Tanzanian Premier League
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| Countries | Tanzania |
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| Confederation | CAF |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Nyerere Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
| Current champions | Young Africans FC (2011) |
| Most championships | Young Africans FC (18) |
Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.
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[edit] Format
Today the league consists of 12 teams playing a double round-robin. The champion qualifies for the CAF Champions League, the runner-up for the CAF Confederations Cup. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the first division.[1]
[edit] Premier League (Ligi kuu Bara) 2011-12
- African Lyon (Dar es Salaam)
- Azam FC (Dar es Salaam)
- Coastal Union (Tanga)
- JKT Oljoro FC (Arusha)
- JKT Ruvu Stars (Dodoma)
- Kagera Sugar (Bukoba)
- Moro United (Morogoro)
- Mtibwa Sugar FC (Turiani)
- Polisi Dodoma (Dodoma)
- Ruvu Shooting (Coast)
- Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
- Toto African (Mwanza)
- Villa Squad (Dar es Salaam)
- Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
[edit] Relegated in 2010/11
- Arusha FC (Arusha)
- Maji Maji FC (Songea)
Maji Maji also use the 60,000 capacity Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.
[edit] Relegated in 2009/10
- Manyema Rangers (Dar es Salaam)
- Moro United (Morogoro)
- Prisons FC (Mbeya)
[edit] Previous winners
Previous champions are:[2]
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[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Winners |
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| Young Africans FC | 18 |
| Simba SC (includes Sunderland) | 16 |
| Maji Maji FC | 3 |
| Malindi FC | 2 |
| Pan African FC | 2 |
| Cosmopolitans | 1 |
| KMKM | 1 |
| Mseto Sports | 1 |
| Prisons FC | 1 |
| Pamba | 1 |
[edit] Topscorers
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals | |
| 2004 |  |
Abubakar Ally Mkangwa | Mtibwa Sugar FC | |
| 2005 |  |
Cisse Aadan Abshir | Simba SC | 19 |
| 2006 | n/a | n/a | ||
| 2007 |  |
Mashiku | SC United FC | 17 |
| 2007/08 | |
Michael Katende | Kagera Sugar | |
| 2008/09 |  |
Boniface Ambani | Young Africans FC | 18 |
| 2009/10 | |
Musa Hassan Mgosi | Simba SC | 18 |
| 2010/11 | |
Mrisho Ngasa | Azam FC | 18 |
[edit] References
- ^ "About the Premier League". Football Association of Tanzania. 26 February 2010. http://www.tff.or.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=26&Itemid=72. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tanzchamp.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
[edit] External links
- tff.or.tz; League website at association's website
- Page at fifa.com; League standings & results
- RSSSF competition history
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