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Super League of Malawi

{{Short description|Football league in Malawi}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = TNM Super League

| logo =

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| country = {{flag|Malawi}}

| confed = CAF

| founded = 1986

| teams = 16

| relegation = Malawi Regional Football Leagues

| levels = 1

| domest_cup = FISD Challenge Cup
Malawi Charity Shield

| confed_cup = CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup

| champions = Silver Strikers (9th title)

| season = 2024

| most successful club = FCB Nyasa Big Bullets (17 titles)

| top_goalscorer = Chiukepo Msowoya (129 goals)

| tv =

| website = {{URL|sulommw.com}}

| current = 2025 Super League of Malawi

}}

Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons,{{cite web|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/all-set-for-malawi-tnm-super-league-re-launch-living-the-dream/|title=All set for Malawi TNM Super League re-launch|publisher=Nyasa Times|date=12 April 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malawcuphist.html|title=Malawi - List of Cup Winners|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=19 May 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fam.mw/mas-and-govt-collaboration-vital-in-infrastructure-development/|title=Football Association of Malawi » MAs and govt collaboration vital in Infrastructure development|publisher=www.fam.mw|access-date=19 May 2019}}

Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.{{cite web |url=http://www.malawivoice.com/2012/06/19/tnm-super-league-round-up-silver-continues-to-shine-22190/ |title=TNM Super League Round up: Silver continues to shine | Malawi Voice |access-date=27 October 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023125718/http://www.malawivoice.com/2012/06/19/tnm-super-league-round-up-silver-continues-to-shine-22190/ |archive-date=23 October 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fam.mw/tnm-super-league/|title=Football Association of Malawi » TNM Super League|publisher=www.fam.mw|access-date=19 May 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sulommw.com/about-us.php|title=About Us|publisher=sulommw.com}}

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 =

{{see also|CAF 5-year ranking}}

== Qualification criteria for 2024–25 ==

Association ranking for 2024–25 CAF Champions League and 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2019–20 to 2023–24.

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.

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!Team

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

Ekhaya FC

|Blantyre

|Kamuzu 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

Mzuzu City Hammers

|Mzuzu

|Mzuzu Stadium

|15,000

CRECK Sporting

|Lilongwe

|Champion 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

Songwe United

|Karonga

|Karonga Stadium

|20,000

Silver Strikers

|Lilongwe

|Bingu National Stadium

|41,100

Previous winners

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width="85"| Seasonwidth="200"| Championswidth="200"|Runners-upwidth="200"|Third placewidth="220"|Winning manager
align=center|1986

