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(as "Dar es Salaam Football League")Tanzania}} Tanzania| confed = Confederation of African FootballTanzanian Championship League>Championship| levels = 1| teams = 16

• Azam Sports Federation Cup

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• CAF Champions League
• CAF Confederation Cup

{edih}Young Africans S.C.>Young Africans2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League>2022–23Young Africans S.C.>Young Africans (29 titles)|top_goalscorer = John Bocco(155 goals)| tv = Azam TV (live matches and highlights)| website = ligikuu.co.tz| current = 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League}}{{Prose|date=March 2024}}The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is a top-level Tanzanian professional football league, governed by the Tanzania Football Federation.

History

The league was first organized in Dar es Salaam in 1921JOURNAL, Football, in Tanzania, 18 November 2008, POPULAR MUSIC, SPORTS, AND POLITICS: A DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN DAR ES SALAAM, the 1930s-1960s,weblink live, 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, 10.14989/68221,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120927145255weblink">weblink 27 September 2012, 18 November 2008, and by 1929 had six participants. In the 1930s, the league included street teams such as Arab Sports (Kariakoo) and New Strong Team (Kisutu), which primarily consisted of Arab and African players. The Sudanese community had a team that joined the league in 1941 although by the mid-1940s the team had split up. Other teams in the league's 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 the 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. This included Gymkhana Club, Police Club, King's African Rifles, and Railways, who eventually withdrew from the league. Starting in the 1940s, they were replaced by African street teams such as Young Africans (Yanga) and Sunderland (known as Old Boys in 1942 and later renamed Simba in 1971), as well as the Goan's Club manned by Goans, and the Agha Khan Club by Ismaili Khojas.From this period onwards, Yanga and Sunderland gradually became the most prominent clubs in Dar es Salaam. Yanga, founded in 1935, entered the first division and won four major cups in 1942. Sunderland joined the first division soon after Yanga and won four major 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 later 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 was 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 renewed the same year.

Competition format

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Competition

The Tanzanian Premier League (TPL) follows a typical double round-robin format with each team playing the other twice, home and away. Each win 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.WEB,weblink About the Premier League, Tanzania Football Federation, 26 February 2010, 21 April 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101028040902weblink">weblink 28 October 2010,

International Competitions

Confederation of African Football (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 was composed of 20 teams, which was further lowered to 18 in 2020 and then 16 in 2021.

2023-2024 season clubs

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Champions

Wins by year

Previous champions are:WEB,weblink Tanzania â€“ List of Champions, RSSSF, 21 April 2011, 20 September 2022,weblink live, {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Years| Champions bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|1965Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (1)|1966Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (2)|1967Cosmopolitans F.C.>Cosmopolitans (1) |1968Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (4) |1969Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (5) |1970Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (6) |1971Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (7) |1972Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (8) |1973Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (3) |1974Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (9) |1975|Mseto Sports (1) |1976Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (4)|1977Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (5)|1978Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (6) |1979Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (7) |1980Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (8) |1981Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (10) |1982|Pan African (1) |1983Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (11) |1984|KMKM FC (1)|1985|Maji Maji FC (1) |1986|Maji Maji FC (2) |1987Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (12) |1988|Coastal Union (1) |1989|Young Africans SC (13) |1990|Pamba SC (1) |1991Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (14) |1992|Young Africans SC (15)|1993Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (9)|1994Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (10)|1995Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (11)|1996Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (16) |1997Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (17)|1998|Maji Maji FC (3) |1999Prisons F.C.>Prisons SC (1)|2000Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (18) |2001Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (12) |2002Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (13)|2003Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (14) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2004>2004Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (15) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2005>2005Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (19) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2006>2006Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (20) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2007>2007Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (16)Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2007-2008>2008 Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (21) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2008-2009>2009Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (22) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2009-2010>2010 Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (17)Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2010-2011>2011 Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (23) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2011-2012>2012Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (18) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2012-2013>2013Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (24) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2013-2014>2014Azam Football Club>Azam FC (1) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2014-2015>2015 Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (25) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2015-2016>2016Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (26) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2016-2017>2017Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (27) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2017-2018>2018 Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (19) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2018-2019>2019Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (20) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2019-2020>2020Simba Sports Club>Simba SC (21) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2020-2021>2021Simba Sports Club >Simba SC (22)Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2021-2022>2022Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (28) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2022-2023>2023Young Africans Sports Club>Young Africans SC (29) Championnat de Tanzanie de football 2023-2024>2024|{| class="wikitable sortable"! Club! WinsWEB, Tanzania - List of Champions,weblink 2022-02-11, RSSSF, 2022-09-20,weblink live, Young Africans S.C.>Young Africans| 29Simba S.C.>Simba (includes Sunderland)| 22Maji Maji F.C.>Maji Maji| 3Malindi S.C.>Malindi| 2Prisons F.C.>Prisons| 1Pan African S.C.>Pan African| 1Azam F.C.>Azam| 1Cosmopolitans F.C.>Cosmopolitans| 1| Mseto Sports| 1Coastal Union F.C.>Coastal Union| 1Pamba S.C.>Pamba| 1KMKM F.C.>KMKM| 1

