2020–21 Super League of Malawi

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Super League of Malawi
Season2020–21
ChampionsNyasa Big Bullets (15th title)
RelegatedChitipa United

Mzuzu Warriors
Top goalscorer (15 goals)
Biggest home winNyasa Big Bullets 6–0
(15 May 2021)
Longest winning runSilver Strikers (11 games)
← 2019
→

The 2020–21 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 35th season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi, since its establishment in 1986. It started on 28 November 2020 before it was postponed in March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.[1][2][3]

Nyasa Big Bullets are the defending champions, having won their fourteen league title in the 2019 Super League of Malawi.

The season ended on 16 October 2021. Nyasa Big Bullets wins the third consecutive Super League title and the fifteenth overall.[4]

Clubs[]

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and the three promoted teams from the regional leagues: , MAFCO Salima and Red Lions FC.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nyasa Big Bullets (C, Q) 30 18 8 4 51 18 +33 62 Qualification for 2021–22 CAF Champions League
2 Silver Strikers 30 18 4 8 55 20 +35 58[a]
3 Mighty Wanderers 30 15 10 5 38 20 +18 55
4 Civil Service United 30 12 12 6 37 26 +11 48
5 30 12 10 8 34 26 +8 46
6 Moyale Barracks 30 12 10 8 30 32 −2 46
7 30 12 7 11 28 41 −13 43
8 MAFCO Salima 30 10 12 8 31 29 +2 42
9 30 11 8 11 32 31 +1 41
10 Kamuzu Barracks 30 10 11 9 29 31 −2 41
11 Red Lions 30 9 8 13 27 31 −4 35
12 Blue Eagles 30 7 11 12 29 29 0 32
13 Mighty Tigers 30 8 8 14 24 32 −8 32
14 Chitipa United (R) 30 9 5 16 23 41 −18 32 Relegation
15 (R) 30 5 6 19 28 55 −27 21
16 Mzuzu Warriors (R) 30 4 6 20 18 52 −34 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Silver Strikers are the 2021 FDH Bank Knockout Cup winners.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Malawi 2020/21". rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Malawi Super League fixtures 2020-21: Bullets begin title defence against Eagles". nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "New start date for Super League not set". malawi24.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "CHAMPIONS: Nyasa Big Bullets clinch third consecutive TNM Super League title". malawi24.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Mzuni FC changes to Mzuzu Warriors FC". maravipost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Wanderers to change name, colours as BE Forward departs". malawi24.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Silver Strikers hammer Ekwendeni to pocket MK25M". malawi24.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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