Super League of Malawi, also known as the FDH Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons, once known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, 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.
Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.
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.
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 2024–25 Association ranking for 2024–25 CAF Champions League and 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2019–20 to 2023–24.
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.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityEkhaya FCBlantyreKamuzu Stadium6,244Blue EaglesLilongweNankhaka Stadium5,000Chitipa UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000Civil Service UnitedLilongweCivo Stadium25,000Dedza DynamosDedzaDedza Stadium6,000Mzuzu City HammersMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000CRECK SportingLilongweChampion Stadium25,000Kamuzu BarracksLilongweCivo Stadium25,000Karonga UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000MAFCONkhotakotaChitowe Stadium1,000Mighty TigersNchaloKalulu Stadium3,000Mighty WanderersBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000Moyale BarracksMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000Nyasa Big BulletsBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000Songwe UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000Silver StrikersLilongweBingu National Stadium41,100
Previous winners Season Champions Runners-up Third place Winning manager1986Bata BulletsADMARC TigersLimbe Leaf Wanderers1986–87CIVO United 1987–88MDC United Henry Moyo1988–89ADMARC 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 1997–98Telecom Wanderers Bata Bullets Silver Strikers1998–99Bata BulletsTelecom Wanderers Red Lions Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo1999–2000Bata BulletsMDC United Silver Strikers Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo2000–01Total Big BulletsMTL Wanderers MDC United Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo2001–02Total Big BulletsSilver StrikersMDC United 2002–03 Bakili BulletsMTL Wanderers MDC United 2004Bakili BulletsMTL Wanderers Silver Strikers2005Big BulletsMTL Wanderers Silver Strikers2006MTL WanderersSilver Strikers Big Bullets Rahman Gumbo2007ESCOM UnitedMTL WanderersSilver Strikers 2008Silver Strikers Big BulletsESCOM United2009–10Silver Strikers ESCOM UnitedMTL Wanderers Young Chimodzi2010–11ESCOM UnitedSilver Strikers Moyale Barracks Charles Manda2011–12Silver Strikers ESCOM UnitedMighty Wanderers Thom Mkorongo2012–13Silver Strikers Big BulletsBlantyre United Franco Ndawa2013Silver Strikers Moyale BarracksMAFCO Salima Stain Chirwa2014Big Bullets Moyale BarracksBlue Eagles Elijah Kananji2015Nyasa Big Bullets MAFCO SalimaBlue Eagles Mabvuto Lungu2016Kamuzu Barracks Nyasa Big BulletsSilver Strikers Billy Phambala2017Be Forward WanderersNyasa Big BulletsSilver Strikers Yasin Osman2018Nyasa Big Bullets Be Forward WanderersSilver Strikers Callisto Pasuwa2019Nyasa Big Bullets Be Forward WanderersBlue Eagles Callisto Pasuwa2020–21Nyasa Big Bullets Silver Strikers Mighty Wanderers Callisto Pasuwa2022Nyasa Big BulletsBlue EaglesKamuzu Barracks Callisto Pasuwa2023FCB Nyasa Big BulletsSilver StrikersMighty Mukuru Wanderers Callisto Pasuwa2024Silver StrikersMighty WanderersNyasa Big Bullets Peter MpondaMighty WanderersBig BulletsSilver Strikers Bob Mpinganjira
Performance by club Club Titles Winning seasons Nyasa Big Bullets 17 1986, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2022, 2023 Silver Strikers 9 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2008, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013, 2024 Mighty Wanderers 7 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2006, 2017, 2025 ESCOM United 2 2007, 2010–11 ADMARC Tigers 1 1988–89 CIVO United 1 1986–87 MDC United 1 1987–88 Kamuzu Barracks 1 2016
Top goalscorers Year Top scorers Team Goals2001–02 Heston Munthali MDC United 242002–03 Ganizani Malunga Bakili Bullets 282004 Rodrick Douglas Illovo 182005–06 Aggrey Kanyenda Mighty Wanderers 262006 Aggrey Kanyenda Mighty Wanderers 182007 Chiukepo Msowoya ESCOM United 172008 Diverson Mlozi Bullets 142009–10 Tony Chitsulo Silver Strikers 182010–11 Chikondi Mpulula Luke Milanzi Blantyre United & Blue EaglesESCOM United 182011–12 Ishmael Thindwa EPAC United 182012–13 Vincent Chinthenga Bvumbwe Research 182013 Ishmael Thindwa EPAC United 182014 Gastin Simkonda Moyale Barracks 172015 Innocent Bokosi Chiukepo Msowoya Red LionsBullets 14 2016 Richard Mbulu MAFCO Salima 192017 Matthews Sibale Silver Strikers 162018 Chiukepo Msowoya Bullets 162019 Khuda Muyaba Silver Strikers 212020–21 Hassan Kajoke Nyasa Big Bullets 152022 Babatunde Adepoju Nyasa Big Bullets 182023 Clement Nyondo Dedza Dynamos162024 Isaac Kaliati Mighty Wanderers172025 Babatunde AdepojuMighty Wanderers15 All-time goalscorers RankPlayerGoalsYears1 Chiukepo Msowoya12920052 Gastin Simkonda1162009
References
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