Tanzanian Premier League

Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.

Format
Today the league consists of 12 teams playing a double round-robin. The champion qualifies for the CAF Champions League, the runner-up for the CAF Confederations Cup. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the first division.

Tanzanian Premier League - Season 2010-11
1.Young Africans     22 14  7  1  32- 7  49  Champions  [Dar-es-Salaam] -- 2.Simba SC           22 15  4  3  40-17  49  [Dar-es-Salaam] 3.Azam FC            22 13  4  5  41-18  43  [Dar-es-Salaam] 4.Mtibwa Sugar       22  9  9  4  24-21  36  [Turiani] 5.Kagera Sugar       22  9  8  5  22-18  35  [Bukoba] 6.JKT Ruvu Stars     22  6 10  6  21-21  28  [Dodoma] 7.African Lyon       22  6  7  9  18-29  25  [Dar-es-Salaam] 8.Polisi Dodoma      22  5  6 11  13-22  21  [Dodoma] 9.Toto African       22  5  6 11  19-29  21  [Mwanza] 10.Ruvu Shooting     22  4  8 10  17-25  20  [Morogoro] -- 11.Maji Maji FC      22  3  7 12  14-26  16  Relegated  [Songea] 12.Arusha FC         22  3  4 15  13-41  13  Relegated  [Arusha]

Premier League (Ligi kuu Bara) 2011-12

 * African Lyon (Dar es Salaam)
 * Azam FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * Coastal Union (Tanga)
 * JKT Oljoro FC (Arusha)
 * JKT Ruvu Stars (Dodoma)
 * Kagera Sugar (Bukoba)
 * Moro United (Morogoro)
 * Mtibwa Sugar FC (Turiani)
 * Polisi Dodoma (Dodoma)
 * Ruvu Shooting (Coast)
 * Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * Toto African (Mwanza)
 * Villa Squad (Dar es Salaam)
 * Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)

Relegated in 2010/11

 * Arusha FC (Arusha)
 * Maji Maji FC (Songea)

Maji Maji also use the 60,000 capacity Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.

Relegated in 2009/10

 * Manyema Rangers (Dar es Salaam)
 * Moro United (Morogoro)
 * Prisons FC (Mbeya)

Previous winners
Previous champions are:


 * 1965 : Sunderland (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1966 : Sunderland (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1967 : Cosmopolitans (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1968 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1969 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1970 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1971 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1972 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1973 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1974 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1975 : Mseto Sports (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1976 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1977 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1978 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1979 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1980 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)


 * 1981 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1982 : Pan African FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1983 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1984 : KMKM (Zanzibar)
 * 1985 : Maji Maji FC (Songea)
 * 1986 : Maji Maji FC (Songea)
 * 1987 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1988 : Coastal Union (Tanga)
 * 1989 : Malindi FC (Zanzibar)
 * 1990 : Pamba (Mwanza)
 * 1991 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1992 : Malindi FC (Zanzibar)
 * 1993 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1994 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1995 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1996 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)


 * 1997 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 1998 : Maji Maji FC (Songea)
 * 1999 : Prisons FC (Mbeya)
 * 2000 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2001 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2002 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2003 : not awarded
 * 2004 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2005 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2006 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2007 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam) [mini-league]
 * 2007-08 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2008-09 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2009-10 : Simba SC (Dar es Salaam)
 * 2010-11 : Young Africans FC (Dar es Salaam)