2022–23 Namibia Premier Football League
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 November 2022 – 13 May 2023 |
| Champions | African Stars |
| Relegated | Eleven Arrows, Citizens, Black Africa |
| Champions League | African Stars |
| Matches played | 240[1] |
| Goals scored | 608 (2.53 per match)[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Namibia Willy Stephanus (20 goals) |
← 2018–19 (Premier League) 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 Namibia Premier Football League was the first season of the Namibia Premiership, the top-tier football league in Namibia which replaced the Namibia Premier League, and the first full season of top-tier football in the country following the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The Namibia Premier League was dissolved after the 2018/19 season and there was no top flight football in the country until Debmarine Namibia sponsored the league for N13ドル million. The league started in November 2022 with African Stars playing Unam FC in the first match.[3] [4]
African Stars won the championship with several rounds still to play and qualified for the CAF Champions League.[5]
League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | African Stars (C) | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 73 | Champions, Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Blue Waters | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 61 | |
| 3 | Life Fighters | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 51 | |
| 4 | Mighty Gunners | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 50 | |
| 5 | UNAM | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 47 | |
| 6 | Okahandja United | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 43 | |
| 7 | United Africa Tigers | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 42 | |
| 8 | Tura Magic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Young African | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | Civics | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Young Brazilians | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 34 | |
| 13 | Julinho Sporting | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Black Africa (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 30 | Relegation |
| 15 | Eleven Arrows (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 26 | |
| 16 | Citizens (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Controversy
[edit ]On 8th May 2023 Sylvester ‘Lolo’ Goraseb executive member of Black Africa replied to a Facebook post by the Thru Pass Football magazine that "there will be no promotion or relegation" while sitting 3rd from the bottom of the league.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Debmarine Namibia Premiership 2022/2023 Season Statistics" – via Facebook.
- ^ "Namibian domestic league returns after three-year hiatus | Reuters". Reuters . February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023年02月13日. Retrieved 2023年05月09日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Kauraisa, Jesse Jackson (3 November 2022). "Debmarine Namibia Premiership gets underway". Namibian Sun.
- ^ "From Premier League to Premiership: Namibian top-flight league faces turbulence". FIFA. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Schulz, Helge (15 May 2023). "Stars crowned champions after great campaign".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230510120140/https://www.namibian.com.na/lolo-explains-no-relegation-comment/