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Tanzanian Premier League
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965), as National League
CountryTanzania Tanzania
ConfederationConfederation of African Football
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toChampionship
Domestic cup(s)
International cup(s)
Current championsYoung Africans S.C.
(2021–22)
Most championshipsYoung Africans S.C. (28 titles)
TV partnersAzam TV
(live matches and highlights)
Websiteligikuu.co.tz
Current: 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League

The Tanzania Mainland Premier League (Template:Lang-swh) is the top-level professional football league in Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Football Federation.

History

The league was first organised in 1921 in Dar es Salaam.[1] By 1929 it had six participants. In the 1930s, it included street teams such as Arab Sports (Kariakoo) and New Strong Team (Kisutu), made up mainly of Arabs and Africans respectively. The Sudanese community had its own team, though it featured other communities too. It joined the league in 1941.

Other contemporary teams included Khalsas, an exclusively Sikh team, and the Ilala Staff, a team with Ilalan residents.

In 1942, public institutions such as the Government School, Post Office, Railways SC, King's African Rifles SC, Police SC and Medical Department, started to dominate the league. However after World War II, most teams were disbanded, many European players stopped taking part in the league, and their clubs, which included Gymkhana Club, Police, King's African Rifles, Railways among others, eventually withdrew. They were replaced, from the 1940s on, by African street teams such as Young Africans (Yanga) and Sunderland (known as Old Boys in 1942 and later to become Simba), as well as the Goan's Club manned by Goans, and the Agha Khan Club by Ismaili Khojas.

The Sudanese team broke up in the mid-1940s.

From this period onwards, Yanga and Sunderland gradually became the most popular and strongest clubs in Dar es Salaam. Yanga, founded in 1938, entered the first division of the league soon afterwards and won four major cups in 1942. Sunderland joined the first division soon after Yanga, and won four important trophies in 1946.

By 1955 the Dar es Salaam league had 38 registered clubs. By 1965 it had taken shape as the "National League" and incorporated most of the major teams in Tanzania. Its name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League", and to the "Premier League" in 1997. Tanzania Breweries LTD became the sponsor of the championship, after which the League was called the Tanzania Breweries League ( TBL ). The contract with Breweries was terminated in 2001 after a sponsor conflict with the Tanzania Football Association. In 2002, a contract was signed with the telephone company Vodacom, which lasted until 2009, after which it was re-signed the same year.

Competition format

Tanzanian Premier League match between Kagera Sugar and Mbeya City on 17 January 2015

Competition

The Tanzanian Premier League (TPL) follows a typical double round-robin format; each team playing the other twice, home and away. Winners of each match earn three points, a draw earns a point for both teams, while a loss earns zero points.

Promotion & Relegation

The bottom two placed teams are automatically relegated to the Championship, and are replaced by the winners and runner's up from the Championship. The third and fourth worst ranked teams enter a play-off with the 3rd and 4th placed teams from the First Division.[2]

International Competitions

As a member of CAF, teams based in Tanzania compete in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.

Recent positive performances by TPL clubs in continental competitions has seen Tanzania rise in the CAF 5-Year Ranking. As a result more teams from the league have the opportunity to compete on the continental stage.

CAF Champions League

The league champion qualifies for the CAF Champions League of the following season.

Starting the 2021-22 season, the second placed team from the previous season also qualifies for the CAF CL.

CAF Confederation Cup

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.

From the 2021-22 Season, the champions of the FA Cup and the third placed team in the TPL qualify for the tournament.

Clubs

Starting from the 2018–19 season, the league is composed of 20 teams, which was further lowered to 18 in 2020 and 16 in 2021.

Champions

Club Wins[3]
Yanga 28
Simba (includes Sunderland) 22
Maji Maji 3
Malindi 2
Prisons 1
Pan African 1
Azam 1
Cosmopolitans 1
Mseto Sports 1
Coastal Union 1
Pamba 1
KMKM 1

Wins by year

Previous champions are:[4]

  • 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 SC (Mwanza)
  • 1991: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
  • 1992: Malindi S.C. (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: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
  • 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)
  • 2020–21: Simba S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
  • 2021–22: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)

Top scorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
1997 Tanzania Mohamed Hussein "Mmachinga" Young Africans 26
2004 Tanzania Abubakar Ally Mkangwa Mtibwa Sugar
2005 Tanzania Abdallah Juma Mtibwa Sugar 25
2006 n/a n/a
2007 Tanzania Mashiku SC United 17
2007–08 Tanzania Michael Katende Kagera Sugar
2008–09 Kenya Boniface Ambani Young Africans 18
2009–10 Tanzania Musa Hassan Mgosi Simba 18
2010–11 Tanzania Mrisho Ngasa Azam 18
2011–12 Tanzania John Raphael Bocco Azam 19
2012–13 Ivory Coast Kipre Tchetche Azam 17
2013–14 Burundi Amissi Tambwe Simba 19
2014–15 Tanzania Simon Msuva Young Africans 17
2015–16 Burundi Amissi Tambwe Young Africans 21
2016–17 Tanzania Simon Msuva Young Africans 14
2017–18 Uganda Emmanuel Okwi Simba 20
2018–19 Rwanda Meddie Kagere Simba 23
2019–20 Rwanda Meddie Kagere Simba 22
2020–21 Tanzania John Bocco Simba 16
2021-22 Tanzania George Mpole Geita Gold 17
2022-23 Zambia Moses Phiri Simba 14

References

  1. ^ Football, in Tanzania (18 November 2008). "POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, 1930s-1960s" (PDF). TSURUTA, Tadasu. POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, 1930s-1960s. African Study Monographs 2003, 24(3): 195-222. 24 (3): 206. doi:10.14989/68221. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  2. ^ "About the Premier League". Tanzania Football Federation. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ^ "Tanzania – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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