Tanzanian Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates15 August 2022 – 24 June 2023
ChampionsYoung Africans
RelegatedMbeya City (via Tanzanian Premier League play-off)
Polisi Morogoro
Ruvu Shooting
Champions LeagueYoung Africans
Simba
Confederation CupAzam
Matches played240
Top goalscorerDemocratic Republic of the Congo Fiston Kalala Mayele
Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza
(17 goals)
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

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 Champions League
2 Simba 30 22 7 1 75 17 +58 73
3 Azam 30 18 5 7 55 29 +26 59 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Singida Big Stars 30 16 7 7 35 26 +9 55
5 Namungo 30 11 7 12 29 33 4 40
6 Ihefu 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 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 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

Tanzanian Premier League play-off

The 13th and 14th-placed teams (Kinondoni MC and Mbeya City) entered the semi-finals and competed in a two-legged play-off, with the winners remaining in the Tanzanian Premier League and the losers competing in another play-off against the 3rd-placed team from the 2023–24 Tanzanian Championship League (Mashujaa) for the final place in the 2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League.

Semi-finals

13 June 2023 Mbeya City 2–1 Kinondoni MC
16:00
16 June 2023 Kinondoni MC 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Mbeya City
16:00

Finals

19 June 2023 Mashujaa 3–1 Mbeya City
14:00
24 June 2023 Mbeya City0–1
(1–4 agg.)
Mashujaa
14:00

References

  1. "Yanga SC beat Dodoma Jiji FC to win 29th Premiership title". The Citizen. The Citizen. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "YANGA YAONGEZA NAMBA KATIKA HISTORIA – TPLB". 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. Michael, john (10 June 2023). "Top Scorer NBC Premier League 2022/2023". Ligi Kuu Tanzania. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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