2020–21 Super League of Malawi

Super League of Malawi
Season2020–21
Dates28 November 2020 – 16 October 2021
ChampionsNyasa Big Bullets
RelegatedChitipa United
Ntopwa
Mzuzu Warriors
Matches played240
Goals scored514 (2.14 per match)
Top goalscorerHassan Kajoke
(15 goals)
Biggest home winNyasa Big Bullets 6–0 TN Stars
(15 May 2021)
Longest winning runSilver Strikers (11 games)
← 2019
2022 →

The 2020–21 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. Nyasa Big Bullets are the defending champions. It started on 28 November 2020 before it was postponed in March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.[1][2][3]

The season ended on 16 October 2021. Nyasa Big Bullets wins the third consecutive Super League title and the fifteenth overall.[4]

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and the three promoted teams from the regional leagues: Ekwendeni Hammers, MAFCO Salima and Red Lions FC.

Other changes

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2020–21 Super League of Malawi teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Nyasa Big Bullets Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Silver Strikers Lilongwe Silver Stadium 20,000
Mighty Wanderers Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Civil Service United Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Karonga United Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
Moyale Barracks Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
TN Stars Kasungu Kasungu Stadium 6,000
MAFCO Nkhotakota Chitowe Stadium 1,000
Ekwendeni Hammers Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Kamuzu Barracks Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Red Lions Balaka Balaka Stadium 3,000
Blue Eagles Lilongwe Nankhaka Stadium 5,000
Mighty Tigers Nchalo Kalulu Stadium 3,000
Ntopwa Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Mzuzu Warriors Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Chitipa United Chitipa Karonga Stadium 20,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nyasa Big Bullets (C, Q) 30 18 8 4 51 18 +33 62 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 Silver Strikers 30 18 4 8 55 20 +35 58[a]
3 Mighty Wanderers 30 15 10 5 38 20 +18 55
4 Civil Service United 30 12 12 6 37 26 +11 48
5 Karonga United 30 12 10 8 34 26 +8 46
6 Moyale Barracks 30 12 10 8 30 32 −2 46
7 Thomas Nyirenda Stars 30 12 7 11 28 41 −13 43
8 MAFCO Salima 30 10 12 8 31 29 +2 42
9 Ekwendeni Hammers 30 11 8 11 32 31 +1 41
10 Kamuzu Barracks 30 10 11 9 29 31 −2 41
11 Red Lions 30 9 8 13 27 31 −4 35
12 Blue Eagles 30 7 11 12 29 29 0 32
13 Mighty Tigers 30 8 8 14 24 32 −8 32
14 Chitipa United (R) 30 9 5 16 23 41 −18 32 Relegation
15 Ntopwa (R) 30 5 6 19 28 55 −27 21
16 Mzuzu Warriors (R) 30 4 6 20 18 52 −34 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Silver Strikers are the 2021 FDH Bank Knockout Cup winners.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Malawi 2020/21". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Malawi Super League fixtures 2020-21: Bullets begin title defence against Eagles". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "New start date for Super League not set". Malawi24. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "CHAMPIONS: Nyasa Big Bullets clinch third consecutive TNM Super League title". Malawi24. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Mzuni FC changes to Mzuzu Warriors FC". maravipost.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Wanderers to change name, colours as BE Forward departs". Malawi24. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Silver Strikers hammer Ekwendeni to pocket MK25M". Malawi24. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.