Tanzanian Premier League

The Tanzania Mainland Premier League (Swahili: Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara) is the top-level professional football league in Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Football Federation. The league was formed in 1965 as the "National League". Its name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League", and to the "Premier League" in 1997.

Tanzanian Premier League
Founded1963 (1963), as National League
CountryTanzania
ConfederationConfederation of African Football
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toTanzanian First Division League
Domestic cup(s)Azam Sports Federation Cup
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsSimba
(2019–20)
Most championshipsYoung Africans (22)
Websitetff.or.tz
Current: 2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League

Competition format
Tanzanian Premier League match between Kagera Sugar and Mbeya City on 17 January 2015

Starting from the 2018–19 season, the league is composed of 20 teams that play a double round-robin. The first place team qualifies for the CAF Champions League.

Since the 2015–16 season, the winner of the Tanzania FA Cup has qualified for the CAF Confederations Cup. Prior, the runner-up in the Premier League had qualified for the Confederations Cup. The bottom three finishers in the league are relegated to the First Division League for the following season.[1]

Champions

Wins by year

Previous champions are:[2]

  • 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 (Mwanza)
  • 1991: Young Africans S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
  • 1992: Malindi (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)

Wins by club
Club Wins
Young Africans 22
Simba (includes Sunderland) 21
Maji Maji 3
Malindi 2
Prisons 1
Pan African 1
Azam 1
Cosmopolitans 1
Mseto Sports 1
Coastal Union 1
Pamba 1
KMKM 1

Top scorers
Year Best scorers Team Goals
1997 Mohamed Hussein "Mmachinga"Young Africans26
2004 Abubakar Ally MkangwaMtibwa Sugar
2005 Abdallah JumaMtibwa Sugar25
2006 n/an/a
2007 MashikuSC United17
2007–08 Michael KatendeKagera Sugar
2008–09 Boniface AmbaniYoung Africans18
2009–10 Musa Hassan MgosiSimba18
2010–11 Mrisho NgasaAzam18
2011–12 John Raphael BoccoAzam19
2014–15 Simon Msuva[3]Young Africans17
2017–18 Emmanuel OkwiSimba20
2018–19 Meddie Kagere Simba23

References
  1. "About the Premier League". Tanzania Football Federation. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. "Tanzania – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. "Vodacom set to award VPL champs Sh80m". The Citizen.
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