2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League

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Tanzanian Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates15 August 2023 – 28 May 2024
Champions Young Africans
RelegatedGeita Gold
Mtibwa Sugar
Champions League Azam
Young Africans
Confederation Cup Coastal Union
Simba
Matches played139
Goals scored306 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Stephane Aziz Ki
(21 goals)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the NBC Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 15 August 2023 and ended on 28 May 2024.

Contents

The winners (Young Africans, their third consecutive title win and twenty-seventh overall) and runners-up (Azam) qualified for the Champions League. The third and fourth-placed teams (Simba and Coastal Union) qualified for the Confederation Cup. The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams (JKT Tanzania and Tabora United) qualified for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off, both winning and retaining their places in the league. The bottom two teams (Geita Gold and Mtibwa Sugar) were relegated to the 2024–25 Tanzanian Championship League.

Teams

The league consisted of 16 teams; the top 13 teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Tanzanian Championship League. Young Africans entered the season as defending champions (for the second consecutive season), clinching their 26th Premier League title during the previous season. [1] [2]

JKT Tanzania and Tabora United were promoted as champions and runners-up of the 2022–23 Tanzanian Championship League, replacing the 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League bottom two teams (Polisi Morogoro and Ruvu Shooting). Fourth-placed Championship side Mashujaa were also promoted after defeating fourteenth-placed Premier League side Mbeya City in the Tanzanian Premier League play-off to take their place in the league.

Locations

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Location of clubs in Tanzania for the 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Young Africans (C)3026227114+5780Qualification for the Champions League
2 Azam 3021636321+4269
3 Simba 3021635925+3469Qualification for the Confederation Cup [a]
4 Coastal Union 30111092219+343
5 Kinondoni MC 3081392739−1237
6 Namungo 30812102729−236
7 Ihefu  [ sw ]3099122936−736
8 Mashujaa 3098133033−335
9 Prisons 30713102935−634
10 Kagera Sugar 30713102332−934
11 Singida Fountain Gate 3089132939−1033
12 Dodoma Jiji 3089131932−1333
13 JKT Tanzania (O)30614102130−932Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off
14 Tabora United (O)30512132041−2127
15 Geita Gold (R)30510151838−2025Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League
16 Mtibwa Sugar (R)3056193054−2421
Source: Flashscore, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ The 2023–24 Tanzania FA Cup winners also qualified for the Confederation Cup. Since the cup winners (Young Africans) qualified based on league position, the Confederation Cup spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.

Home \ Away AZA COA DOM GGF IHF  [ IHF ]JKT KAG KMC MAS MTI NAM PRI SIM SIN TAB YGA
Azam —1–14–12–11–02–15–15–00–05–01–33–10–32–14–02–1
Coastal Union 0–1—1–03–11–00–01–00–02–01–00–00–01–22–00–00–1
Dodoma Jiji 0–02–1—0–11–00–01–01–01–11–10–00–00–11–21–00–4
Geita Gold0–20–02–2—1–21–00–01–21–32–21–00–00–11–00–00–3
Ihefu  [ sw ]1–30–00–20–1—0–01–01–01–15–12–00–01–11–12–12–1
JKT Tanzania0–20–10–12–01–1—1–11–11–02–10–01–10–11–11–00–0
Kagera Sugar 0–41–21–11–02–11–1—1–11–10–01–12–11–11–00–00–0
Kinondoni MC 1–20–01–21–11–02–10–0—3–21–02–21–12–21–04–20–3
Mashujaa0–31–23–00–02–01–02–03–0—3–21–00–20–11–31–10–1
Mtibwa Sugar 0–21–10–03–12–31–20–20–12–1—0–02–12–40–13–01–3
Namungo 0–21–01–02–02–00–11–01–10–01–0—2–22–22–33–21–3
Prisons 1–10–11–00–00–11–10–01–11–23–21–0—1–33–12–11–2
Simba 1–13–02–04–12–12–03–01–02–02–01–11–2—3–12–01–5
Singida Fountain Gate 0–12–12–02–12–22–22–30–00–00–21–00–01–2—0–00–3
Tabora United 0–01–02–10–01–11–10–30–01–02–11–13–10–41–1—0–1
Young Africans 3–21–01–01–05–05–01–05–02–14–11–04–12–12–03–0—
Source: Flashscore, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Tanzanian Premier League play-off

The 13th and 14th-placed teams (JKT Tanzania and Tabora United) qualified for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off, alongside the 3rd and 4th-placed teams from the 2023–24 Tanzanian Championship League (Mbeya Kwanza and Biashara United). The Championship teams faced each other over two legs; the Premier League teams then also faced each other over two legs, with the winners remaining in the Tanzanian Premier League and the losers competing against the Championship play-off winners for the final place in the following season's Tanzanian Premier League.