|Bata Bullets

|ADMARC Tigers

|Limbe Leaf Wanderers

|

align=center|1986–87

|CIVO United

|

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|

align=center|1987–88

|MDC United

|

|

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Henry Moyo

align=center|1988–89

|ADMARC Tigers

|

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align=center|1989–90

|Limbe Leaf Wanderers

|

|

|

align=center|1990–91

|Bata Bullets

|

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align=center|1991–92

|Bata Bullets

|

|

|

align=center|1992–93

|Silver Strikers

|

|

|

align=center|1993–94

|Silver Strikers

|

|

|

align=center|1994–95

|Limbe Leaf Wanderers

|

|

|

align=center|1995–96

|Silver Strikers

|

|

|

align=center|1996–97

|Telecom Wanderers

|

|

|

align=center|1997–98

|Telecom Wanderers

|Bata Bullets

|Silver Strikers

|

align=center|1998–99

|Bata Bullets

|Telecom Wanderers

|Red Lions

|{{flagicon|Burundi}} Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo

align=center|1999–2000

|Bata Bullets

|MDC United

|Silver Strikers

|{{flagicon|Burundi}} Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo

align=center|2000–01

|Total Big Bullets

|MTL Wanderers

|MDC United

|{{flagicon|Burundi}} Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo

align=center|2001–02

|Total Big Bullets

|Silver Strikers

|MDC United

|

align=center|2002–03

|Bakili Bullets

|MTL Wanderers

|MDC United

|

align=center|2004

|Bakili Bullets

|MTL Wanderers

|Silver Strikers

|

align=center|2005

|Big Bullets

|MTL Wanderers

|Silver Strikers

|

align=center|2006

|MTL Wanderers

|Silver Strikers

|Big Bullets

|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Rahman Gumbo

align=center|2007

|ESCOM United

|MTL Wanderers

|Silver Strikers

|

align=center|2008

|Silver Strikers

|Big Bullets

|ESCOM United

|

align=center|2009–10

|Silver Strikers

|ESCOM United

|MTL Wanderers

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Young Chimodzi

align=center|2010–11

|ESCOM United

|Silver Strikers

|Moyale Barracks

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Charles Manda

align=center|2011–12

|Silver Strikers

|ESCOM United

|Mighty Wanderers

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Thom Mkorongo

align=center|2012–13

|Silver Strikers

|Big Bullets

|Blantyre United

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Franco Ndawa

align=center|2013

|Silver Strikers

|Moyale Barracks

|MAFCO Salima

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Stain Chirwa

align=center|2014

|Big Bullets

|Moyale Barracks

|Blue Eagles

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Elijah Kananji

align=center|2015

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|MAFCO Salima

|Blue Eagles

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Mabvuto Lungu

align=center|2016

|Kamuzu Barracks

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|Silver Strikers

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Billy Phambala

align=center|2017

|Be Forward Wanderers

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|Silver Strikers

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Yasin Osman

align=center|2018

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|Be Forward Wanderers

|Silver Strikers

|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Callisto Pasuwa

align=center|2019

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|Be Forward Wanderers

|Blue Eagles

|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Callisto Pasuwa

align=center|2020–21

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|Silver Strikers

|Mighty Wanderers

|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Callisto Pasuwa

align=center|2022

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|Blue Eagles

|Kamuzu Barracks

|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Callisto Pasuwa

align=center|2023

|FCB Nyasa Big Bullets

|Silver Strikers

|Mighty Mukuru Wanderers

|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Callisto Pasuwa

align=center|2024

|Silver Strikers

|Mighty Wanderers

|Nyasa Big Bullets

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Peter Mponda

Performance by club

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Club

! Titles

! Winning seasons

Nyasa Big Bullets{{efn|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{{efn|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

{{notelist}}

Top goalscorers

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! Year

! Top scorers

! Team

! Goals{{cite web|url=https://mwnation.com/where-are-the-strikers/|title=Where are the strikers?|access-date=7 December 2019|publisher=mwnation.com|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217110622/https://mwnation.com/where-are-the-strikers/|url-status=live}}

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|2001–02

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Heston Munthali

MDC United24
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|2002–03

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Ganizani Malunga

Bakili Bullets28
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|2004

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Rodrick Douglas

Illovo18
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|2005–06

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Aggrey Kanyenda

Mighty Wanderers26
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|2006

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Aggrey Kanyenda

Mighty Wanderers18
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|2007

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Chiukepo Msowoya

ESCOM United17
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|2008

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Diverson Mlozi

Bullets14
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|2009–10

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Tony Chitsulo

|Silver Strikers18
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|2010–11

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Chikondi Mpulula
{{flagicon|Malawi}} Luke Milanzi

Blantyre United & Blue Eagles
ESCOM United		18
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|2011–12

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Ishmael Thindwa

EPAC United18
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|2012–13

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Vincent Chinthenga

Bvumbwe Research18
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|2013

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Ishmael Thindwa

EPAC United18
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|2014

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Gastin Simkonda

Moyale Barracks17
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|2015

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Innocent Bokosi{{cite web|url=https://malawi24.com/2015/12/28/chiukepo-bokosi-share-top-scorers-award/|title=Chiukepo, Bokosi share top scorers award|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=malawi24.com|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111043/https://malawi24.com/2015/12/28/chiukepo-bokosi-share-top-scorers-award/|url-status=live}}
{{flagicon|Malawi}} Chiukepo Msowoya

Red Lions
Bullets		14
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|2016

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Richard Mbulu

MAFCO Salima19
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|2017

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Matthews Sibale{{cite web|url=https://mwnation.com/sibale-wins-golden-boot-maiden-season/|title=Sibale wins Golden Boot in maiden season|access-date=8 December 2019|publisher=mwnation.com|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111401/https://mwnation.com/sibale-wins-golden-boot-maiden-season/|url-status=live}}

Silver Strikers16
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|2018

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Chiukepo Msowoya

Bullets16
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|2019

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Khuda Muyaba{{cite web|url=https://malawi24.com/2019/12/23/khuda-muyaba-wins-golden-boot-award/|title=Khuda Muyaba wins golden boot award|access-date=26 December 2019|publisher=malawi24.com|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111601/https://malawi24.com/2019/12/23/khuda-muyaba-wins-golden-boot-award/|url-status=live}}

Silver Strikers21
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|2020–21

|{{flagicon|Malawi}} Hassan Kajoke{{cite web|url=https://malawi24.com/2021/10/17/kajokes-delight-at-golden-boot-award/|title=Kajoke's delight at Golden Boot award|access-date=30 October 2021|publisher=malawi24.com|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217111831/https://malawi24.com/2021/10/17/kajokes-delight-at-golden-boot-award/|url-status=live}}

Nyasa Big Bullets15
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|2022

|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Babatunde Adepoju{{cite web|url=https://mwnation.com/babatunde-first-foreigner-to-win-league-golden-boot/|title=Babatunde first foreigner to win league Golden Boot|publisher=mwnation.com|access-date=17 December 2022|archive-date=17 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217105632/https://mwnation.com/babatunde-first-foreigner-to-win-league-golden-boot/|url-status=live}}

Nyasa Big Bullets18
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|2023

|{{flagicon|MWI}} Clement Nyondo

Dedza Dynamos16
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|2024

|{{flagicon|MWI}} Isaac Kaliati{{cite web|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/wanderers-finish-on-a-high-as-kaliyati-wins-golden-boot/|title=Wanderers finish on a high as Kaliyati wins golden boot|publisher=nyasatimes.com|access-date=7 December 2024|archive-date=7 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207215939/https://www.nyasatimes.com/wanderers-finish-on-a-high-as-kaliyati-wins-golden-boot/|url-status=live}}

Mighty Wanderers17

=All-time goalscorers=

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!Rank!!Player!!Goals!!Years

1align=left|{{flagicon|MWI}} Chiukepo Msowoya1292005
2align=left|{{flagicon|MWI}} Gastin Simkonda1162009

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.sulom.mw/index.php Official Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070831122358/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mwi/nationalleague/standings.html League at fifa.com]
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malawchamp.html RSSSF competition history]

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