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The '''Tanzania Mainland Premier League''' ({{Lang-swh|Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara}}) is a top-level professional [[association football|football]] league |
The '''Tanzania Mainland Premier League''' ({{Lang-swh|Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara}}) is a top-level [[Tanzania|Tanzanian]] professional [[association football|football]] league, governed by the [[Tanzania Football Federation]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The league first organized in 1921 in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Football |first1=in Tanzania |title=POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, the 1930s-1960s |journal=TSURUTA, Tadasu. POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, the 1930s–1960s. African Study Monographs 2003, 24(3): 195–222 |date=18 November 2008 |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=206 |doi=10.14989/68221 |pmid= |url=https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/68221/1/ASM_24_195.pdf |access-date=18 November 2008 |archive-date=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927145255/http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/68221/1/ASM_24_195.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1929, it had six participants. In the 1930s, the league included street teams such as Arab Sports (Kariakoo) and New Strong Team (Kisutu), which were mostly composed of Arabs and Africans. The Sudanese community also has its own team, which joined the league in 1941. |
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Other teams |
Other teams in its early history included the [[Khalsa|Khalsas]], an exclusively [[Sikhs|Sikh]] team, and the Ilala Staff, a team of [[Ilala District|Ilalan]] residents. |
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In 1942, clubs from public institutions such as the Government School, [[Post office|Post Office]], Railways SC, [[King's African Rifles]] SC, Police SC, and Medical Department started to dominate the league. However, most teams |
In 1942, clubs from public institutions such as the Government School, [[Post office|Post Office]], Railways SC, [[King's African Rifles]] SC, Police SC, and Medical Department started to dominate the league. However, most teams disbanded in the aftermath of [[World War II]], with many European players ceasing their participation in the league, and their clubs, which included Gymkhana Club, Police Club, King's African Rifles, and Railways, eventually withdrawing. Starting from the 1940s, they were replaced by African street teams such as [[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]] (Yanga) and [[Sunderland]] (known as Old Boys in 1942 and later to become [[Simba S.C.|Simba]]), as well as the Goan's Club manned by [[Goans]], and the Agha Khan Club by [[Isma'ilism|Ismaili]] [[Khoja|Khojas]]. |
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The Sudanese team broke up in the mid-1940s. |
The Sudanese team broke up in the mid-1940s. |
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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 afterward and won four major cups in 1942. Sunderland joined the first division soon after Yanga and won four important trophies in 1946. |
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 afterward and won four major cups in 1942. Sunderland joined the first division soon after Yanga and won four important trophies in 1946. |
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By 1955, the Dar es Salaam league had 38 registered clubs. It became the "National League" by 1965, incorporating most of the major teams in Tanzania. The name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League" and to the "Premier League" in 1997. [[Tanzania Breweries Limited|Tanzania Breweries]] became the sponsor of the championship, after which the League was called the Tanzania Breweries League (TBL). The contract with Breweries |
By 1955, the Dar es Salaam league had 38 registered clubs. It became the "National League" by 1965, incorporating most of the major teams in Tanzania. The name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League" and to the "Premier League" in 1997. [[Tanzania Breweries Limited|Tanzania Breweries]] became the sponsor of the championship, after which the League was called the Tanzania Breweries League (TBL). The contract with Breweries terminated in 2001 after a conflict with the Tanzania Football Association. In 2002, a contract was signed with the telecommunication company [[Vodacom]], which lasted until 2009, after which they were re-signed the same year. |
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==Competition format== |
==Competition format== |
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Founded |
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Country | Tanzania |
Confederation | Confederation of African Football |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Championship |
Domestic cup(s) | |
International cup(s) | |
Current champions | Young Africans S.C. (2021–22) |
Most championships | Young Africans S.C. (28 titles) |
TV partners | Azam TV (live matches and highlights) |
Website | ligikuu.co.tz |
Current: 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League |
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League (Swahili: Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara) is a top-level Tanzanian professional football league, governed by the Tanzania Football Federation.
History
The league first organized in 1921 in Dar es Salaam.[2] By 1929, it had six participants. In the 1930s, the league included street teams such as Arab Sports (Kariakoo) and New Strong Team (Kisutu), which were mostly composed of Arabs and Africans. The Sudanese community also has its own team, which joined the league in 1941.
Other teams in its early history included the Khalsas, an exclusively Sikh team, and the Ilala Staff, a team of Ilalan residents.
In 1942, clubs from 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, most teams disbanded in the aftermath of World War II, with many European players ceasing their participation in the league, and their clubs, which included Gymkhana Club, Police Club, King's African Rifles, and Railways, eventually withdrawing. Starting from the 1940s, they were replaced 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 afterward 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. It became the "National League" by 1965, incorporating most of the major teams in Tanzania. The name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League" and to the "Premier League" in 1997. Tanzania Breweries became the sponsor of the championship, after which the League was called the Tanzania Breweries League (TBL). The contract with Breweries terminated in 2001 after a conflict with the Tanzania Football Association. In 2002, a contract was signed with the telecommunication company Vodacom, which lasted until 2009, after which they were re-signed the same year.
Competition format
Competition
The Tanzanian Premier League (TPL) follows a typical double round-robin format: with each team playing the other twice, home and away. Winning earns three points, a draw earns a point for both teams, and a loss earns zero points.
