Namibia Premier League

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Namibia Premier League
NamibiaPremierLeagueLogo.jpg
Founded1990
CountryNamibia
Confederation CAF
Number of clubs16 (1990–2004)
12 (2004–2014)
16 (2014–) (2005–2020)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to First Division
Domestic cup(s) NFA Cup
Namibian Newspaper Cup
Standard Bank Super Cup [1]
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions African Stars (7th title)
Most championships Black Africa (10)
Current: 2024–25 Namibia Premier League

The Namibia Premier League (NPL) was the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia until it was disbanded following the 2018-19 season. The league was established in 1990 and was trimmed to 12 teams from the traditional 16 in 2005. It was disbanded in 2020 after ongoing problems with the Namibia Football Association, which finally ended their relationship. The NFA founded the Namibia Football Premier League to replace it. The new league kicked off with the 2022-2023 season with African Stars against UNAM FC at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium. [2] [3]

Contents

Previous champions

Most titles

ClubTitles
Black Africa 10
African Stars 7
Blue Waters 4
FC Civics 3
Chief Santos 2
Orlando Pirates 2
Tigers 2
Chelsea (Grootfontein)1
Eleven Arrows 1
Liverpool 1
Ramblers 1

Top goalscorers

YearBest scorersTeamGoals
2001–02 Flag of Zambia.svg William Chilufya Liverpool29
2002–03 Flag of Namibia.svg Immanuel Kooper18
2003–04 Flag of Namibia.svg Costa Khaiseb Ramblers30
2004–05 Flag of Angola.svg Armando Pedro Blue Waters23
2005–06 Flag of Namibia.svg Heinrich IsaacsCivics Windhoek20
2006–07 Flag of Zambia.svg William Chilufya Civics Windhoek17
2007–08 Flag of Namibia.svg Pineas Jacob Ramblers12
2008–09 Flag of Namibia.svg Jerome Louis Black Africa22
2009–10 Flag of Namibia.svg Jerome Louis Black Africa17
2010–11 Flag of Namibia.svg Harold OchurubMighty Gunners12
2011–12 Flag of Namibia.svg Jerome Louis
Flag of Namibia.svg Richard Kavendji
Black Africa
Hotspurs
12
2012–13 Flag of Namibia.svg Harold Ochurub13
2013–14 Flag of Namibia.svg Hendrik Somaeb Blue Waters17
2014–15 Flag of Namibia.svg Nicky Musambini17
2015–16 Flag of Namibia.svg Terdius Uiseb Orlando Pirates20
2017–18 Flag of Namibia.svg Panduleni Nekundi African Stars15
2018–19 Flag of Namibia.svg Isaskar Gurirab Life Fighters23

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Namibia.svg Marco Van Wyk2
2 Flag of Namibia.svg Riaan Cloete1
Flag of Namibia.svg Moses Kanjuku
Flag of Namibia.svg Jerome Louis
Flag of Namibia.svg Dokkies Schmidth

See also

NFA-Cup

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References

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  2. Namibia football starts new chapter. Southern Times, 11 December 2020.
  3. "Homeless" NPL refuses to yield. The Namibian, 22 December 2020.
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