2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League
The 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the NBC Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 58th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 27 September 2021. The season ended with Young Africans S.C. clinching their 29th premier league title, losing only two games in the entire season. This was the team's second consecutive championship win.[1][2] Congolese striker Fiston Kalala Mayele (Yanga S.C.) along with Burundian striker Saidi Ntibazonkiza (Simba S.C.) were the top scorers of the season.[3]
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2022 – 24 June 2023 |
| Champions | Young Africans |
| Relegated | Ruvu Shooting Polisi Morogoro Mbeya City |
| Champions League | Young Africans Simba |
| Confederation Cup | Azam |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Top goalscorer |  Fiston Kalala Mayele Saidi Ntibazonkiza(17 goals) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 10 June 2022. | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Africans (C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 78 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Simba | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 17 | +58 | 73 | |
| 3 | Azam | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Singida Big Stars | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 55 | |
| 5 | Namungo | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ihefu | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Geita Gold | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 37 | |
| 8 | Prisons | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dodoma Jiji | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 37 | |
| 10 | Mtibwa Sugar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Kagera Sugar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 35 | |
| 12 | Coastal Union | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 33 | |
| 13 | Kinondoni MC (O) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Mbeya City (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 31 | |
| 15 | Polisi Morogoro (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 25 | Relegation |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
The 13th and 14th placed teams (Kinondoni MC and Mbeya City) qualified for a two-legged relegation play-off, with the winners remaining in the Tanzanian Premier League and the losers competing in another play-off against the 3rd-placed team from the 2022–23 Tanzanian Championship League (Mashujaa) for the final place in the 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League.
Semi-finals
| 13 June 2023 | Mbeya City | 2–1 | Kinondoni MC | |
| 16:00 |
| 16 June 2023 | Kinondoni MC | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Mbeya City | |
| 16:00 |
Final
| 19 June 2023 | Mashujaa | 3–1 | Mbeya City | |
| 14:00 |
| 24 June 2023 | Mbeya City | 0–1 (1–4 agg.) | Mashujaa | |
| 14:00 |
References
- "Yanga SC beat Dodoma Jiji FC to win 29th Premiership title". The Citizen. The Citizen. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "YANGA YAONGEZA NAMBA KATIKA HISTORIA – TPLB". 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- Michael, john (10 June 2023). "Top Scorer NBC Premier League 2022/2023". Ligi Kuu Tanzania. Retrieved 10 June 2023.