2017 Super League of Malawi
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. It started on 6 May 2017.[1][2]
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Be Forward Wanderers |
| Relegated | Wizards FC Blantyre United Chitipa United |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Kamuzu Barracks FC are the defending champions of the 2016 season.
Clubs
16 teams compete in this season: the top 13 teams from the previous season and three promoted teams from the regional leagues. Chitipa United, Masters Security FC and Blantyre United entered as the three promoted teams.[3][4]
- Civil Service United, which has relegated after the previous season, takes the place of EPAC United.[5]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be Forward Wanderers FC (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 69[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to the 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Nyasa Big Bullets FC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 67[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Silver Strikers FC | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 61[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Civil Service United | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 48 | |
| 5 | Blue Eagles FC | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | MAFCO Salima | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Moyale Barracks FC | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Kamuzu Barracks FC | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Red Lions FC | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Mzuni FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Azam Tigers FC | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 32 | |
| 12 | Masters Security FC | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | Dwangwa United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | Wizards FC (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 |
- Malawi were represented in CAF competitions for 2018–19 season by Nyasa Big Bullets FC, the 2017 Super League of Malawi runners-up and Silver Strikers FC, 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 FC, the 2017 Super League of Malawi champions and Kamuzu Barracks FC, the 2017 Malawi FAM Cup winners, chose not to enter. [6]
References
- Malawi 2017, RSSSF.com
- "2017 TNM Super League week one fixtures out". malawi24.com. April 23, 2017.
- "Blantyre United promoted, Chitipa United wait". times.mw. December 21, 2016.
- "Blantyre United back in Super League". malawi24.com. December 30, 2016.
- "Civo finally get Epac's slot". mwnation.com. March 10, 2017.
- "Silver, Bullets in CAF tourneys". Malawi Nation. 14 September 2018.
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