Founded | 1971 |
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Country | Eswatini |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of clubs | 14 teams (24/25) season |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Swazibank Cup, MoMo Cup, MTN league, Ingwenyama Cup |
International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
Current champions | Mbabane Swallows (2023–24) |
Most championships | Mbabane Highlanders (13) |
Website | www.pls.co.sz |
Current: 2024–25 Premier League of Eswatini |
The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971 and plans to be a fully professional entity by 2022. [1]
Club | City | Titles | Last title |
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Mbabane Highlanders | Mbabane | 13 | 2000–01 |
Royal Leopards | Matsapha | 8 | 2021-22 |
Mbabane Swallows | Mbabane | 8 | 2023–24 |
Manzini Wanderers | Manzini | 6 | 2002–03 |
Green Mamba | Matsapha | 3 | 2022–23 |
Manzini Sundowns (as Denver Sundowns) | Manzini | 2 | 1990 |
Eleven Men in Flight | Siteki | 2 | 1996 |
Milling Hotspurs | Manzini | 2 | 1972 |
Young Buffaloes | Matsapha | 2 | 2019–20 |
Mhlambanyatsi Rovers | Mhlambanyatsi | 1 | 2003–04 |
Juventus Kvaluseni | Mhlume | 1 | 1977 |
Mhlume Peacemakers | Mhlume | 1 | 1981 |
Season | Top scorer | Team | Goals |
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2000–01 | Fritz Junior Seilbea | Mbabane Swallows | 13 |
2002–03 | Patrick "Nkola" Mkhwanazi | Manzini Wanderers | 13 |
2003–04 | Salebona "Salas" Jele | Young Buffaloes | 11 |
2004–05 | Mzwandile "Zoo" Mamba | Mbabane Swallows | 12 |
2005–06 | Mzwandile "Zoo" Mamba Mduduzi "Aghahowa" Mdluli | Royal Leopards Mbabane Highlanders | 11 |
2011–12 | Nhlanhla "Mshengu" Kunene | Malanti Chiefs | 17 |
2012–13 | Nhlanhla "Mshengu" Kunene | Malanti Chiefs | 14 |
2013–14 | Sandile Hlatshwako | Malanti Chiefs | 14 |
2021-22 | Sandile Gamedze | Young Buffaloes | 23 |
2022-23 | Felix Badenhorst | Mbabane Swallows | 20 |
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