Super League of Malawi

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 championsFCB Nyasa Big Bullets
(2023)
Most championshipsFCB Nyasa Big Bullets (17 titles)
Top goalscorerChiukepo Msowoya (129 goals)
Websitesulommw.com
Current: 2024 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]

Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.[4][5]

History

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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

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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

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Qualification for African competitions

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See also: CAF 5-year ranking

Qualification criteria for 2023–24

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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

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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

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Season Champions Runners-up Third place Winning 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
2023 FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Silver Strikers Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Zimbabwe Callisto Pasuwa

Performance by club

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Club Titles Winning seasons
Nyasa Big Bullets (Includes Bata, Total, Bakili) 17 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2022, 2023
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 goalscorers

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Year Top scorers Team Goals[7]
2001–02 Malawi Heston Munthali MDC United 24
2002–03 Malawi Ganizani Malunga Bakili Bullets 28
2004 Malawi Rodrick Douglas Illovo 18
2005–06 Malawi Aggrey Kanyenda Mighty Wanderers 26
2006 Malawi Aggrey Kanyenda Mighty Wanderers 18
2007 Malawi Chiukepo Msowoya ESCOM United 17
2008 Malawi Diverson Mlozi Bullets 14
2009–10 Malawi Tony Chitsulo Silver Strikers 18
2010–11 Malawi Chikondi Mpulula
Malawi Luke Milanzi		 Blantyre United & Blue Eagles
ESCOM United 		18
2011–12 Malawi Ishmael Thindwa EPAC United 18
2012–13 Malawi Vincent Chinthenga Bvumbwe Research 18
2013 Malawi Ishmael Thindwa EPAC United 18
2014 Malawi Gastin Simkonda Moyale Barracks 17
2015 Malawi Innocent Bokosi[8]
Malawi Chiukepo Msowoya[8]		 Red Lions
Bullets		 14
2016 Malawi Richard Mbulu MAFCO Salima 19
2017 Malawi Matthews Sibale[9] Silver Strikers 16
2018 Malawi Chiukepo Msowoya Bullets 16
2019 Malawi Khuda Muyaba[10] Silver Strikers 21
2020–21 Malawi Hassan Kajoke[11] Nyasa Big Bullets 15
2022 Nigeria Babatunde Adepoju[12] Nyasa Big Bullets 18
2023 Malawi Clement Nyondo Dedza Dynamos 16

All-time goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Years
1 Malawi Chiukepo Msowoya 129 2005
2 Malawi Gastin Simkonda 116 2009

Assists

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Season Player Team Assists
2023 Stanley Sanudi Mighty Wanderers 10

Clean sheets

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Season Goalkeeper Team Clean sheets
2023 Malawi William Thole Mighty Wanderers 13
2024 Malawi George Chikooka Silver Strikers 9

Multiple hat-tricks

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Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Malawi George Chaomba 1
Malawi Festus Duwe
Malawi Ramadhan Ntafu

References

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  1. ^ "All set for Malawi TNM Super League re-launch". Nyasa Times. 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Malawi - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Football Association of Malawi » MAs and govt collaboration vital in Infrastructure development". www.fam.mw. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ "TNM Super League Round up: Silver continues to shine | Malawi Voice". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Football Association of Malawi » TNM Super League". www.fam.mw. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. ^ "About Us". sulommw.com.
  7. ^ "Where are the strikers?". mwnation.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Chiukepo, Bokosi share top scorers award". malawi24.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Sibale wins Golden Boot in maiden season". mwnation.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Khuda Muyaba wins golden boot award". malawi24.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Kajoke's delight at Golden Boot award". malawi24.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Babatunde first foreigner to win league Golden Boot". mwnation.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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