2018 Super League of Malawi
Football season in Malawi
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The 2018 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 33rd season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. It started on 14 April and ended on 24 December 2018.[2] Be Forward Wanderers FC were the defending champions of the previous season. Nyasa Big Bullets was crowned Super League champions for fourteenth time following a 3–0 win over Red Lions.[3]
MAFCO Salima
Nchalo United
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 April – 24 December |
| Champions | Big Bullets FC |
| Relegated | Red Lions FC MAFCO Salima Nchalo United |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 540 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Chiukepo Msowoya (16 goals) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Teams
Sixteen teams compete in this season: the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three promoted side from the regional leagues. Karonga United (Northern Regional Football League),[4] Nchalo United (Southern Regional Football League),[5] and TN Stars (Central Regional Football League)[6] entered as the three promoted teams, instead of the three relegated teams from previous season, Wizards, Blantyre United and Chitipa United.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyasa Big Bullets (C) | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 13 | +42 | 71 | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Be Forward Wanderers | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 63 | |
| 3 | Silver Strikers | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 57 | |
| 4 | Masters Security | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 42 | |
| 5 | Civil Service United | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42 | |
| 6 | Kamuzu Barracks | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Karonga United | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Mzuni | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Thomas Nyirenda Stars | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Azam Tigers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 35 | |
| 11 | Blue Eagles | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Dwangwa United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 35 | |
| 13 | Moyale Barracks | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 35 | |
| 14 | Red Lions (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 33 | Relegation to regional leagues |
| 15 | MAFCO Salima (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 29 | |
| 16 | Nchalo United (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 17[a] |
- Nchalo United three points deducted for attempted match fixing in 2017 Carlsberg Cup