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 from2023–24 Championship League |
 Relegated to2024–25 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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Africans | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 9 | +49 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Simba | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 54 | |
| 3 | Azam | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 48 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a] |
| 4 | Singida Black Stars | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 44 | |
| 5 | Tabora United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 37 | |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Singida Fountain Gate | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 28 | |
| 8 | Dodoma Jiji | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 27 | |
| 9 | Coastal Union | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Mashujaa | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 24 | |
| 11 | Kinondoni MC | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 24 | |
| 12 | Namungo | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | Pamba Jiji | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 22 | Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off |
| 14 | Kagera Sugar | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 19 | |
| 15 | Prisons | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 18 | Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League |
| 16 | KenGold | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 16 |
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
Notes:
- ^ The 2024–25 Tanzania FA Cup winners also qualify for the Confederation Cup (or the fourth-placed team of the Tanzanian Prenier League if the Tanzania FA Cup winners finish in the top three).
Results
Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
Results by round
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]
| Qualification for the Champions League | |
| Qualification for the Confederation Cup | |
| Qualification for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off | |
| Relegation to the Tanzanian Championship League |
Tanzanian Premier League play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams qualify for the Tanzanian Premier League play-off, alongside the 3rd and 4th-placed teams from the 2024–25 Tanzanian Championship League. 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.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of 19 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seleman Mwalimu
|
Singida Fountain Gate | 3 |
| 2 | Valentino Mashaka
|
Simba | 2 |
| Joshua Ibrahim
|
KenGold | ||
 Elvis Rupia
|
Singida Black Stars | ||
| Paul Peter
|
Dodoma Jiji | ||
 Emmanuel Keyekeh
|
Singida Black Stars | ||
| 7 | 29 players tied | 11 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 19 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Own goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Mgore
|
Dodoma Jiji | 1 |
Hat-tricks
- As of 19 September 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 | 3 |
| Mussa Mbisa
|
Prisons | ||
| Yona Amosi
|
Pamba Jiji | ||
| 4 |  Moussa Camara
|
Simba | 2 |
| Zuberi Masoudi
|
Azam | ||
| Denis Donis | JKT Tanzania | ||
| Metacha Mnata
|
Singida Black Stars | ||
| Haroun Mandanda
|
Tabora United | ||
| 9 | 8 players tied | 7 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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