The 2017 TNM Super League was the 32nd season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. The season started on 6 May and concluded on 22 December 2017.[1][2] Kamuzu Barracks were the defending champions of the previous season. Be Forward Wanderers won the title for the first time in eleven years, defeating Masters Security 4–1 at Balaka Stadium on 16 December 2017.[3]
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May – 22 December |
| Champions | Be Forward Wanderers |
| Relegated | Wizards FC Blantyre United Chitipa United |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 559 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matthews Sibale (16 goals) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Teams
editSixteen teams compete in this season: the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three promoted teams from the regional leagues. Chitipa United, Masters Security and Blantyre United entered as the three promoted teams.[4][5]
- Other changes
- Civil Service United, which has relegated after the previous season, takes the place of EPAC United.[6]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be Forward Wanderers (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 69[a] | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Nyasa Big Bullets | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 67[a] | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Silver Strikers | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 61[a] | Qualification to the CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Civil Service United | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 48 | |
| 5 | Blue Eagles | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | MAFCO Salima | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Moyale Barracks | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Kamuzu Barracks | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Red Lions | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Mzuni | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Azam Tigers | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 32 | |
| 12 | Masters Security | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | Dwangwa United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | Wizards (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 27 | Relegation to regional leagues |
| 15 | Blantyre United (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 24 | |
| 16 | Chitipa United (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 16 |
- ^ a b c Malawi were represented in CAF competitions for 2018–19 season by Nyasa Big Bullets, the 2017 Super League of Malawi runners-up and Silver Strikers, the 2017 Super League of Malawi third place, as the 2018 Super League of Malawi and 2018 Malawi FAM Cup was not finished in time. Be Forward Wanderers, the 2017 Super League of Malawi champions and Kamuzu Barracks, the 2017 Malawi FAM Cup winners, chose not to enter.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Malawi 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "2017 TNM Super League week one fixtures out". Malawi24. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Stand up for the champions". Malawi24. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Blantyre United promoted, Chitipa United wait". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Blantyre United back in Super League". Malawi24. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Civo finally get Epac's slot". The Nation. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Silver, Bullets in CAF tourneys". The Nation. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2019.