The 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the NBC Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 59th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2023 – 29 May 2024 |
| Matches played | 139 |
| Goals scored | 306 (2.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Two players (13 goals each) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2024. | |
The season started on 15 August 2023. Young Africans are the defending champions for the second consecutive season, clinching their 29th Premier League title during the previous season.[1][2]
The winners and runners-up qualify for the Champions League. The third-placed team qualify for the Confederation Cup. The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams qualify for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Tanzanian Championship League.
Teams edit
16 teams contest the league; the top 13 teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Tanzanian Championship League. JKT Tanzania won the 2022–23 Tanzanian Championship League title to earn promotion, alongside runners-up Tabora United. They replaced the 2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League bottom two teams, Polisi Morogoro and Ruvu Shooting. Third-placed Championship side Mashujaa defeated fourteenth-placed Premier League side Mbeya City in a play-off to take their place in the league.
Locations edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Africans | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Azam | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 54 | |
| 3 | Simba | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 50 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Coastal Union | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 33 | |
| 5 | Kinondoni MC | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 33 | |
| 6 | Prisons | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 30 | |
| 8 | JKT Tanzania | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Singida Fountain Gate | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Dodoma Jiji | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Namungo | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Ihefu | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 25 | |
| 13 | Geita Gold | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 24 | Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off |
| 14 | Mashujaa | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 23 | |
| 15 | Tabora United | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 23 | Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League |
| 16 | Mtibwa Sugar | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 17 |
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
Results edit
Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
Tanzanian Premier League play-off edit
The 13th and 14th-placed teams from the Tanzanian Premier League qualify for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off, alongside the 3rd and 4th-placed teams from the 2023–24 Tanzanian Championship League (Mbeya Kwanza and Biashara United). The Championship teams face each other over two legs; the Premier League teams then also face each other over two legs, with the winners remaining in the Tanzanian Premier League and the losers competing against the Championship play-off winners for the final place in the following season's Tanzanian Premier League.
Quarter-finals edit
First leg edit
| 19 May 2024 | Biashara United | v | Mbeya Kwanza | Musoma |
| Stadium: Karume Football Stadium |
Second leg edit
| 26 May 2024 | Mbeya Kwanza | v | Biashara United | Mtwara |
| Stadium: Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium |
Statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stephane Aziz Ki |
Yanga | 15 |
| 2 |  Feisal Salum |
Azam | 13 |
| 3 | Wasiri Shentembo |
KMC | 11 |
| 4 |  Maxi Mpia Nzengeli |
Yanga | 9 |
| 5 | Jean Baleke Othos |
Simba | 8 |
| Samsoni Mbangula |
Tanzania Prisons | ||
 Marouf Tchakei |
Ihefu | ||
| Mudathir Yahya |
Yanga |
Top clean sheets edit
| Rank | Goalkeepers | Team | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ley Matampi |
Coastal Union | 10 |
| 2 |  Djigui Diarra |
Yanga | 9 |
| 3 | Constantine Malimi |
Geita Gold | 7 |
 John Noble |
Tabora United | ||
| 5 | Yona Amosi |
Tanzania Prisons | 6 |
 Jonathan Nahimana |
Namungo | ||
| 7 | Ramadhani Chalamanda |
Kagera Sugar | 5 |
 Ayoub Lakred |
Simba |
Multiple hat-tricks edit
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feisal Salum |
Azam | Tabora United | 4-0 | 16 August 2023 |
| Jean Baleke Othos |
Simba | Coastal Union | 3-0 | 21 September 2023 |
| Stephane Aziz Ki |
Yanga | Azam | 3-2 | 23 October 2023 |
 Kipre Tiagori |
Azam | Mtiwba Sugar | 5-0 | 24 November 2023 |
| Wasiri Shentembo |
KMC | Tabora United | 4-2 | 10 March 2024 |
References edit
- ^ "Yanga SC beat Dodoma Jiji FC to win 29th Premiership title". The Citizen. The Citizen. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "YANGA YAONGEZA NAMBA KATIKA HISTORIA – TPLB". 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-10.