2023 Super League of Malawi

Super League of Malawi
Season2023
Dates15 April 2023 – 3 December 2023
ChampionsNyasa Big Bullets
RelegatedBlue Eagles
Extreme
Red Lions
CAF Champions LeagueNyasa Big Bullets
Top goalscorerClement Nyondo
(16 goals)
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The 2023 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. The season started on 16 April 2023 and ended on 3 December.[1][2] The Nyasa Big Bullets were the defending champions for the fourth consecutive season.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league, the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three promoted sides from the regional leagues: Bangwe All Stars,[3] Extreme[4] and Chitipa United.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nyasa Big Bullets (C) 30 16 12 2 49 19 +30 60 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 Silver Strikers 30 16 9 5 41 18 +23 57
3 Mighty Wanderers 30 15 10 5 35 16 +19 55
4 Chitipa United 30 14 6 10 31 29 +2 48
5 Kamuzu Barracks 30 13 7 10 32 23 +9 46
6 Bangwe All Stars 30 11 9 10 37 36 +1 42
7 Dedza Dynamos 30 9 11 10 30 38 −8 38
8 Civil Service United 30 8 13 9 31 30 +1 37
9 Karonga United 30 9 10 11 34 38 −4 37
10 MAFCO Salima 30 10 7 13 29 36 −7 37
11 Mighty Tigers 30 8 12 10 21 22 −1 36
12 Ekwendeni Hammers 30 9 9 12 26 36 −10 36
13 Moyale Barracks 30 8 11 11 32 32 0 35[a]
14 Blue Eagles (R) 30 8 11 11 32 32 0 35[a] Relegation to regional leagues
15 Red Lions (R) 30 8 5 17 22 50 −28 29
16 Extreme (R) 30 4 6 20 16 43 −27 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Moyale Barracks 4, Blue Eagles 1.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Malawi Clement Nyondo Dedza Dynamos 16
2 Malawi Lanjesi Nkhoma Nyasa Big Bullets 14
3 Malawi Binwell Katinji Civil United 11
4 Malawi Olson Kanjira Kamuzu Barracks 10
Malawi Christopher kumwembe Mighty Wanderers
Patrick Macheso Silver Strikers

Assists

Rank Player Team Assists
1 Malawi Stanley Sanudi Mighty Wanderers 10
2 Malawi Patrick Mwaungulu Nyasa Big Bullets 9
3 Malawi Stenie Davie Silver Strikers 8
Malawi Lameck Gamphani Dedza Dynamos
Malawi Chimwemwe Idana Silver Strikers
Malawi Gastin Simkonda Moyale

Clean sheets

Rank Goalkeeper Team Clean sheets
1 Malawi William Thole Mighty Wanderers 13
2 Malawi George Chokooka Chitipa United 12
Malawi Innocent Nyasulu Mighty Tigers
4 Malawi McDonald Harawa Moyale 9
5 Malawi Pilirani Mapila Silver Strikers 8

References

  1. ^ "Malawi 2023". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Moyale to host Karonga United as Super League kicks off". Malawi24. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Super League promotion excites Bangwe All Stars". kulinji.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Extreme FC earns Super League Promotion". malawianatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Chitipa return to top-flight league". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.