# Sudan Premier League

Sudan Premier League (Arabic: الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31.

## Current clubs (2024–25)

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Ahli | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Al-Ahli | Merowe | | |
| Al-Ahly | Shendi | Shendi Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Fallah | Atbara | Atbara Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Hilal | Al-Fashir | Al-Fashir Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Hilal | Omdurman | Al-Hilal Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Merrikh | Omdurman | Al-Merrikh Stadium | 43,000 |
| Al-Rabita | Kosti | Kosti Stadium | 3,000 |
| Al-Shorta Al-Qadarif | Kassala | | |
| Alamal | Atbara | Atbara Stadium | 15,000 |
| Haidob | En Nahud | | |
| Hay Al-Arab | Port Sudan | Stade Port Sudan | 13,000 |
| Hay Al-Wadi | Nyala | | |
| Hilal Alsahil | Port Sudan | Stade Port Sudan | 13,000 |
| Kober | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Tuti | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |
| Wad Nobawi | Omdurman | | |
| Zuma | Khartoum | Khartoum Stadium | 23,000 |

## Champions

List of champions of Sudan Premier League (since 1996) :
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
| Al Hilal | 17 | 10 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24 |
| Al Merrikh | 11 | 15 | 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 |
| Years | Champions |
| 1996 | Al-Hilal (1) |
| 1997 | Al-Merrikh (1) |
| 1998 | Al-Hilal (2) |
| 1999 | Al-Hilal (3) |
| 2000 | Al-Merrikh (2) |
| 2001 | Al-Merrikh (3) |
| 2002 | Al-Merrikh (4) |
| 2003 | Al-Hilal (4) |
| 2004 | Al-Hilal (5) |
| 2005 | Al-Hilal (6) |
| 2006 | Al-Hilal (7) |
| 2007 | Al-Hilal (8) |
| 2008 | Al-Merrikh (5) |
| 2009 | Al-Hilal (9) |
| 2010 | Al-Hilal (10) |
| 2011 | Al-Merrikh (6) |
| 2012 | Al-Hilal (11) |
| 2013 | Al-Merrikh (7) |
| 2014 | Al-Hilal (12) |
| 2015 | Al-Merrikh (8) |
| 2016 | Al-Hilal (13) |
| 2017 | Al-Hilal (14) |
| 2018 | Al-Merrikh (9) |
| 2018–19 | Al-Merrikh (10) |
| 2019–20 | Al-Merrikh (11) |
| 2020–21 | Al-Hilal (15) |
| 2021–22 | Al-Hilal (16) |
| 2022–23 | Abandoned due to Sudanese civil war |
| 2023–24 | Al-Hilal (17) |

## Top scorers by season

List of top Sudan Premier League goal scorers by season (since 1996) :
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1996 | Osama Berish | Al Merrikh | 7 |
| 1996 | Amir Musa | Al Hilal | 7 |
| 1996 | Hamouri Al Kamlin | Hilal Alsahil | 7 |
| 1996 | Hassan Kenda | Hay Al-Arab | 7 |
| 1997 | Abdelmajeed Jafar | Al Merrikh | 9 |
| 1998 | Abdelmajeed Jafar | Al Merrikh | 19 |
| 1999 | Faisal Agab | Al Merrikh | 7 |
| 2000 | Mutaz Kabair | Al-Merreikh Al-Thagher | 14 |
| 2001 | Mutaz Kabair | Al Hilal | 15 |
| 2002 | Mutaz Kabair | Al Hilal | 15 |
| 2003 | Mutaz Kabair | Al Hilal | 12 |
| 2004 | Haytham Tambal | Al Hilal | 20 |
| 2005 | Faisal Agab | Al Merrikh | 19 |
| 2005 | Haytham Tambal | Al Hilal | 19 |
| 2006 | Endurance Idahor | Al Merrikh | 18 |
| 2006 | Kelechi Osunwa | Al Hilal | 18 |
| 2007 | Kelechi Osunwa | Al Hilal | 20 |
| 2008 | Haytham Tambal | Al Merrikh | 21 |
| 2009 | Kelechi Osunwa | Al Merrikh | 21 |
| 2010 | Mudather Karika | Al Hilal | 13 |
| 2011 | Jonas Sakuwaha | Al Merrikh | 19 |
| 2012 | Kelechi Osunwa | Al Merrikh | 18 |
| 2013 | Muhamed Koko | Al-Ahli Club (Atbara) | 12 |
| 2013 | Mudather Karika | Al Hilal | 12 |
| 2013 | Ousmaïla Baba | Al-Ahly Shendi | 12 |
| 2014 | Mohamed Traoré | Al Merrikh | 15 |
| 2015 | Mohamed Ankaba | Al Merrikh / El Hilal SC El Obeid | 12 |
| 2016 | Kelechi Osunwa | Al-Ahly Shendi | 38 |
| 2017 | Muhamed Abdel Rahman | Al Merrikh | 22 |
| 2018 | Waleed Al-Shoala | Al Hilal | 16 |
| 2018–19 | Richmond Antwi | Khartoum | 11 |
| 2019–20 | Abdel Raouf | El Hilal SC El Obeid / Al Hilal | 15 |
| 2019–20 | Ramadan Agab | Al Merrikh | 15 |
| 2019–20 | Yaser Muzmel | Al-Ahly Shendi | 15 |
| 2020–21 | Muhamed Abdel Rahman | Al Hilal | 29 |
| 2021–22 | Michael Aboagye | Hilal Alsahil | 18 |
| 2023–24 | Abdel Raouf | Al Hilal | 2 |

## All-time top scorers

| Rank | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Kelechi Osunwa | 164 |
| 2 | Faisal Agab | 122 |
| 3 | Muhannad El Tahir | 118 |
| 4 | Mudather Karika | 112 |
| 5 | Muhamed Abdel Rahman | 110 |
| 6 | Haytham Tambal | 94 |
| 7 | Ramadan Agab | 94 |
| 8 | Mutaz Kabair | 88 |
| 9 | Mohamed Ahmed Bashir | 75 |
| 10 | Bushra Wahba | 74 |