Zanzibar Premier League

Football league
Zanzibar Premier League
Founded1926 (officially 1981)
CountryZanzibar
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsKMKM
(2022-23)
Most championshipsKMKM (9)
Current: 2023–24 Zanzibar Premier League

Zanzibar Premier League is the top division of the Zanzibar Football Association. It was created in 1926.

Previous winners

  • 1926 : Mnazi Mmoja
  • 1927-58 : Unknown champions (**)
  • 1959 : Malindi
  • 1960-63 : Unknown champions (**)
  • 1964 : Malindi
  • 1965-80 : Unknown champions (**)
  • 1981 : Ujamaa
  • 1982 : Ujamaa
  • 1983 : Small Simba
  • 1984 : KMKM (*)
  • 1985 : Small Simba
  • 1986 : KMKM
  • 1987 : Miembeni
  • 1988 : Small Simba
  • 1989 : Malindi (*)
  • 1990 : Malindi
  • 1991 : Small Simba
  • 1992 : Malindi (*)
  • 1993 : Shengeni
  • 1994 : Shengeni
  • 1995 : Small Simba
  • 1996 : Mlandege
  • 1997 : Mlandege
  • 1998 : Mlandege
  • 1999 : Mlandege
  • 2000 : Kipanga
  • 2001 : Mlandege
  • 2002 : Mlandege
  • 2003 : Jamhuri
  • 2004 : KMKM
  • 2005 : Polisi
  • 2006 : Polisi
  • 2007 : Miembeni
  • 2008 : Miembeni
  • 2009 : Mafunzo
  • 2010 : Zanzibar Ocean View
  • 2011 : Mafunzo (mini-league)
  • 2012 : Super Falcon (mini-league)
  • 2013 : KMKM
  • 2014 : KMKM
  • 2015 : Mafunzo
  • 2016 : Zimamoto
  • 2017–18 : JKU
  • 2018–19 : JKU
  • 2019 : KMKM
  • 2020 : Mlandege
  • 2021 : KMKM
  • 2021–22 : KMKM
  • 2022–23 : KMKM

Source:[1]

(*) in these years, the champions of Zanzibar (Island league) won the Union League against the winners of the Mainland (Tanganyika) League and thereby the Tanzanian Premier League.

(**) between 1926 and 1980 the competition was not permanent, so most of the data about the champions winning the title were unknown.

Performance by club

Club Titles Last title
KMKM 9 2023
Mlandege FC 7 2020
Small Simba 5 1995
Malindi 5 1992
Mafunzo 3 2015
Miembeni 3 2008
Ujamaa 2 1982
Shengeni 2 1994
Polisi 2 2006
JKU 2 2018
Kipanga 1 2000
Jamhuri 1 2003
Zanzibar Ocean View 1 2010
Super Falcon 1 2012
Zimamoto 1 2016
Mnazi Mmoja 1 1926

Source:[1]

Top goalscorers

Season Best scorers Team Goals
2005 Zanzibar Joseph Malik Tembo 8
2008 Bakari Mohammed Mundu
2009 Mfanyeje Musa Mundu 14
2020-21 Zanzibar Maabad Maulid KVZ 17
2021-22 Zanzibar Maabad Maulid KVZ 21
2022-23 Tanzania Yassin Mgaza KMKM 17
2023-24 Zanzibar Ibrahim Hamad Zimamoto 13

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Zanzibar Ibrahim Hamad 1
Ibrahim Isakah
Zanzibar Maabad Maulid

References

  1. ^ a b "Zanzibar Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

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