Tanzanian Premier League
Founded | 1965 | , as National League
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | Confederation of African Football |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Tanzanian First Division League |
Domestic cup(s) |
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International cup(s) | |
Current champions | Simba () |
Most championships | Young Africans S.C. (22 titles) |
Website | [ligikuu.co.tz] |
Current: |
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League (Swahili: Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara) is the top-level professional football league in Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Football Federation. The league was formed in 1965 as the "National League". Its name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League", and to the "Premier League" in 1997.
Competition format[]
The Tanzanian Premier League (TPL) follows a typical double round-robin format; each team playing the other twice, home and away.
Since the 2015–16 season, the winner of the Tanzania FA Cup has qualified for the CAF Confederations Cup. Prior, the runner-up in the Premier League had qualified for the Confederations Cup. The bottom three finishers in the league are relegated to the First Division League for the following season.[1]
Starting from the 2018–19 season, the league is composed of 20 teams that play a double. The league champion qualifies for the CAF Champions League, second placed team qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup. The bottom two placed teams are relegated to the Championship, while the 17th and 18th placed teams enter a play-off with the 3rd and 4th place teams from the First Division.
Champions[]
Wins by year[]
Previous champions are:[2]
- 1965: Sunderland (Dar es Salaam)
- 1966: Sunderland (Dar es Salaam)
- 1967: Cosmopolitans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1968: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1969: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1970: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1971: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1972: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1973: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1974: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1975: Mseto S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1976: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1977: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1978: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1979: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1980: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1981: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1982: Pan African S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1983: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1984: KMKM (Zanzibar)
- 1985: Majimaji F.C. (Ruvuma)
- 1986: Majimaji F.C. (Ruvuma)
- 1987: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1988: Coastal Union S.C. (Tanga)
- 1989: Malindi (Zanzibar)
- 1990: Pamba (Mwanza)
- 1991: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1992: Malindi (Zanzibar)
- 1993: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1994: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1995: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1996: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1997: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 1998: Majimaji F.C. (Ruvuma)
- 1999: Prisons (Mbeya)
- 2000: Young Africans S.C. (Dar Es Salaam)
- 2001: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2002: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2003: season cancelled
- 2004: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2005: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2006: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2007: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam) [mini-league]
- 2007–08: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2008–09: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2009–10: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2010–11: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2011–12: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2012–13: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2013–14: Azam F.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2014–15: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2015–16: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2016–17: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2017–18: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2018–19: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- 2019–20: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- : Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
Wins by club[]
Club | Wins |
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Young Africans | 22[3] |
Simba (includes Sunderland) | 21 |
Maji Maji | 3 |
Malindi | 2 |
Prisons | 1 |
Pan African | 1 |
Azam | 1 |
Cosmopolitans | 1 |
Mseto Sports | 1 |
Coastal Union | 1 |
Pamba | 1 |
KMKM | 1 |
Top scorers[]
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Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals | |
1997 | ![]() |
Young Africans | 26 | |
2004 | ![]() |
Mtibwa Sugar | ||
2005 | ![]() |
Abdallah Juma | Mtibwa Sugar | 25 |
2006 | n/a | n/a | ||
2007 | ![]() |
17 | ||
2007–08 | ![]() |
Kagera Sugar | ||
2008–09 | ![]() |
Boniface Ambani | Young Africans | 18 |
2009–10 | ![]() |
Simba | 18 | |
2010–11 | ![]() |
Mrisho Ngasa | Azam | 18 |
2011–12 | ![]() |
John Raphael Bocco | Azam | 19 |
2012–13 | ![]() |
Kipre Tchetche | Azam | 17 |
2013–14 | ![]() |
Amissi Tambwe | Simba | 19 |
2014–15 | ![]() |
Simon Msuva | Young Africans | 17 |
2015–16 | ![]() |
Amissi Tambwe | Young Africans | 21 |
2016–17 | ![]() |
Simon Msuva | Young Africans | 14 |
2017–18 | ![]() |
Emmanuel Okwi | Simba | 20 |
2018–19 | ![]() |
Meddie Kagere | Simba | 23 |
2019–20 | ![]() |
Meddie Kagere | Simba | 22 |
2020–21 | ![]() |
John Bocco | Simba | 16 |
References[]
- ^ "About the Premier League". Tanzania Football Federation. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Tanzania – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
External links[]
- tff.or.tz; League website at association's website
- Page at fifa.com; League standings & results
- RSSSF competition history
- Tanzanian Premier League
- Football leagues in Tanzania
- Top level football leagues in Africa
- Sports leagues established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in Tanzania