2016_Super_League_of_Malawi
2016 Super League of Malawi
Football league season
The 2016 TNM Super League was the 31st season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. The season played between 16 April and 31 December 2016. Nyasa Big Bullets were the defending champions for the second consecutive year. Kamuzu Barracks won their first league title.[1][2]
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April – 31 December |
| Champions | Kamuzu Barracks |
| Relegated | Karonga United CIVO United Max Bullets |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 560 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Richard Mbulu (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | EPAC United 4-1 Kamuzu Barracks (2 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Max Bullets 3-5 Blue Eagles (1 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Max Bullets 3-5 Blue Eagles (1 May 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Blue Eagles (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Blue Eagles (4) |
| Longest winless run | Dwangwa United Kamuzu Barracks (4) |
| Longest losing run | Kamuzu Barracks (3) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2016. | |
A total of sixteen teams will contest the league including thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from regional leagues: Dwangwa United (Central Region Football League), Max Bullets (Southern Region Football league) and Karonga United (Northern Region Football league).
Super League of Malawi (SULOM) decided to extend the top level to 16 clubs; the additional place is contested by the three relegated teams in a play-off.[3][4]
The relegation play-off was played on 11–13 March between Airborne Rangers and FISD Wizards at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe[5] and ended with the victory of the FISD Wizard, who remained in the TNM Super League.[6]
Dedza Young Soccer, withdrew from play-off after obtained a court injunction against this play-off after the first match was played, arguing they should have been elected to remain at the top level without any play-off, later, Dedza Young Soccer, decided to withdraw the injunction but maintaining decision to not participate in play-off.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamuzu Barracks (C) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 61 | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Big Bullets | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 60 | |
| 3 | Silver Strikers | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 56 | |
| 4 | Blue Eagles | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 54 | |
| 5 | MAFCO Salima | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 50 | |
| 6 | Be Forward Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 49 | |
| 7 | Moyale Barracks | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 47 | |
| 8 | Azam Tigers | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 43 | |
| 9 | Mzuni | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 41 | |
| 10 | Red Lions | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 40 | |
| 11 | EPAC United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 34 | |
| 12 | Dwangwa United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 30 | |
| 13 | FISD Wizards | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 30 | |
| 14 | Karonga United (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 27 | Relegation to regional leagues |
| 15 | CIVO United (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 25 | |
| 16 | Max Bullets (R) | 30 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 65 | −50 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
| Home \ Away | AZT | BFW | BIG | BLU | CVU | DWA | EPA | KAM | KAR | MAF | MAX | MOY | MZU | RED | SIL | WIZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azam Tigers | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Be Forward Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Big Bullets | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Blue Eagles | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |
| CIVO United | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Dwangwa United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| EPAC United | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Kamuzu Barracks | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Karonga United | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| MAFCO Salima | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Max Bullets | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Moyale Barracks | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Mzuni | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Red Lions | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Silver Strikers | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| FISD Wizards | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Richard Mbulu |
MAFCO Salima | 19 |
| 2 | Chiukepo Msowoya |
Nyasa Big Bullets | 17 |
| 3 | Peter Wadabwa |
Be Forward Wanderers | 16 |
| 4 | Manasseh Chiyesa |
Kamuzu Barracks | 15 |
| 5 | Bright Munthali |
Azam Tigers | 13 |
| 6 | Binwell Katinji |
Silver Strikers | 12 |
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