United | 1 | 1988 |
Kamuzu Barracks | 1 | 2016 |
Top scorers
Year | Top scorers | Team | Goals[7] |
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2001–02 | ![]() |
MDC United | 24 |
2002–03 | ![]() |
Bakili Bullets | 28 |
2004 | ![]() |
Illovo | 18 |
2005–06 | ![]() |
Mighty Wanderers | 26 |
2006 | ![]() |
Mighty Wanderers | 18 |
2007 | ![]() |
ESCOM United | 17 |
2008 | ![]() |
Bullets | 14 |
2009–10 | ![]() |
Silver Strikers | 18 |
2010–11 | ![]() ![]() |
Blantyre United & Blue Eagles ESCOM United |
18 |
2011–12 | ![]() |
EPAC United | 18 |
2012–13 | ![]() |
Bvumbwe Research | 18 |
2013 | ![]() |
EPAC United | 18 |
2014 | ![]() |
Moyale Barracks | 17 |
2015 | ![]() ![]() |
Red Lions Bullets |
14 |
2016 | ![]() |
MAFCO Salima | 19 |
2017 | ![]() |
Silver Strikers | 16 |
2018 | ![]() |
Bullets | 16 |
2019 | ![]() |
Silver Strikers | 21 |
2020–21 | ![]() |
Nyasa Big Bullets | 21 |
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- ^ "Football Association of Malawi » TNM Super League". www.fam.mw. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "About Us". sulommw.com.
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- ^ a b "Chiukepo, Bokosi share top scorers award". malawi24.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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