The 2025–26 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the NBC Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 61st season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 17 September 2025 and ended on 30 June 2026.
Teams The league consisted of 16 teams; the top 14 teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Tanzanian Championship League. Young Africans entered the season as defending champions (for the fourth consecutive season).
Changes from previous season Promoted from2024–25 Championship League Relegated to2025–26 Championship League Mtibwa SugarMbeya City Kagera SugarKenGold
The promoted teams were the 2024–25 Tanzanian Championship League champions Mtibwa Sugar (returning to the Premier League after a single-season absence) and runners-up Mbeya City (returning to the Premier League after a two-season absence). They replaced the 2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League bottom two teams, Kagera Sugar and KenGold.
Locations
Stadiums Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAzam Dar es Salaam Chamazi StadiumCoastal UnionTangaMkwakwani StadiumDodoma JijiDodomaJamhuri Stadium Dodoma Fountain Gate Manyara Tanzanite KwaraaJKT TanzaniaDar es Salaam Major General Isamuhyo StadiumKMCDar es Salaam KMC ComplexMashujaaKigomaLake Tanganyika StadiumMbeya CityMbeyaSokoine StadiumMtibwa SugarMorogoro Jamhuri Stadium MorogoroNamungo LindiMajaliwa StadiumPambaMwanzaCCM Kirumba StadiumPrisons MbeyaSokoine StadiumSimbaDar es Salaam KMC ComplexSingida Black StarsSingida Liti Stadium TRA United TaboraAli Hassan Mwinyi Stadium Young Africans Dar es Salaam Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
League table
Results Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
Results by round
Tanzanian Premier League play-off The 13th and 14th-placed teams (Prisons and Mbeya City) qualified for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off (held over two legs), alongside the 3rd and 4th-placed teams from the 2025–26 Tanzanian Championship League (Polisi Tanzania and Mbeya Kwanza). The Championship teams qualified for the quarter-finals, and the Premier League teams qualified for the semi-finals; the quarter-final winners then face the semi-final losers for the final place in the 2026–27 Tanzanian Premier League.
Quarter-finals First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Finals First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Feisal SalumAzam142 Allan OkelloYoung Africans113 Prince DubeYoung Africans94 Mudathir Yahya Young Africans5 Mossi Nduwumwe Singida Black Stars6 Mathew TegisiPamba Jiji87 Fabrice NgoyNamungo8 Salehe Karabaka JKT Tanzania9 Iddy Nado Azam10 Clatous Chama Simba
Assist
RankPlayerClubAssist1 Feisal SalumAzam82 Elie Mpanzu Simba3 Allan OkelloYoung Africans74 Duke AbuyaYoung Africans65 Maxi Nzengeli Young Africans6 Clatous Chama Simba7 Iddy Nado Azam 8 Prince DubeYoung Africans59 Neo Maema Simba10 Ibrahim Imoro Singida Black Stars4
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Djigui Diarra Young Africans142 Aishi Manula Azam123 djibrilla kassali Simba4 Jean Noel TRA United115 Zuberi Foba Azam8 6 Erick Johora Mashujaa77 Yona Amosi Pamba Jiji8 Ramadhan Chalamanda JKT Tanzania6 9 Mussa Mbisa Tanzania Prisons10 Daniel Mgore Dodoma Jiji5
Awards