Promotion & Relegation
The bottom two placed teams are automatically demoted to the Championship and are replaced by the winners and runners-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.[3]
International Competitions
As a member of the CAF, teams based in Tanzania compete in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
Recent positive performances by TPL clubs in continental competitions have seen Tanzania rise in the CAF 5-Year Ranking. As a result, more teams from the league have had the opportunity to compete on the continental stage.
CAF Champions League
The league champion qualifies for the CAF Champions League for the following season.
Starting in 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. This qualification place had previously been awarded only to the runner-up in the Premier League.
From the 2021-22 season onwards, the champions of the FA Cup and the third-placed team in the Premier League have also qualified 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[4] |
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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:[5]
- 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
This section needs additional citations for verification. (November 2017) |
Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals | |
1997 | Mohamed Hussein "Mmachinga" | Young Africans | 26 | |
2004 | Abubakar Ally Mkangwa | Mtibwa Sugar | ||
2005 | Abdallah Juma | Mtibwa Sugar | 25 | |
2006 | n/a | n/a | ||
2007 | Mashiku | SC United | 17 | |
2007–08 | Michael Katende | Kagera Sugar | ||
2008–09 | Boniface Ambani | Young Africans | 18 | |
2009–10 | Musa Hassan Mgosi | Simba | 18 | |
2010–11 | Mrisho Ngasa | Azam | 18 | |
2011–12 | John Raphael Bocco | Azam | 19 | |
2012–13 | Kipre Tchetche | Azam | 17 | |
2013–14 | Amissi Tambwe | Simba | 19 | |
2014–15 | Simon Msuva | Young Africans | 17 | |
2015–16 | Amissi Tambwe | Young Africans | 21 | |
2016–17 | Simon Msuva | Young Africans | 14 | |
2017–18 | Emmanuel Okwi | Simba | 20 | |
2018–19 | Meddie Kagere | Simba | 23 | |
2019–20 | Meddie Kagere | Simba | 22 | |
2020–21 | John Bocco | Simba | 16 | |
2021-22 | George Mpole[6] | Geita Gold | 17 | |
2022-23 | Fiston Mayele[7] | Young Africans | 16 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Scorer | Date |
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Alexis Kitenge | Stand U | Young Africans | 4-3 | 16 September 2018 |
Emmanuel Okwi | Simba | Ruvu Shooting | 0-5 | 28 October 2018 |
Salim Aiyee | Mwadui | Kagera Sugar | 4-0 | 6 January 2019 |
Emmanuel Okwi | Simba | Coastal Unión | 8-1 | 8 May 2019 |
Meddie Kagere | ||||
Ditram Nchimbi | Polisi T | Young Africans | 3-3 | 3 October 2019 |
Saliboko Daluwesh | Lipuli | Singida United | 5-1 | 6 November 2019 |
Aubrey Chirwa | Azam | Alliance | 0-5 | 26 November 2019 |
Kevin Sabato | Kagera Sugar | Singida United | 3-0 | 1 February 2020 |
David Richard | Alliance | Mwadui | 4-1 | 19 February 2020 |
Meddie Kagere4 | Simba | Singida United | 8-0 | 11 March 2020 |
Green Atupele | Biashara MU | Kinondoni MC | 4-0 | 24 June 2020 |
Aubrey Chirwa4 | Azam | Singida United | 7-0 | 5 July 2020 |
Adam Omar | JKT Tanzania | Mwadui | 1-6 | 25 October 2020 |
John Bocco | Simba | Coastal Unión | 0-7 | 21 November 2020 |
Modathir Said | Coastal Unión | Mwadui | 5-0 | 15 July 2021 |
Juma Luizio | Mbeya City | Biashara MU | 4-0 | 18 July 2021 |
Ibrahim Hilika | Mtibwa Sugar | Transit Camp | 1-4 | 21 July 2021 |
Jeremiah Juma | Tanzania Prison | Namungo | 3-1 | 20 November 2021 |
Shiza Kichuya | Namungo | Mtibwa Sugar | 2-4 | 26 June 2022 |
Idris Mbombo | Azam | Biashara MU | 4-1 | 29 June 2022 |
John Bocco | Simba | Ruvu Shooting | 0-4 | 12 November 2022 |
Fiston Mayele | Young Africans | Singida BS | 4-1 | 17 November 2022 |
Saidi Ntibazonkiza | Simba | Tanzania Prisiones | 7-1 | 30 December 2022 |
John Bocco | ||||
Ibrahim Ali | Namungo | Kinondoni MC | 1-3 | 24 January 2023 |
Jean Baleke | Simba | Mtibwa | 0-3 | 11 March 2023 |
Stephane Aziz Ki | Young Afričana | Kagere Sugar | 5-0 | 11 April 2023 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- 5 Player scored 5 goals
References
- ^ "Tanzania – List of champions". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Football, in Tanzania (18 November 2008). "POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, the 1930s-1960s" (PDF). TSURUTA, Tadasu. POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, the 1930s–1960s. African Study Monographs 2003, 24(3): 195–222. 24 (3): 206. doi:10.14989/68221. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "About the Premier League". Tanzania Football Federation. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Tanzania – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Who will win Best Player Award?". The Citizen. 2022-07-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Mayele: Kaizer Chiefs to sign DR Congo international? - Motaung and Young Africans respond | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
External links
- tff.or.tz; League website at association's website
- Page at fifa.com; League standings & results
- RSSSF competition history