2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League
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Football league season
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2022 – 24 June 2023 |
| Champions | Young Africans |
| Relegated | Mbeya City (via Tanzanian Premier League play-off) Polisi Morogoro Ruvu Shooting |
| Champions League | Young Africans Simba |
| Confederation Cup | Azam Singida Big Stars |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Top goalscorer | Democratic Republic of the Congo Fiston Kalala Mayele Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza (17 goals) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 10 June 2022. | |
The 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the NBC Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 58th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 27 September 2021. The season ended with Young Africans S.C. clinching their 29th premier league title, losing only two games in the entire season. This was the team's second consecutive championship win.[1] [2] Congolese striker Fiston Kalala Mayele (Yanga S.C.) along with Burundian striker Saidi Ntibazonkiza (Simba S.C.) were the top scorers of the season.[3]
League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Africans (C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Simba | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 17 | +58 | 73 | |
| 3 | Azam | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup [a] |
| 4 | Singida Big Stars | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 55 | |
| 5 | Namungo | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ihefu [sw] | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Geita Gold | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 37 | |
| 8 | Prisons | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dodoma Jiji | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 37 | |
| 10 | Mtibwa Sugar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Kagera Sugar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 35 | |
| 12 | Coastal Union | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 33 | |
| 13 | Kinondoni MC (O) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 32 | Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off |
| 14 | Mbeya City (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 31 | |
| 15 | Polisi Morogoro (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 20 |
Source: Flashscore
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:
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:
- ^ The 2022–23 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
[edit ]Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
| Home \ Away | AZA | COA | DOM | GGF | IHF [IHF] | KAG | KMC | MBE | MTI | NAM | POL | PRI | RUV | SIM | SIN | YGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azam | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Coastal Union | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Dodoma Jiji | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Geita Gold | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Ihefu [sw] | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Kagera Sugar | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Kinondoni MC | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Mbeya City | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Mtibwa Sugar | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Namungo | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Polisi Morogoro | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Prisons | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Ruvu Shooting | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Simba | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Singida Big Stars | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Young Africans | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — |
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Tanzanian Premier League play-off
[edit ]The 13th and 14th-placed teams (Kinondoni MC and Mbeya City) qualified for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off, alongside the 3rd and 4th-placed teams from the 2022–23 Tanzanian Championship League (Pamba and Mashujaa). 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
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]Second leg
[edit ]Pamba v Mashujaa
14:00
Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium
Semi-finals
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]Mbeya City v Kinondoni MC
16:00
Stadium: Sokoine Stadium
Second leg
[edit ]Kinondoni MC v Mbeya City
16:00
Stadium: Uhuru Stadium
Final
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]Mashujaa v Mbeya City
14:00
Stadium: Lake Tanganyika Stadium
Second leg
[edit ]Mbeya City v Mashujaa
14:00
Stadium: Sokoine Stadium
Statistics
[edit ]Top goalscorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Team | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Fiston Mayele | Yanga | 17 |
| Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza | Simba | ||
| 3 | Zimbabwe Prince Dube | Azam | 12 |
| 4 | Tanzania John Bocco | Simba | 10 |
| Brazil Bruno Gomes | Singida | ||
| Zambia Moses Phiri | Simba | ||
| 7 | Burkina Faso Stephane Aziz Ki | Yanga | 9 |
| Tanzania Jeremiah Juma | Tanzania Prisons | ||
| Ghana Collins Opare | Dodoma Jiji | ||
| Tanzania Sixtus Sabilo | Mbeya City | ||
| Senegal Pape Sakho | Simba |
Top clean sheets
[edit ]| Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali Djigui Diarra | Yanga | 14 |
| 2 | Tanzania Aishi Manula | Simba | 12 |
| 3 | Comoros Ali Ahamada | Azam | 8 |
| 4 | Tanzania Metacha Mnata | Yanga | 7 |
| 5 | Tanzania Selemani Bakari | Ihefu | 6 |
| Tanzania Said Kipao | Kagera Sugar | ||
| Comoros Mahamoud Mroivili | Coastal Union |
Multiple hat-tricks
[edit ]| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania John Bocco | Simba | Ruvu Shooting | 0-4 | 12 November 2022 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Fiston Mayele | Yanga | Singida | 4-1 | 17 November 2022 |
| Tanzania John Bocco | Simba | Tanzania Prisons | 7-1 | 30 December 2022 |
| Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza | ||||
| Tanzania Ibrahim Ali | Namungo | KMC | 1-3 | 24 January 2023 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean Baleke | Simba | Mtibwa | 0-3 | 11 March 2023 |
| Burkina Faso Stephane Aziz Ki | Yanga | Kagera Sugar | 5-0 | 11 April 2023 |
| Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza 5 | Simba | Polisi | 6-1 | 6 June 2023 |
| Zimbabwe Prince Dube 4 | Azam | Polisi | 8-0 | 9 June 2023 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- 5 Player scored 5 goals
References
[edit ]- ^ "Yanga SC beat Dodoma Jiji FC to win 29th Premiership title". The Citizen. The Citizen. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "YANGA YAONGEZA NAMBA KATIKA HISTORIA – TPLB". 2023年06月09日. Retrieved 2023年06月10日.
- ^ Michael, john (10 June 2023). "Top Scorer NBC Premier League 2022/2023". Ligi Kuu Tanzania. Retrieved 10 June 2023.