Quarter-finals

First leg

19 May 2024 Biashara United 2–0 Mbeya Kwanza Musoma
KatondaSoccerball shade.svg22'
ZilintusaSoccerball shade.svg33'		Stadium: Karume Football Stadium

Second leg

26 May 2024Mbeya Kwanza0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Biashara United Mtwara
LukindoSoccerball shade.svg
KatondaSoccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium

Semi-finals

First leg

4 June 2024 Tabora United 0–4 JKT Tanzania Tabora
Ndemla Soccerball shade.svg10'
KadaSoccerball shade.svg22'
MateoSoccerball shade.svg82'
Dilunga Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		Stadium: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Stadium

Second leg

8 June 2024 JKT Tanzania 0–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Tabora United Karatu
Stadium: Black Rhino Academy Stadium

Final

First leg

12 June 2024 Biashara United 1–0 Tabora United Musoma
LukindoSoccerball shade.svg90+4' (pen.)Stadium: Karume Football Stadium

Second leg

16 June 2024 Tabora United 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Biashara United Tabora
LemboSoccerball shade.svg27' (pen.), 56'Stadium: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Stadium

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Stephane Aziz Ki Yanga21
2 Flag of Tanzania.svg Feisal Salum Azam19
3 Flag of Tanzania.svg Waziri Shentembo KMC12
4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Maxi Mpia NzengeliYanga11
Flag of Burundi.svg Saidi Ntibazonkiza Simba
6 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kipre JuniorAzam10
7 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Marouf TchakeiIhefu9
Flag of Tanzania.svg Mudathir YahyaYanga
9 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jean Baleke OthosSimba8
Flag of Tanzania.svg Reliants LusajoMashujaa
Flag of Tanzania.svg Samsoni MbangulaTanzania Prisons
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gibril SillahAzam

Top clean sheets

RankGoalkeepersTeamClean sheets
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ley Matampi Coastal Union15
2 Flag of Mali.svg Djigui Diarra Yanga13
3 Flag of Tanzania.svg Constantine MalimiGeita Gold10
Flag of Burundi.svg Jonathan Nahimana Namungo
5 Flag of Nigeria.svg John NobleTabora United9
6 Flag of Tanzania.svg Yona AmosiTanzania Prisons8
Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub LakredSimba
8 Flag of Tanzania.svg Mohamed HusseinDodoma Jiji7
Flag of Sudan.svg Mohamed MustaphaAzam

Multiple hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstScoreDate
Flag of Tanzania.svg Feisal Salum AzamTabora United4-016 August 2023
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jean Baleke OthosSimbaCoastal Union3-021 September 2023
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Stephane Aziz Ki YangaAzam3-223 October 2023
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kipre TiagoriAzamMtiwba Sugar5-024 November 2023
Flag of Tanzania.svg Waziri Shentembo KMCTabora United4-210 March 2024
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Stephane Aziz Ki YangaTanzania Prisons4-128 May 2024

Attendances

Young Africans SC drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Tanzanian Premier League, followed by rivals Simba SC. [3]

#Football clubTotal attendance [4] Home gamesAverage attendance
1 Young Africans 141,911159,460
2 Simba SC 112,717157,514
3 Mashujaa 45,638153,042
4 Tabora United 43,808152,920
5 Azam FC 35,379152,358
6 Dodoma Jiji 30,381152,025
7 Geita Gold 24,774151,651
8 Coastal Union 24,161151,610
9 Tanzania Prisons 24,147151,609
10 Singida Fountain Gate 21,154151,410
11 KMC FC 15,495151,033
12 Ihefu FC 15,075151,005
13 Namungo FC 14,20215946
14 Kagera Sugar 12,32315821
15 JKT Mgambo 9,39715626
16 Mtibwa Sugar 7,52915501

References

  1. ↑ "Yanga SC beat Dodoma Jiji FC to win 29th Premiership title". The Citizen. The Citizen. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "YANGA YAONGEZA NAMBA KATIKA HISTORIA – TPLB". 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ↑ https://dailynews.co.tz/simba-lead-revenue-yanga-dominate-attendance/
  4. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSsEZmhWkAAoJJa.png
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