Super League of Malawi


Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues.
Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.

History

It was created in 1986 and was first sponsored by Gillet Nacet. It was composed of eight teams: five teams from Blantyre and Districts Football League and three teams from Lilongwe and Districts Football League. The eight inaugural members of the Super League of Malawi were Bata Bullets, Limbe Leaf Wanderers, MDC United, Red Lions, ADMARC Tigers, Silver Strikers, Civo United and MITCO.

Competition format

There are 16 clubs in the Super League. During the course of a season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 30 games. The first place teams qualifies for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League or Confederation Cup and the three lowest placed teams in the Super League are relegated to the regional leagues. The winners of each regional league promoted to the Super League.

International competitions

Qualification for African competitions

Qualification criteria for 2024–25

Association ranking for 2024–25 [CAF Champions League] and 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament from 2019–20 to 2023–24.
The winner of the Super League qualify for the subsequent season's CAF Champions League.

Current clubs

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Super League of Malawi during the 2023 season.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ekhaya FCBlantyreKamuzu Stadium6,244
Blue EaglesLilongweNankhaka Stadium5,000
Chitipa UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
Civil Service UnitedLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Dedza DynamosDedzaDedza Stadium6,000
Mzuzu City HammersMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000
CRECK SportingLilongweChampion Stadium25,000
Kamuzu BarracksLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Karonga UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
MAFCONkhotakotaChitowe Stadium1,000
Mighty TigersNchaloKalulu Stadium3,000
Mighty WanderersBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000
Moyale BarracksMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000
Nyasa Big BulletsBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000
Songwe UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
Silver StrikersLilongweBingu National Stadium41,100