Player of the Matchday MonthM/NPlayerClubScoreAgainstSeptember 1 Darueshi SalibokoKMC1–0Dodoma Jiji2 Cleophance MkandalaCoastal Union1–0Tanzania Prisons3 Habib KyomboMbeya City1–0Fountain Gate4 Paul PeterJKT Tanzania1–1Mashujaa5 Cyprian KipenyeNamungo1–1Pamba Jiji9 Iddi KipagwileDodoma Jiji2–2TRA United10 Abdulmalik ZakariaMashujaa1–0Mtibwa Sugar11 Daniel AmoahNamungo1–0Tanzania Prisons12 Ally MsengiJKT Tanzania2–1Coastal Union13 Khalid AuchoSingida Black stars1–0KMC14 Maxi Nzegeli Young Africans3–0Pamba Jiji15 Baraket HmidiAzam2–0Mbeya City16 Jean AhouaSimba3–0Fountain Gate17 Oscar MwajangaTanzania Prisons1–0KMC18 Yassin MgazaDodoma Jiji2–0Coastal Union19 Andrew SimchimbaMtibwa Sugar2–0Fountain Gate20 Kevin NashonPamba Jiji0–0TRA United21 Elvis RupiaSingida Black Stars1–0Mashujaa22 Baraka MaranyingiMbeya City0–0Young AfricansOctober23 Paul Peter (2)JKT Tanzania1–1Azam24 Rushine De ReuckSimba3–0Namungo25 Peter LwasaPamba2–1Mashujaa26 Juma AbushiriFountain Gate1–0Dodoma Jiji27 Mateo AntonyMbeya City3–0KMC28 Haroun EvodyMtibwa Sugar0–0Coastal Union29 Alli MachupaNamungo1–1JKT Tanzania33 Jeremiah JumaPrisons 2–1Mbeya City34 Mohammed MussaMashujaa 0–0TRA United35 Cleophance Mkandala (2)Coastal Union1–1Fountain Gate36 Abdi BandaDodoma Jiji0–0Mtibwa Sugar41 Vitalis MayangaMbeya City2–2JKT Tanzania42 Ismail KadaFountain Gate1–0KMC43 Erick JohoraMashujaa1–0Namungo44PostponedPamba Jiji won the game6 Mohamed ZimbweYoung Africans2–0Mtibwa SugarNovember40 Kevin Nashon (2)Pamba Jiji1–1Singida Black Stars38 Wilson NanguSimba2–1JKT Tanzania37 Pacóme Zouzoua Young Africans4–1KMC39 Fabrice NgoyNamungo1–1Azam49 Anuary KilimileJKT Tanzania 1–0KMC50 Andrew ChamunguNamungo2–0Dodoma Jiji51 Ramadhan SalumTRA United 1–0Prisons 52 Jaffary KibayaMashujaa1–0Mbeya City 53 Peter Lwasa (2)Pamba Jiji1–0Fountain Gate 57 Erick KyaruziMtibwa Sugar 0–0KMC 58 Maabad MaabadCoastal Union 2–0Mbeya City60 Henry DavidFountain Gate 1–0Prisons59 Salehe KarabakaJKT Tanzania 1–0TRA United 69 Abdulmalik Zakaria (2)Mashujaa 0–0Dodoma Jiji 66 Mathew TigisiPamba Jiji 3–0KMC67 Ismail MhesaMtibwa Sugar2–1TRA United65 Fabrice Ngoy (2)Namungo1–0Mbeya City68 Paul Peter (3)JKT Tanzania 2–0Fountain GateDecember 76 Ally MsangiCoastal Union 0–0Mashujaa73 Costantine MalimiMtibwa Sugar 0–0JKT Tanzania8 Amas ObasogieSingida Black Stars 0–0Azam95 Duke AbuyaYoung Africans2–0Fountain Gate 93 Morice AbrahamSimba3–0Mbeya City75 Mussa MbisaPrisons0–0Pamba32 Shabani ChilundaTRA United3–1Singida Black Star31 Nassor SaadunAzam2–0Simba46 Prince DubeYoung Africans 1–0Coastal Union January 96 Salmin HozaDodoma Jiji1–1Singida Black Star 112 Feisal SalumAzam 3–0Coastal Union 102 Haroun Evody (2)Mtibwa Sugar 1–1Simba87 Mudathir YahyaYoung Africans 6–0Mashujaa 88 Habeeb Mussafountain Gate0–0Azam 86 Salehe Karabaka (2)JKT Tanzania 1–0Singida Black Stars81 Said MkopiMtibwa Sugar2–1Mbeya City 82 Iddi Kipagwile (2)Dodoma Jiji1–0Prisons83 Joel NoelTRA United 3–0KMC84 Abdallah MfukoNamungo 1–0Coastal Union 87 James MwashingaMtibwa Sugar 0–1Pamba Jiji 61 DepúYoung Africans 3–1Dodoma Jiji63 Libasse GueyeSimba2–0Mashujaa48 Aishi ManulaAzam 2–0TRA United 99 Kelvin Nashon (3)Pamba Jiji 1–1Mbeya City 97 William EdgerDodoma Jiji1–0JKT Tanzania 101 Fabrice Ngoy (3)Namungo 1–0KMC
Monthly awards
MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthCoachClubPlayerClubManagerStadiumSeptemberAhmad AllyJKT TanzaniaDjigui DiarraYoung Africansnot announcedOctober Mohamed LaizerFountain Gate Issa AbushirFountain Gate Jackson MwendwaTanzanite KwaraNovember Juma MgundaNamungo Fabrice NgoyNamungo Said MpucheMajor General Isamuhyo StadiumDecember Pedro GonçalvesYoung Africans Duke AbuyaYoung Africans Said Mpuche (2)Major General Isamuhyo StadiumJanuary Pedro Gonçalves (2)Young Africans William Edger Dodoma Jiji FC Hussein MuhondoJamhuri Stadium (Dodoma)February Steve BarkerSimba DepúYoung Africans Said Mpuche (3)Major General Isamuhyo StadiumMarch Steve Barker (2)Simba Ibrahim ImoroSingida Black Stars Omar MaluleAirtel StadiumApril Pedro Gonçalves (3)Young Africans Allan Okello Young Africans not announcedMay Steve Barker (3)Simba Allan Okello (2)Young Africans Omar Malule (2)Airtel Stadium
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TFF Awards
References