# Super League of Malawi

Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues.
Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.

## 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.

## 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.

## International competitions
### Qualification for African competitions
#### Qualification criteria for 2023–24

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF Champions League and 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018–19 to 2022-23.
The winner of the Super League qualify for the subsequent season's CAF Champions League.

## Current clubs

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Super League of Malawi during the 2023 season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bangwe All Stars | Blantyre | Mpira Stadium | 6,244 |
| Blue Eagles | Lilongwe | Nankhaka Stadium | 5,000 |
| Chitipa United | Karonga | Karonga Stadium | 20,000 |
| Civil Service United | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
| Dedza Dynamos | Dedza | Dedza Stadium | 6,000 |
| Ekwendeni Hammers | Mzuzu | Mzuzu Stadium | 15,000 |
| Extreme | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
| Kamuzu Barracks | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
| Karonga United | Karonga | Karonga Stadium | 20,000 |
| MAFCO | Nkhotakota | Chitowe Stadium | 1,000 |
| Mighty Tigers | Nchalo | Kalulu Stadium | 3,000 |
| Mighty Wanderers | Blantyre | Kamuzu Stadium | 65,000 |
| Moyale Barracks | Mzuzu | Mzuzu Stadium | 15,000 |
| Nyasa Big Bullets | Blantyre | Kamuzu Stadium | 65,000 |
| Red Lions | Balaka | Balaka Stadium | 3,000 |
| Silver Strikers | Lilongwe | Bingu National Stadium | 41,100 |

## Previous winners

| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Winning manager |
| 1986 | Bata Bullets | ADMARC Tigers | Limbe Leaf Wanderers | |
| 1986–87 | CIVO United | | | |
| 1987–88 | MDC United | | | Henry Moyo |
| 1988–89 | ADMARC Tigers | | | |
| 1989–90 | Limbe Leaf Wanderers | | | |
| 1990–91 | Bata Bullets | | | |
| 1991–92 | Bata Bullets | | | |
| 1992–93 | Silver Strikers | | | |
| 1993–94 | Silver Strikers | | | |
| 1994–95 | Limbe Leaf Wanderers | | | |
| 1995–96 | Silver Strikers | | | |
| 1996–97 | Telecom Wanderers | | | |
| 1997–98 | Telecom Wanderers | Bata Bullets | Silver Strikers | |
| 1998–99 | Bata Bullets | Telecom Wanderers | Red Lions | Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo |
| 1999–2000 | Bata Bullets | MDC United | Silver Strikers | Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo |
| 2000–01 | Total Big Bullets | MTL Wanderers | MDC United | Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo |
| 2001–02 | Total Big Bullets | Silver Strikers | MDC United | |
| 2002–03 | Bakili Bullets | MTL Wanderers | MDC United | |
| 2004 | Bakili Bullets | MTL Wanderers | Silver Strikers | |
| 2005 | Big Bullets | MTL Wanderers | Silver Strikers | |
| 2006 | MTL Wanderers | Silver Strikers | Big Bullets | Rahman Gumbo |
| 2007 | ESCOM United | MTL Wanderers | Silver Strikers | |
| 2008 | Silver Strikers | Big Bullets | ESCOM United | |
| 2009–10 | Silver Strikers | ESCOM United | MTL Wanderers | Young Chimodzi |
| 2010–11 | ESCOM United | Silver Strikers | Moyale Barracks | Charles Manda |
| 2011–12 | Silver Strikers | ESCOM United | Mighty Wanderers | Thom Mkorongo |
| 2012–13 | Silver Strikers | Big Bullets | Blantyre United | Franco Ndawa |
| 2013 | Silver Strikers | Moyale Barracks | MAFCO Salima | Stain Chirwa |
| 2014 | Big Bullets | Moyale Barracks | Blue Eagles | Elijah Kananji |
| 2015 | Nyasa Big Bullets | MAFCO Salima | Blue Eagles | Mabvuto Lungu |
| 2016 | Kamuzu Barracks | Nyasa Big Bullets | Silver Strikers | Billy Phambala |
| 2017 | Be Forward Wanderers | Nyasa Big Bullets | Silver Strikers | Yasin Osman |
| 2018 | Nyasa Big Bullets | Be Forward Wanderers | Silver Strikers | Callisto Pasuwa |
| 2019 | Nyasa Big Bullets | Be Forward Wanderers | Blue Eagles | Callisto Pasuwa |
| 2020–21 | Nyasa Big Bullets | Silver Strikers | Mighty Wanderers | Callisto Pasuwa |
| 2022 | Nyasa Big Bullets | Blue Eagles | Kamuzu Barracks | Callisto Pasuwa |
| 2023 | FCB Nyasa Big Bullets | Silver Strikers | Mighty Mukuru Wanderers | Callisto Pasuwa |
| 2024 | Silver Strikers | Mighty Wanderers | Nyasa Big Bullets | Peter Mponda |

