2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League
Football league season
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2024 – 24 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 22 (1.69 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Simba 4–0 Singida Fountain Gate (25 August) |
| Biggest away win | KenGold 1–3 Singida Black Stars (18 August) Kagera Sugar 0–2 Young Africans (29 August) Namungo 0–2 Singida Fountain Gate (29 August) |
| Highest scoring | KenGold 1–3 Singida Black Stars (18 August) Simba 4–0 Singida Fountain Gate (25 August) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 29 August 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League (known as the NBC Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 60th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 16 August 2024 and will end on 24 May 2025.[1]
Teams
The league consists of 16 teams – the top 14 teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Tanzanian Championship League. Young Africans entered the season as defending champions (for the third consecutive season).[2]
Changes from previous season
Promotion and relegation
KenGold and Pamba Jiji were promoted as champions and runners-up respectively of the 2023–24 Tanzanian Championship League, replacing the 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League bottom two teams, Geita Gold and Mtibwa Sugar.
| Promoted from 2023–24 Championship League | Relegated to 2024–25 Championship League |
|---|---|
| KenGold Pamba Jiji | Geita Gold Mtibwa Sugar |
Name changes
- Before the start of the season, Ihefu FC renamed their club as the Singida Black Stars as part of a rebrand.[3]
Locations
Pamba Jiji
Mashujaa
JKT Tanzania
Singida Black Stars
KenGold
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Location of clubs in Tanzania for the 2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League seasonLeague table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Singida Black Stars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mashujaa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Young Africans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Singida Fountain Gate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Tabora United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Pamba Jiji | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Prisons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Coastal Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Kinondoni MC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Azam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | JKT Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Dodoma Jiji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off |
| 14 | KenGold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Namungo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League |
| 16 | Kagera Sugar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2024. Source: Tanzania Premier League Board Flashscore, Soccerway
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
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
Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
| Home \ Away | AZA | COA | DOM | JKT | KAG | KEN | KMC | MAS | NAM | PAM | PRI | SIM | SBS | SFG | TAB | YGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azam | — | |||||||||||||||
| Coastal Union | — | |||||||||||||||
| Dodoma Jiji | — | |||||||||||||||
| JKT Tanzania | 0–0 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Kagera Sugar | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
| KenGold | — | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Kinondoni MC | 1–1 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Mashujaa | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Namungo | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||
| Pamba Jiji | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Prisons | — | |||||||||||||||
| Simba | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||
| Singida Black Stars | — | |||||||||||||||
| Singida Fountain Gate | — | |||||||||||||||
| Tabora United | — | |||||||||||||||
| Young Africans | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2024. Source: Flashscore, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, (1) any postponed matches, and (2) matches that are originally scheduled and played after a full round has started, are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8. From the schedule released by the league, there are earlier rounds that will overlap.[1]
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simba | 1 | 1 | |
| Singida Black Stars | 2 | 2 | |
| Mashujaa | 3 | 3 | |
| Tabora United | 16 | 4 | |
| Pamba Jiji | 4 | 5 | |
| Prisons | 5 | 6 | |
| Dodoma Jiji | 14 | 7 | |
| Azam | 6 | 8 | |
| Coastal Union | 7 | 9 | |
| JKT Tanzania | 8 | 10 | |
| Kinondoni MC | 10 | 11 | |
| Young Africans | 13 | 12 | |
| Namungo | 11 | 13 | |
| Kagera Sugar | 9 | 14 | |
| KenGold | 15 | 15 | |
| Singida Fountain Gate | 12 | 16 |
| Qualification for the Champions League | |
| Qualification for the Confederation Cup | |
| Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off | |
| Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of 29 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valentino Mashaka | Simba | 2 |
| 2 | 19 players tied | 9 teams | 1 |
Most assists
- As of 25 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean Ahoua | Simba | 3 |
| 2 | Mohamed Husseini | Simba | 2 |
| 3 | 6 players tied | 4 teams | 1 |
Own goals
- As of 29 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Own goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Mgore | Dodoma Jiji | 1 |
Hat-tricks
- As of 29 August 2024
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- Note
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Clean sheets
- As of 29 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Munthali | Mashujaa | 2 |
 Moussa Camara | Simba | ||
| Mussa Mbisa | Prisons | ||
| Yona Amosi | Pamba Jiji | ||
| 5 | 6 players tied | 6 teams | 1 |
Discipline
Red cards
- As of 15 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Team | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
References
- ^ a b "RATIBA YA LIGI KUU YA NBC MSIMU WA 2024/2025" (in Swahili). 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Yanga target domestic glory and deeper CAF Champions League run this season". 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Confirmed: Club name change, not a transfer – Super Eagles defender remains as Ihefu FC becomes Singida Black Stars". 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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