Top goalscorers{|class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"

!Season!Nat.!Best scorers!Team!Goals | 1997TAN}} Mohamed Hussein "Mmachinga" Young Africansbgcolor=mistyrose|26 | 2004TAN}} Abubakar Ally Mkangwa Mtibwa Sugar | 2005TAN}} Abdallah Juma Mtibwa Sugar 25 | 2006|| 2007TAN}} Mashiku SC United ] 17 | 2007–08TAN}} Michael Katende Kagera Sugar | 2008–09KEN}} Boniface Ambani Young Africans 18 | 2009–10TAN}} Musa Hassan Mgosi Simba 18| 2010–11TAN}} Mrisho Ngasa Azam 18 | 2011–12TAN}} John Raphael Bocco Azam 19 |2012–13CIV}} Kipre Tchetche Azam 17 |2013–14BDI}} Amissi Tambwe Simba 19 |2014–15TAN}} Simon Msuva Young Africans 17 |2014–15TAN}} Abdulrahman Mussa Ruvu Shooting 17 |2015–16BDI}} Amissi Tambwe Young Africans 21 |2016–17TAN}} Simon Msuva Young Africans 14 |2017–18UGA}} Emmanuel Okwi Simba 20 |2018–19RWA}} Meddie Kagere Simba 23 |2019–20RWA}} Meddie Kagere Simba 22|2020–21TAN}} John Bocco Simba 16TABLE OF TOP SCORERS TANZANIA PREMIER LEAGUE 2021 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.BESOCCER.COM/COMPETITION/RANKINGS/LIGI_KUU_BARA/2021/TOP-SCORERS ACCESS-DATE=10 JUNE 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=10 JUNE 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, 2021–22TAN}}George MpoleGeita Gold rowspan="2" ACCESS-DATE=2023-06-10 LANGUAGE=EN ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230610205134/HTTPS://WWW.BESOCCER.COM/COMPETITION/RANKINGS/LIGI_KUU_BARA/2022/TOP-SCORERS, live, COD}}|Fiston Kalala Mayele|Young Africans 2022–23COD}} Fiston Kalala MayeleYoung Africansrowspan=2ACCESS-DATE=10 JUNE 2023 DATE=9 JUNE 2023 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230610205135/HTTPS://WASOMIAJIRA.COM/WAFUNGAJI-BORA-NBC-PREMIER-LEAGUE-2022-2023-TOP-SCORERS/09/06/2023/, live, BDI}} Saidi Ntibazonkiza Simba 2023-24>BUR}}Stephane Aziz KiYoung Africans13

All-time goalscorers{|class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"

!Rank!!Player!!Goals!!Years {{flagiconJohn Bocco>|2008{{flagiconEmmanuel Okwi>|2009-2019

Multiple hat-tricks{|class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"

! Rank! Country ! Player! Hat-tricks |1TAN}}|John Bocco|32BUR}}|Stephane Aziz Ki2COD}}|Jean BalekeZAM}}|Aubrey ChirwaRWA}}|Meddie KagereBDI}}|Saidi NtibazonkizaUGA}} |Emmanuel Okwi8TAN}}|Salim Aiyee1TAN}}|Ibrahim AluTAN}}|Shante Ali KEN}}|Boniface AmbaniTAN}}|Green AtupeleTAN}}|Omar ChangaTAN}}|Saliboko DaluweshZMB}}|Prince DubeTAN}}|Emmanuel Gabriel TAN}}|Ibrahim Hilika TAN}}|Aziz Hunter TAN}}|Jeremiah JumaTAN}}|Shiza KichuyaKEN}}|Alexis Kitenge TAN}}|Juma Luizio TAN}}|Omari Matu COD}}Fiston Kalala Mayele>Fiston MayeleCOD}}|Idris MbomboTAN}}|Haruna Moshi TAN}} |Ditram NchimbiTAN}}|Mrisho NgassaTAN}}|Adam Omar TAN}} |Abuu Ramadhani TAN}}|David RichardTAN}} |Kevin SabatoTAN}} |Modathir SaidTAN}}|Wasiri ShentemboCIV}}|Kipre Tiagori

Assists{|class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"

!Season!!Nat.!!Player!!Team!!Assists2021-22>SEN}}Pape SakhoSimba62022-23>ZAM}}Clatous ChamaSimba142023-24>CIV}}Kipre JuniorAzam8

Clean sheets{|class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"

!Season!!Nat.!!Goalskeeper!!Team!!Clean sheets2022-23>MLI}}Djigui DiarraYanga142023-24>COD}}Ley MatampiCoastal Union10

References

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External links

• tff.or.tz; League website at association's website
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070817145223weblink">Page at fifa.com; League standings & results
• RSSSF competition history

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