The Namibia Premier League (NPL) was the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia until it was disbanded following the 2018-19 season. The league was established in 1990 and was trimmed to 12 teams from the traditional 16 in 2005. It was disbanded in 2020 after ongoing problems with the Namibia Football Association, which finally ended their relationship. The NFA founded the Namibia Football Premier League to replace it. The new league kicked off with the 2022-2023 season with African Stars against Unam at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium.[2][3]
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| Founded | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2020 |
| Country | Namibia |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of teams | 16 (1990–2004) 12 (2005–2020) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | NFA Cup Namibian Newspaper Cup Standard Bank Super Cup[1] |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
| Most championships | Black Africa (10) |
| Current: Competition dissolved after 2019 season | |
2017–18 Namibia Premier League clubs
edit- African Stars (Windhoek)
- Black Africa (Windhoek)
- Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
- Citizens (Windhoek)
- Civics (Windhoek)
- Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
- Life Fighters (Otjiwarongo)
- Mighty Gunners (Otjiwarongo)
- Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
- Rundu Chiefs (Rundu)
- Tigers (Windhoek)
- Tura Magic (Windhoek)
- UNAM (Windhoek)
- Young Africans (Gobabis)
- Young Chiefs (Oshakati)
Previous champions
edit- 1990 : Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
- 1991 : Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
- 1992 : Ramblers (Windhoek)
- 1993 : Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
- 1994 : African Stars (Windhoek) [4]
- 1995 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 1996 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- 1997 : not contested
- 1998 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 1999 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2000 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- 2001–02 : Liverpool (Okahandja)
- 2002–03 : Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
- 2003–04 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- 2004–05 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
- 2005–06 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
- 2006–07 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
- 2007–08 : Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
- 2008–09 : African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2009–10 : African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2010–11 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2011–12 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2012–13 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2013–14 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2014–15 : African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2015–16: Tigers (Windhoek)
- 2016–17 : Not played
- 2017–18: African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2018–19: Black Africa (Windhoek)
- Competition dissolved after 2019 season
Most titles
edit| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Black Africa | 10 |
| African Stars | 5 |
| Blue Waters | 4 |
| FC Civics | 3 |
| Chief Santos | 2 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2 |
| Tigers | 2 |
| Chelsea (Grootfontein) | 1 |
| Eleven Arrows | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1 |
| Ramblers | 1 |
Top goalscorers
edit| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Liverpool | 29 | |
| 2002–03 | 18 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ramblers | 30 | |
| 2004–05 | Blue Waters | 23 | |
| 2005–06 | Civics Windhoek | 20 | |
| 2006–07 | Civics Windhoek | 17 | |
| 2007–08 | Ramblers | 12 | |
| 2008–09 | Black Africa | 22 | |
| 2009–10 | Black Africa | 17 | |
| 2010–11 | Mighty Gunners | 12 | |
| 2011–12 | Black Africa Hotspurs |
12 | |
| 2012–13 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Blue Waters | 17 | |
| 2014–15 | 17 | ||
| 2015–16 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | |
| 2017–18 | African Stars | 15 | |
| 2018–19 | Life Fighters | 23 |
Multiple hat-tricks
edit| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Van Wyk | 2 | |
| 2 | Riaan Cloete | 1 | |
| Moses Kanjuku | |||
| Jerome Louis | |||
| Dokkies Schmidth |
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- League at FIFA.com (archived)
- RSSSF competition history
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