2022 Super League of Malawi

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Super League of Malawi
Season2022
Dates19 March – 19 November
Champions Nyasa Big Bullets
Relegated Sable Farming
Thomas Nyirenda Stars
Rumphi United
Top goalscorer Babatunde Adepoju
(18 goals)
2023

The 2022 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th 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 19 March 2022 and was ended on 19 November 2022. Nyasa Big Bullets are the defending champions. [1] [2]

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Nyasa Big Bullets retained the Super League title following their 3–1 win over Moyale Barracks on 12 November 2022. [3]

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and the three promoted teams from the regional leagues: Rumphi United, Dedza Dynamos and Sable Farming.

Other changes

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Nyasa Big Bullets Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Silver Strikers Lilongwe Silver Stadium 20,000
Mighty Wanderers Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Civil Service United Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Karonga United Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
Moyale Barracks Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
TN Stars Kasungu Kasungu Stadium 6,000
MAFCO Nkhotakota Chitowe Stadium 1,000
Ekwendeni Hammers Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Kamuzu Barracks Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Red Lions Balaka Balaka Stadium 3,000
Blue Eagles Lilongwe Nankhaka Stadium 5,000
Mighty Tigers Nchalo Kalulu Stadium 3,000
Dedza Dynamos Dedza Dedza Stadium 6,000
Sable Farming Blantyre Mpira Stadium 6,244
Rumphi United Rumphi Rumphi Stadium 1,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Nyasa Big Bullets (C)3022716921+4873Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 Blue Eagles 3018933910+2963
3 Kamuzu Barracks 3016953719+1857
4 Mighty Wanderers 3016865326+2756
5 Silver Strikers 3014973826+1251
6 MAFCO Salima 3014884926+2350
7 Moyale Barracks 30144123832+646
8 Civil Service United 30101553525+1045
9 Dedza Dynamos 30118112936741
10 Ekwendeni Hammers 30810123335234
11 Karonga United 30881426421632
12 Mighty Tigers 30871523381531
13 Red Lions 30781527381129
14 Sable Farming (R)30661824442024Relegation
15 Thomas Nyirenda Stars (R)30452124684417
16 Rumphi United (R)30312615735810
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [4]
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Babatunde Adepoju Nyasa Big Bullets18
2 Flag of Malawi.svg Muhammad Sulumba Mighty Wanderers15
3 Flag of Malawi.svg Chawanangwa Kaonga Silver Strikers13
4 Flag of Malawi.svg Raphael Phiri Civil Service United12
5 Flag of Malawi.svg Mphatso Filimoni MAFCO Salima10
Flag of Malawi.svg Zeliat Nkhoma Kamuzu Barracks

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