Super League of Malawi

Super League of Malawi, also known under the sponsored name as TNM Super League,[1] is the top football division in Malawi.[2][3]

TNM Super League
Founded1986
Country Malawi
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)FISD Challenge Cup
Malawi Charity Shield
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsBig Bullets
(2019)
Most championshipsBig Bullets (14)
2019 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.

Current clubs

Previous winners
  • 1986 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 1987 : Civo United (Lilongwe)
  • 1988 : MDC United (Blantyre)
  • 1989 : ADMARC Tigers (Blantyre)
  • 1990 : Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Blantyre)
  • 1991 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 1992 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 1993 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 1994 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 1995 : Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Blantyre)
  • 1995–96 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 1996–97 : Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre)
  • 1997–98 : Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre)
  • 1998–99 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 1999–00 : Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2000–01 : Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2001–02 : Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2002–03 : Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2004 : Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2005–06 : Big Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2006 : MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)
  • 2007 : ESCOM United (Blantyre)
  • 2008 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 2009–10 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 2010–11 : ESCOM United (Blantyre)
  • 2011–12 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 2012–13 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 2013–14 : Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
  • 2014 : Big Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2015 : Big Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2016 : Kamuzu Barracks (Lilongwe)
  • 2017 : Be Forward Wanderers (Blantyre)
  • 2018 : Big Bullets (Blantyre)
  • 2019 : Big Bullets (Blantyre)

Performance By Club
Club City Titles Last Title
Bullets (Includes Bata, Total Big, Bakili Bullets)Blantyre142019
Silver StrikersLilongwe82013–14
Wanderers (Includes Limbe Leaf, Telecom, MTL Wanderers)Blantyre62017
ESCOM UnitedBlantyre22010–11
ADMARC TigersBlantyre11989
Civo UnitedLilongwe11987
MDC UnitedLilongwe11988
Kamuzu BarracksBlantyre12016

Top scorers
Year Top scorers Team Goals[7][8]
2001–02 Heston MunthaliMDC United24
2002–03 Ganizani MalungaBakili Bullets28
2004 Rodrick DouglasIllovo18
2005–06 Aggrey KanyendaWanderers26
2006 Aggrey KanyendaWanderers18
2007 Chiukepo MsowoyaESCOM United17
2008 Diverson MloziBullets14
2009–10 Tony ChitsuloSilver Strikers 18
2010–11 Chikondi Mpulula
Luke Milanzi		Blantyre United & Blue Eagles
ESCOM United		 18
2011–12 Ishmael ThindwaEPAC United18
2012–13 Vincent ChinthengaBvumbwe Research18
2013–14 Gastin SimkondaMoyale Barracks17
2015 Innocent Bokosi
Chiukepo Msowoya		Red Lions
Bullets		14
2016 Richard MbuluMAFCO19
2017 Matthews Sibale[9]Silver Strikers 16
2018 Chiukepo MsowoyaBullets16
2019 Khuda Muyaba[10]Silver Strikers21

References
  1. "All set for Malawi TNM Super League re-launch". Nyasa Times. 12 April 2018.
  2. "Malawi - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. "Football Association of Malawi » MAs and govt collaboration vital in Infrastructure development". www.fam.mw. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Football Association of Malawi » TNM Super League". www.fam.mw. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  6. "About Us". sulommw.com.
  7. Manda, Solomon (January 12, 2016). "Where are the strikers?". mwnation.com.
  8. Magalasi, Chikondi (December 28, 2015). "Chiukepo, Bokosi share top scorers award". malawi24.com.
  9. Manda, Solomon (December 26, 2017). "Sibale wins Golden Boot in maiden season". mwnation.com.
  10. "Khuda Muyaba wins golden boot award". malawi24.com. December 23, 2019.
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