Malawi superliiga

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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 (BDFL) and three teams from Lilongwe and Districts Football League (LDFL). 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.

Malawi Superliiga on Malawi jalgpalli tipptase. See on professionaalne liiga, mis koosneb 16 meeskonnast. Iga meeskond mängib iga teise meeskonna vastu kahel korral, kodus ja võõrsil. Hooaeg kestab aprillist novembrini.

Malawi Superliiga asutati 1986. aastal. Esimene meister oli Bata Bullets. Bata Bullets on kõige edukaim meeskond liigas, võites kokku 14 tiitlit.

Malawi Superliiga on Aafrika Jalgpalliliidu (CAF) tunnustatud. See tähendab, et liiga võitja pääseb Aafrika Meistrite Liigasse.

Malawi Superliiga on viimastel aastatel kasvanud populaarsust. Liigas mängib mitmeid andekaid mängijaid ning mängud on sageli väga põnevad.