## Performance by club

| Club | Titles | Winning seasons |
| Nyasa Big Bullets (Includes Bata, Total, Bakili) | 17 | 1986, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2022, 2023 |
| Silver Strikers | 9 | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2008, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013, 2024 |
| Mighty Wanderers (Includes Limbe Leaf, Telecom, MTL, Be Forward) | 6 | 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2006, 2017 |
| ESCOM United | 2 | 2007, 2010–11 |
| ADMARC Tigers | 1 | 1988–89 |
| CIVO United | 1 | 1986–87 |
| MDC United | 1 | 1987–88 |
| Kamuzu Barracks | 1 | 2016 |

## Top goalscorers

| Year | Top scorers | Team | Goals |
| 2001–02 | Heston Munthali | MDC United | 24 |
| 2002–03 | Ganizani Malunga | Bakili Bullets | 28 |
| 2004 | Rodrick Douglas | Illovo | 18 |
| 2005–06 | Aggrey Kanyenda | Mighty Wanderers | 26 |
| 2006 | Aggrey Kanyenda | Mighty Wanderers | 18 |
| 2007 | Chiukepo Msowoya | ESCOM United | 17 |
| 2008 | Diverson Mlozi | Bullets | 14 |
| 2009–10 | Tony Chitsulo | Silver Strikers | 18 |
| 2010–11 | Chikondi Mpulula Luke Milanzi | Blantyre United & Blue Eagles ESCOM United | 18 |
| 2011–12 | Ishmael Thindwa | EPAC United | 18 |
| 2012–13 | Vincent Chinthenga | Bvumbwe Research | 18 |
| 2013 | Ishmael Thindwa | EPAC United | 18 |
| 2014 | Gastin Simkonda | Moyale Barracks | 17 |
| 2015 | Innocent Bokosi Chiukepo Msowoya | Red Lions Bullets | 14 |
| 2016 | Richard Mbulu | MAFCO Salima | 19 |
| 2017 | Matthews Sibale | Silver Strikers | 16 |
| 2018 | Chiukepo Msowoya | Bullets | 16 |
| 2019 | Khuda Muyaba | Silver Strikers | 21 |
| 2020–21 | Hassan Kajoke | Nyasa Big Bullets | 15 |
| 2022 | Babatunde Adepoju | Nyasa Big Bullets | 18 |
| 2023 | Clement Nyondo | Dedza Dynamos | 16 |
| 2024 | Isaac Kaliati | Mighty Wanderers | 17 |

### All-time goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Years |
| 1 | Chiukepo Msowoya | 129 | 2005 |
| 2 | Gastin Simkonda | 116 | 2009 |

## Assists

| Season | Player | Team | Assists |
| 2023 | Stanley Sanudi | Mighty Wanderers | 10 |
| 2024 | McDonald Lameck Uchizi Vunga | Silver Strikers | 10 |

## Clean sheets

| Season | Goalkeeper | Team | Clean sheets |
| 2023 | William Thole | Mighty Wanderers | 13 |
| 2024 | George Chikooka | Silver Strikers | 18 |

## Multiple hat-tricks

| Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
| 1 | George Chaomba | 1 |
| 1 | Festus Duwe | 1 |
| 1 | Ramadhan Ntafu | 1 |