Super League of Malawi

Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons,[1] 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.[2][3]

TNM Super League
Founded1986
Country Malawi
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toMalawi Regional Football Leagues
Domestic cup(s)FISD Challenge Cup
Malawi Charity Shield
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsNyasa Big Bullets
(2022)
Most championshipsNyasa Big Bullets (16 titles)
Current: 2023 Super League of Malawi

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
See also: CAF 5-year ranking

Qualification criteria for 2023–24

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF Champions League and 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018–19 to 2022-23.

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.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bangwe All Stars Blantyre Mpira Stadium 6,244
Blue Eagles Lilongwe Nankhaka Stadium 5,000
Chitipa United Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
Civil Service United Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Dedza Dynamos Dedza Dedza Stadium 6,000
Ekwendeni Hammers Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Extreme Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Kamuzu Barracks Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Karonga United Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
MAFCO Nkhotakota Chitowe Stadium 1,000
Mighty Tigers Nchalo Kalulu Stadium 3,000
Mighty Wanderers Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Moyale Barracks Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Nyasa Big Bullets Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Red Lions Balaka Balaka Stadium 3,000
Silver Strikers Lilongwe Bingu National Stadium 41,100

Previous winners
SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placeWinning manager
1986 Bata Bullets ADMARC Tigers Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1986–87 Civo United
1987–88 MDC United Malawi Henry Moyo
1988–89 ADMARC Tigers
1989–90 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1990–91 Bata Bullets
1991–92 Bata Bullets
1992–93 Silver Strikers
1993–94 Silver Strikers
1994–95 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1995–96 Silver Strikers
1996–97 Telecom Wanderers
1997–98 Telecom Wanderers Bata Bullets Silver Strikers
1998–99 Bata Bullets Telecom Wanderers Red Lions Burundi Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
1999–2000 Bata Bullets MDC United Silver Strikers Burundi Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
2000–01 Total Big Bullets MTL Wanderers MDC United Burundi Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
2001–02 Total Big Bullets Silver Strikers MDC United
2002–03 Bakili Bullets MTL Wanderers MDC United
2004 Bakili Bullets MTL Wanderers Silver Strikers
2005 Big Bullets MTL Wanderers Silver Strikers
2006 MTL Wanderers Silver Strikers Big Bullets Zimbabwe Rahman Gumbo
2007 ESCOM United MTL Wanderers Silver Strikers
2008 Silver Strikers Big Bullets ESCOM United
2009–10 Silver Strikers ESCOM United MTL Wanderers Malawi Young Chimodzi
2010–11 ESCOM United Silver Strikers Moyale Barracks Malawi Charles Manda
2011–12 Silver Strikers ESCOM United Mighty Wanderers Malawi Thom Mkorongo
2012–13 Silver Strikers Big Bullets Blantyre United Malawi Franco Ndawa
2013 Silver Strikers Moyale Barracks MAFCO Salima Malawi Stain Chirwa
2014 Big Bullets Moyale Barracks Blue Eagles Malawi Elijah Kananji
2015 Nyasa Big Bullets MAFCO Salima Blue Eagles Malawi Mabvuto Lungu
2016 Kamuzu Barracks Nyasa Big Bullets Silver Strikers Malawi Billy Phambala
2017 Be Forward Wanderers Nyasa Big Bullets Silver Strikers Malawi Yasin Osman
2018 Nyasa Big Bullets Be Forward Wanderers Silver Strikers Zimbabwe Callisto Pasuwa
2019 Nyasa Big Bullets Be Forward Wanderers Blue Eagles Zimbabwe Callisto Pasuwa
2020–21 Nyasa Big Bullets Silver Strikers Mighty Wanderers Zimbabwe Callisto Pasuwa
2022 Nyasa Big Bullets Blue Eagles Kamuzu Barracks Zimbabwe Callisto Pasuwa

Performance by club
Club Titles Winning seasons
Nyasa Big Bullets (Includes Bata, Total, Bakili) 16 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2022
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]
2001–02 Malawi Heston MunthaliMDC United24
2002–03 Malawi Ganizani MalungaBakili Bullets28
2004 Malawi Rodrick DouglasIllovo18
2005–06 Malawi Aggrey KanyendaMighty Wanderers26
2006 Malawi Aggrey KanyendaMighty Wanderers18
2007 Malawi Chiukepo MsowoyaESCOM United17
2008 Malawi Diverson MloziBullets14
2009–10 Malawi Tony ChitsuloSilver Strikers18
2010–11 Malawi Chikondi Mpulula
Malawi Luke Milanzi		Blantyre United & Blue Eagles
ESCOM United		 18
2011–12 Malawi Ishmael ThindwaEPAC United18
2012–13 Malawi Vincent ChinthengaBvumbwe Research18
2013 Malawi Ishmael ThindwaEPAC United18
2014 Malawi Gastin SimkondaMoyale Barracks17
2015 Malawi Innocent Bokosi[8]
Malawi Chiukepo Msowoya[8]		Red Lions
Bullets		14
2016 Malawi Richard MbuluMAFCO Salima19
2017 Malawi Matthews Sibale[9]Silver Strikers16
2018 Malawi Chiukepo MsowoyaBullets16
2019 Malawi Khuda Muyaba[10]Silver Strikers21
2020–21 Malawi Hassan Kajoke[11]Nyasa Big Bullets21
2022 Nigeria Babatunde Adepoju[12]Nyasa Big Bullets18

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