2022–23 Namibia Premier Football League
The 2022–23 Namibia Premier League is the 1st full season of the Namibia Premier Football League, the top-tier football league in Namibia. [2]
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 November 2022 – 13 May 2023 |
| Champions | African Stars |
| Relegated | Eleven Arrows, Citizens, Black Africa |
| Champions League | African Stars |
| Matches played | 240[1] |
| Goals scored | 608 (2.53 per match)[1] |
| Top goalscorer |  Willy Stephanus (20 goals) |
2023–24 → | |
As this was the first season of this league no new clubs joined this season.
At the end of the season the Black Africa, Eleven Arrows and Citizens were relegated from the league, going down to the First division South league.
The teams coming into the league for the 2023-24 season are Khomas Nampol F.C. +2.
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | African Stars | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 73 | Champions |
| 2 | Blue Waters | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 61 | |
| 3 | Life Fighters | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 51 | |
| 4 | Mighty Gunners | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 50 | |
| 5 | UNAM | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 47 | |
| 6 | Okahandja United | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 43 | |
| 7 | United Africa Tigers | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 42 | |
| 8 | Tura Magic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Young African | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | Civics | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Young Brazilians | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 34 | |
| 13 | Julinho Sporting | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Black Africa | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 30 | Relegation to First Division |
| 15 | Eleven Arrows | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 26 | |
| 16 | Citizens | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 11 |
Controversy
On 8th May 2023 Sylvester ‘Lolo’ Goraseb executive member of Black Africa replied to a Facebook post by the Thru Pass Football magazine that “there will be no promotion or relegation” while sitting 3rd from the bottom of the league.[3]
References
- "Debmarine Namibia Premiership 2022/2023 Season Statistics" – via Facebook.
- "Namibian domestic league returns after three-year hiatus | Reuters". Reuters. February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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